Welcome to the world, Van Thomas Winzeler!

Our little guy is finally here! After a very easy labor, Van Winzeler was born on May 19, 2011 at 1:14 pm. He weighed 6 lbs 5 oz and was 21 inches long(although he did have a conehead so he was actually only 19 inches long:)). He is so perfect and such a great baby. He was alert from the get go. And apparentley he takes after his daddy:) Sadie has not skipped a beat. It's like she was born to be a big sister. She wants to help with everything..from putting him down for a nap to helping to change his diaper. She adores him. I can't tell you how many times a day she says "look at him...he's so cute" in her sweet little voice. I have to say i miss her a lot. Exclusively breastfeeding (and Van has been eating a LOT) takes lots of time away from her. I can't wait for things to get just a little easier and i can spend more time with her again. My mom went back to work today so it was me all alone with Sadie and Van. Sadie is also sick:( My mom is going to come back tomorrow and friday to help out a little with her bc she just doesn't feel well and needs a little more attention that i can give her right now. We are adjusting great and are really looking forward to watching Van grow!

And props to Brent for capturing this sweet picture at the hospital(with a little guidance:))

homestretch!

I have 9 days to go(give or take) and i have never been more ready! Don't get me wrong, the thought of 2 babies makes me a little nervous but i'm ready for the challenge:) So crazy to think that it's almost time for him to be here. I am extremely nervous this time around because with Sadie i was induced because of PIH (pregnancy induced hypertension) so everything was kind of scheduled. As of now, my blood pressure seems to be normal, which is great, but i am a little nervous about "going into labor". I have heard so many stories of how much faster the second one is etc. and i am very anxious right now about everything! My labor with Sadie was really fast already so how much faster can it get? I guess i'm scared that i won't get to the hospital in time:) I think we are about 90% sure of the name, so at least i don't have to be anxious about that anymore:)

As far as Sadie goes, she has been a little challenging lately..i know, great timing right? She is changing SO much at such a fast pace, she is having a hard time keeping up. First off, her imagination is out of this world. It is constantly racing. It's great and all and i know it's part of her age but it is affecting everything. She has a hard time going to sleep bc of it. She is also getting very manipulating. She completely understands what we are telling her yet she will cry/ have a tantrum etc. just to see if we will give in. The trick here is to NOT give in:) A lot of times this is easier said than done! For the most part we stick to it and hopefully this manipulating stage won't last that long(yea right:)). We are starting to wonder if she may be ready to drop her afternoon nap. The ONLY night this week that she went to bed without a huge meltdown was the day i decided not to let her nap. That day was very difficult. She slept 11 hours that night and was in be at 7:30 which was awesome. These days she doesn't fall asleep until 9:30/10 or sometimes later. The only problem was she woke up at 6:30 that morning and there was just no way she could make it until bedtime. Sooo, we went back to naps, just taking them much earlier and no longer than 2 hours. So far, it has not worked. I guess tomorrow we will try no nap again, and maybe bedtime at 7pm rather than 7:30. and just hope that eventually she will adjust and get at least 12 hours of sleep. Wish us luck these next couple weeks...we will surely need it!!

still truckin along

Well, I'm officially a stay at home mommy! However, somehow i have become much more tired than i was when i was working?! Must be where i am at in my pregnancy but i am so beyond exhausted. I don't know what i would do if i was still working. I'm 34 weeks and not so much loving being pregnant anymore:/ I'm unbelievable uncomfortable, not sleeping hardley at all at night, and having those darn braxton hicks contractions all the time. I'm really enjoying my time with Sadie right now. She is so much fun these days. She will walk around singing songs that she made up and then say "you like that song"? It really is hilarious..she definitely has her daddy's musical talent. This past weekend my sister and mom threw a shower for me and baby brother on the way. It was so much fun to see everyone and i got tons of goodies for baby boy. I am so very thankful for everyones generosity! I can't believe he will be here very soon! We are so anxious to see what he will be like and what he will look like. I'm expecting him to look a lot like Sadie but who knows?! Now that i am home full time i promise to blog more:) I seem to be on facebook more but i know there are some people on here who aren't on facebook for all the updates (ahem, Ali). The baby's nursery is coming along nicely and almost finished. Besides our desk and guitar studio that also is in there right now:) I will try and post some pictures soon of the progress that it is making:)

We're back!

