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.

Eli's Nursery and Update

Well we have finally made some progress on our house, including Eli's nursery and Noah's room. We are so excited to finally meet our Baby Eli! We thought he might already be here by now, but God has blessed us and kept baby Eli "in" and he is now full term so it is now safer if he comes. At 33 weeks, I went in for a check up and was complaining of some pressure and it turns out that I was already dilated 1 cm and 70% efaced at such an early time. So we sent out prayer requests to help Baby Eli stay in and that he did. He made it to 36 weeks and I was dilated then at 3 cm and 80% efaced! I am now today 37 weeks and Baby Eli has made it this far inside my belly! I go to the doctor tomorrow, so we will see where we stand! Keep us in your prayers for a healthy Baby Eli sometime soon! We are so excited!

Baby Eli might be visiting us sooner than expected...

Well we finally got moved into our new house, which is a blessing. We still have a lot of unpacking to do and a lot of changes to make to the new house. And man, it sure is hard trying to unpack pregnant with a 15 month old! I just went to the doctor and was having some pressure, so he checked me. I am 33 weeks and he said I was dilated 1.5 cm and 70% efaced! Holy Moly! He said that this is not too uncommon since it is my second child. So we will see if Eli shows up sooner than expected...but then again he might just come on time...we will see!!!

WHATS GOING ON WITH THE VAHJEN'S...A WHOLE LOT!

BABY BOY ELI IS COMING SOON!!! I have yet again been so slack about our blog. Its sad how much has gone on, but I have yet to put it on our blog. Well we are epecting Baby Boy Eli on September 6, 2010. Yep, thats right I am already almost 8 months pregnant! Crazy I know. Noah will be a big brother and he and Eli will be 17 months apart. I know call us crazy, but we are so excited that they will be so close in age! We can't wait to meet Eli soon! We went on our Vahjen Beach trip with my family in North Myrtle Beach for a week. We had so much fun, but Noah had the most fun. He was so pooped from the beach, he took 3 naps a day. The best thing of all while we were there, was that Noah took his first steps. It was so awesome, because both Brian and I were there to experience it! Noah just loved the water and the beach, but he did try to each every shell on the beach! Noah was so much fun! As if all this wasn't enough going on, Brian signed to work at Greenwood Eye Clinic, we are moving to Greenwood, SC, and we bought a house. All of this just before Baby Eli's arrival. So many things, but all exciting! We looked at so many houses and finally decided on one. We are nervous about moving, but know that this is where God wants us to be and raise our family. Everything has worked out so well and the clinic is so excited to have Brian and us come! We are so sad that we are leaving Columbia, because most of our friends and family are here. :( We are excited to be close to family again, because Brian's family is in Greenwood. Hope all goes well and I will try to keep better up to date with our blog!

Noah's 1st Birthday

Noah's first birthday was great! We had a great turnout and beautiful weather. Noah had a great time playing with all of his friends, but most of all he really enjoyed the cake! YES HE ATE ALL THAT BY HIMSELF!!!