The Life and Times of The Mihelis'

Anyone still out there?

2009-05-13T18:02:00.000-07:00

I know that it has been five months since I last posted anything so I doubt if anyone will even see this but it is my goal to keep up with some blogging since so much is going to be changing in our lives. Here are a few updated pictures of the kids. Noah is a loving big brother and Sophia adores him. I am so thankful for the family that the Lord has given to me!

Itsy Bitsy Spider

2008-12-06T12:15:00.000-08:00

Help!

2008-11-24T17:36:00.000-08:00

I know that I have done a horrible job of keeping up with our blog (I have been spending my free time on facebook). but I do want to try to keep both up and I can't figure out how to make our blog look right. I have wasted so much time trying to get the new backgrounds and this is the closest that I can get but it looks bad. How do I get it to all gel together and look like one page?

Noah Loving Sophia

2008-10-01T12:09:00.000-07:00

Noah is a very loving big brother; if you ask him about his sister he gets a big smile. He is always quick to come in from outside if Sophie is crying (which is a big deal to come in from playing). I am so thankful that Noah has adjusted so well!

Adjusting to life

2008-09-09T17:55:00.000-07:00

Well, as you can tell by the lack of posts that my time on the internet has limited but I did want to try and make time for a moment to post some new pictures and just write how much I love my two children! God has blessed Nate and I beyond my greatest expectations! I was concerned that Sophie could be a handful but she is a easy baby and Noah over all is adjusting well to having to share his Mommy and Daddy. I just wish that there were more hours in the day for fun things like blogging and not so fun things like cleaning house :-).

New Pics

2008-08-07T19:23:00.000-07:00

What a big helper!

2008-06-18T16:45:00.000-07:00

Noah decided to help me put together his big boy bed; Nate was trying to get ready for work and I was bound and determined to put the bed together before Noah's nap so that he could try it out before night time. I should have just waited to put the bed together during Noah's nap but those pregnancy hormones got the better of me! He has done fairly well with the toddler bed; we had to put one side against the wall and the other side has two pillows and a chair set up against it so that Noah will not fall out! He tends to move ALL over his bed and the first night he ended up on the floor! So it really is not much different then a crib but he likes it :-) I will have to get a picture of the finsihed product for you all to see.

The last belly shot

2008-06-18T16:39:00.000-07:00

This will be the last belly shot of Sophie; the next picture you see of her will be God's finished product (Lord willing). This picture was taken about two week ago so I guess that I was about 30 weeks pregnant. I am ready and scared at the same time for Sophie to be here. My main concern is how Noah will accept the change and that I would have enough energy for both of them!

Noah has a new hobbie

2008-06-18T15:14:00.000-07:00

Noah loves to listen and dance to music; this weekend he had a taste of playing the guitar and he loved it! We are thinking of getting him a kids one for his birthday! Sorry if the video comes out sidewise it is not like that on our computer but when I downloaded it to google it ended up that way.

The Name

2008-06-08T12:33:00.000-07:00

Well, after many hours of looking through the baby name book, talking to friends, and Nate and I throwing names out to each other we have finally decided that our little bundle of joy is going to be named Sophia Ann Mihelis. I thought that naming a girl would be so much easier than naming a boy since we had a girls name picked out when we were pregnant with Noah (Sophia) but then when we found out we were having a girl we (mainly me) could not commit to Sophia. I still liked the name but I found out that it was the most popular name for girls in 2006 and ever since then I didn't want to use it, but every other name we tried just did not seem to fit. I would love a name for about twenty-four hours and then I would hate it; poor Nate did not know what to do with me! Finally I told him that he needed to decide because I was not able to find any name I really loved; he called me from work a few days later and said that he thought she should be called Sophia. There are still moments when I think I might like a different name but we are committed to it!
Her middle name Ann is in honor of both Nate's and my mom; Nate's mom's name is Ann and my mom's middle name is Ann both spell it without an e so that was easy!

We're back!

2008-06-06T10:53:00.000-07:00

New Pictures

2008-06-06T10:52:00.000-07:00

Cute pics

2008-06-06T10:49:00.000-07:00

We tried to cut back on the binki with Noah but for some reason he has become very attached to them (yes he likes to have two). He usually only puts one in his mouth but there are the times when he likes to make us laugh and puts two in his mouth!