Well, we survived our first family vacation to Disney World! We all had so much fun and made some wonderful Winzeler family memories. Usually vacations for us are about relaxing, but this trip was all about Miss Sadie. With this being the first trip to Disney for all three of us, we were kind of at a disadvantage. Yes, people gave us tips, told us to bring our wallets, etc. but it's so much to take in you just have to experience it first and learn on your own what to do/not do next time. Next time??? Yes, we will go back but not until ALL of our kids can experience all of Disney and we will only go one more time. I'm still not sure how we will afford to take all of our kids bc it will be expensive! Guess we should start saving now:) All in all it was a fantastic trip and i hope Sadie remembers at least some of it. I didn't take as many pictures as i would have liked, but i really wanted to enjoy the memories myself and not be behind the camera the whole time. If you ask Sadie what her favorite part of Disney World was she will tell you "race cars( but i'm not big enough to drive yet), teacups, dinosaurs, boats, train, and riding the school bus". and by school bus i mean the bus that took us from our resort to the parks. She also told us on the first day there that she wanted her wand to "boop" her and make her big so she could ride all the big rides. I can't believe she is already wishing to be bigger:( Here are a few pics from our trip.

blogger of the year

So, i realize i'm not the best blogger. There is a lot to update on here(considering it's been about 6 months since my last update). Baby #2 is on the way and it's a BOY! We are thrilled and can't wait to be a family of 4. In 3 weeks we are taking our very first trip to Disney World. One last hoorah before baby #2 comes. Sadie is so excited she asks everyday to go to Disney World:) Another big change is that I will no longer be a nanny to Scottie and Josh. This is obviously very bitter-sweet for me as i have been their nanny for 6 and a half years!! Even though i will be really sad to leave them, i am really excited about staying home with my babies. I can't wait to not have to wake up Sadie in the morning and to not spend the 2-3 hours in the car each day that we currently do. Sadie is really going to miss playing with the boys though..we will definitely need to plan routine play dates for them. As far as Sadie goes, she is just divine! She talks non-stop about just about everything. She is almost fully potty-trained too which is great. She absolutely loves school and next year will start going 3 days. My goodness how fast she is growing. She has turned into the worlds biggest daddy's girl which melts my heart but also makes me a little sad when "no daddy do it" comes out of her mouth so often. I love my little family so much:) That's all for now!

This week has been rough! Everyone in our house has been sick...Sadie is feeling great which is good, but Brent and I are feeling awful! Hopefully we feel better by the weekend:) We got Georgia season tickets this year for the first time since we both graduated! We are super excited to get to head up to Athens for all the home games:) Sadie will begin preschool next week, I am very excited about this! Lately she is attached to my hip...we literally spend so much time together, I really am looking forward to having a small break and hoping she adjusts well:) We also have decided that we are not going to sell our house. This is something we have been back and forth on and after MUCH consideration we have decided to stay here for a while. And by while, i mean while:) Although there are lots of things that we wish we had (a fenced yard, extra space, etc.) we realize that the grass really is always greener. Even though we don't have a fenced yard, we live on a very quiet street where Sadie can play and ride her bike. Even though we don't have extra bedrooms, the rooms that we do have are quite large. Maybe our kids will have to share a room, and that's okay. Soooo at the end of this month when our listing expires, our house will officially be off the market:) Cheers!!

She is 2!?

Well, today is my precious baby girls second birthday. So hard to believe that 2 years has gone by so fast. I can't imagine what my life would be like without her beautiful chaos that she brings to our family:) We are celebrating tomorrow with a close family dinner that we will be having at our clubhouse. Nothing fancy, no friends invited, just keeping it close family. Much less stress on us and on her:) Last night Sadie got to have a sleepover with me in my bed because Brent was gone and because it's her birthday of course:) It was so much fun cuddling with her (minus the kicking in the face at 4am). I took her to imaginations a play this morning and she had a blast of course. If you havn't been there yet it is a must for pre-school aged children. She got to paint a very lovely picture, play grocery store, play in a rub a dub dub bubble bath, and pretend to make me some delicious hot dogs. When we got home she got a couple of presents from mommy and daddy (a baby doll with bottles and a kitchen mixer for her kitchen). She is a true girly girl so she loves playing mommy and pretending to cook too:) We got her a tricycle but it still has not come in the mail yet and i wanted something small to give her on her special day:) We finished up the day with a birthday dinner out at Cheeky(which she didn't eat) with Uncle Micky. They brought out a piece of cake(which she DID eat) with 2 candles and sang happy birthday to her and she loved it. She couldn't believe that these people knew it was her birthday too! Now that the day is winding down, I still can't believe my baby girl is no longer a baby:( I remember her little infant cry like it was yesterday and knowing that she is growing up is so hard to take in. The past 2 years have been SO hard and SO amazing at the same time. Love you baby!! Happy 2nd Birthday!!