Jack is 3 weeks already....and I have been bad at blogging!

So I started this blog as a great way to stay in touch with everyone once Jack came along. Not sure how many people will be interested in my Mommy Days...I guess the blog is more of an outlet for me now that my days are mostly spent in my condo or the Rinker home. I figured I wouldn't be working and I will have so much free time that I could devote time to creating this really cool blog. Free time and new Mom does not go together! Nonetheless I have neglected my oh so ambitious blog since my little bear cub has entered my world. 


I PROMISE TO BE MORE CONSISTENT. They will be short and sweet but I will post:)


3 weeks has flown bye faster than I could have ever imagined. I just love my little man so much. Being a Mom is hard work though, my Mom wasn't lying when she said it is a 24 hour job. I am breastfeeding, which is wonderful but also very time consuming! I feel like a sit on the couch all the time, then I have an hour break to do the essentials (like shower, go to the bathroom, eat) and then it is back to the couch! I am on call all the time. But it is all worth it and everyone promises me it will only get better. New moms were all not lying when they said you are sleep deprived! Seriously! Last night my Mom stayed up with Jack and I got to sleep from 9pm until 1:45am....it was AMAZING! I feel like a whole new person after getting that long of a stretch. I love my Mom:) 

Jack is precious! He loves to be snuggled! Jack is starting to stay awake for longer periods of time which is so much fun. He looks around at everything with his big (we think blue) eyes, it is fun to see him "discover". The Christmas tree is going to have to come down this weekend and I don't know what we are going to do because he LOVES studying the tree. I am considering buying one on clearance and setting it up in the nursery! Ha. Jack has lots of facial expressions already, they crack us up. He is also a vocal little baby now, trying to talk to us already:)


I can't believe how much love I have for this little man that I just met 3 weeks ago. Being a Mom really is amazing! 


All of the emails, phone calls, facebook messages, texts have been so appreciated and I promise I will be getting back to everyone when I have more time to type:) Jack has had so many visitors and we all feel so loved by everyone! All the gifts, flowers, dinners have been crazy! Jack, Mike, and I are very spoiled! 


Alright I am being called so I must go and just "publish" this even though it isn't perfect it is posted! 


Stay warm everyone and enjoy the day! 

Happy Birthday Baby Jack Michael Postma!

Jack Michael Postma was born December 8th, 2009! He was 7'll and 19.5" inches long (the next day he was measured at 20.5" inches which sounds more like it)!


Jack took us all by suprise coming 17 days early! Mike and I had been housesitting for some family friends through the weekend, and had just gone to the doctor Monday evening at 6:30pm. The doctor said he "guessed" he would see us next week for my appointment. So on Tuesday morning I woke up at 6:30am and went downstairs determined to get on the Weidner's treadmill for a long walk to get things moving. Well I didn't even get that far! I started emptying the dishwashers and all of a sudden my water broke!


I called Mike and let him know he may want to wait to take the train into the city. I discretely tried to call my Mom and let her know what was happening because I didn't want to alarm the 2 high school boys! Of course they overheard me and I can only imagine what was going through their heads! They were so cute though about it all! Then I called the Doctor and asked him if he thought I could still make it to my hair appointment at 9am...he said NO. Ha.

Here are my 2 helpers! They were wonderful!!!

At 2:23pm Jack made his entrance into the world kicking and screaming!

Happy Birthday Baby Jack! We love you more than we could have ever expected. So happy to have you in our world! Life will never be the same....

Thanksgiving

We had a wonderful weekend with the family! So much to be thankful for this year! The whole weekend I couldn't get over the fact that this was our last Thanksgiving as 2.5 (Mike and I and Dutch). Next year we will have an 11 month old at the dinner table, probably making things a little less relaxing! 


Wednesday night Mike & Ben went out downtown Palatine, sometimes I miss going out, but really I am thankful I have an excuse to curl up into my warm bed and not have to head out into the cold for the same beer that is in my fridge. Ha I sound like an old woman! 


Thursday morning the 5 of us headed up to Pine Lake in Wisconsin. It is such a beautiful place and some of my favorite people reside up there:) I treasure all of our time together always! We are a little family but we think we are all a lot of fun!

So this week I didn't get to write about someone I am VERY thankful for! My Amazing Dad! I love him more than he will ever know! He is such an example of a God Loving man who cherishes his family. He has always made us feel loved and safe growing up. Yes he spoiled us, but at the same time always taught us what is most important in life, Family and Faith. Now that I am an adult I have learned more about him as a person rather than a "parent" and the respect I have for him only grows. So excited that Jack will be blessed with him as his Gpa!

How cute is my Postdaddy (I know I am embarrassing him now)! There isn't anyone else I want to spend life with! He is the greatest, I mean don't get my wrong we argue, but I am happy he is the one I get to argue with! If you know me at all you know that I am a sucker for Family Time and Holidays....love traditions and celebrating! Very thankful that Mike puts up with it and joins in fun!

Tradition is we always spend 2 nights up in Wisconsin. On Friday we sleep in and the girls go out for shopping and the boys go out and do their shopping as well as top of their day with a few games of competitive bowling.

Dinner is at Kurt's a Super Club in Delafield, yes most people eat light the day after Thanksgiving but not the Pranke/Rinker/Postma group.

Curious about the cork? Me too? It's Ben what can ya say.

It was another wonderful weekend "making memories" with the family!