Noah wearing his big boy helmet. He does not like to wear it but we got a few pictures before he took it off.

My two boys

2008-06-06T10:44:00.000-07:00

I have been looking for some undershirts for Noah since he is too big for onies and I finally found some tank tops like Nate wears. Noah loved looking like daddy!

Noah reading in the library

2008-06-06T10:39:00.001-07:00

Noah showing his moves

2008-04-11T17:17:00.000-07:00

Noah loves to listen to music and dance; he often bring Nate and I into his room has us turn his music on and tells us to dance with him. Here he is litening to the Wiggles and having a ton of fun!

I've been tagged!

2008-04-11T16:33:00.000-07:00

I was tagged by Julie Baylor so I thought I had better respond :-).

Four jobs I've had:
1) Front desk clerk at the Hampton Inn
2) Receptionist for Physical Therapy offices
3) Internation Paper
4) Mom -this one is for life

Four movies I've watched more than once:
1) While You Were Sleeping
2) Newsies
3) You've Got Mail
4) Harry Potter Series

Four places I've lived:
1) Contoocook, NH
2) Dunbar, WI
3) Chesapeak, VA
4) Hoping to move to Boston, MA!

Four TV Shows I watch:
1) The Office
2) Extreme Home Makeover
3) American Idol
4) Everyone Loves Raymond

Four places I've been:
1) Canada
2) Northern Maine
3) Alexandria DC
4) We need to get out and travel more!

Four people who email me regularly:
1) No one since I am horrible at checking it!
2)
3)
4)

Four of my favorite foods:
1) Mac and Cheese
2) White Cake with white frosting!
3) Pizza
4) Ham

Four places I would like to visit:
1) Europe
2) Ireland
3) Scotland
4) Hawaii

Four things I'm looking forward to in the coming year:
1) Noah's second birthday
2) Birth of baby girl
3) Hopefully moving to Boston
4) The new Harry Potter movie

Four friends I'm tagging:
1)Shannon Smith
2)Chris Birkholz
3) Karis Seely
4)Carrie Lee

Noah riding his pack n play

2008-04-11T14:43:00.000-07:00

More pics

2008-04-11T14:42:00.000-07:00

Noah and Elanna looking at the mouse himself :-)

Trip to Chuck E Cheese

2008-04-11T14:38:00.000-07:00

22 week belly shot

2008-04-11T14:29:00.000-07:00

I always feel funny putting a picture of my belly on the internet but my mom has been asking for a belly picture so here it is.

Playing outside

2008-03-27T17:30:00.000-07:00

Natalie and I have been trying to get together once a week and the weather was so beautiful yesterday that we went outside. The kids had a lot of fun!

Easter pics

2008-03-27T17:27:00.000-07:00

Noah carried his basket for about 10 seconds; he picked up one egg and then went right for the swing. This is how he spent the rest of the afternoon!

Some Easter pics

2008-03-27T17:25:00.000-07:00

We went over to Jesse and Natalie's on Saturday to color some Easter eggs and have a little Easter egg hunt. Here are a few of the pictures that we took.

It's a girl!

2008-03-27T17:19:00.000-07:00

We went yesterday for our ultrasound and were excited to find out that we are having a little girl! The tech told us that she was 100% sure that it was a girl and that we would not have any suprises on delivery day! Baby Mihelis is doing well and being much nicer to her mommy; we have not decided on any names yet but we still have a few months to go!

The Bunny

2008-03-17T04:00:00.000-07:00

I promise not to go crazy with videos now but I have been telling my family that I would get these up on the blog for weeks now. This video is about three weeks old! Hope it makes you smile. Noah has broken the bunny due to all of the hugs!

Bubbles

2008-03-16T17:07:00.000-07:00

This video is about a month old but I just figured out how to downloaded it; I know I am alittle slow!

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Fun Times

2008-03-10T18:03:00.000-07:00

Noah has recently taken to playing with our comforter on our bed; he pulls it up over his head and plays peakaboo. He is so funny to watch!

"old" friends

2008-02-17T13:04:00.000-08:00

We were able to see Eric and Megan Lee while we were in NH in January; it was so great to get caught up with them! Thanks Eric and Megan for coming to Nate's Aunt's house to see us!

