Pretty in Peach

So, I can't figure out why blogger is turning the first picture sideways, but if you cock your head to the side, you can see how cute she is! My sister was doing a photo shoot for her generous and talented friends who made these items, and I joined in. Her roommate knit this cute outfit, and a friend we haven't even met stamped the burp cloths. Michaela's Gramps loves baby girls with mohawks, so this one was for him. If you look closely, you can see her natural highlights on the tips. The mohawk hairstyle works great on her since her hair naturally goes straight up in the back (not sure this is going to be so great when she is older!).

Michaela is...

As the photo shows, Michaela is over a month old already! The past few weeks have been extremely busy for us (hence the lack of blogging - sorry!), and Michaela has experienced a lot in her first month of life. She has been to many German towns, several doctors' appointments (for both she and Mommy), the Frankfurt airport, church several times, several restaurants, and many other places downtown and on base. She LOVES bouncing on the exercise ball (being bounced, rather), eating, traveling in the baby bjorn (thanks Dawn!) or sling (thanks Jami!), being outside, and listening to music. She DISLIKES having a wet diaper (especially in the older style cloth) and being tired or hungry. Michaela has also met many, many people in the past month, but her favorites, of course, have been the ones who have come the farthest to meet her...her grandmothers and her auntie. I promise more pictures of some of the events mentioned will be coming soon. I just wanted to post something to hold you over since it has been so long, and she has changed so much already!

First Sunday

Today was Michaela's first Sunday. The newly created family went to church and arrived with the usual tardiness that is a Cookey family trademark. During the service we were waiting for a blood curdling scream to emanate from our little one. We were happy to see that she gave us the visual signals of her hunger before it led to the less desirable verbal signals. After church we headed to Mainz-Kastel in search of flowers for our "window" boxes. She slept contently in her car seat for the entire trip and continued her nap for an hour after we came home. We are hoping these long afternoon naps do not translate to long hours of crying in the night. Currently, she is making the transition to life outside the womb quite well and is a very content baby. We are so blessed. Additionally, we have been blessed by so many friends here in Germany. The generosity includes meals, hand me downs, gifts, a wooden stork, and the list goes on. It has been a humbling experience. To all of you, we give deep thanks.