Helo on Daddy

Daddy had the day off and was spending time with Helo. Mommy was doing her make up and heard Daddy and Helo laughing, and out in the living room...
...This is what Mommy found...

My Precious Boys!

Helo on Mommy

Daddy was cooking dinner and Mommy was holding Helo. Helo fell asleep, and he was so cute so we decided to take a few pictures. The flash woke him up in the last picture. But then he fell right back asleep.

Our Son

We are trying to teach Helo to role over and crawl.
He would get his arms set and then stay there or get frustrated.
Then He set one leg too!
And when He is on Mommy or Daddy, He sets his arms and legs and rocks, or kicks.
He is getting there!

Even when He gets frustrated, He is still OUR SON!
And we will ALWAYS LOVE HIM!
It's just a time that teaches us patience, and we are better at it then we thought!
Yesterday (10/3/2011) was the first time Mommy lost her patience. I just felt useless because I couldn't help Helo. He was just SO tired and He kept fighting it and wouldn't go to sleep.
Luckily for her Daddy was there to be her Hero!
Thank you Daddy!

Our Helo!
He has smiled since day Three!
He is so cute... You can't help but smile when you see him!

Our Helo

Our Sweet Son

We Love it when He Smiles and Laughs!
The way his tongue moves when he laughs, makes us laugh!

So, Helo doesn't really take to the pacifier, which is great!
We don't want to have to go through weening him off of the piece of plastic/rubber.
But when we find him trying to search for his thumb... We grab the pacifier in a split second!
We usually have to hold the pacifier in his mouth for him, but in this picture he held it in himself
(for a total of 3 mins)!

A Visit From Uncle Chris

Uncle Chris wanted to vacation... So he chose to come see us!
Chris kept saying that Helo is the perfect Baby and He has an explosive Butt!
...Mommy and Daddy couldn't agree more!
We can't wait for Helo to meet the rest of his extended family!
See you all soon!
We Love and Miss You Chris!

A Visit From Grandma Rowley and Uncle Andrew

We as a family needed extra help after Carrie went home, so Grandma Rowley and Uncle Andrew came to visit. Grandma stocked the freezer with dinners and breakfasts for when she left and while she was here made sure we all (especially Dan) had a prepared dinner every night! Mommy and Daddy were once again able to bond with Helo. We are grateful that Grandma and Andrew were patient with us as we hogged the attention of our little one. Thank you for understanding that he was still new to us and we wanted most his love and attention. This gave us time to get to know him without other concerns. These pictures were taken right before they left to go back home. Thank you Grandma Rowley for all your help!

A Visit From Aunt Carrie

Aunt Carrie came to visit Helo and help take care of Mommy the day after we got home from the Hospital. How grateful we were to have her! Mommy was able to learn how to care for Helo without any worries about the home, laundry, meals, and everything else you can think of! Thank you Carrie for coming to help us, you helped Mommy, Daddy, and Helo to bond together and helped us as parents to learn to care for him first (without having to worry about everything else). And Thank You to Uncle Drew, Wendy, and Wade for sparing your Mommy. We Miss You and Love You!
Dan, Megan, and Helo