We are having a great time getting to enjoy our little Sadie bug! I'll try to update more about the last few days soon, but I had to get these pictures up - now it's time to get some sleep!
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Sadie Belle Wassink
Here are some pictures my sister, Brooke, took of her this evening. I am so thankful my sister is such a gifted photographer - we are spoiled by her!
We are having a great time getting to enjoy our little Sadie bug! I'll try to update more about the last few days soon, but I had to get these pictures up - now it's time to get some sleep!
We are having a great time getting to enjoy our little Sadie bug! I'll try to update more about the last few days soon, but I had to get these pictures up - now it's time to get some sleep!
Thursday, June 3, 2010
And she's here!
Just like that - we checked in this morning, things went according to the timeline and here is our baby girl!
She is doing great, I am feeling great - much better than I did after my c-section with Case! So things are wonderful! We love her so much and can't wait for Case to meet her tomorrow!
Sadie Belle Wassink
born June 3rd, 7:32 am
8 lbs 14 oz, 21 inches long
born June 3rd, 7:32 am
8 lbs 14 oz, 21 inches long
She is doing great, I am feeling great - much better than I did after my c-section with Case! So things are wonderful! We love her so much and can't wait for Case to meet her tomorrow!
Wednesday, June 2, 2010
The night before
The night before we had Case, we took some pictures of my belly. I was so glad we did because I think I seriously forgot how big I was.
Here's a picture of my belly the night before I had Case...
So tonight we took the chance to take a few pictures of my belly since we are having our baby girl tomorrow by c-section at 7am!! Unbelievable!
Here's our baby girl!
Both Matt and I agree that I'm not quite as big as I was with Case - I definitely don't have quite as much amniotic fluid as I did with Case. But my belly is still pretty big and I am feeling it! I'm not looking forward to recovering from a c-section again, but I am looking forward to not being pregnant and best of all... meeting our baby girl!!
Are we ready seems to be the big question... ummm, no! But we sure are excited! I think most adventurous, challenging, humorous, etc will be how Case responds.
Tune in tomorrow for the name and some pictures.
Here's a picture of my belly the night before I had Case...
So tonight we took the chance to take a few pictures of my belly since we are having our baby girl tomorrow by c-section at 7am!! Unbelievable!Here's our baby girl!
Both Matt and I agree that I'm not quite as big as I was with Case - I definitely don't have quite as much amniotic fluid as I did with Case. But my belly is still pretty big and I am feeling it! I'm not looking forward to recovering from a c-section again, but I am looking forward to not being pregnant and best of all... meeting our baby girl!!
Are we ready seems to be the big question... ummm, no! But we sure are excited! I think most adventurous, challenging, humorous, etc will be how Case responds.
Tune in tomorrow for the name and some pictures.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Summer Days
It is hot, hot, hot here in MN today! It was 96 degrees with a crazy amount of humidity. Not super fun for this 38 week pregnant lady. So the best thing to add to a day like today... water! We spent the afternoon at Maria's house, a little unexpectedly, so we didn't have a swim suit or anything for Case. That never stopped us - he had a great time playing with Penny and Layla. They ran through the sprinkler, played in a little pool and Case threw and chased balls to his little hearts content. I didn't have my camera, but I did have my iphone, so this isn't the best quality but I couldn't pass up posting it!
Wednesday, May 5, 2010
My Big Boy
Case is growing and changing so much, so quickly!! Our time left as just the three of us is going to come to an end so soon here, we're trying to make the most of it! He still has absolutely no idea that a baby is coming. He'll talk to my belly and say hi and bye to the baby, give the baby hugs and kisses, show the baby his cars, etc. But he also thinks there's a baby in his belly, daddy's belly, etc. Hopefully we're not confusing him for life :)
Case does have a new ADORABLE cousin who has been a very willing participant in getting Case used to babies! Jordan was born in January and Case couldn't possibly love him more! Here he is showing us the "caaar" on Jordan's shirt. We love Jordan and Case is definitely enjoying being a big cousin!
To say Case is into everything is a bit of an understatement! He is busy busy and very curious about everything. Some of his latest antics include getting the box of rice out of the pantry and dumping it into the dishwasher - I think he thought he was being helpful :) It wasn't the most exciting thing to clean up!
Another dishwasher incident landed us at the hospital for the afternoon! I had just emptied the dishwasher and was getting lunch ready in the kitchen. Case was playing with the empty dishwasher, and all of a sudden I saw something small in his hands, I went to bend down to see what he had and he popped it in his mouth and swallowed it! I was so shocked, he hasn't done anything like that before so I wasn't quite sure what to do. I knew it was a bit larger than a quarter and was white but I had NO idea what it was. I called his pediatrician who thought it would be best for him to come in and get some x-rays since we didn't know what it was that he swallowed. Here's some pictures from the afternoon - they were taken with my phone so they're not the best quality.