Noah and Nana walking with the pigeons

2008-02-17T13:02:00.000-08:00

some family pics

2008-02-17T13:01:00.000-08:00

New News

2008-01-31T10:32:00.000-08:00

It is hard to believe that it has been over a month since we last posted anything! December and January have flown by for us. Noah is doing great; he enjoyed visiting all of our family in NH and really started coming out of his shell while we were there. I will try to post some pictures later.
The new news that I was referring to in the title is that we are expecting again! We are very excited but it has not been an easy pregnancy so far for me. Everyone keeps telling me it must be a girl since I have been so sick (hence the reason for no postings) but we still have two months before we find out so I will just have to hope 'til then!

More Christmas pictures

2007-12-25T17:23:00.000-08:00

FYI- Noah's shirt is soaked because his mouth has a constant water flow from all of teeth coming in. We could change his shirt and two minutes later it would be just as wet as the first. He goes through at least four shirts a day and that is with me leaving him in a wet one for awhile.

Christmas morning

2007-12-25T17:18:00.000-08:00

Christmas Eve was a bit rough in the Mihelis household last night; Noah is in the process of having three of his molars coming in so he was up every hour or so until around 3am Tuesday morning. So when he got up at 7:30 he was very tired and not feeling well at all but he did get excited when he saw his new bike under the Christmas tree! The bike is all he wanted to play with all morning; I am so thankful that it has the parent steering bar or my and Nate's back would be in rough shape.

Noah's first unwrapped present

2007-12-25T17:12:00.000-08:00

We let Noah open Robbie's Christmas present last night; he loved pulling his little friend around last night.

Christmas is almost hear!

2007-12-25T17:09:00.000-08:00

I let Noah play with some wrapping paper the other day and this is one of the faces that he was making.

Noah feeding his baby

2007-12-25T17:07:00.000-08:00

still outside

2007-12-10T10:54:00.000-08:00

Playing outside

2007-12-10T10:53:00.000-08:00

Noah wearing daddy's hat

2007-12-10T10:50:00.000-08:00

Thanksgivng Day

2007-11-27T16:57:00.000-08:00

Russell and Kristin were kind enough to join us for Thanksgiving dinner; we had a great day but Noah did not care for the turkey, stuffing, or anything that we tried to feed to him. Maybe next year will be more fun for him.

Noah and Daddy

2007-11-27T16:54:00.000-08:00

Out for some fun

2007-11-27T16:50:00.000-08:00

Who needs toys!

2007-11-16T16:27:00.000-08:00

Noah has been dragging this empty box around for three days now; he even took it with him to our playground at Acorn Grove. I don't think we will be buying any toys for Noah this Christmas; we'll empty a box of diapers!

Yes, we're still alive!

2007-11-16T16:23:00.000-08:00

I know that it has been awile since our last post; Noah seems to stop doing all of his cute things as soon as the camera appears! He is at the stage where he loves to copy whatever we are doing and he loves to hold the broom, mop, and vaccum cleaner! He will work for books :-)

Future Fire chief?

2007-10-31T16:57:00.000-07:00

Rachel and Noah

2007-10-31T16:55:00.000-07:00

more pictures

2007-10-31T16:53:00.000-07:00

Trick or Treat

2007-10-31T16:50:00.000-07:00

We went trick or treating with my brother, and his family tonight and we had a great time. The weather was beautiful and it brought back a ton of memories for me.

Smile Big

2007-10-31T16:45:00.000-07:00

Noah and I are in NH this week and this picture is for his daddy whom he misses very much!

Too Cute

2007-10-16T17:00:00.000-07:00

FAll finally came to VA

2007-10-16T16:59:00.000-07:00

I'm driving!

2007-10-16T16:57:00.000-07:00

More books

2007-10-08T16:29:00.000-07:00

Thanks Tim and Julie

2007-10-08T16:28:00.000-07:00

Tim and Julie sent Noah this shirt last month and we were finally able to get a picture of it. So though his daddy never made it to Trinity Noah has a shirt from there.

Noah and Mommy reading

2007-10-08T16:16:00.000-07:00

Noah has finally started sitting in our lap to read some books; it has been so much fun reading!

