Merry Christmas from Us

A Christmas Classic

So you've probably seen a video like this before, but my sis Katie made ours for us and we LOVE it. I laugh every time I watch it. I think the faces she picked are perfect. Thanks Katie. Hope everyone enjoys the Seminario groovey moves!

MINIMAN!

Mateo Joseph Seminario arrived on Wednesday, December 3rd 2009 at 3:04 am!

We left for the hospital around 2, checked in a 2:34, and he was here a short 30 minutes later. Thanks buddy for making it quick...I was too tired at that time in the a.m. to last much longer! Fernando was a champion partner and everybody at the hospital dealt with my impatience well. We were blessed!

He looks different (to us!) than the other two...less hair, longer fingers/toes (Uncle Pappy's toes), Katie's elf ear, lots of Seminario other stuff...but he still looks like one of our kids! So fun.

He's been a great eater, got a bit bruised, puffy, and generally beat-up by his quick entrance into the world, and when he looks around he gets so still and serene...even when he's only using his pirate eye!

He's so wonderful and so small, even though he was the biggest of our kids at 7.10. Here I am back at home with the little minimateo...

Here's Mimi's first holding. This is her shmoopy I love him so much I'm about to cry face.

Here's Sammy's first time holding his little bro. Do you think he's happy? He still refuses to call Mateo anything but Miniman or Baby.

We are SOOOO happy and feel blessed beyond measure to have this little person join our family! Welcome Mateo!

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While we're waiting for Miniman to make his appearance, Mimi and Daddy decided to practice. So they made Miniman out of what else? A honeydew. Very cute. And High Quality as you can see from his sticker.


She treats her new brother very carefully...by playing soccer with his head.
But he does look happy, doesn't he?

And loved.