Day 37: Now and then

Just about a month after he was born, Carson barely looks the same.

Carson's first autograph

Day 36

For Carson, it was show-your-emotions day

Day 35

Carson learns what it feels like to be behind bars ... at Wal-Mart.

Day 34

Hanging out with the gang.

Day 33

I guess this means Carson is a prodigy in ballet.


Look, up in the sky! Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's a ceiling fan!


I know we haven't had the best photo shoots lately, but can we move this along? I've got a date in 15 minutes!

Day 32

I've got an e(a)rie feeling that sleep is on the way.

Day 31

This is what pretzels aspire to look like.

Day 30

Grandpa Dallas sure does make a good mattress.

Day 29

Covering all with some over-alls.

Day 28

Curling up with Grandma for a nice, little nap.

Day 27

Wait, you're telling me those are my feet?

Day 26

Carson gets the bunny ears.

Day 25

Ever heard the expression, "He was so tired he couldn't keep a pacifier in his mouth?"

Day 24

After watching a few episodes of the Simpsons, Carson tapped his fingers together and said, "excellent." Well, at least he thought, "excellent."

Day 23

Sometimes all you want to do is curl up in your bouncy chair with a nice pacifier.

Day 22

Not only are we dressed up after our first family trip to church, but we look classy. That's what a black-and-white filter will do for ya.

Also, Carson wore overalls for the first time.

Day 21

Now that's what I call some serious father/son time.

Day 20

He's practically posing.

Day 19

Raise the roof little guy, and then show us how big you are.

Day 18

It's not always fun and games.

Day 17

We don't always post videos here at Carson Daily. But when we do, we prefer HD Quality.

Day 16

What baby blog is complete without at least one bath photo?

Day 15

Carson doesn't just match his clothes. He matches his clothes to his blankets.

Day 14

Carson could be a leg model, no?

This outfit was a gift from his Aunt Darci.  She would have loved being an Aunt!  Today we talked all about her and told Carson what a great person she was.  We know that she is watching over Carson and is his guardian angel.

Day 13

The red shorts were too bright for his eyes.

Day 12

Wish I could pull out the extra-large size for this bad boy. It's fun to watch Carson look around.

But it was a good day for baby pics.

Day 11

A day will come when Carson can do a push-up. Today is not that day.

Day 10

Nothing brings out the yawns like hanging out on the deck.

Day 9

All wrapped up and nowhere to go.

Day 8

Not one, not two, not three, but four -- yes four! -- generations.

Day 7

This was a big day for Carson. How big? Well, big enough that we inserted our first ever blog jump. Seriously, there are lots of photos in this post.

Anyway, the day started off with Carson in a great mood. Look at the little guy!

Day 6

Carson finally got a good photo with his mom.

Day 5

Day 5 was a busy one for Carson. So busy that he started it off by sleeping in with Dad.

Then it was off to baby's first photo shoot. He was so cute that a professional photographer snapped pictures of him for three hours.

When he got home he was feeling pretty cool.

Day 4

On his second day at home, Carson started to figure out how to wave.

Day 3

Time to go home! 

We were discharged from the hospital today and Carson got his first glimpse of the outside world.  Of course he had a snazzy outfit to go home in (which mommy picked out).

That night Grammy Breen made us dinner and then we sat out on the deck to relax and unwind!  It is amazing how disconnected you feel when you are secluded in a hospital for four days.  As you can see, even Carson was enjoying himself.

Day 2

Our first family picture!

Carson was doing much better and was able to leave the nursery and come out into my room today.  

Carson's first day

Carson's first day wasn't all smiles. He had a little trouble breathing and had to spend most of the morning under an oxyhood (a bubble that concentrates higher levels of oxygen around him).  He was also getting IV fluid and antibiotics.  This made it a little more difficult to hold him, but otherwise he was doing fine.  As you can see by the picture...he didn't love being under the oxyhood!  He wanted both of his hands free! 
By the end of the first day his breathing had slowed down and he was no longer needing oxygen.  We felt a sense of relief and were very excited that our little guy was back on the right path. 

Carson Walker Robinett is born!

At 6:15 p.m. on June 25, Carson Walker Robinett was born in Manhattan, Kansas. He came in at 8 pounds, 2 ounces and a mighty 21 inches long. 

The stubborn little guy had been breech for nearly all of the pregnancy, despite attempts to turn him, and because of this was born via C-section.  We had scheduled the C-section for July 5, 2011, but he decided to come two weeks early. 

The morning of June 25th I felt like something just wasn't right with the baby.  I hadn't felt much movement and was starting to worry.  Luckily, my job as an OB nurse permitted me to run up to the hospital and have a co-worker put me on the monitor to ensure that baby's heart beat and activity were reassuring.  Everything looked okay, so Kellis and I went on about our day.  We went to the grocery store and I started feeling some contractions.  I attributed this to not eating breakfast and drinking very little water.  I figured they would stop once we got home and I rested and hydrated.  However, they did not!   They continued all day...and were following the "every 5 minutes and lasting 1 minute" rule.  Of course, as an OB nurse, I was in complete denial that this was true labor.  Kellis and I had been planning on seeing the movie Cars 2 (and since I was in denial that I was in labor) I thought it would be a good idea to go to the movie.  Needless to say, it was a VERY uncomfortable movie.  I continued to have regular strong contractions throughout the movie.  Once we got home after the movie, I called my mom and my friend Kelly.  I needed to hear their voices of reason.  They both insisted that we go to the hospital.  As a nurse, I didn't want to go to the hospital and be told that I was just having Braxton Hicks contractions.  I was still in denial, however, and insisted that Kellis not bring ANYTHING to the hospital with us.  I just kept saying, "this isn't labor and they are going to send us home".  I wouldn't let him bring the suitcase or anything else.  Thank goodness he ignored me and brought the camera!

So, I finally came to the realization that this was probably true labor.  These contractions were PAINFUL and FREQUENT.  When we got to the hospital I was dilated 4-5 cm...sure enough this was true labor!  I have to admit that when the doctor said that this was labor and that we were going to have a baby today I panicked!  I started crying, not because I was scared, but because I had been in such denial and wasn't expecting to really have a baby today.  I was so grateful that Kellis had brought the camera!  We instantly called our parents.  My mom was planning on being in the delivery room, but things happened so quickly that she wasn't able to be there for the delivery.  Kellis and I arrived at the hospital at 5:30 p.m. and Carson was born at 6:15!  As soon as they realized I was in labor and was having uncomfortable contractions, we went right back for a C-section. 

I was nervous during the C-section that I was going to be nauseated and vomit!  After all, I had spent my entire afternoon eating movie theatre popcorn.  I remember that my biggest worry was that I was going to throw up popcorn.  Anyway, things happened really quickly and in a matter of minutes we were parents!  It was such an amazing feeling to look over from behind the OR curtain and see a crying pink baby that belongs to you!  I was impressed with how well Kellis handled the excitement of the birth.  Obviously, nothing about the procedure of the birth was going to be a surprise for me.  I do this every day and knew what to expect; however, Kellis really did not.  He was so calm and just kept reassuring me and taking picture of Carson. 

Even though I did not have the planned C-section that I was expecting, things went very smoothly and at the end of the day we had a beautiful baby boy!