Out for Coffee

2007-10-08T16:13:00.000-07:00

Tim and Katie were in the Chesapeake area this past weekend so a few of us got together to get caught up. Natalie was with us but when we were taking pictures she was nursing little Katie so I decided to wait on taking a picture but then I had to leave early to give Noah some lunch and a nap. It was so good to see everyone and have a morning out!

Sitting like a big boy!

2007-09-17T04:25:00.000-07:00

It's icecream time

2007-09-17T04:24:00.000-07:00

Noah finally got a haircut

2007-09-17T04:22:00.000-07:00

As you can tell from the previous pictures, Noah's hair was getting very long. Here is a picture after his haircut; he did much better then last time and he even got nick :-(

Taking our ladybug for a walk

2007-09-17T04:20:00.000-07:00

Noah loves to have something in his hand while he walks; he likes to go outside with this ladybug and wander around

Cute harness

2007-09-17T04:17:00.000-07:00

Since Noah is no longer at the point that he likes (demands) to hold our hand while he walks I started looking for a harness that did not look like a dog leash; one of my friends came across these really cute ones at Wal-mart. The can just be a backpack or you can attach the leash part.

Really bad bed head

2007-09-17T04:08:00.000-07:00

noah pumping iron

2007-09-08T06:38:00.000-07:00

Sitting like a big boy

2007-09-07T16:15:00.000-07:00

1 Year pictures

2007-08-22T17:13:00.000-07:00

I took Noah to Picture People yesterday to try and get some one year pictures. It was a short photo session because Noah was getting up when I would try to get him to stand by himself which is why I am in two of the pictures (I was not planning on that).

http://smilestore.picturepeople.com/my/images?cg=207294587115258496

Smile

2007-08-22T16:37:00.000-07:00

I had Sarah over for dinner last week and Noah took to her right away. He is usally shy around everyone and he has only seen Sarah a few times in his life but that did not stop him from walking to her and allowing her to pick him up (which hardly ever happens)! I had to take a picture to show Nate.

What makes you feel better?

2007-08-22T16:33:00.000-07:00

We took this picture of Noah last week when he was sick; you would never know by the look on his face that it was three o'clock in the morning! Noah had already been up two times before this picture and when I got up with him the third time I could not find anything that would console him except to play in the sink. When Nate's mom was here last month she and Noah had fun playing in the sinks and ever since then he is always pointing to our two sinks trying to communicate that he wants to play. I was thankful that we were able to calm Noah down that night but it would have been nice if we did not have to change his pjs :-). What makes you feel better when you are sick?

6 Years

2007-08-10T22:09:00.000-07:00

Today marks our sixth anniversary...even more impressive, we've been "together" for double that (yes, high school sweethearts). Without question we may be husband and wife and now Mom and Dad (man that still sounds wierd) but above all we are best friends. God has been very good to us in intertwining our lives. Happy Anniversary Babe!

2007-08-09T11:09:00.000-07:00

I watched Clive for David and Annalisa last night and here are some of the pictures! Noah like having a friend over until I held Clive to give him is bottle; Noah started wining and trying to clim all over me! He does not like to share his mommy!

Look at this mess!

2007-08-08T17:18:00.000-07:00

Noah got these bookselves for his birthday; they are just the right height that he can sit and pull all of the books off of the selves! He has just started trying to put the books back on the selves.

It's too hot!

2007-08-08T17:11:00.000-07:00

Today was so hot out; our car thermostat registered 115 degrees so we went to the mall where it is airconditioned. Noah loved the play area; the bridge was his favorite!

Noah's second kiss

2007-08-08T17:03:00.000-07:00

That right; this is a picture of Noah's second kiss! Nate and I watched Allie and Katie for Jessie and Natalie last Saturday and Allie gave Noah his second kiss. She is actually the one who gave him his first kiss a few months ago!

This tastes so good!

2007-08-01T18:29:00.000-07:00

Noah may not have gone crazy with his birthday cake but he made up for it at supper time! We had some pasta and he decided to start pullling on his hair! We made sure he got a bath after that meal.

This is as messy as Noah got!

2007-08-01T18:26:00.000-07:00

Presents

2007-08-01T18:23:00.000-07:00

It's a party

2007-08-01T18:14:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the pictures from Noah's birthday. Noah likes to be pushed fast on his bike and he likes to pull it along side of him. He was not too excited about pulling the paper off but we did open his presents right after he woke up from his nap.

