Photo Shoot Drama

Tim is cheap.  It's a fact that has been proven time and time again.  Becoming a bankruptcy attorney has only made it worse.  I really wanted to get some professional photos of Max as a newborn.  Tim however felt it was a waste of money and said he could do just as good a job and save the money.  Sadly, this argument went on for too long and we didn't get the newborn pictures of Max I wanted.  You know, the kind where you can cram their little bodies inside a basket and they don't even notice because they are sound asleep?  Well, last week Tim finally attempted to take some pictures. We borrowed my friend Megan Gubler's very nice camera.  Tim only lasted about 15 minutes and then got bored of taking pictures.  When I returned the camera, Megan offered to take a few pictures and I accepted.  Max screamed for about half the time and ate for about half the time and Megan still managed to get some wonderful shots. 

Here are some of Tim's pictures.  They are very cute and I really like them but if this were a competition, Megan would win.  I think Max looks so much like Tim (and his uncle Alex).  He is 7 weeks old, 13.2 lbs, and bald.  I have also noticed his ears are starting to stick out more just like the rest of the Hassells.  How did that happen?

 Here are Megan's pictures.  These are wonderful and I love them :)  I want to get large prints and put them all over our apartment.  Thank you Megan for putting up with a very mad Max.  Megan even made the cute beanie for Max's fat head.  Megan has a fireplace she filled with logs and a great rug in front.  I want to hire Megan to decorate my house...when I have a house.  Don't let Max fool you in these pictures by looking so cute and calm.  He threw a fit almost the entire time.

 

The Latest and Greatest of Max Man

Max has had quite a few adventures over the last month.  Family and friends have come to meet him, we have taken him around Milwaukee, and he went to church for the first time. He has been great and is getting bigger every day.  Thanks everyone for visiting :)

Bath time in the chicken towel 

 Nap time with Dad

 First family photo

 Grandpa Hassell came to visit

 Bumbo time

 Uncle Elijah came to visit with the family.  Thanks for stopping bye Pam and family.

 Anne Marie

 Anne Marie and Cassie

 Max in his cool summer wear

 BYU gear with Dad

 Real smiles

 First day of church.  One month birthday.  Tim wants to see how he compares to the long board each month.  We took this idea from my cousins Canyon and Hannah with their son Bo.  Monthly updates to come.

 First mom and Max photo

 Grandma Jackie with Max

 Cousin Libby with Max.  I guess we didn't get any pictures with my sister Sarah and Max but she came too.  We had a great time eating out, shopping, and sleeping in.  Thanks for the great visit Mom, Sarah, and Libby :)  I miss you already.

Introducing Maximus Sebastian Hassell

Born July 14, 2011 

1:52 p.m. 

8 lbs 10 oz

21.5 inches long

We are loving having little Max with us!  He is wonderful!  (Note: Birth of a child warrants exclamation points per rules of the blog).  We spend a lot of time getting used to one another and figuring out this whole family of three thing.  Who would have thought such a little guy could bring about such big lifestyle changes :) 

Baby Update

Yesterday was my due date and today is my birthday. I was kind of wishing I could share it with Max but no sign of labor starting in the next few hours.  I celebrated yesterday by going to an early breakfast at Blue's Egg with my friends Katie and Jenny.  It was delicious and so much fun to chat for hours with them.  I don't know what I would do without them.  After breakfast Tim and I went to the beautiful Oriental Theater downtown to see Midnight in Paris which we both enjoyed.  It was all very nice and relaxing but with the baby on the way, there are more exciting things to think about than my 26th bday.
 Even though Max isn't coming today, he will be making his big arrival very soon (no later than Thursday, doctor's orders) and we couldn't be more excited :)  My body is bigger than I ever thought it could get and my dad asked for photos so I am overcoming my embarrassment and posting a few.  

This is last week (39 weeks)

 

 This is today (40 weeks and 1 day)

 I am also posting the final pictures of the room which is kind of just a hodge-podge of things people have given us or that Tim has made.  I really like it considering we only spent $100 total due to the generosity of my co-worker getting rid of a crib, dresser, and stroller in combination with our family and friends helping us buy the other needed items.  We are a VERY lucky little family.  Notice the adorable crib quilt made by Terra Mulliner. I LOVE it so much and couldn't be happier about it.

Here is domestic little Tim making the curtains.

Signs made by Tim

 Bookshelf and puzzles painted by Tim.  Puzzles made by Pam, Tim's sister.

 Chair compliments of Bill and Ruth Hassell. 

Quilt made by Kensey Sharp and family.

 Crib quilt made by Terra Mulliner and I LOVVVVE it.

Infomercials

I was bored this last Saturday afternoon, and lazy. I was trying to watch something on TV, but nothing is worth watching on Saturday afternoons. It was so bad that I was mildly disappointed by the fact that Track & Field was advertised on NBC, but there was only an infomercial on. I sat watching, hoping it was just a long commercial, but it ended up filling the whole hour. This one was for this (I think), a combo of every other George Foreman grill impersonator, before and after.

-Side note. This lady is probably my favorite infomercial host. That red hair can really move product. I feel like she got her start on the magic bullet ad.

As I sat there watching this, and I’ve seen quite a few of these infomercials in my life, I thought, “Why do they always make the same exact thing?” Their demo foods are always omelet (preferably one Denver omelet, one ham and cheese), stuffed chicken breast one side/stuffed meat on the other side, some cake concoction with a candy bar in the middle, and a Mexican (usually a quesadilla) and an Italian dish (usually pizza) to spread out the demographics. Is this all the American public is eating? Omelets? Who is eating an omelet on a regular basis? Well, I hope Anna likes them, because I got it for her birthday.

Max is on his way

With baby on his way, we decided to do some stuff to his room, without spending money unnecessarily. As usual, Anna came up with an idea, and I blew that idea out of the water. So we headed over to Goodwill to get some cheap picture frames. I'm sure the girl at the register was curious why this white couple was interested in the Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and Morgan Freeman Nelson Mandela picture (I also was amazed that someone was able to get all three of those guys together for a picture). However, we were just interested in the frames. Below is what I we crafted. In case your wondering, the baby boy is going to be named Max. I was worried that the 'A' was going to look too much like the Star Trek logo. We didn't want to ruin his life before it really started, so I tweaked it a little. Crisis averted. We know he will be able to read right away, so I wanted him to know his name. He's that advanced.