Enjoying my Baby!

One of my friends passed this on to me, and I LOVE it!

I put it up on my fridge where I can see it daily. Such a great reminder.. but I have already noticed that the desire to spend more time enjoying them when they are small increases with each new baby! I know it did for me with my third!!!! Enjoy.

Song for a Fifth Child

by Ruth Hulburt Hamilton, in 1958

Mother, O Mother, come shake out your cloth,
Empty the dustpan, poison the moth,
Hang out the washing, make up the bed,
Sew on a button and butter the bread.

Where is the mother whose house is so shocking?
She's up in the nursery, blissfully rocking.

Oh, I've grown as shiftless as Little Boy Blue,
Lullabye, rockabye, lullabye loo.
Dishes are waiting and bills are past due
Pat-a-cake, darling, and peek, peekaboo

The shopping's not done and there's nothing for stew
And out in the yard there's a hullabaloo
But I'm playing Kanga and this is my Roo
Look! Aren't his eyes the most wonderful hue?
Lullabye, rockaby lullabye loo.

The cleaning and scrubbing can wait till tomorrow
But children grow up as I've learned to my sorrow.
So quiet down cobwebs; Dust go to sleep!
I'm rocking my baby and babies don't keep.




Enjoying my baby.... and still doing so as a 3 month old!

New Pictures!

And now some new pictures! :) More on the way..
Life is good.. just incredibly busy!

Leah & Bekah "read" stories together.. :)

Abigail.. 3 months old already!


And a real smile on camera finally! Goofy, but cute!


She is our chubby cheeked girl! 13 lbs!



And LOVES big sister Leah, who feels the same way about her!

Helweg Girls

New Years 2011

Leah - 4 1/2
Bekah - 2 1/2
Abigail - 2 months



I LOVE having girls! They are so fun!

Growing!

2 months old on Christmas Eve! What a big girl!

Last week she weighed in at 9 lbs even, and 20 5/8 " long!
She is definitely healthy and even gaining baby fat! So great!

She is starting to smile and really interact more now, but it still acting like a premie.. more like a 3 week old than a 8 week old.. but still good! Eating, sleeping, everything is going fantastic! Her personality is coming out as well.. so fun!

We got the OK to go out and about Dec. 5th, which was great! This mom feels waaaay more comfortable at home now....

5 weeks old already!

Hard to believe Abigail is 5 weeks old! Time has been flying by!

She is now up to 7 lbs 2 oz, and 20 " long! So excited she is finally gaining weight!

Having been on "House Arrest" for 6 weeks (due to bedrest & premie watch) is really starting to make me crazy! I hope to attend church and normal activities as soon as the Dr gives her OK for Abigail to be out & about. :) I am so ready!

Otherwise things are going great, lots of snow up here now! Enjoying getting our Cmas decorations out and the long holiday weekend!



Our 4 week old honey

Staying Home & News

Abigail is doing well and growing so fast!

At her 3 week apt. yesterday, she was up to 6 lbs 9 oz, which is only 6 oz above her birth weight. Good, but not good enough. We will start supplementing 2-3 feedings of breastmilk a day with Neosure.. a premie formula fortifier to help add extra calories. Hopefully that will start her gaining faster!

In other news, I was told by my Dr. that I am not eating enough! I am already down to pre-pregnancy weight, and was eating well, (I thought) but according to her, the reason Abigail is not gaining could be due to the fact that I am not eating enough, hence not making enough or nutritious enough milk. I had never heard of this problem before.. (has anyone?) and so I am eating meat & potatoes and all kinds of higher calorie foods like that to help maintain a good milk supply and healthy diet. But what a weird problem to have! :)

The girls are doing so well with Abigail.. no jealousy! They actually would smother her to death with love! It is so sweet! They love giving her kisses and enjoy getting to see her all the time!

Also, cabin fever is just starting to set in for me, especially. Having a premie means being on "Premie Watch" as I call it. Basically not leaving the house with the baby and going anywhere she could be exposed to anything. ie: House arrest! ;) haha
But it does help her immune system, as it is so undeveloped as a premie, she would catch anything if exposed. So it does make sense, it is just hard to be stuck at home sometimes! But she should be well enough to travel soon.. probably around the first part of December. :) We just have to make sure she is big enough and healthy enough. :)
So then we can go back to church, and I can actually do my own shopping for once!!!! Yay!

I'll leave you with a pic of my three beautiful girls! So enjoying all of them!


Leah, Rebekah & Abigail


Abigail sleeps so much, I often "rest" with her! Such a peaceful face!

Abigail's Birth Announcement

Welcome Abigail Susanne!

Well, it happened anyway! :) After 34 weeks 5 days of waiting and hoping she wouldn't come early, all the medical tests and shots, and 1 1/2 weeks of bedrest, our Little Miss made her way into this world!

But God is good, and she is very healthy & doing amazing!

Abigail Susanne Helweg

6 lbs 3 oz

18 1/2 in. long

Sunday, Oct. 24th

6:40 am

Mom & baby are well, and hoping to come home very soon from the hospital! Thanks for all your prayers! (More pics coming soon!)

Holding her for the first time

Stabilized in the Nursery

Anxiously Waiting...

Anxiously awaiting the arrival of our new little one...
due in 7 weeks!!!!


Hospital bags and baby things are all ready to go!

Beautiful Crib

New Baby Bassinet for our room.. $10 yard sale find!


Waiting to add another pink name and birthdate on our Nursery Hanging :)

Fall Beauties

Here are two of the prettiest things we've seen this Fall Season!

SO CUTE!
2 1/2 and 4 1/2 yrs old

Recent Projects

Our list of outdoor work has been finally working on getting crossed off! With so much garden stuff this summer, I have been busier than I planned, and Josh as well! But we got to these projects recently! :)

Josh built me this amazing Clothesline this Spring, and I finally got a picture of it posted! It has been so nice to have! Plus I painted it this snazzy white color!

We received this porch swing as a gift (Amazing!) and all it needed was a new coat of paint! Hence, I got to paint again! :) I am so excited to have a swing to use!


Josh's brothers came over one weekend and helped Josh cut most of his woodpile up and stack it into his Woodshed. So we are all set with cut wood for the year! Thanks guys! :) They also helped re-paint our Tool-Shed, which was in a sad state!


Looks amazing! Brand-new!


Then, with our Tool-Shed looking so nice, we re-painted out garage trim as well.. and cleaned the steel siding. It hadn't been done in 12+ years, and it makes it look like a new building! I got to paint most of this myself and it was so fun! I love paint to make things look fresh and new!

Josh's Massive Crappie!

Josh and his brothers went fishing a few weeks ago, and Josh caught a MASSIVE 14 1/2 inch Crappie! He was so proud and took lots of pictures, and decided to even get it mounted! Way to go Honey! I am so excited for him!

Josh and his monster


As big as his arm!

That thing is a beast!