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My birthday present this year

I Turned 28 this year in August and this is what my wonderful husband got for me! Well actually he just put a picture of it in my birthday card and we saved my birthday money till we had enough so I still haven't actually received it yet. But I am so excited to have a bike! The last one I had was about 7 years ago and it was given to be by my mom, only to be stolen shortly thereafter. And this bike is out of this world comfortable! Thanks honey!!

One nice thing about having a baby is...

.... ALL the family that comes to visit!!
While we were still in the hospital we had a visit from Luke's mom Arla, his aunt Janet and uncle Mark, and his grandma Val! The special thing about this was that Janet and Mark live in Minnesota, grandma Val lives in North Dakota, and momma Arla lives 4 hours away in Newport. They had their trip all planned and it worked out perfectly to come when they did because they were able to meet 1 day old Nehemiah.

After Luke's two weeks off, my mom took a week off and came to help out. Such a blessing that was. Her and Noah had a great time going on walks, to the park, swimming outside in his pool. I'm pretty sure that after that week he had like ten new toys. One night her and Walt showed up with a bunch of Chinese Food for dinner. We took this pic which I think is a keeper!

Later in August (on my birthday to be exact) we got a visit from Auntie Erin and cousins Olivia and Mallory. They are always such fun to have around and Noah especially loved playing with his cousins.

My Aunt Cindy and Uncle Arlin came down a few days after that to go to the Britt Festival, but they came to Ashland one day for lunch and to see the new baby. It was great seeing them even for a little bit!

On labor day weekend we had a visit from papa Joe & grandma Arla (Luke's parents). It's always good to see them and we always wish that they lived closer so we could see them more often.

First few weeks

Here's a few pics from the first few weeks after Nehemiah was born. I was so extremely blessed that Luke was able to take two weeks off! During that time he had a lot of bonding time with Noah, and of course was a wonderful support for me.
Noah had a hard time for a little while once the baby was here. He didn't have much of an appetite for a week or so. Lots of adjusting to do for such a little man! But despite that, he has been super sweet to his baby brother from the beginning. I'm sure in no time they will be the best of friends!