How cute is he in the little gown!?!
Case was HYSTERICAL the whole time at the hospital. He thought it was the greatest adventure ever! He got to run up and down the halls and run circles around the nurses desks - they all loved the distraction he offered. I wasn't able to go into the x-ray with him because of being pregnant. Do you think he cared - not one bit! The x-ray tech said in a completely shocked voice - "he may have been my best patient ever." Case was so intrigued he laid perfectly still for all the x-rays. They weren't able to see anything in the x-rays which meant whatever he swallowed was plastic which meant no concerns! I realized later what it was. I had washed one of our tupperware tops that had a little "fresh seal" flip top thing and it was mysteriously missing so I figured it had come out in the dishwasher and Case had found it.
If you read this blog at all, you know that Case LOVES balls - here is one way I keep him happy while attempting to shop!
Case is talking more and more, he even has a few sentences! He says, "Where'd it go?", "Where's the car?" and "I fall down" - which he does a lot! Whenever he hurts himself, gets a bump, falls on the ground, runs into the wall, etc... he always tells you the story after he's done crying. It's really cute! He reenacts it and everything.
He's such a fun little buddy! We can't wait to see him be a big brother! We are scheduled to have our little girl by c-section (because I had a c-section with Case) on June 3rd if she doesn't come on her own before that! So less than a month - unbelievable!
Case does have a new ADORABLE cousin who has been a very willing participant in getting Case used to babies! Jordan was born in January and Case couldn't possibly love him more! Here he is showing us the "caaar" on Jordan's shirt. We love Jordan and Case is definitely enjoying being a big cousin!
To say Case is into everything is a bit of an understatement! He is busy busy and very curious about everything. Some of his latest antics include getting the box of rice out of the pantry and dumping it into the dishwasher - I think he thought he was being helpful :) It wasn't the most exciting thing to clean up!
Another dishwasher incident landed us at the hospital for the afternoon! I had just emptied the dishwasher and was getting lunch ready in the kitchen. Case was playing with the empty dishwasher, and all of a sudden I saw something small in his hands, I went to bend down to see what he had and he popped it in his mouth and swallowed it! I was so shocked, he hasn't done anything like that before so I wasn't quite sure what to do. I knew it was a bit larger than a quarter and was white but I had NO idea what it was. I called his pediatrician who thought it would be best for him to come in and get some x-rays since we didn't know what it was that he swallowed. Here's some pictures from the afternoon - they were taken with my phone so they're not the best quality.
How cute is he in the little gown!?!
Case was HYSTERICAL the whole time at the hospital. He thought it was the greatest adventure ever! He got to run up and down the halls and run circles around the nurses desks - they all loved the distraction he offered. I wasn't able to go into the x-ray with him because of being pregnant. Do you think he cared - not one bit! The x-ray tech said in a completely shocked voice - "he may have been my best patient ever." Case was so intrigued he laid perfectly still for all the x-rays. They weren't able to see anything in the x-rays which meant whatever he swallowed was plastic which meant no concerns! I realized later what it was. I had washed one of our tupperware tops that had a little "fresh seal" flip top thing and it was mysteriously missing so I figured it had come out in the dishwasher and Case had found it.
If you read this blog at all, you know that Case LOVES balls - here is one way I keep him happy while attempting to shop!
Case is talking more and more, he even has a few sentences! He says, "Where'd it go?", "Where's the car?" and "I fall down" - which he does a lot! Whenever he hurts himself, gets a bump, falls on the ground, runs into the wall, etc... he always tells you the story after he's done crying. It's really cute! He reenacts it and everything.He's such a fun little buddy! We can't wait to see him be a big brother! We are scheduled to have our little girl by c-section (because I had a c-section with Case) on June 3rd if she doesn't come on her own before that! So less than a month - unbelievable!
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Our last days at the Eikums!
Here are a few things that Case was up to during our last days at the Eikums. It already seems so long ago that we've been there, but when we see Bert and Beki at church, it's pretty clear that Case remembers his best buddies!
Mama's helper in the kitchen:
Here Case is enjoying Bert's chocolate chip cookies (best recipe ever!!)
Case was learning how to use a spoon in our last months at the Eikums, now he's a pro! Yogurt really helped him learn his spoon skills, but he can get a little creative!
Hmmmm... wrong end of the spoon?
Doesn't matter to Case - it gets the job done!
He's so proud of his mad skills, he even gave me a stinker face!
I got these Thing 1 and Thing 2 pajamas for Case a while back and it perfectly describes his new stage as he is into EVERYTHING!!
