It's been only 5 days?

I can't believe it's been only 5 days with Emmett! We are all doing well. Each night we've been getting a little more sleep (last night was a whole 4 hours). This weekend we had my family over and they really took care of us. My mom cleaned, cooked and so much more. My dad washed our cars! And then my sister made us some food and played with Aria. Emmett was passed around too, which gave me a little break. You guys are a blessing to us! Kevin's parents also came over to meet Emmett and spent a night. They helped us get through the first morning of getting Aria ready for school and out the door with our new addition in the mix. Having all the family around has been helpful for Aria to adjust because she got a little extra attention from everyone. Today was our first solo day and we did ok! We are getting the hang of this. It helps that Emmett is a pretty even tempered kid so far. He's a great eater and a pretty good sleeper (for a newborn). Here are some pictures from the last couple days...

This is the tree my parents planted for Emmett—we'll take a picture of him with it every year.

Grammy and Aria are weeding around Aria's tree.

Aria "reading" to baby brother. Notice she even shared her Doogan with him.

5 days old

I have to update this dang ol' blog's header!!!

Welcome to my goofy daddy 2.0!
here's some more pics of Emmett!

More pics!

8lbs 5oz, 21.25"

Emmett Matthew Zak!

More info to come...

Miller Time?

We have a joke on my side of the family (my parents and sister) and we call it "Miller Time". The norm for our family is to be late...and that's Miller Time. My dad and sister severely suffer from this. I on the other hand have done pretty well, on my own without my family's influence to keep a new on time tradition :-) ...until now. Today is my due date and no baby. It's clear this little guy is made up of my family's genes. There is an end (rather beginning) in sight. Next Wednesday at 6:30AM I will be induced. HOPEFULLY he won't suffer from extreme Miller Time and come at least a little earlier than that!

to whom it may concern...

Dear baby brother,
We are anxiously awaiting your arrival. Mommy wants you out of her body, as you are wreaking havoc on her ribs, bladder, and skin. We know it's five days early, but you're ready! Aria's ready to play with you! Loads of people want to meet you!

But there's one thing—we're still not sure how to spell your name. It'll either be spelled like this

or this

what do you think? Emmett or Emmitt?

Oh and please don't pee on me.

Love, Daddy, Mommy, and big sister Aria

Weekend at Grammy's...

and Pop Pop's cottage.

Aria spent her first weekend without both Mom and Dad. We dropped her off at her grandparent's house on Friday morning and they all drove up together to the cottage. She had a weekend of playing in the sand, fishing, and more fun in the sun. We were all a little nervous about how it would go, but it worked out fine. Aria didn't miss us one bit and everyone enjoyed themselves! She's such a big girl now.

Aria on Pop Pop's boat - look how happy she is!

Meanwhile...Kevin and I had a really nice, quiet weekend of catching up on chores (cleaning/laundry/weeding/you name it), watching movies, sleeping/relaxing, hanging out with friends, and even car shopping (this will be a future post). It was great working on my nesting activities without interruption :-)

THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH Mom and Dad!!!

Here I am ready to pop!!! We're waiting on baby...