October

Well at last check Lydia was a whopping 10 pounds and 6 ounces at 7 weeks. She no longer fits into 0-3 clothes because she is too long. When I last tried to measure her myself she was almost 24 inches long. Noah is doing well and is getting in the last of his baby teeth. He enjoys being the big brother and helping us. His most recent interest is the potty and underwear. Sometimes he does really well and others not so much. Ive caught him standing over a toy bucket grunting trying to make himself go, but not much action. I have survived going back to work thus far but often wonder if Im in the right profession. Brian tells me I need to just focus and settle down on one career. I dont think that I will ever be happy not learning and being a life time student. Here are some pictures of the last month.

Noah Helping Give Lydia a Bath



Feeding Babies



Milk....it does a body good

Halloween

Pumpkin Patch

A Helland Family Day Trip to Fox Run Park

America the Beautiful Park

Not a Tomboy

When we got home from MN there was a package waiting for Ms. Lydia. It was from my friend Colleen. I opened it and this is what the card read:

Hi Lydia! I'm going to do everything I can to make sure your mom doesn't turn you into a big tomboy! Colleen

Inside the package were a pair of shoes. They are called "Heelarious" and I about died laughing. Here is Ms. Lydia modeling them.

MN Visit

Last week we packed up the Vue and the kids and drove out to MN to visit Jen's family. We had a good time visiting with family and friends. Thank you to all those who ventured out to see us and to those of you we missed we hope to see you next time we are in town. Our next trip back is planned for Christmas.

A True Toddler Boy

The life of a toddler boy. The other day I gave Noah his dinner, hot dog, carrots and grapes and went to feed Lydia. I was on the couch and could not see him over the pile of laundry I had folded. He started to tell me he was done so I got up to clean him up. He had eaten maybe one piece of hotdog and used the rest of the ketchup to paint his body. The previous day his friend Elijah came over to play. Both of the boys wanted a snack but didnt want to share. They ended up trading snacks and very quickly disappeared. We went to follow them and found them in the bathroom snacking. Im sure within minutes they would have been playing with their favorite toy together....toilet water.

Lydia and Baby Noah

Lydia had her first play date with Noah, my friend Heike's little boy. Noah was born the day after Lydia and was much bigger. He likes to scrunch up all tiny, while Lydia likes to stretch out and show off her legs.