Jack 2 months

It went by so fast and he is already so much bigger.

2 Month Comparison

MASON                                                        PAIGE                                                         JACK

Jack is continuing to be a great sleeper, he has started to spit up more, and seems to be having a little less gas but can also handle it better.

He SMILED!  I was hoping that he would smile at me on Valentine's Day because he was so close but he made me wait until the next day.  Since then he has made me really happy by showing lots of gummy smiles.

He loves watching the kids and will quiet down almost every time we send Paige or Mason over to talk to him.

He is favoring looking to his left, so we're making sure he gets lots of chances to looking to his right and strengthen his muscles; tummy time, burps and anytime he naps on me.

Paige and Mason have been keeping busy, playing in tents. The day they had their tents up I went to put some of their toys away in their room and all the toy buckets were only about half way full.  So I can't imagine how many toys they were hoarding inside their tents and how they were able to sleep with so many toys.

Mason has asked multiple times to ride his bike, but because of the cold weather he's only been able to go a couple times and usually only for a short time when he was too cold to hold onto his handle bars.
He is starting to be more stubborn in wanting to be a grown up and make his own decisions; which is nice at times but can also lead him to getting in trouble.  He is always excited when Christopher comes home and will ask him what he wants to do, thinking he'll say "play a video game" and if he doesn't say it sometimes Mason will ask him again hoping he'll change what he's said.

He loves creating things with his craft bucket, and all his legos.

This is the most attentive he has been to Jack and I absolutely loved watching him take care of Jack when he cried.

And each day I get a fun surprise on my phone of the new pictures he's taken.  And he recently found his church sweaters and vests and is constantly wearing the vest running around the house claiming he's a pirate.

Paige continues to be adorable and sassy and stubborn and cute.  She is still a huge Mama's girl but is starting to ease up a bit.  She has even started to be more cuddly with Christopher during movies and shows.  One night she came into our room during the night and she isn't supposed to be in our bed but Christopher thought it was so cute how she wanted to lay with him that he pulled her up into the bed and she snuggled with him almost the whole night, he loved it.

We've had a couple days of sunshine that lowed us to play outside and go to parks.  I love having kids at these ages for parks because they still enjoy them and can do almost everything at the park.

One day while running on the treadmill Paige decided to jump on the couch and smashed her face splitting her lip, and tearing her labia frenulum, the skin that connects your top lip to your gums.  Needless to say there was a lot of crying and a lot of blood.  This is the closest she would let me get to her lips. Glad she is tough and hasn't really complained about it since.

Christopher's Birthday

Christopher's work has been a little crazy so when I asked him what he wanted for his birthday he told me for his court trials to be over.  I wish I could get him that, but since I couldn't he'd have to settle for a new backpacking stove(which he picked out).

Christopher is the best husband and father.  He is always telling me how beautiful I am and how much he loves me.  Despite being tired from work he will come home and play with the kids or help me with diner.  He is always thinking of others and will go out of his way to be helpful and considerate to others.

The kids were so excited to make presents for Christopher and pick out some candy at the store they knew he would like.  We made him dinner and a cake, very low-key.  Love you Christopher!

Jack 1 Month, kid update

Jack is now one month old.

Here are comparison pics of Mason and Paige his Jack's stats from when he was about 3 weeks.

He is a great sleeper.  He will let me get about 4-4.5 hours for the first stretch of the night then about 2.5 hours till morning.

He loves to be held, and will usually take a couple naps in the day just laying on me.

He seems sensitive to dairy so I'm cutting it out to see if there is any improvement.  He has a lot of gas and has multiple sessions a day to relieve his pain.

The kids love him still.  Paige still has to come and ask to see him multiple times in a day, and sometimes still wants to hold him.  Mason is usually more concerned about where he is and how he's doing.

He is so cute and I love watching him grow more and more.

Kid update:
Mason and Paige have adjusted really well to having Jack around.  They have been spending a lot of time playing together, and Mason is a great big brother always willing to help Paige out; well most of the time.

They recently got hair cuts.  Mason was going to get his hair cut short, that changed when he found out they used clippers instead of scissors.  From now on he says only I'm allowed to cut his hair.
Paige was great for her haircut and was so excited to get one.  She was even a little sad when hers was all done, and has asked for another a few times already.

Mason:  He has started making lots of his own games up with his paper and different supplies from his craft bucket.

He is still loving preschool and has recently gotten back into playing basketball on our little hoop inside with Christoper.  Christopher taught him how to play horse, a few days later Mason asked to play a game with Christopher, when he asked what game Mason said maybe goat.  He is so silly.

Paige:  She loves the time we get to spend together after we drop off Mason at preschool which usually consists of running errands.  She has gotten used to our routine and will request going to a store after we drop Mason off and sometimes throws a fit is we don't have a store to go to.

