Sunday, June 05, 2005

A few pics (more coming)

Elaina at the Zoo in Pittsburgh

...and one of the nursing sisters

A cool pic of Andrew at the pool

Tuesday, May 10, 2005

Molly in the "Tub"

Doctor's Office Update: Molly was weighed and this morning was 8lbs 13oz up almost a pound from birth. She grew to 21.25" which is 1.5" in the last 2 weeks. No wonder she's sleeping so well. She is healthy and everything is fine!

Before the Dr.'s Apt: Molly's lost her bellybutton... So she got her first bath this morning. If she follows the course of the previous Sadd children, she will be insatiable when it comes to swimming. (The older kids went swimming twice yesterday, totaling about 4 hours in the water not counting the bath afterwards.)

Wednesday, May 04, 2005

Noah's First Loose Tooth

Noah lost hist first tooth yesterday! His bottom right one has had another tooth coming in behind it. It's been loose for a while, and has been making it very difficult to eat apples the way he wants to. So yesterday, Emily just gently grabbed it and out it came! Noah is much happier with it out.

Friday, April 29, 2005

Pneumonia

Hi all, everything with the baby and mom are doing great. Molly is a great sleeper. But, in other news, I have come down with another bout of pneumonia. So I won't be much help around the house for a little while.
-david

Wednesday, April 27, 2005

Molly Comes Home

Molly and Emily came home on Monday at noon. She settled in very well and got a lot of attention from brothers and sister. Here is a picture of Andrew welcoming his new baby sister to our home. Noah is still unsure of how he feels about the whole thing. Elaina, on the other hand, called every single person in her whole class in order to express her joy at having a baby sister. If you received a message, thanks so much for calling back!



Today, Molly had her first hard day. Nursing a ton and not sleeping much has left mother and child exhausted. But, as soon as dad got home from work, everything seemed to just get smoother and easier. I am not insinuating anything. lol.

Anyway, I am back to being a little sick, so I am going to go to bed. Thanks so much for your calls and presents and prayers and kindness. Both our Trinity and Church of the Cross communities have been wonderful. God bless you all!

-david

Monday, April 11, 2005

Meet Abby Grace Helsel

Announcing the birth of Abby Grace Helsel

Born in Pittsburgh, PA on Saturday, April 2nd at 2:09pm.
7 lbs 10 oz. 19.5 in.
She has beautiful blue eyes and gently curly dark hair.

Congratulations to Greg and Elizabeth (and her big brother Joshua) Helsel!


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Wednesday, April 06, 2005

Family Shot


Here is a family picture from January. Only 2 weeks left with 3 kids! Posted by Hello

Thursday, March 24, 2005

Latest News

Emily is scheduled for a planned C Section on April the 22nd.

Elaina is healing from her Strep Throat and should be back to 100% just in time for spring break!

My parents, Tom and Jeannie Sadd, are spending two weeks down south with us. They camp on Hunting Island about an hour from us and visit during a lot of the days. And, my brother arrives on Saturday for a week too! It's gonna be most excellent!

The boys are ready to start swimming on a regular basis and can't wait until the fence in the back yard is in place. They both love the water and are taking more baths to try to compensate for it's still being slightly too cold for swimming.

We love our new house and are getting settled into the amazing community at Church of the Cross. What a group of people!

I am working doing worship, tech and creative geek things at the church and loving it. I feel like the job is custom made for what I am good at. Now, I just have to figure out how to add a fourth child...

Anyway, that's the news for now...
-david

Wednesday, March 23, 2005

Three Kids Together


Here is one of the few shots I have EVER gotten of the three kids together. They won't be three much longer and I can't imagine getting four to pose at the same time! Posted by Hello

A visit from a dear friend


Our wonderful friend Janeen visited last month from Florida. She and her husband, Joe, have 2 beautiful kids. Their eldest, Ben, is autistic like Noah and Andrew. Well, not exactly like since the variation in what Autism looks like is nothing short of amazing. We met at the SunRise Institute when our kids were babies. Janeen's website, www.bensworld.org, has great information on her family and autism. Posted by Hello