spring break fun

Our little man is growing up everyday!

Keri and I love our kids! Jesus has given us tremendous blessings in our new little one and his older sibling who adores her little bro.

Papa and Emma
Lolly and Drew Man.

Phototherapy Deux!

Welcome to being parents of two! Emma has strep throat and is staying with Grandma and Grandpa.

Two kids.... two experiences with positive coombs due to ABO incompatibility. Keri's and my blood types don't mix well and both our kids have my blood type. Emma spent significant time in the hospital due to high bilirubin counts and so the doctors have been very proactive with Drew. He has been under the lights for the past couple of days and we are seeing positive results -- thankfully, his counts have been stable. We are glad they are being proactive, but look forward to going home with our little guy!

Chillin in the bili shades!

The isolette keeps him warm and toasty under the phototherapy lights. He has been very content the past couple of days.

"Brew" has reached rock star status.... at least in his big sister's eyes!

(for those curious -- this was before the strep diagnosis...)

Lolly and Papa with their second grandchild

Andrew James Helmick!

Keri, Emma, and I are so excited to welcome Drew to our family!

Andrew James Helmick

7 lbs 10 oz

20 inches

Emma loves her little "Brew!"

What a doctor! Dr. Breniman has been a huge blessing to our family.

The Helmicks!

"This big sister stuff is pretty cool!"

(Maybe not in those exact words, but I think that's what she meant...)

More photos in the days to come! Continue to check us out!

March Madness is here!

All the Helmicks filled out their brackets. Yep, Emma filled out her own bracket this year and the process was quite fun! For each matchup, I picked a crayon that represented the colors of each team. Whichever crayon she picked, that team would advance to the next round. Needless to say, I loved it and Emma's bracket is crazy! She must be an SEC fan at heart because she has Georgia winning it all. Everytime I mentioned their name she responded with.... Worshaaa!

Best of luck in the tournament Worshaaa!

Enjoying the last few nights as the only child!

Being a dad is fantastic! I really love it and can't wait to meet our next child on Thursday; however I'm trying to soak up these last few days in which I don't have to divide my time quite as much.

Homemade Pizza!

The Helmick's love homemade pizza. The other night, we thought it would be fun to have Emma join in on the fun. The pictures look like WE had a blast.... Emma definitely had fun, but I on the other hand was a little stressed out! I didn't realize how difficult making pizza could be when someone is eating the ingredients faster than you can put them on. :)