Sunday, May 23, 2010

Baby Burke...


I will try to sum up the past four months of our lives. In January Josh and I found out I was pregnant. This was a little bit of a shock to us but all in all we were thankful. I had major sickness in the beginning of the pregnancy to the point that I decided during that time I was not having anymore kids!! Finally the sickness went away and I developed a low blood pressure issue, so we closely monitor that. I am roughly 22 weeks along and we found out two weeks ago that the baby is more than likely a girl. We are doing the nursery in Dr. Seuss and will be excited once we can start decorating. Currently the nursery is a construction zone due to it not having proper working ventilation and the floor was caving in on it. Josh is in frantic mode and is working quite diligently to get it finished before the baby's arrival. We have somewhat determined a name for the baby and are deciding whether we will share it or keep it secret until she arrives. We are thankful for so many people who God has put in our lives to help us on this journey. We have already been showered with so many things that will prove helpful once she arrives. We have greatly appreciated the guidance and wisdom given by so many on parenting advice etc. We are looking forward to September and Baby Burke's arrival and pray the Lord will give grace and wisdom in how to raise this little one.

Saturday, May 22, 2010

We're Back!!!


Well a lot has happened since September 2009 the last blog post. Let's see, well we finally finished the bathroom renovation. Feel free to stop by and take a peek. We went to Maine in October with Kevin Dowker and it was a blast. I unfortunately lost all my pictures due to our computer crashing but all in all the trip was great. Other than that I think those are most of the updates.... Oh wait I guess there is one other important update. Josh and I found out we are expecting our first child. January was quite the whirlwind. We found out the middle of January and everything has been a blur since. My due date is September 16, 2010 and so far we have been told Baby Burke is a girl! She is already quite the little star, there are roughly 125 people coming to her baby shower!! Josh is frantically renovating her room and we have had quite the star cast of helpers. We are so thankful for Josh's dad, my dad, Jonathan, Damian, my mom, Kevin D, Gene White and Gerry Slack. These people have been life savers in helping us get our little girls room complete before her arrival. Just a quick plug for Gerry Slack he will be opening his own HVAC company soon and I am sure he would appreciate your business. He completely renovated our current HVAC system and Burke Manor is now the Arctic Tundra. I will try to keep this as updated as possible.