Noah lovin' on Baby Eli...

Noah absolutely loves to give Baby Eli hugs and kisses, he just doesn't get to do it easy sometimes. He basically suffocates the poor baby, but I guess its the thought that counts! Noah Playin' and Sayin' "Love Ya!" Noah is full of life these days, especially since he just got tubes in and his adnoids out a week ago, he is feeling much better! He is just nonstop and going all the time. He is so entertaining and cracks us up all the time! Love him!

Happy Halloween!!!

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! o

Life at Home with Eli...What a Blessing!!

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!!

Noah and Eli's First Greenwood County Fair and "Mud Boggin"...What an Experience!

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!

ELI AT THE HOSPITAL :( ...

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!

BIG BROTHER TIME AND BATH TIME WITH ELI

I LOVE BEING A BIG BROTHER... Noah just loves Baby Eli to pieces. He has adapted very well to Eli coming home. he is always very excited to see him and gets a big smile on his face! Everytime we ask him, "where is baby Eli," he runs over with a big smile on his face and points to Eli. Iwas changing Eli's diaper and asked Noah to help me and brought a diaper over and placed it on top of Eli's tummy. Then Eli began to cry, as he does not like his diaper changed. So Noah brought over his cup and put it on Eli's mouth to soothe him. Too sweet! It is so neat to already see the interaction. 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!

THE BIRTH OF OUR BLESSED SON...ELI PHILLIP VAHJEN

Eli Phillip Vahjen born August 25, 2010 @ 12:14 pm 8.2 oz. and 20.5 in. long I went into labor at our house and started having contractions at 11:00 tuesday night, which is the same time I started having contractions with Noah. They were 10 minutes apart all night long, so we did not go to the hospital. We called the doctor at 7:45 and he said, "well come on in and lets have a baby!" We got to the hospital and I was already 5 cm dilated, so they started my epidural, started me on pitocin, and broke my water, and only an hour after that I was already dilated 9 cm. I only had to push for 30 minutes and our little baby Eli was born. His color was great and he was healthy! What a blessing for Brian and I. We were so concern about the health of our baby, so when he came out healthy, we were so relieved! We thank everyone for all their prayers. Eli was born 2 weeks early, but we were so blessed that he made it full term. So far Eli is a great baby and has made it so easy on Brian and I. Noah is doing great with Eli, especially for a 16 month old! If you ask him "where is baby Eli, he walks over and points to Eli. Too cute! God is so good and we feel so blessed to have our new addition to our family.