She is no longer saying "whoopeas" instead of whoopsie, but is now started to be able to do everything by herself that she has wanted to.  Every now and then she can't do what she wants and will tell me, "It's a hard time."

Welcome Jack

We are so happy to welcome our little boy Jack David Burley!

After a long walk Monday afternoon I started having small contractions that progressed through dinner.  I had a great time at my birthday dinner out with Christopher and my parents taking breaks between bites to sit back for my contractions.  After we made it home they stopped and started on and off again for a couple hours.  After an hour of trying to sleep we went to the birthing center.  A few hours later and after only 10 secs of pushing; Jack was here.

He was born on January 9th at 4:28 am. He was 8lbs 9oz and 21 inches long.

We got a visits from Nana and Pop Pop, Grandma B and Gigi, Grammie and Paka, Aunt Lindsay, and Mason and Paige.

They brought him pictures they drew for him it was so cute.  They loved him and were so excited to hold him.

Paige asked over and over to hold him.

Mason was adorable holding him; he was so happy to just sit and look at him talking to him about how cute and little he was.

He is a happy baby, he does great sleeping at night, usually a 4 hour stretch, then another 2.5, 3 hour strecth.

We love our little boy and are so grateful he is healthy and happy to add him to our family.

Christmas 2017

This year we stayed in Bellingham for Christmas.  It was a fun holiday season with good traditions the kids got to enjoy.  We had a fun time putting up decorations and decorating the tree with ornaments.  The kids loved it and thought it was fun to see everything on the tree the weeks leading up to Christmas.

They loved to eat a candy from the countdown chain every day, and change the numbers on the countdown blocks.

Paige was excited for the start of the Christmas season since I had been telling her that the baby wouldn't come till after Christmas, but she still had to adjust to a longer wait.  She told me for weeks what she wanted to ask for from Santa.  They both did great with Santa and were both excited to see him and ask for a special present they wanted for Christmas.

Paige was happy and nice while she talked to Santa and asked for Elsa and Anna multiple times.
Mason couldn't wait to ask for Pokemon, anything Pokemon. They did great posing for my picture.

While family was up we made sugar cookies and had lots of fun hanging out with family and the kids played a ton with their cousins.

We went to church on Christmas Eve then spent the night at Grandma B's house for dinner, time with family and presents.  The kids had a great time and loved what they got.  Mason was so happy to see a race car, gun, new hat, and fun toys.

Paige was all too thrilled to get dress-up stuff, along with Moana.  She sang the Moana songs all night and insisted on wearing her earrings all the way home.

We had all the cousins over at our house Christmas Eve night.  They slept pretty well considering what night it was.  W got to watch the kids open their Santa presents and their stockings.  They loved it, and were so happy they got everything they asked for.  We had cinnamon rolls, egg souffle, and juice for a quick breakfast and then back to playing with our stuff.

We opened a few more present from my family before heading over to JB and Debz house for the rest of the presents and a fun afternoon with family. The kids all had a great time playing Uno-Attack.  I was really worried Mason would be sad and pout when the cards spit out at him, but he loved it and laughed every time.

We loved all the things we got and being able to watch our kids open presents and see all of our family and give them their presents.

The kids also opened presents when my parents came up in January as a second Christmas.  We got new movies, I got super cute Hunter boots, Christopher got shoes specific to mountain biking, and the kids got some fun things from some of their Aunts and an awesome craft station set from Grammie and Paka.  They have had the best time making all kinds of fun projects.

I love the Christmas season and focusing on family and love.  We are so lucky to spend time with family and around those we love.

Mason turned 5

Mason turned 5! He had a very relaxed and fun birthday.

He had friends for both his 3rd and 4th birthday so we decided to make it low key and just have some family over for his birthday.

He had preschool that morning where we brought Rice Krispy Treats for his class, and they made him a paper glitter crown, and let him wear a cape and sang to him at snack time.  He loved it and felt very special.

We grabbed donuts on the way home.

At home we surprised him with an inflatable hulk that JB has had stored away for years..  He loved it.  We spent the day making his cake, and playing the games he wanted.

We had JB and Debz over along with GiGi and Grandma B for dinner which surprise, surprise he chose pizza.

Mason is so fun and energetic.  He loves to play video games, card games, board games, and wrestle.  He loves taking care of Paige and making sure she has one of whatever he has because he knows how much she loves to copy what he does.  He is a great big brother, an amazing little boy and the best son in the world.

Some of Mason's favorites:
Food: Mac n' cheese
Color: Green
Movie: Space Jam
Toy: Pokemon
Things to do: Play outside, ride my bike on the trail, play video games