the difference

the difference between babies and adults:

when a baby
has hobbit hair growing on her ears,

hangs out in her underwear and sticks her belly out,

sticks her tongue out at you,

sleeps for hours on end,

has chubby cheeks,

and looks like she is dressed up like a star wars character

it is cute.

if she were an adult these things would be unattractive, disrespectful, lazy and weird.

sure glad she's a baby.

photo shoot

i don't profess to be any good at taking pictures. it's not one of my gifts. having said that, minnie was looking so darling, that i decided to toss a blanket over her bouncer and snap a few shots.

keepin' it clean

turns out that bath time was kind of rough for awhile there. minnie would cry and scream. it was the kind of crying where the veins in her head would stick out. bath time made her unhappy. she would also end up messing all over me. yes, that is right folks, poo and pee. she has grown up quite a bit since then. as you can see in the picture, she is really enjoying herself. i think she started listening to me when i told her this was for her own good. i think the fact that we call it spa time instead of bath time helps too.

tons and tons of pics

i've promised a few people some pics of our sweet little minnie. she melts our hearts everyday, and i assume when you see these pictures she'll do the same to you. consider yourself warned.

notice the little lizzard tongue. also notice the sign above her head. she really was the cutest baby in the nursery.

nana visiting at the hospital

papa visiting at the hospital

hungry?

side pose

getting ready to go home

the sabey family

this is her victory pose. she had jaundice and had to lay on the bilibed with her arms strapped in. she would fight and fight until she got an arm out. she is a strong little baby, a trait i'm sure she inherited from her daddy.

just holding on

no need for words on this one...

we heart minnie!

hanging with dad

staring with fascination at the wall of musicians. she loves those pics.

mom and dad

we're parents!

minnie mae sabey joined our family on february 3, 2012 at 2:32 am. she weighed 8 lbs. 2 oz. and was 20 inches long. she came a week and two days late and required quite a bit of coaxing. i was induced and 17 hours later she decided to make her grand entrance. giving birth is not for the faint of heart. in fact, as i was struggling through pushing and feeling completely exhausted i remember looking at christian and saying, "this is so much harder than lotoja." it was. but, it was amazing how the pain and exhaustion seemed to disappear for a few minutes when we saw our little girl and heard that sweet little cry.

41 weeks

minnie and her daddy

minnie and me

christmas/new year's

since we were in colorado for christmas we got together with the petersen side of the family to celebrate, open gifts, eat food, etc. on new year's eve. photos of spencer and jack's excitement below. i wish i could have recorded how excited they were. it was so fun to watch. it was especially wonderful to watch as they opened their new underpants and pajamas. "underpants! underpants! i love these!" wish i got that excited about underpants.

it was also really fun to watch as spencer was petting a present behind my dad. it was jack's turn to open his and spencer just couldn't contain himself. he was so excited that he just started petting the present. ah, to be a kid again!

because he is thoughtful...

christian surprised me with tulips yesterday, just because he is thoughtful.

i am truly blessed.