My Awesome Family

Kyler is ALL about his baby brudder! LOVE my boys!!:

Kyler looks SO huge now:

Look at that handsome BIG smile:

Baby brudder's 1st bath with big brudder's help:

Daddy was sleepy but I had to get this shot of my boys snuggling up with each other:

Yes big brudder LOVES "his baby":

Mother's Day Swim at Great's:

Cousin Cagen and his family came too:

The big boys with their matching expressions:

Gramma and her girl:

Kyler swimming ALL over the pool:

Charleigh getting baby cousin snuggle time:

Daddy stealing MY kisses:

My handsome frog Prince:

Stretch... his new nickname!:

Meeting his Papa Pat:

Be still my heart...

Happy Birthday Kolton

OK, I am STILL having issues with getting this blog business (since it's all been changed) down. So please bare with me.

I went in and did the pictures in reverse in hopes that when they posted, they would actually come out in order.  It backfired and failed.  With that said, please review pictures from the bottom up.  I promise to keep working at it and one day have this figured out.

Kolton Chase Kiesling was born Friday, May 4th at 1:24 pm via c-section. He weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce and 22 inches long. 

It was an interesting time getting him here.  My first IV wasn't a good one and my arm started swelling, so they had to take it out and start a new one just as they were coming in to take me to the OR. Once in the OR, they started the Epidural...or tried to. After 9 HORRIBLY Painful attempts, they finally got it in.  The other 8 were unsuccessful and hurt so bad and I've been having issues with my feet and legs since and really hoping he didn't screw something up with me.  Then in the middle of the night when they were testing my levels, they brought in a girl who was in training to do some blood work...Thankfully she got it first try or we were going to have issues.

Now onto a happy note. Mr. Kolton is here and we are SO glad!

Big brudder wanting to hold his baby brudder this morning:

Big Brudder feeding little brudder a bottle: (we had to supplement for the first couple feedings):

So handsome!:

Gramma helping Kyler peek in on his baby:

Mr. Precious!

Feeding his baby brother:

Kyler wanting to hold his baby for the first time: 

My sweet handsome boys!:

Kyler giving his Momma lovings;

Zachary, Nicholas and Kyler:

Kyler watching Gramma change Kolton:

Kyler holding his brother with Gramma's help:

Zachary holding Kolton:

 

Sherry getting some baby time. Can't tell she's not happy or anything:

A tired Daddy loving on his baby boy:

My boys and nephews made this for me. Too sweet:

Little brother:

Observing things:

Getting vitals:

Brothers meeting:

Gramma holding her youngest:

Mr. Kolton making his appearance and getting weighed:

Daddy cutting the cord:

Letting everyone know he is here!:

Kyler took Daddy's mask and put it on as a hat:

Waiting on things to get ready:

Last time seeing Kolton this way:

Last family of 3 picture:

An excited big brother to go get his little brother:

Christmas in May

Friday, May 4th is THE DATE we've all been anxiously waiting on.  Unless Kolton decides to make an appearance on his own between now and Friday, we have a scheduled c-section for Friday morning!

With Kolton going to be born this month, his birthstone will be an Emerald; Kyler is a Ruby and Chris is a Diamond. My boys will be Christmas colors! How neat is that?!

Earlier this week, we met up with my Mom, Grandma and my 2nd cousins for some dinner.  Here are a few pictures from that night.

Kyler found the pirate:

After dinner the breeze was so nice and felt good outside, so we all went for a little walk by the water looking at the boats.  We found these chairs and thought how perfect for us at this moment.  Papa Chair, Momma Chair and Baby Chair:

Kyler's school was learning different cultures all week.  Friday was America Day and here is my Mr. Statue of Liberty:

Kyler and I went shopping this weekend. He needed some new Crocs severely (these are all he will wear, except his "Papa Pat boots" that he wears with his jeans.  It's so funny cause I used to hate Crocs...until I had a kid and now I LOVE them!  He's proud of himself as he's able to put them on all by himself and he is learning left foot and right foot.  While we were shopping, he fell in love with this Monster Truck shirt (and matching swim suit which he's not wearing yet here) and of course his flag has seen better days, so he needed a new one.  My kid is ALL about our flag!

Here is a picture of his Monster Truck swim suit.  He has a few swim suits now to last him through the summer.  He's going to be a busy swimmer!  And as I type this, I am also planning a Monster Truck 3rd (ugh) birthday swimming party!:

If you know my son, you also know that he is a HUGE Mater fan from Disney Pixar's Cars. Here he is wearing another new outfit and putting his big boy Crocs on!

My Mr. Handsome getting ready for school.  We just took the seeds out of his apple that he HAS to take everyday to school. He eats it on the way and saves mommy a bite.  When he gets to school all the kids crowd him as they want his apple.  When he used to let me slice them, he actually would share with Ryah (one of his girlfriends) but now we use an apple corer and make a hole down the center to just take the seeds out and he loves it that way.  He likes to look at you through the hole.  He's a mess!: