diff --git a/stdlib/ast_nodes.krak b/stdlib/ast_nodes.krak
index c10126f..f5e5034 100644
--- a/stdlib/ast_nodes.krak
+++ b/stdlib/ast_nodes.krak
@@ -190,27 +190,35 @@ obj type_def (Object) {
     var scope: map<string, vector<*ast_node>>
     var name: string
     var self_type: *type
+    var variables: vector<*ast_node>
+    var methods: vector<*ast_node>
     fun construct(nameIn: string): *type_def  {
         scope.construct()
         name.copy_construct(&nameIn)
         self_type = null<type>()
+        variables.construct()
+        methods.construct()
         return this
     }
     fun copy_construct(old: *type_def) {
         self_type = old->self_type
         scope.copy_construct(&old->scope)
         name.copy_construct(&old->name)
+        variables.copy_construct(&old->variables)
+        methods.copy_construct(&old->methods)
     }
     fun destruct() {
         scope.destruct()
         name.destruct()
+        variables.destruct()
+        methods.destruct()
     }
     fun operator=(other: ref type_def) {
         destruct()
         copy_construct(&other)
     }
     fun operator==(other: ref type_def): bool {
-        return name == other.name && self_type == other.self_type
+        return name == other.name && self_type == other.self_type && variables == other.variables && methods == other.methods
     }
 }
 fun ast_adt_def_ptr(name: string): *ast_node {
@@ -903,7 +911,7 @@ fun get_ast_children(node: *ast_node): vector<*ast_node> {
         ast_node::translation_unit(backing) return backing.children
         ast_node::import(backing) return vector<*ast_node>()
         ast_node::identifier(backing) return vector<*ast_node>()
-        ast_node::type_def(backing) return vector<*ast_node>()
+        ast_node::type_def(backing) return backing.variables + backing.methods
         ast_node::adt_def(backing) return vector<*ast_node>()
         ast_node::function(backing) return backing.parameters + backing.body_statement
         ast_node::code_block(backing) return backing.children
diff --git a/stdlib/ast_transformation.krak b/stdlib/ast_transformation.krak
index 3681baa..245d6c0 100644
--- a/stdlib/ast_transformation.krak
+++ b/stdlib/ast_transformation.krak
@@ -82,13 +82,9 @@ obj ast_transformation (Object) {
     // defines inside of objects + ADTs, outside declaration statements, and function prototypes
     fun second_pass(parse_tree: *tree<symbol>, translation_unit: *ast_node) {
         println(string("Second Pass for ") + translation_unit->translation_unit.name)
+        // we go through the parse tree for getting functions, but we're going through the ast for the things we've already set up and using the ast_to_syntax map
         parse_tree->children.for_each(fun(child: *tree<symbol>) {
-            if (child->data.name == "type_def") {
-                // second pass class stuff
-                // class insides calls into second_pass_declaration and second_pass_function...
-            } else if (child->data.name == "adt_def") {
-                // set up options and all the generated functions (operator==, operator!=, copy_construct, operator=, destruct)
-            } else if (child->data.name == "function") {
+            if (child->data.name == "function") {
                 var function_node = second_pass_function(child, translation_unit, map<string, *type>())
                 translation_unit->translation_unit.children.add(function_node)
                 ast_to_syntax.set(function_node, child)
@@ -97,6 +93,26 @@ obj ast_transformation (Object) {
                 translation_unit->translation_unit.children.add(transform_declaration_statement(child, translation_unit))
             }
         })
+        // work on the ones already started
+        translation_unit->translation_unit.children.for_each(fun(node: *ast_node) {
+            match(*node) {
+                ast_node::type_def(backing) {
+                    var type_def_syntax = ast_to_syntax[node]
+                    type_def_syntax->children.for_each(fun(child: *tree<symbol>) {
+                        if (child->data.name == "declaration_statement") {
+                            var declaration_node = transform_declaration_statement(child, node)
+                            node->type_def.variables.add(declaration_node)
+                            ast_to_syntax.set(declaration_node, child)
+                        } else if (child->data.name == "function") {
+                            var function_node = second_pass_function(child, node, map<string, *type>())
+                            node->type_def.methods.add(function_node)
+                            ast_to_syntax.set(function_node, child)
+                        }
+                    })
+                }
+                ast_node::adt_def(backing) do_nothing() // actually go through and do methods inside
+            }
+        })
     }
     fun second_pass_function(node: *tree<symbol>, translation_unit: *ast_node, template_replacements: map<string, *type>): *ast_node {
         var function_name = concat_symbol_tree(get_node("func_identifier", node))
@@ -126,7 +142,13 @@ obj ast_transformation (Object) {
         println(string("Third Pass for ") + translation_unit->translation_unit.name)
         translation_unit->translation_unit.children.for_each(fun(node: *ast_node) {
             match(*node) {
-                ast_node::type_def(backing) do_nothing() // actually go through and do methods inside
+                ast_node::type_def(backing) {
+                    // make sure not a template? or the method not a template?
+                    // also same body problem as below
+                    node->type_def.methods.for_each(fun(method: *ast_node) {
+                        method->function.body_statement = transform_statement(get_node("statement", ast_to_syntax[method]), node)
+                    })
+                }
                 ast_node::function(backing) {
                     // make sure not a template
                     // huh, I guess I can't actually assign to the backing.
diff --git a/stdlib/c_generator.krak b/stdlib/c_generator.krak
index c164554..b0da9a6 100644
--- a/stdlib/c_generator.krak
+++ b/stdlib/c_generator.krak
@@ -34,6 +34,27 @@ obj c_generator (Object) {
         var function_definitions: string = "\n/**Function Definitions**/\n"
         var variable_declarations: string = "\n/**Variable Declarations**/\n"
 
+        // moved out from below so that it can be used for methods as well as regular functions (and eventually lambdas...)
+        var generate_function_definition = fun(child: *ast_node) {
+            var backing = child->function
+
+            var parameter_types = string()
+            var parameters = string()
+            var decorated_name = generate_function(child)
+            // also add in name decoration
+            backing.parameters.for_each(fun(parameter: *ast_node) {
+                if (parameter_types != "") { parameter_types += ", "; parameters += ", ";}
+                parameter_types += type_to_c(parameter->identifier.type)
+                parameters += type_to_c(parameter->identifier.type) + " " + parameter->identifier.name
+            })
+            function_prototypes += type_to_c(backing.type->return_type) + " " + decorated_name + "(" + parameter_types + ");\n"
+
+            // add parameters to destructor thingy (for returns)? Or should that be a different pass?
+            function_definitions += type_to_c(backing.type->return_type) + " " + decorated_name + "(" + parameters + ") {\n" + generate_statement(backing.body_statement)
+            // emit parameter destructors?
+            function_definitions += "}\n"
+        }
+
         var type_poset = poset<*ast_node>()
         // iterate through asts
         name_ast_map.for_each(fun(name: string, tree_pair: pair<*tree<symbol>,*ast_node>) {
@@ -52,21 +73,7 @@ obj c_generator (Object) {
                         // make sure not a template
                         // or a passthrough
                         // check for and add to parameters if a closure
-                        var parameter_types = string()
-                        var parameters = string()
-                        var decorated_name = generate_function(child)
-                        // also add in name decoration
-                        backing.parameters.for_each(fun(parameter: *ast_node) {
-                            if (parameter_types != "") { parameter_types += ", "; parameters += ", ";}
-                            parameter_types += type_to_c(parameter->identifier.type)
-                            parameters += type_to_c(parameter->identifier.type) + " " + parameter->identifier.name
-                        })
-                        function_prototypes += type_to_c(backing.type->return_type) + " " + decorated_name + "(" + parameter_types + ");\n"
-
-                        // add parameters to destructor thingy (for returns)? Or should that be a different pass?
-                        function_definitions += type_to_c(backing.type->return_type) + " " + decorated_name + "(" + parameters + ") {\n" + generate_statement(backing.body_statement)
-                        // emit parameter destructors?
-                        function_definitions += "}\n"
+                        generate_function_definition(child)
                     }
                     ast_node::type_def(backing) {
                         type_poset.add_vertex(child)
@@ -76,7 +83,11 @@ obj c_generator (Object) {
         })
         type_poset.get_sorted().for_each(fun(vert: *ast_node) {
             plain_typedefs += string("typedef struct ") + vert->type_def.name + "_dummy " + vert->type_def.name + ";\n"
-            structs += string("struct ") + vert->type_def.name + "_dummy {};\n"
+            structs += string("struct ") + vert->type_def.name + "_dummy {\n"
+            vert->type_def.variables.for_each(fun(variable_declaration: *ast_node) structs += generate_declaration_statement(variable_declaration) + ";\n";)
+            structs += "};\n"
+            // generate the methods
+            vert->type_def.methods.for_each(fun(method: *ast_node) generate_function_definition(method);)
         })
 
         return make_pair(prequal+plain_typedefs+top_level_c_passthrough+variable_extern_declarations+structs+function_typedef_string_pre+function_typedef_string+function_prototypes+variable_declarations+function_definitions + "\n", linker_string)
diff --git a/tests/to_parse.krak b/tests/to_parse.krak
index 7df62b7..5d6dbe0 100644
--- a/tests/to_parse.krak
+++ b/tests/to_parse.krak
@@ -39,6 +39,8 @@ fun main(): int {
     /*for (var j = 0; j < 10; j++;)*/
         /*simple_print(j)*/
     var an_obj: Something
+    /*an_obj.member = 20*/
+    /*simple_print(an_obj.member)*/
     return 0
 }