Joshua is here!

Joshua Thomas finally made his entrance into the world on Veteran's Day November 11th at 12:50pm. He weighed in at 7 pounds 10 ounces and is 19 1/4 inches long. Everything went very smoothly and he is doing great.

Big brother Ethan is adjusting well so far. He is handy for getting diapers and letting us know when Joshua is crying. Every morning so far he has asked "Where's the baby?" but I think he wants to say "Is the baby still here?"

Overall, everything is going great and can't wait for everyone to get to meet him!

Fall Fun

Things at the Helgoth house have been disappointingly uneventful.....We thought that Joshua was going to make an early appearance and I was put on bedrest. Now we are counting every moment waiting for him to arrive. During the Fall/Halloween season we attended a couple of gatherings and of course there was trick or treating. Ethan did a great job trick or treating and passing out candy at home. He gets bigger and bigger every day and I know will make a great big brother if his baby brother ever comes along!Me and Ethan at the neighborhood festival

"Bobbing" for apples at Sylvia's house
Levi and Ethan at a church festival
Trick or treating in the neighborhood

Believe it or not....

...I have updated the blog! Many things have been going on in the Helgoth household since the last post many many moons ago. Ethan just celebrated his second birthday on August 30th and Mommy and Daddy are busy preparing for his little brother to arrive in November!

Everything else is moving right along as usual. I have been at my new Target in Atascocita for a year now and we are growing fast! Thomas is enjoying his work up in detectives at the Pasadena police department. And Ethan is growing into a little man more and more each day. He is in his own big boy bed, using small sentences (usually "Mama, I want that."), and learning everything around him. Here are a few pics of Ethan's birthday and other events.

Blowing out our birthday candles!

A train table was the present from mom and dad with lots of Thomas the train stuff from family and friends

Mommy and I playing at the Cowboy Museum in Oklahoma

Ethan and Great Grandmom on our visit to Oklahoma

On a real train with mommy at the Oklahoma City Railroad museum.

Snapshots

I know that it has been way too long since I have posted pics of Ethan. He is such a big boy now. Running, acting silly and learning new words all the time. Everyday brings more laughs and smiles at the new things (silly things) that he does. These are just a few snapshots that I had on the camera from the last month.

Valentine's Day

Dressed in his best for a Wedding

Playing outside