A Few Pictures From Christmas

We were very busy over the holidays and found every minute enjoyable. Eli was so excited to meet all of his cousins again and maybe felt a little overwhelmed by how many there are. We spent Christmas Eve in Napoleon with Grandma and Grandpa Sperle, then we got up early the next morning and drove to Fargo to spend Christmas day with Grandma and Grandpa Zeman. We ate too much, laughed a lot and watched as Eli took in all the pleasures of Christmas and family.

A Christmas kiss.


Sadie's sweet smile and silly hat.


The careful tearing open of presents. Eli was a little slow for me as he wanted to take off every little piece of paper and I just can't wait to see what's inside!! (I've had this problem my whole life.)

Sadie's Baptism

While in ND we had Sadie's baptism in Napoleon. Sadie looked beautiful all dressed in white. And, like her brother, didn't make a peep when the priest poured water on her head. Her Godparents are Dennis' brother, Greg, and my best friend, Mia, but Mia couln't be there so Dennis' sister, Terri, filled in and did a great job. When the priest was pouring water over Sadie, Eli leaned in, pointed at Sadie and really loud said, "Ha,Ha".

Sadie, family, and Godparents.


Getting dried off.





Sadie in her first of many dresses that cost too much and that she'll only wear once, but are worth every penny.

To Tide You Over

Happy New Year!!! I'll post more pictures when I get caught up with my long list of things to do, but until then, enjoy these!

A Visit With Santa

You can tell by this picture that Eli did not enjoy his visit with Santa and that Sadie couldn't have cared less who was holding her. Oh well. It was a fun time anyways.

The 100th Post

This is my 100th post on the Eli and Baby Sadie Blog. I have posted about 2 births, baths, sitting, walking, eating, falling, family, vacations and more. That means, you have read a lot about my children and you probably know more than you need to know. Thanks for tuning in every week to watch my children grow. It's been an exciting run! And, I'm sure, the best is yet to come.

Now, for the pictures.

I took pictures of Sadie's first bath, but they weren't very cheerful. She hated every moment of it and screamed her head off. I realize now that she likes the water really, really warm (like Eli) and is perfectly content to sit for long periods of time as long as the water is warm enough. So, these pictures are from her 8th? bath.



Last Thursday it snowed in Columbus. It doesn't snow in Columbus very often so Eli doesn't have the opporunity to enjoy snow as much as he would like to or as much as I would like him to. It snowed several times last year, but he was oblivious to the fact that white flakes were falling from the sky. So, when it snowed Eli and I went out in our jammies and played in the snow. When he touched it, he said "Oooooo". I think that about says it all.



Eli got this very cool sled as a gift and this is the first time he got to use it. As you can see, the snow is already melting. It was gone about an hour later.

The Many Faces of Sadie

Finally! We've had some camera difficulties around here so I'm just getting some pictures posted. Sadie looks sort of washed out in these pictures, but such is life with flash. These are the best ones. I can't believe she's already 6 weeks old and almost 11 pounds! She's starting to smile, follow people and objects and knows my voice. She's also pretty tolerant of Eli.






Eli fell down our front porch steps on Sunday. He fell so hard his head bounced off the cement. It must have looked worse than it was because he only cried a minute.

Christmas Is In the Air

We're getting ready for Christmas at the Sperles. I can't believe it's less than a month away. We'll be heading north again to see all of our family! I can't wait for them to meet Sadie and see Eli.

Sadie reading with dad.


Decorating the Christmas Tree. Yes, it's small and fake, but our small apartment is already too crowded to have a large tree.


Ho! Ho! Ho! Eli is a Santa in training. He already has the rosy cheeks and round belly.


Wildlights at the zoo. They were so beautiful and the weather was just perfect. If only we could have done something about the crowds. Sadie is in this picture. She's nestled inside daddy's coat!

Settling In

We are settling into our new schedule with our new family member. Grandma left about a week ago and I am getting used to getting both kids ready and out the door in attempt to arrive at our destination on time. The house is in constant disarray, but who am I fooling? It has always been a mess and now I have a really good excuse!

Dog pile on mom.


Sadie covering her ears. It's a wonder she gets any sleep at all.


Eli imitating dad and feeding his baby. The baby also gets rides in the swing, bouncy seat and car seat and MUST be swaddled or there is a big "uh-oh".


Eli enjoying his view from inside the dryer.

Sweet Sadie

Sadie wearing her "Little Camper" sleeper.


Getting burped.


Hanging out in the Play Gym.


Taking a nap.

Random kids that you don't know.

Since Eli is getting a big head and demanding more pictures of himself, I thought I better post some of his friends for a change. (Eli is the tiger.)

More Pictures

Here are a few random pictures of Sadie's first two weeks.

Eli being gentle with Sadie in the cradle-swing.


A walk in the L'il Limo.


Proud daddy.


Why is Sadie wearing a snowsuit when its 65 degrees out?


Eli taking Sadie for a walk.

Good Morning, Emily and Ashley

We heard rumors that some certain nieces get up and look for pictures of Eli and Sadie every morning and are always disappointed when they find that nothing new has been posted. So, here's a couple for them...





















































I hope that holds you for just a little while!!!

The Family and Halloween

One week old already! I think all she's done is sleep. She's really good at it! We are all adjusting to a new member in the family. I think we're all a little tired, but otherwise we're doing great!

Sadie snuggled in her car seat.


Eli being gentle with Sadie. He's getting better, but he's really testing us. He was really bouncing Sadie in the bouncy seat. It took him 6 "No, Eli. Don't bounce Sadie so hard. Gentle." each with a one minute time-out in the crib before he finally figured out he wasn't supposed to bounce Sadie so hard. And then again this morning it started all over again...


Sadie in the bouncy seat.


Eli in the bouncy seat. Look at the drool. He just got in his eye teeth and he has a little cold. Poor thing.


Sadie and mom.


Eli helped dad carve a pumpkin. He didn't want anything to do with the guts, but he had no problems holding the knife like a wild man. Luckily, it was one of those safety knives.


Eli was a fierce tiger for Halloween. We did a little trick-or-treating around the neighborhood and there was a party at the community center where he got a bucket full of candy. He got to eat his very first sucker. I think he died and went to sugar heaven. He was a sticky mess. He liked it so much he tried to eat the wrapper and the stick. Needless to say, the candy is put away for mom and dad to eat!