Two weeks old?!?

It's hard to believe that Sadie is already two weeks old! She has been a really sweet and easy baby, typically only waking me up twice at night. That has been a VERY pleasant surprise! Matt had one week off, it was so nice having him home those first couple days. Unfortunately, the weather has been miserable, so he didn't get to take Case outside to get much energy out. His last day home it was sprinkling, so we put Case in his rain boots and coat so he and Matt could go explore some puddles. He had a great time! The next morning when Matt went back to work, I found Case like this...
He put his boots on (even on the right feet) all by himself and kept saying, "ouside, ouside??" (outside). So sweet!
Another morning while I was changing Sadie's diaper, Case walked into the room with the toilet bowl brush in his hand! GROSS!! I try not to think of what germs he got all over the apartment before I saw him with the toilet bowl brush.
Case is very good at "sharing" with Sadie. He likes to bring everything too her, this is how I found her one morning!He must love her a LOT to share his cars with her!
Last Saturday, my mom, Alisha, Macey, Jordan and Brooke all came over for a play day! We spent a little time at the park before it started raining, then we headed back to our place for lunch and play time. Macey and Case were hysterical, I love that they are best buddies. Case always talks about "Mace". Here's a really sweet picture my sister got of Macey and "SadieBelle" as Macey calls her.
Here's a couple of other sweet pictures - Sadie in her newborn outfit that is supposed to go to her ankles, she was only five days old in this picture! Guess she won't be wearing many of her newborn outfits - she is just so long!And here's our little Sadie after her first bath at home. Matt's aunt, Molly, made her this towel - isn't it adorable (the little button says, I heart u)! And it's so nice and big, she'll be able to use it forever!

That's a little of what's been going on here lately! Today ends my ban on driving and picking Case up. I don't quite feel like I can carry him all over the place like I used to, but I am excited to just be able to pick him up instead of having to sit down and ask him to climb into my lap whenever he wants to be held. It also ends my days of having help! Ahhh, on my own! I'm really looking forward to going to the park, zoo, library - anywhere!! Let me know if you are up for a play date!

Family Movie Night

We had our first ever family movie night yesterday evening. It was so much fun! We watched the Pixar movie, Cars. It really is SUCH a cute movie, I had seen part of it and Matt had never watched it. We both LOVED it. But... our excitement didn't come close to matching the excitement of our car-loving Case! He ranged every where from running around in front of the tv saying "Car, Car!" to sitting with Matt saying, "tickle-tickle-tickle-tickle-tickle" super fast (his way of saying he's having a lot of fun) to being a super sweet snuggle bug with me! But maybe the best was this picture - don't worry we didn't let him sit here very long!

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Sibling Love

We had no idea what to expect with regards to how Case would respond to Sadie. We have been blown away by how much he loves his little sister! It has been an absolute joy to see him interact with her. When he came to the hospital to see all of us, he was slightly interested in her, liked touching her nose and her hair, but then he was off to play with a balloon, run with Daddy or jump on my hospital bed! We were really glad that he was so good with her and he was fine when he had to leave the hospital. He'd come say bye to me, walk to the door, turn around and say, "Bye, Baby!" - it was super sweet! Here's some pics from the hospital!


I for one, LOVE the hospital. Best part of the c-section, I get to stay at the hospital for an extra day. I know so many people are itching to get home, but man, I feel like the hospital is a hotel!! They bring me food that I don't have to prepare or clean up after, they change my sheets everyday, they take the baby so I can sleep at night, how does it get any better?!

I did REALLY miss Case so that made me excited to get home, but I was thinking it would be pretty chaotic the first few days. I thought Case would have a hard time with me not being able to pick him up or play with him when I was feeding the baby.

Although he does sometimes like to sit right with me on the boppy while I'm feeding her, he does a great job of understanding when she's eating and he waits patiently for her to be done. He loves to just look at her, touch her, talk to her, bring her toys - he's just been unbelievable! As soon as he wakes up from his nap or comes home from playing at the park with Matt, he says, "Where da baby?" Matt and I have said that's easily the thing he has said most often over the last couple days, we love it!

His new favorite thing is to "hold the baby" he gets her blanket, sits on the couch, pats his legs and says, "Baby, Baby", over and over until we put her in his lap. He actually does a great job! The first couple times, I held her head or had my hand on her body for support. He quickly realized what I was doing and would push my hands away and say, "No." He wants to hold her all by himself! We just couldn't ask for him to be a better big brother! Now we just hope he does as well when Matt goes back to work!

We got Case a present from Sadie... I don't think Matt could have picked a better present! We got him a basketball hoop! Besides "Where da baby", his other phrase we hear constantly from Case is "a hoop!" meaning he wants us to come play basketball with him. He's actually REALLY good at it, he's got great aim and even shoots with one hand.We are loving being a family of four and have loved these days at home together!

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!

And she's here!

Just like that - we checked in this morning, things went according to the timeline and here is our baby girl!

Sadie Belle Wassink
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!

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.