3 weeks....

Just 3 weeks...?

Is it really just 3 weeks since our son Noah was born?
Well - for all of you who like to follow up with the change such a newborn baby makes... here on picture of each of his "weekly birthdays" so far:

Noah - 1 hour old - you have seen lots of pictures already!
What happened:
- I was in the clinic in Starnberg till Saturday what was very good.
- Wolfgang worked, my parents took care of David and Amy - you are heroes!
- On the weekend Wolfgang and the "big kids" participated at our church retreat, and Noah and I tried to settle down at home...

Noah - 1 week old

What happened:
-finally feeling at home at our home
-some struggles with breastfeeding, but great support through a great midwife - everything well now
- Wolfgang has 2 weeks of vacation - a big help!
- a few visitors, lots of wonderful emails and facebook greetings, but also lots of rest what is very needed
- pretty good nights - Noah even slept through one night! Unfortunately it stayed with this one night
- first bath:
it seems to be a "first" of everything again!

- like our first little trip as a family to our park with strawberry cake picnic! I felt soooo exhausted and unfit after walking home.... this is definitely NOT the first time I walked to the park and back in my life... it just felt like that!

Noah - 2 weeks old:

What happened:
-Wolfgang still at home - handling the cooking, the shopping, the big kids etc. pretty well! And I am quite busy with Noah... and catching up on sleep. I think I forgot how interrupted nights are...

- David and Amy in school /preschool ( what gives us some time to catch up on sleep)- but loving every moment they can have with their little brother (and they really do a great job!):

Still... a family with 3 kids is quite something!
- we visited a few friends and got spoiled with good food and nice fellowship.
- Noah receives beautiful gifts and cards from may wonderful people in our lives... we just don´t find the time to write or call and thank you all! So here you go: THANKS SO MUCH!

Noah - 3 weeks old:

- the nights get more difficult... it is not that easy as the books write to get into good rhythm. We hang in there!
- Wolfgang is back at work... quite difficult to handle the lack of sleep and all 3 kids! BUT: we are so blessed with wonderful people - I didn´t have to cook once this week - and everything tasted wonderful! Thanks friends for cooking, babysitting, even coming to help clean! What a blessing!
- first time at church - too loud! But great worship God together and to see all our friends there
- Esther and Israel from Switzerland came to see their godchild last weekend:

"I like to snuggle!"

Are you looking forward to my next adventures? Me too! I will keep you updated!
Yours, Noah (and family)