Sixteen Candles

Unfortunately, I already used "Pretty In Pink" as one blog posting, so I had to go back to the Ringwald well for this picture of me and Sadie wearing our fashion-forward ensembles. As my friend Nipsey Russell always used to say, "You gots to coordinate!"

Pretty in Pink

Sorry, Jason - this is not a posting about your childhood crush Molly Ringwald.

No, this post is an excuse to show off Sadie wearing the first pink outfit she ever received. Our friends brought this to the hospital 4 months ago when she was born and it now fits perfectly!

Sadie is 4 Months Old!

Sadie celebrated her 4 Month birthday on July 20, 2009.

Her first present was a set of vaccinations at the pediatrician. She was a trooper, though, and only cried for a little bit. Overall, the appointment was a success and Sadie checked in at 5.4 kg (11.88 pounds) and 58 cm (23.8 inches). George helped us show her growth in this picture:

We then shared with her a story about the place where Mommy and Daddy used to live:

We capped off the day with our traditional dessert and snapped a picture right before she blew out the candle and we tucked her in for a good night's sleep:

Dadurday

Today was "Dadurday" - a Saturday when Sadie and Daddy got to hang out all day. Since Mommy does such a great job taking care of her the rest of the week, it was my turn to change all of the diapers and make sure the nap and feeding schedule was maintained.

We first played under her gym and read a new book about the Chicago Cubs winning a baseball game. She asked if it was from the fiction section, so I had to gently explain to her that the expression "Wait till next year" actually refers to 2009.

We then took a long walk around town and wrapped things up with a relaxing bath (for her) and a new pair of frilly pajamas (for me her).

Here is a picture of us as we got ready to load up the stroller and head into town:

Supermodel

Sadie is smiling a ton right now and enjoys posing for the camera. Here are some candids of her in a new outfit.

We first told her to give the camera a saucy look as if she just made a huge present in her diaper for Mommy to clean up:

Then she busted out her "Blue Steel" look:

And for her final pose, she reacted as we tried to explain universal health care to her:

Anniversary Celebration

We celebrated our 4th wedding anniversary this week with our first date since Sadie arrived. Our friends volunteered to babysit while we ventured to the Dempsey Hill area for some good food and good wine. Cheers!

Sadie celebrated by rolling over in her big girl crib:

Sadie's Turning Tricks!

Uh...this may be a bad title for the post, but we wanted to show off some of Sadie's new talents.

In the first photo, she is channeling Gene Kelly by "Singing in the Rain" with her fun new umbrella that Grandpa sent:

In the video below, Sadie is "talking" and blowing raspberries while she relaxes on the bed with Mommy: