Zetta goes to school!

Well it happened...Zetta started Preschool, every Tuesday and Thursday from 9am-2pm. We waited until the last minute to sign her up because we were not sure what our schedule was going to be like once we had Nora. Of course, when we decided that yes, school is the route we wanted to take, her class was full. But, we got a call last week saying they had a cancellation and a spot was available in her class! Not going to lie, I got tears in my eyes thinking about sending my baby to "school". She has always been watched by family, so this is a big step for her, and for Pete and I. The preschool is held at our church, so she is familiar with the set up. She didn't shed a tear when we dropped her off. As for me, that is a different story! ;) I know it will be good for her to play and interact with other kids, but it is still change. It is going to take us a few weeks to get in the groove, but I know it is going to be a good thing, for her and for us. Just keep us in your prayers as we adjust to this new routine! The first day of school would be the same without cliche chalkboard pictures!! 

Friday Favorites..shopping addition!

I always get a little shopping crazy at this time of the year. Back to school, the start of fall, long sleeves..it's my favorite. I just wish I could spend $1,000's and get a whole new wardrobe each year! I am obsessing over RiffRaff's new "Game Day Collection" so I am just going to list my favorite things off of there today, and just dream a little bit! :) The only problem is that I wish more was for MU instead of AR, but at least the black and gold pieces I can make work!

1. "Break the Chain" Necklace. Isn't it the cutest? I think I could wear this with almost any outfit, which makes it even cuter!

2. This sweatshirt! I can't get it because Pete would die if I wore Razorback attire, but I am obsessing over camo right now and this just hits the nail on the head! Doesn't it look so comfy?

3. Polka dots..yes please!

  

4. Long sleeve dresses are so hard to come by. This one is still comfortable, cute, and do-able with small children! 

5. Who doesn't love to represent their home state!? Can't go wrong with a long sleeve t-shirt, that's for sure!

Thanks for stopping by and checking out some of my favorite styles right now! I am loving getting back into the blogging world and hope you want to follow along with my little family. Feel free to e-mail me, I love meeting new friends! :)

Welcome to the world Nora Katherine

Daddy with his new baby girl

Getting all checked out

Cousin's headed in to see baby Nora

Nora Katherine Ressler//Born 2:25pm//8pounds 14 ounces//20.5 inches long. My heart is so full

Me with my two precious babies

First family photo

Sister's and cousin's. Those girls are going to be the best of friends.

Proud Eesie and Poppie

Be still my heart!

Is that a baby doll? ;)

Proud Aunt Em

Cousin Wyatt checking it all out. He's going to be the sweetest cousin with all these girls around.

Haha. This was the second day. Zetta was ready to have her parent's home. Sweet girl.

She was worn out!

Heading home!

Can't forget about the girl who made me a mama!

Nora's birth story:
We knew we were going to be getting induced early due to the fact that I have large babies! We headed to the hospital when the clock struck midnight on Monday the 24th. Actually, funny story, we were suppose to be there at midnight, but Pete and I both fell asleep on the couch and woke up about 1am. We scurried around, packed our bags, I ate a sandwich because I knew what was about to come, and then we took off! We live about 3 minutes from the hospital so we got there quick. The check in nurse was so slow, but we finally got checked in and I got hooked up and going about 2 am. We slept on and off until the nurses switched out at 7am. Then, after being bothered every hour all night we decided to just wake up for the day. I went into the hospital dilated to 4cm, but really hadn't progressed much since. Around 10am I really started to feel my contractions, so I went ahead with the epidural. That whole process went smooth, and I tried to take a nap after that. I really started to feel all of my contractions again, so they had the  anesthesiologist come back. She gave me a few different things (honestly, I can't remember what, but it made the pain go away so I didn't care.) and I was ready to go. I could tell when she was in there that my contractions were getting pretty close and painful, and I was scared she was going to numb me too much, then I wouldn't be able to feel when to push. So, while she was getting it all straighten out, when a contraction would come I would just kind of do a little push while I was sitting there. I guess I shouldn't have been doing that though, because the next time the nurse came in, she checked me and I was at a 10. She was like wow, let's have this baby. I got all up and organized  (if you know what I mean) and she wanted me to do a practice push before we started actually pushing. Well, I did one practice push and she made me get out of the stirups and call Dr. Cugini! I couldn't believe I was that close! All those little pushes did more than I thought! Dr. Cugini got there and I did two pushes for her and then we heard that beautiful cry! I could not believe it! I pushed for over two hours with Zetta, so I was expecting it to be a long process again! Praise God it was not! Easiest birth ever and thankful our little girl was here!! My family was in the waiting room, but we told Pete's family that I was going to start pushing so they had about 2 hours before family could come in probably, so they were back at work (15 minutes away) but were there pretty quick. For some reason we didn't get any pictures of them with Nora at the hospital. Kind of bummed about that!! Anyway, Nora is here and doing great, we couldn't be more thankful!

Lazy L Safari

Saturday morning we decided to load up and go to Lazy L Safari. We have never been before so we thought,why not!! Zetta has been all about animals lately so we wanted to get a bag of feed so she could feed the animals, too. Luckily, 2 and under is free, so it was only $14 for Pete and I. We had a coupon for a free bag of feed that you can print here if you are planning on going anytime before September 1st. They also have these little popsicle sticks with bird seed on them for the parakeet jungle, so we got one of those too. Once we were all checked in, the petting zoo of goats is first up. Those little guys are just begging for food! Zetta and Pete went in and played with them, but I didn't get a picture! Surprisingly, she wasn't too scared! 

The deer were pretty crazy. I mean, I know they are not wild deer and have been caged and fed since birth, but it's still wild to feed a deer and see them so close.  

Zetta,checking out the alligator's! She kept patting her knee saying "come here, come here!" 

There were birds just roosting everywhere. It was a pretty cloudy morning, as you can see in this picture. 

I think there were random deer and goats in just about every cage.  

Pot belly pigs! It had been raining the few days prior to when we went so parts were pretty muddy. I didn't really think about it before we left, but closed toed shoes are a must! Rocks, mud, and sandals do not mix well! 

Is that not the biggest porcupine you have ever seen!? It reminds me of the movie homeward bound!

I didn't get a picture of everything, but there was quite a few other things to see. I think the whole park took us about an hour to go through. Thankfully I wore Nora the whole time, because it  does not have very stroller friendly walkways. The parakeet's weren't feeling the sticks of food so I forgot to get a picture. Too early in the morning I guess! It was neat to be able to get into the cage with them though!
Overall, it was a neat, local place to go. We will definitely be going again next year!! 

Friday Favorite's

Good Morning! To start the whole back to blogging thing off right, I thought I would join in with Erika and do some of my favorite things right now! They are completely random, but if you know me, that is no surprise! 
                         
1.   The first item up for business would be my new Lilly planner! I have to admit, I am usually one to get a planner and not really use it after a few months. This year though, I am determined to stick with it. I think it will help my mind not be running non-stop trying to remember everything I have to do because once I write it down, I forget about it until I see it again. Plus, it's beginning to be my super busy time at work with birthday parties and I need to have those all in line so things go smoothly for everyone! 
                                                    

2. Nora's activity mat! Zetta really didn't care too much for any type of toy until she could sit, but Nora is the total opposite. She LOVES toys hanging above her head. In her car seat, on the floor, where ever she is it makes her happier, and we all want a happy baby!! Although, sometimes she plays a little too hard! Ha!

3. This candle! My mom always gets this scent, and I have to say it does smell amazing! Voluspa Goji Tarocco Orange! My favorite little local shop here, Bloom, carries the whole line! Mmmm
                                                  

4. The 3/4 sleeve piko! I know Piko's are sort of old news, but I finally broke down and bought one after I had Nora and I seriously want it in every color! It can be dressed down with just a pair of shorts, or you can dress it up with a  statement necklace! It hides the "after baby belly" quite well if I do say so myself! I buy mine from ShopRiffRaff, mainly because I love that store, but also because it's free shipping! They do sell out SO fast though, so you have to order quick when they come in! They also have loose sleeve ones now, and I am dying to try one out! This is the one that I have..I stole the image straight from RiffRaff's website! 

                                                       

5. I am LOVING that both my girls are still sleeping and it is 8:06 in the morning! What a way to start out my Friday! Nora has been sleeping 12 hours straight at night for almost a week now! It is amazing. But, I think it all has to do with the fact that we finally moved her to her crib, and got the over night diapers. That girl pees, a lot! It is quite nasty. She would wake up and would have leaked through every single night. So, Pete ordered both the girls the Pampers overnights and they have both been sleeping so. much. better. Praise the Lord. I can get up at 5am, go to the gym, shower, blog, and drink a cup of coffee all before they wake up. If that isn't a perfect way to start a day, I don't know what is! ;)


                              

Oh, blogging

Well, I am 4.5 months in as a mother of two and I just now feel like I have my head on straight. Man, the adjustment to two kids for us was extremely hard! Maybe it was because when we had Zetta our life really didn't change that much! She was an extremely easy baby from the start! Slept great, ate great, and we still went and did everything we would normally do, we just brought her along! Restaurants, stores, etc. She was just easy! With two, that is just not really possible. Plus, Pete and I were spoiled and still both got quite a bit of alone time, separate and together. With two, both of us are busy, the whole entire day, and that was a huge change! But, at 4 months, I think we both kind of got it figured out and we are doing much better! I think we will wait a little bit long before we have another one though! Ha! I officially went back to work after 5 weeks, but I never really took a full maternity leave, it just wasn't worth teaching someone else how to do parts of my job for such a short time. I still did all the billing, payroll, scheduling, etc, but I just didn't physically go into work. As far as childcare goes, I have the best boss ever, and he lets me bring Nora to work with me right now. So, I bring Nora with me on Monday's and Tuesday's, I am off on Wednesday's, my mom watches the girls on Thursday, my mother in law does Friday's, and Pete does Saturday's! Then for Zetta, my good friend Erin watches her Monday's, Pete is a champ and takes her to work with him on Tuesday's, then she is the same as Nora the rest of the week. Whew!!! It get's pretty crazy when someone is out of town, or has other obligations, but we are super thankful and lucky that we have not had to send the girls to childcare yet!! I am working on Nora's birth story so that will be coming soon! Stay tuned, now that I have my act together, I should be posting more often! Hopefully!!