Labor Day Weekend

OK, so it has been a while since we've posted anything but I am going to start this up again and be more regular with it. I hope you enjoy the posts and pictures...I am sure they will be mostly Noah. But he is pretty cute!

It was really nice to be with the family for Labor Day weekend. It did not
go as planned but God is good. We left Thursday night (so Noah could sleep while we drove) and spend the night at Grammy and Pop's (John's Mom and step Dad). Noah enjoyed watching TV with Pops before he went to bed Thursday night. Cousin Laney also spent the night because Lori (John's sister) just had their second baby girl Thursday morning. But Laney was not fond of Noah taking her new presents she got from Uncle John and Aunt Emily. Noah just wanted to play (not understanding that a cherished toy is not to be shared) and Laney was not going to have that! I am sure Noah will learn that concept pretty soon!

That afternoon, we all headed to Stillwater
because we couldn't wait to meet Haley Jean and see John and Lori. It was so neat to hold Haley. I've already forgotten Noah was once that small. Isn't she precious! She has darker hair (which is not normal for Lori's side of the family) but we all love it. She is absolutely beautiful! She is a good eater and loves to be held.

Noah enjoyed being around all the family and watching the big kids play. He is very active but when he gets around other people, he loves to watch and learn. He became comfortable pretty quickly and was ready to play. Over the week and weekend, he became quite the crawler. He loves the fact that he can get around but wishes he could do it faster. I have a feeling he may skip walking and go straight to running. John and I think his mind has developed faster than his body because he has "ants in his pants" to run but is unable. It is becoming quite the chore to hold him (he thinks he can crawl into the air) and keep him happy just stationary on the floor. I think he will be a VERY happy boy when he can walk and go 100 mph!!! I guess I will no longer need to work out when I start chasing him around!

Noah loved the splash parties he had with Laney every night before they put their PJ's on. They both love the water! Don't they look ornery!

Saturday, most of the boys went to the OSU game and the women enjoyed the kids. It was a blessing to be with everyone. I've really missed John's family! We used to hang out all the time when we lived in Oklahoma, especially during football season when John played. We tailgated every game and had a blast! After the game, everyone met at Grammy and Pop's RV for dinner and socializing. OSU won! Go Cowboys! We headed back to John and Lori's house after dinner and headed to bed. That night was a nightmare. About 2:30am John Henry busted into our room needing desperate help. We headed downstairs to find Lori had had a stroke. Of course, we did not know what had happened at the time but went into survival mode trying to get an ambulance to the house and Laney (26 months) and Haley (few days old) taken care of. I think Laney was a little traumatized by the whole thing. She had already spent a couple days away from Dad and Mom while they were in the hospital with Haley and then this happened. Laney was sleeping with Mommy at that time and I am sure she wondered why Mommy was on the floor with a limp body unable to get up. They are still doing tests to see what caused the stroke. Currently they think she had a spasm due to the delivery. But praise God for her healing! At first, she was unable to use the whole left side of her body and her face was droopy on that side. She slurred her words and was very sleepy. Now she can move her left side some and can walk with help. We are seeing progress every day as she works with the therapist. Continue to pray for her, Grammy as she takes care of two little ones, and the rest of the family. Thank you all! We love you so much!

Emily (for John and Noah)

7 Month Pics are up at the website!

Check it out here.

Love you all!

6 Month Pictures

Go to this link to see a new album I just posted on Facebook. I'll get the pics up on our website soon as well.

And I'll post a few of our professional 6 month pictures soon!

Funny, Funny Video

New Pics!

Check out our picture site: http://littlewoogie.shutterfly.com

We put up some new pictures of the last two weeks!

40 Weeks!

Hey everyone! Sorry it has been so long, but things get a little busy with a newborn!

Here are the pics we took at 40 weeks, the actual due date. At the time of these pics he is three weeks old! (He has the hiccups in the front picture, it looks like his chest is deformed!) So he would have been a pretty big baby if he had gone full term.

But he is so cute and such a joy to have! There have been some rough nights, but all in all he is a pretty good baby. We thought he had a cold but it ended up being acid reflux (go figure) so now that he has some medicine for it he is doing much better. Growing like a weed, he is about 9 pounds now at four weeks old!