The Birthday Boy

2007-07-29T20:18:00.000-07:00

Today was Noah's 1 year birthday. No big fanfare or crazy parties, we kept it small, just Mom (aka ma-ma), Dad (aka DA) and Nana, but there sure were a ton of presents. Noah loved the cake...at least he loved the frosting. We'll follow up with some more pictures from the day later in the week (especially his new wheels, which he loves), but we didn't want to let the sun set without posting happy birthday wishes.

It still fits!

2007-07-26T18:20:00.000-07:00

Nate and my six year wedding anniversary is in two weeks and I finally took out my wedding dress to see if it still fits. I know that many brides clean and preserve their dresses after their big day but I got the idea from somewhere to try and fit into my dress every year. I did not even attempt to try it on last year since Noah was only two weeks old and I must admit that I was nervous I would not be able to zip up the zipper this year. All I can say is thank goodness for empire waste dresses!

Beach baby

2007-07-23T16:56:00.000-07:00

Noah and Daddy

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To the beach again!

2007-07-23T16:54:00.000-07:00

Lets Play

2007-07-20T18:08:00.000-07:00

Today I watched one of Nate's co-worker'ss little boy named Elijah. With all of the toys we have at the apartment the boys have liked to play with the pots and pans.

Happy Birthday Mom (and Nana)!!!

2007-07-15T16:35:00.000-07:00

While her age shall remain undisclosed, today is my Mom's birthday. Though she'll be here with us soon, we're seldom together for the actual day itself. So, instead, here's a virtual Happy B-day wish. We (all three of us) love you very much and look forward to seeing you soon!

Happy Birthday Caitlyn and Lyndsay!

2007-07-13T09:56:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday (even though it is late) to my nieces Caitlyn and Lyndsay! They both turned twelve on the tenth(it is amazing to me how much they both have grown over the past twelve years)! The picture is of Caitlyn and me during our most recent visit to NH; I could not find one of Lyndsay to post so I will have to get one from their grandmother :-).
I love you both and miss you very much!

It's that simple!

2007-07-10T17:42:00.000-07:00

Have you ever struggled with the same sin over and over? I am sure that anyone who reads this will have to answer yes. It is so frustrating to me when I find myself dealing with the same issues over and over. The Lord has recently reminded me of how powerful His word is and that I must have it on my heart at all times if I am to have any victories!
I have been struggling with making the most of my time; it is so easy to turn the tv on when Nate is at work and I'm alone at night and just relax on the couch. Every morning I would determine that I would not turn the tv on when Noah went down for the night and it seemed that every night I would have to confess to God that I had wasted my time. I just recently put two verses on note cards and taped them to our tv. The first is I John 5:21 "Dear children, keep away from anything that might take God's place in your hearts." and the second is Psalm 119:37 "Turn my eyes away from worthless things, preserve my life according to your Word." If I want to turn the tv on I have to remove those verses and make the decision to disobey God. I have found that I have kept the tv off! God's word is my sword and it does kill sin! I am so thankful that God is patient with me!

Thanks Zachary!

2007-07-10T17:36:00.000-07:00

When we were in NH my nephew gave Noah all of his Little People that he no longer plays with; we had to bring a suitcase home just to fit them all! Thanks Zachary for sharing with Noah!!

Can you make this face?

2007-07-02T18:24:00.000-07:00

During our visit to NH went went out to dinner and Nate decided to give Noah some of his lemon (Noah went through two lemons)!

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To the beach again!

2007-06-19T16:50:00.000-07:00

What a smile

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Getting ready for the pro's

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Noah helping Mommy

2007-06-12T18:27:00.000-07:00

I had to fold some laundry this morning and Noah decided to "help" me. I had to keep putting the clothes back in the basket so he could pull them out again.

Sound asleep

2007-06-12T18:15:00.000-07:00

I think that Noah is going through a growth spurt; he has been sleeping a ton the past two days and he was so sound asleep that this position did not seem to bother him!

Noah taking a few steps

2007-06-12T13:43:00.000-07:00

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More b-day pictures

2007-06-06T17:26:00.000-07:00

Nate's B-Day party

2007-06-06T17:23:00.000-07:00