Updated pictures…
by Dave
We have put new pictures of Eli in the photo albums. Take a look and enjoy!!
The Burlingames
Chronicling the adventures of the B's
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January 11, 2009
An update…
by Dave
Wow, it has been a long time since either one of us has posted an update on our busy life. We survived the holiday season. We had a wonderful Christmas season gallivanting the countryside visiting family. It was such a wonderful blessing to have Eli home with us for Christmas, we absolutely loved celebrating his first Christmas with him. Of course we enjoyed showing him off to everyone. :)
We spent New Years with some very good friends of ours (Carlsons, Hintgens, Hintzs and Netolickys). Carlsons opened up their home for us to celebrate the end of the year. We ate homemade pizza, played games, shared Toilet Trivia and enjoyed each other’s company. We came up with our slogan for the year, ‘Accidents Happen’. The challenge is to see what types of ‘accidents’ will happen this year.
I started back to work last week. Most of my students were glad to see me back to work this week, several could care less if I was back or not. The hardest part about going back to work was not having my daily nap time. :) Otherwise it was such a smooth transition for me. Dave spent the week watching our niece, Gator, in the mornings, she slept most of the time. Eli then spent the afternoon at Nate and Sarah’s place with Aunt Sarah and Gator. As Dave mentioned, we did find an in home daycare for Eli and he will be starting there tomorrow.
Eli is starting to eat more and sleep just a little bit longer. We are looking forward to the day when he sleeps more than 3-4 hours at a time. At the last doctor visit Eli weighed in at just over 10 pounds, he’s a growing boy. When he’s awake he loves to lay on his mat and kick and squirm. In the last week or so, he has started ‘talking’ more. He will make some cooing sounds, otherwise most of his ‘talking’ comes in the form of screams.
We hope all of you had a wonderful holiday season. Thank you for the cards, well wishes and most importantly – prayers!! We are so thankful for all our steadfast prayer warriors. We love all of you!!
There are new pictures in the photo album. Enjoy!!!
December 9, 2008
Eli is home!!!
by Dave
It’s official, Eli Mathias came home today at 12:30pm. We are so excited to have him home! He has been given the grand tour, eaten several times, had his diaper changed several times and is now sleeping. It was such a wonderful feeling to be able to leave the hospital and have Eli with us. We praise God for everything He has done for our little man. Thank you so much for those who have been praying for Eli and for us, we truly appreciate everything. We love you all!!!
P.S. The scratches on his face are from when he attacked himself last night while eating. He needs his fingernails clipped.
November 23, 2008
Milk Village
by Dave
Since Eli’s not eating yet, all of Megan’s milk has been going in the freezer. There’s a bin full of it at the hospital, but we also have a lot of it at home. As you can see, our freezer was getting a bit chaotic.
Now that we’ve had a bit of time at home to do more than just eat and sleep, we organized the freezer. We added a shelf and a bin, but the bin is already full. Here’s how it looks now.
I’ve also added a bunch of pics to Eli’s album. Check them out.
November 1, 2008
Halloween 2008
by Dave
Our friends, Aaron and Leah Hintgen, had their annual Halloween party again last night. We had a great time socializing, watching ‘Shaun of the Dead’ and eating lots of yummy snacks. Everyone had wonderful costumes, it was fun to try and figure out what some people were dressed up as. Here is a picture of Dave and I at the party. I’ve had this pumpkin costume since high school, this is the first year I’ve been able to fill it out. :) Dave was a paintball sharpshooter. When he arrived to the party he knocked on the door, when it opened he had the paintball gun up and started to stalk his way into the room. People were entertained by it, it took some of them a little while to figure out who he was, all they could see were his eyes.
FYI – the countdown has begun. Only 18 days until Baby Rupert is suppose to make his appearance. :)
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