We'll still try and spell out the events surrounding his birth some time on here, it is a pretty good story. Pray for Emily to get some sleep and for Noah to continue to be healthy!

He is just starting to wake up so I have to go, but thanks for keeping up! Check out our pictures at littlewoogie.shutterfly.com!

Love you all,

John, Emily, and Noah

HE'S HERE!!!

He's finally here!!! Noah Wesley Wohlgemuth came at 10:38pm on Christmas Eve weighing 6lb 14oz and measuring 19 inches long. All is well, he is a great baby, and we are so excited. I don't have time to write out everything just yet (maybe I'll hit that at one of the early morning cry sessions...) but I did post a bunch of pictures at our new picture site: http://littlewoogie.shutterfly.com/

Check that one out and look at the absolute cutest baby in the world! We will keep updating that picture site and this blog (hopefully) so keep checking in! We love you and are so blessed to have Noah here! Thank you for your prayers and they were definitely answered!

36 Weeks (Finally!)

Ok, so we're now at the point where some people say the baby is full term. Thank you, Jesus! And not a moment too soon, as Emily had another doctor's appointment on Monday and she is now dilated to 1 cm. So the process has started (officially, even though it seems to have been going on for seven weeks now!) and we are on our way. Emily has had a little bit of bleeding but nothing too worrisome, it is often a sign of the coming labor. The doctor was not concerned. And as you can see, not much change on the outside!

Noah's room is basically done except for some further organization and we feel ready to bring him home ASAP after the delivery. Our bags are packed and ready to go as well!

We will try to get a quick update on here when Emily goes into labor but that will not be our first priority! Just know that as soon as we can we will post pictures and get a message out about what is going on. Keep praying for us, please! The next couple weeks will be the craziest and best of our lives. What a Merry Christmas this will be!!!

Love you all,

John, Emily, and Noah

35 Weeks

Today (Tuesday) is 35 weeks. We are so close. Yesterday was another doctor's appointment and thankfully still no dilation but the thinning is now to about 75%. So we are getting closer every day. Emily is still planning on laying around until about 36 weeks and then we will let Noah come when he comes! But the doctor was so encouraging and was on board with nearly all of what we were planning for the labor and delivery. That was great and we are looking forward to the process.

I also finished my semester last night with a Hebrew final. God gave me so much grace through this whole thing and there was no way I would have been able to finish it without Him. So that is a relief for a few weeks while Noah comes into the world. I only have 15 hours left and plan to get them done in the next year.

The baby room is nearly done (only the border left) and it is going to be so cool. I will post some pictures (if we get it done before he comes). This picture is what we are planning off of, and it should be close!

I am leading worship and teaching at youth tomorrow night, so once tomorrow is over I will be able to relax a little bit while getting ready for Noah. I love to do what I do with the youth and I am really looking forward to tomorrow night! Pray for me as I teach on one of the harder parables in Matthew 22.

Love you all and the three of us will see you soon!

The Woogie's

Nearly there...

Hey everybody, not much change since last week! Emily went to the doctor again on Monday and still no dilation but her cervix is thinned out to about 50% now. So we are still progressing a little too quickly for comfort, but the doctor is fairly confident that Noah will not come for at least another week or so as long as Emily stays on her back. So at this point we are really not worried about anything but we are getting anxious for Noah to get here! It is amazing to think that we could have a son in the next few weeks. God is so good; may we be good stewards with what He has given us.

After this weekend (hopefully!) we will have Noah's room done so we will post some pics of it. It will be a great room for our little pilot (that's the theme). Thanks so much to everyone who gave us all of our great decor!

Our Young Married's class at church (and many others at church and in our family) has been amazing through these last few weeks by cleaning our house, cooking a ton for us, and helping decorate both Noah's room and for Christmas. We are so blessed to have a 'family' like we do!

We are so close to the end of this it seems surreal (which is actually the beginning, but you know...). We are so excited to share Noah's God-ordained life with you and have you help us raise a godly man who is both a warrior for and a slave to Christ. May God give us the grace and strength to do this.

The Woogie's