Well its been a wonderful CHRISTmas! The Vahjen family did many things to start our traditions. Noah is at the age where he really enjoyed Christmas. We picked out and decorated a tree, built our very first "Vahjen Family Gingerbread House," visited Santa Claus (Noah was scared), saw Christmas lights and animals at the live nativity scene at the Connie Maxwell House, Santa brought us gifts, opened presents, and played in snow the day after Christmas! We have had a blast in December!
Well we are raising the kid right...already reading at 3 months! Ha! Don't we all wish. When Brian saw this, he said that Eli has his genes! Then I decided to text the picture to friends and family with that caption, and Brian said don't spell genes, "Jeans" What confidence my husband has in me!
NOAH'S SURGERY...
Well Noah FINALLY got his tubes in his ears and his adenoids out! This is him riding in the wagon at the surgery center before going under. Thank goodness for the wagon or else he wouldn't have made it! He was a trooper, because he had a rough time in the recovery room and the entire week after. Now he is a lot more pain free and happier! We are so proud of him for being such a trooper really most of his life with all his ear problems! I wish we could have done the surgery sooner for his sake!
BROTHERLY LOVE...
Well Halloween and the days leading up to it was tiring, but a success. Noah dressed up as the boxer, Noah "The Ark" Vahjen and Eli was a precious dalmation puppy! Starting wednesday before Halloween we took the boys trick or treating at the First Baptist Church in Greenwood. That was so much fun and Noah loved it. Thursday we went to "Boo Bash" in uptown, which we will not be returning to. It was nuts with soooo many people and people that came out of the woodwork in Greenwood. Saturday, it was just the boys and I going to Columbia, because Brian was on call. We went to see my Aunt Barbs, Uncle Dick, and cousin Addie so they could meet Eli for the first time. That night we went to cousin Maddie and Hampton's birthday party. Noah had a blast on the slide and with the animals at the petting zoo. Then on sunday Noah went trick or treating for the first time. He loved it and really worked the boxer outfit. Eli won everyone over by looking like the cutest little puppy!!! We are so very blessed with our two little boys!
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Life with our new addition of Baby Eli is absolutely wonderful! We have been so blessed with another little boy into our family. He has been an excellent baby. He only cries when he has to have his diaper or clothes changed. He does not like to be cold and naked, nor does he like cold wipes on his little behind. He is quite the cuddle bug and loves to be held. Our poor baby has had some problems with projectile spit up constantly and so did his big brother Noah, so I think we might be in for a long 9 months of spit up again. Big brother Noah is doing really well with Eli and has been quite a big help. I have taught him to throw away Eli's dirty diapers in the trash for me! Brian has been such a big help with the boys, which has made our transition much easier. We make a great team!!
We took Noah and Eli to the Greenwood County Fair, where that night they had "mud boggin." I have never in my life heard of such a thing. Of course Noah had a blast and Eli slept the entire time on my chest in the baby bjorn. Noah didn't ride any rides because he was too short and young, but was totally entertained by everything going on and cousin Landen riding all the rides. Mud boggin was an experience and let me tell ya, the people watching was an experience in itself. Although we had a great time seeing Noah enjoying it all, the elephants ears were just not even comparative to the ones in Columbia!
Unfortunately our family has had some set backs since our little Baby Eli has been born. After trying to recovery from my delivery, I ended up getting sick. Then our little man Noah ended up getting sick with Hand, Foot, and Mouth infection. Then after all of that, a couple of days ago Baby Eli starting running a fever, and since he is so young they ended up having to admit him into the hospital for 48 hrs, so he could get IV antibiotics and testing. He ended up having a viral infection, which is a blessing, because all of his other lab work was negative. God has really been by ourside through all of this, especially since all these things have occured and we just moved to a new place. We feel so blessed that our family is together and healthy!
ELI'S FIRST BATH...
Eli did great with his first sponge bath, although he did not like the water and being cold. What a neat experience giving your little son his first bath with your husband!
