Holy cow... Noah is ALREADY A MONTH OLD!!!!

There is no way that my baby is already 4 weeks old. And Oh what an adventurous month he has had. The poor guy should expect no less with Shawn and I as his parents....

I promise I will try and keep the blog updated more often but I am surviving on a major lack of sleep. Every morning I wake up thinking that I will do the blog today.... but the next thing I know it's 9pm and I am falling asleep.....

So here is a month in the Life of Noah Helwig.....

Noah was born Friday July 3rd. We came home from the hospital Sunday July 5th at about 2:30... My mom and grandma flew in that day and they got here about 3:30.



It was a crazy rushed day. Big Greg was still here and then my mom was here and Shawn was out buying a new kitchen table.... LOL... It was a little hectic

That first week was pretty mellow. I did leave Noah with his daddy while mom, grandma and I went to Target. I had been feeling pretty good and thought I would be fine. Well I soon realized that walking from my bedroom to the living room was WAY easier than walking around Target. LOL. By the end of our 20 min trip, I was walking slow with Grandma, hanging on to the cart with her. I learned that there is a reason the Dr says "take it easy the first 2 weeks". LOL. I felt like my insides were about to fall out of me. LOL

Daddy gave Noah his first bath. He LOVED it and still loves his bath. He is such a good baby.



Then of course daddy had to put his hair in a Mohawk...


He was still learning to suckle the first few weeks so I had to pump and then we had to put our finger in his mouth to get him to suck and then we would insert a small tube in his mouth beside our finger and slowly squirt the milk in his mouth. The dr said it was the best way for him to learn to suckle without getting attached to a bottle. This is Shawn feeding him...


He is doing much better now and right about the 3 week mark, he started nursing really good. Thank GOD!!! Spending and hour every time he woke up at night to change him, warm up pre-pumped breast milk, feed him, pump, clean the pump parts, change him again.... it was getting exhausting.... so him figuring out the nursing thing was HUGE... YEA for boobies.... LOL..
But thank goodness I am getting a TON of milk. I have been able to stock up and freeze enough milk to feed this baby for months. LOL.... I am like a freakin dairy cow....



But at our one week mark, I was feeling good so we all went out together to go look at one of Shawn's new houses. Then we went wine tasting. LOL. Yes, you read that correctly, we took our 1 week old baby and my mother and grandmother WINE TASTING. And let me tell you, that wine was the best bit of wine that has ever touched my lips. LOL. I had not had any wine in NINE MONTHS!!!! So we bought a couple bottles and then we went out to dinner. (We forgot our camera otherwise, those would be some great pictures) You would never know I just had a baby a week before. LOL

The second week, Grandpa finally got to fly out and see his Grandson! It was so fun. Too short of a trip but I am so glad he got to come out.




Plus he mowed my lawn and it looked amazing! LOL. My parents and my grandma, spoiled us so rotten! They kept this house immaculate and had a full on meal on the table every night. Our laundry was done.... the dogs were taken care of.... It was awesome. I got to just enjoy my baby and sleep... and they kept the house perfect. I am sooo appreciative of the help and it was a blessing that they got to enjoy and know their grandson. It was such a blessing!

Also the second week.... His umbilical cord fell off and he became all grown up! Everything healed up perfect.



Once my cord fell off, I got to take my first real bath in my bath tub!


And I LOVE all my fun towels like my Shark towel.... Aren't I scary....



The third week, Great Grandma Murphy and Grandpa Sordahl went home

but Grandma Sordahl got to stay for one more week by herself. We had such a fun week. We went shopping at the mall, we went to all you can eat Japanese food. We rented movies at the "Redbox". We went to Starbucks and showed Noah off to all of the customers. LOL.

We also went wine tasting AGAIN ;)


Mommy and Daddy learned to change my diaper on the trunk of the car... LOL


Then at the end of week 3, grandma had to go home. She was soooo sad but she did good and didn't cry (too much). She is excited to know that we are coming home to CA for Thanksgiving and although it's still 3 months away... she is sad that Noah will be so different when he is 4 months old. I say, "Hey, at least he won't be 4 YEARS old..." LOL...

The day my mom left, Auntie Nickie got here for a short 3 day visit. I suck and I did not get one single picture of Nickie while she was here. But she was a plethora of information on being a mommy. She taught us SO much in 3 days. She showed us a better way to burp Noah (which works every time). She taught us how to read and understand his cries. She showed us ways to teach him different things like focusing and listening to our voice. It was a wonderful visit and it meant the world to me that she came out to see us. She HATES to fly and still got on a plane to come see the new baby. Love you peanut.

BUT... while she was here..... Oh did we have an adventure. Noah went on his first animal rescue with Mommy!!! For those of you who know me.... that is a HUGE deal as we rescue animals ALL THE TIME... Noah WILL be an animal lover and he will help out every animal that he can.... Just like his mommy.... LOL....

We were driving down a really busy 5 lane road and we see a little tiny kitten in the MIDDLE of the road, lying down and cars are DRIVING OVER THE TOP OF IT.... So we stop (in the middle of the road) and put on our hazards and the kitty goes under my car. So I completely block up traffic on the road while I pull this poor little baby kitty out from under my car. His paws were all blistered up from the hot concrete but at least he had not been hit. So we named him Brody (cause we found him in the ROAD) and he is Noah's new baby. Now we are an even family.... 3 People, 3 dogs and now 3 cats. LOL. We are out of control. But he is soooo stinking cute. LOL




Daddy loves him almost as much as he loves me


Even the dogs loves him, Especially Talon...



Speaking of the dogs, they LOOOOVE Noah.... Especially Emma Jean.... She is so sweet and gentle with him.... it's adorable. But don't worry... we never leave them alone with the baby. They still spend a lot of time outside. We know they are dogs and anything can happen so they are never left alone with him. But I have to say, they have adapted very well to him.



Noah is getting big so fast. I can't believe how much he has changed in a month. He is ALMOST as big as his daddy's feet... LOL


I LOVE his feet.... Noah's that is. I kiss them all the time. He is adorable and wraps his little toes around everything.... Sooo cute.



We are enjoying a week to ourselves now. Not that we don't love the company but it's also nice just bonding as a family. Uncle Erik and Aunt Shannon get here this coming Thursday and are here for the weekend. We are sooooo excited and can't wait to show them around good old Nashville.

Then the big finale of visitors when Grandma and Grandpa Helwig get here a week later! We can't wait for them to meet Noah. We are beside ourselves with excitement!!!!

In the meantime, daddy has a huge week at work as he just bought 2 new houses to flip. Noah and I are just hanging out and getting good at our nursing routine (and catching up on sleep). Friends are stopping by to visit and bring us food (soooo nice).... It's been very relaxing and I am having so much fun just enjoying our baby.

He is such a GREAT baby! Oh he is so sweet and happy. We truly are just blessed blessed blessed. We are so in love and we can't stop staring at him and kissing him....

He is our world, our life, our REASON for everything. Being a family is what life is all about. Shawn and I have never been happier or more in love. We want to start trying for #2 sooner than later. Fun Fun.

I am cracking up as I type this. He has been sitting in his bouncy seat and just farting and farting. He makes me laugh out loud at least a million times a day. He grunts and farts all the time. It's so funny.

But it's time to eat now.. and I think the farts have turned to squirts. LOL.... He is telling me to get off the computer and feed him....

Love you all.... thanks for following along on our journey.... Can't wait for you to come and visit.

Noah, Rebecca & Shawn.....