Noah from Jeff and Missy's Camera

Everything that Noah was hooked up to. He looks so comfy.
A moment to be remembered forever.
His little hand is holding Jeffs while Jeff is holding his binky. Precious!

Here are a few more pictures of Noah in his early days. These would have been taken not long after he was born but they are different than any of the ones I have. It is nice to be able to see him being held. It still amazes you how small he is. Noah is still doing good. In his eye test though a problem was found I think with his blood vessels and his retina and the doctor told Jeff and Missy that he will probably need eye glasses by the age of 6 months to two years. He will be near sighted. But as Jeff puts it, they are truly blessed that this is the only major medical problem that has popped up with Noah. He is just a tough little stinker.

Flag Football

Finally, here are some pictures of Zach playing flag football. They had a scrimmage today against Manson and I thought that was a great opportunity to take some pictures. He did pretty well but kept getting tackled by this one offensive player on Manson's team. I didn't think there was tackling in a flag football game. Zach got pretty frustrated with it because he wasn't expecting it. He would even get tackled from behind while he was running after someone while he was on defense. I guess it will toughen him up a little. All in all he had a lot of fun and it was a good experience for him.

On the Farm

Since Curt, Jordan, and Zach were at the Iowa game, I decided to take the two little ones to Jeff and Missy's farm to play around a little. Boy, did they have a good time and I guarantee you our day was a lot more fun than Curt's and the boys' (Iowa got beat by Indiana at home). I think Gavin might be a farm boy because he was totally in his element there. He loved to see the pumpkins, the corn, the combine, you name it and he loved it. I will have to be sure to go back out when they have the combine going so Gavin and Riley can get a ride. That is the one thing Riley really wants to do. Last year she was deathly afraid of it but I guess a lot has changed in a year.

Noah, 2 Weeks Old Today

Here are some more pictures of my nephew, Noah. I went last night to pick up Jeff from Des Moines to bring him home and I just had to snap a few pictures of the little guy while I was there. He seems like he has changed so much and just getting cuter. I told Jeff and Missy that he looks like a little 70s basketball player with his little blue headband. That is there to hold something in place behind his ear, and for the life of me I can't remember what it is holding and what it monitors or does. But anyway, Noah is doing great and looking great. Jeff was so excited that he got to hold him for 3 hours straight the other day and I'm sure the smile never came off his face the whole time. Missy seems to be doing good as well and is looking great. I think they mentioned that her blood pressure might be up a little still so we hope that will start to level out soon for her. I hope you enjoy the pictures and keep them all in your thoughts and prayers.

Fun with Photos

Hey, I know it has been a while since I have blogged and so I wanted to share a couple of photos with you of the two little ones. The kids were being goofy and full of energy this morning so I thought it was a good opportunity for some photo ops. I just love these pictures of Riley and Gavin and I have already printed them off and put them up on the wall. It has been so long since I have posted pictures of them I thought it was about time and what great pictures to display with the post. I need to get some pictures of Zach on the blog. He just started football this week so hopefully I will get some football pictures of him like I got of Jordan. And if I get around to it, I may scan their school pictures and put them on the blog as well.

Have a great weekend!!!

Welcome Noah Jeremiah Hendricks

As all of you know, Noah is the newborn premie of Jeff and Missy and I finally got some long awaited pictures of him today. Dawn, Dad, and I went down today to Des Moines and spent time with Jeff, Missy and Noah. It was so wonderful when I finally got to see him. It is just so amazed at how tiny he is, but he is so cute that I just wanted to reach in and get him and cuddle him right up next to my neck. I could have sat there and looked at him for hours. Noah is doing great and he is already off the respirator, how wonderful is that. The only thing right now that they are concerned about is a possible infection. They won't know more on that for a day or two. Otherwise his is looking great and doing great. As you can see in his pictures he is a little bruised on the forehead and stuff, but that is from delivery and he will recover from those. Also, Jeff and Missy may get to hold him tomorrow(Thursday), that is definitely something to look forward to. Missy is doing good as well but is still hurting of course from her c section. She is also swollen in both of her legs and feet but they assure her that will get better. Her blood pressure is still a little up there but she is one tough cookie. The doctors were saying how serious Missy's condition was and they were very concerned for her life for a while there. And of course they don't tell Jeff this until after the fact. But we are all very happy at how Missy hung in there and fought through it all and as a result they both have a wonderful, handsome baby boy. Congrats to the new parents and I hope everyone enjoys the pictures.

Jordan's Football

It is easy to find Jordan. His pants are taped around the waist and thighs to hold them up because they are two sizes too big.


Hey all! Jordan had his first real full contact scrimmage this last Saturday. He did a great job, and he can feel real proud of himself that he was only one of two fifth graders that started with the sixth graders on offense. He played some defense as well, but not as much. He seems to be liking football and loves to show off his bruises and all. I think he didn't realize he could be so tough. We are very proud of him and he did a great job in all of his scrimmages that day.