He definitely misses getting to play with everything in the pantry. Here he is stacking the peanut butter on the peanut can and then tackling it, over and over again - he's pretty creative :)
Mama's helper in the kitchen:
Here Case is enjoying Bert's chocolate chip cookies (best recipe ever!!)
Case was learning how to use a spoon in our last months at the Eikums, now he's a pro! Yogurt really helped him learn his spoon skills, but he can get a little creative!Hmmmm... wrong end of the spoon?
Doesn't matter to Case - it gets the job done!
He's so proud of his mad skills, he even gave me a stinker face!
I got these Thing 1 and Thing 2 pajamas for Case a while back and it perfectly describes his new stage as he is into EVERYTHING!!
He definitely misses getting to play with everything in the pantry. Here he is stacking the peanut butter on the peanut can and then tackling it, over and over again - he's pretty creative :)
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
We've Moved!!
Ahh, long time, no blog! I actually have a decent excuse this time (have I maybe said that before?)! At the end of February we got the okay to sign a 6 month lease, so we looked at about 18 apartments in 4 days, signed a lease, packed and moved into our apartment on March 12th! It's been a lot of work and extremely busy, but after almost two years of living in someone else's basement, we are living as our own little Wassink clan! I feel like we are actually adults now or something :)
We really miss Bert and Beki and just the fun we had living with them and to see two people love on your little boy like they did... it was just so great! But we've already continued our Harry Potter watching with them and have made it pretty clear there is no way they are keeping us away from grilling and norweigan golf in their back yard this summer!
We had SO much help moving - I can't thank the guys enough for helping haul all of our stuff from two different places to our new apartment and the ladies who helped unpack and organize everything. This is now my third move while being pregnant (2 with Case, 1 this time). Not exactly fun, but each time people have just blessed our socks off by helping. Case went to my parents house for three days - I missed him so much but we can't even imagine how long it would've taken us to unpack if he would've been with us.
Case now has a bedroom again! In case you forgot, he was sleeping in our walk in closet at the Eikum's. He loves his own room, but we do have a new distraction in that he now has to fall asleep while actually seeing his toys! Probably not a big deal if the child has been doing this since day 1, but for the last 7 months all he's had to look at is four walls and some hanging clothes. So we've developed a system of saying "nigh nigh" to all of his toys. It's seriously hysterical, he waves bye-bye to them all and says "nigh nigh"! The process starts in the living room and goes into his bedroom as he says nigh nigh to everything in sight. It really works - I was actually shocked! Especially because his bedroom is so bright compared to a closet.
I have lots to catch up on and will try to be better about blogging once we get our wireless internet set up.
Pregnancy update: we are now only about 2 1/2 months away from meeting our baby girl! It seems unbelieveably crazy that it will be so soon. She's incredibly active, everytime the a dr listens to her heart beat they can only find it for a couple seconds at a time. They always spend lots of time reassuring me that it's nothing to worry about it's just that she's a super active little baby. Like they have to tell me :)
We really miss Bert and Beki and just the fun we had living with them and to see two people love on your little boy like they did... it was just so great! But we've already continued our Harry Potter watching with them and have made it pretty clear there is no way they are keeping us away from grilling and norweigan golf in their back yard this summer!
We had SO much help moving - I can't thank the guys enough for helping haul all of our stuff from two different places to our new apartment and the ladies who helped unpack and organize everything. This is now my third move while being pregnant (2 with Case, 1 this time). Not exactly fun, but each time people have just blessed our socks off by helping. Case went to my parents house for three days - I missed him so much but we can't even imagine how long it would've taken us to unpack if he would've been with us.
Case now has a bedroom again! In case you forgot, he was sleeping in our walk in closet at the Eikum's. He loves his own room, but we do have a new distraction in that he now has to fall asleep while actually seeing his toys! Probably not a big deal if the child has been doing this since day 1, but for the last 7 months all he's had to look at is four walls and some hanging clothes. So we've developed a system of saying "nigh nigh" to all of his toys. It's seriously hysterical, he waves bye-bye to them all and says "nigh nigh"! The process starts in the living room and goes into his bedroom as he says nigh nigh to everything in sight. It really works - I was actually shocked! Especially because his bedroom is so bright compared to a closet.
I have lots to catch up on and will try to be better about blogging once we get our wireless internet set up.
Pregnancy update: we are now only about 2 1/2 months away from meeting our baby girl! It seems unbelieveably crazy that it will be so soon. She's incredibly active, everytime the a dr listens to her heart beat they can only find it for a couple seconds at a time. They always spend lots of time reassuring me that it's nothing to worry about it's just that she's a super active little baby. Like they have to tell me :)
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