You Know You're A Sperle When...

Today in church I was sitting up in the nursery next to a couple of little boys. They were very interested in Eli and asked all the appropriate questions: Is it a boy or a girl? What is his name? How old is he? Then, they moved on to the more honest questions/comments that little kids tend to make. Both of them prove that he IS his father's son. The first one was: Why is he so skinny? and the second was: He sure has a big nose. Eli is definitely a Sperle. (I don't think he has a big nose yet.)

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Proud grandma and grandpa... Grandpa loved pushing Eli around in the cart at Sam's Club.The three of us after church on Sunday.


Eli loves his daddy!

Meeting Grandma and Grandpa Z

Eli got to meet his Grandpa and Grandma Z yesterday. He likes them pretty well, and they think he's OK, too.

New adventures for Eli

Eli has been trying out his new equipment. He likes the bouncy, vibrating chair, didn't much enjoy the butterfly play center, loved the "Squishy Turtle" book, and appreciates the modesty of the "Pee-pee Teepees." (Thanks for those Mia!)

Eli's first day out

Eli got in his stroller for the first time today. Apparently he enjoyed it because he fell asleep, and slept until we stopped.

Welcome Eli!
Eli was born Wednesday, August 17 at 6:04 am. He was 6 pounds, 9 ounces and 20 inches. He has a surprising amount of dark hair, long eyelashes and is as beautiful as can be.We can't wait for you to meet him.

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The Final Day.
Sharleen woke up about 1:30 on Wednesday morning having contractions. She woke me up at 2:30 when her contractions were already 3 min. apart. Not wanting to be overly excited new parents, we took our time getting to the hospital, including taking some final pictures. When we got there at 4:00 the nurses were shocked to find her over 9 cm dilated (as were we). Two hours later Eli made his appearance.