Logan's 3 Month Pictures

We finally got Logan's three month pictures back. It took two attempts to get these pictures completed. The first time we went he was really fussy and ended up getting a fever that day. So we went back a week later and had his pictures done. Here are some of the pictures.

He did real well at his 4 month doctor appointment. He now weighs 15lbs 15 oz (60th percentile, but I think he is 16 pounds now), 25 inches long (40th percentile) and his head is 42cm (60th percentile). He is getting to be a big boy. He started cereal last week and tonight I gave him carrots for the first time and he loved it. He ate the whole container.

Logan is Almost 4 Months!

I have been a bad blogging mom. Here is what is going on with Mr. Logan.

At his 2 month appointment these were his stats:

11lbs 15oz (40th percentile)
22" long (10th percentile)
15" head (30th percentile)

He got his shots and mom cried. He is on Zantac for acid reflux and just started physical therapy for his neck (he has a torticollis). We are hoping that he just needs 2 months of physical therapy every week and then we can reduce the time. I met another mom whose little boy had it and that was the path they took.Logan does have a flat back of the head on the right side (the side he favors) and her little boy's head looked normal (he had a flat spot as well), so it gives me hope that in a couple of months Logan's head will be better. It is hard with him being in daycare since I am not there to monitor everything.

Today I took him to a Gymboree play and learn class. He is a class for 6 month and older infants, but the teacher prefers that he is in that class. My child looked bigger than most 6 month olds! Brian missed this class because of work, but we are hoping that he will be able to make some of them with us next month when he has some Saturdays free.

We are hoping Brian gets a new job soon so that he can spend more time with us. He doesn't get to see Logan much during the week because of work. We would love for him to get a job where he is home every night and doesn't have to work weekends on this rotating schedule he has. Say prayers that things work out!

Here are some pictures of the little guy!

A big welcome to our newest family member. Logan John Thomas was born April 21st at 3:15 in the afternoon. He was a month and a day early. I was on bed rest 2 weeks prior to his arrival. I started having contractions on April 5th and had to go to the hospital to have them stopped and to get steroid shots to help in his lung development. A week later I was in the hospital again because his heart rate was on the high side. At the last stress test I had, April 19th, everything looked good. I was even given the green light to go to the movies. The night before he was born I was getting ready for the little guy. I was washing his blankets and towels and decided to stay up a little later than I was used to. Big mistake. At 2:15 am Saturday (April 21st) I thought that I had to go to the bathroom, but my water broke. Of course Brian was working the night shift. I had to wait almost an hour and a half for him to come home and take a shower before we were ready to go to the hospital. Thank goodness I wasn't in any pain.

Of course once I got to the hospital my contractions were slowing down. I was put on Pitocin to regulate the contractions. After 5 minutes of being on the drug I was starting to feel the contractions in my back. I was in so much pain that I was crying. So it was time for the epidural. The first attempt was unsuccessful. The doctor didn't like the way it went in. So we had to try a second time for the epidural to go in. By the time that second one was done I was so numb from the medicine of the first one that I couldn't feel a thing. About a half hour after that it was go time. Little Logan was born healthy at 6lbs, 6oz. We did have to spend an extra night in the hospital because of his jaundice, but we got to take him home on Tuesday, April 24th. He is almost back to his birth weight, but he is a good little eater and sleeper.

As February 2012 Comes to a Close...

I have been a bad blogger. But since Brian and I are expecting a little boy in May I have decided that we need to start this thing up again. We have been both busy with work and that is no excuse to let our family and friends know what is going on once the baby arrives.

We are planning a Burns Family shower on March 31st at the Rochester Chop House. My mom and my two sisters are planning the big event. That isn't even the most exciting part. I get to finally meet my new nephew Connor. My sister, Erin, had baby Connor on January 17th. So our little bundle of joy (and yes we have a name picked out) already has a cousin close in age. Too bad we don't live close by. That is a big disadvantage for living in Virginia, we don't get to family and friends as often as we like.

So here is my promise to my (future) followers. If you want to know what is going on with us and to see some pictures of baby boy Thomas, keep checking in to see what is happening. Also, check out my other blogs (seeing that I should be updating those as well).

A Week of Firsts

Well, this week in Virginia we experienced a couple of "firsts". On Tuesday August 23rd I was sitting at my desk. It was nearly two in the afternoon and a lot of my coworkers were at lunch. All of the sudden the floor was shaking like someone was running near my cube. Me and a coworker looked at each other wondering what was going on. Before we evacuated the blinds and the overhead lights started to shake. We decided it was time to evacuate the building. Once we got downstairs we found out that there was an earthquake. You heard right, and earthquake. A 5.9 at that. About a half hour later I was able to contact Brian. He was at home sleeping. He was on the couch and he said that it started to shake, along with the walls.

Then yesterday (8/27) we experienced another first. A hurricane. Irene graced us with her presence yesterday. We were very fortunate, no damage and we didn't lose our power. We spent the whole day streaming Mad Men on the Internet to our television. And today it is beautiful out.

Upcoming to our blog. A promise to write more. In two weeks were are going to be experiencing another first. Our first cruise!

Camping in 2010

I haven't updated this blog in a while. I have been doing my own and I though that I would report an update on this blog. So welcome if you have never read this one.

Since the government gave me some more unemployment I let Brian buy a new tent. We went camping one night last summer and it was horrible! The tent was a 3 person tent and I felt trapped in the thing. So before I would go camping again I made sure we had an air mattress and a new tent. So here is a picture of the new tent and the campsite we chose.

We built a fire even though it was really hot. Here are some pictures of us eating our smores!

The next morning we had a visit from a squirrel who wouldn't leave us alone. He is doing yoga in this picture.

Adventures by Disney Backstage Magic Day 1

Hello Friends!

I am going to start scrapbooking my latest adventure and decided to blog about it before I do any pages. So here it goes....

Tuesday December 9, 2008 (Day One, Part One)

I woke up very groggy at 5:00 in the morning. Now mind you before I leave for any trip I have to clean the house and pack. Well, the night before I had a shift at the store. They were nice enough to let me leave around 10:00, but I still had so much to do. But at least the condo was cleaned and when I got home from work there wasn't too much left to do but pack and finish the laundry. I felt bad for the boys, they were all looking at me like they knew we were leaving them for a week. It breaks my heart, but I love to travel and cats don't travel very well. Below is a picture of Lucky, our middle "child", who no one ever sees because he is skiddish around people. He obviously didn't want us to go.

My sister Erin was nice enough to drive us to the airport so we didn't have to pay to park our car. We were even fortunate enough to still be going on this trip since both of us lost our jobs. But it was already paid for and included most meals, all the hotel stays, and the transportation. Once we got to Detroit Metro we got our boarding passes and checked out luggage, then we went through security at wrap speed, which never happens to us. At 7:00 in the morning we were ready to leave, but the flight didn't board until 8:45. So we decided to hit up the National Coney Island for one last taste of Michigan before we headed to sunny California. Don't worry, I didn't eat a coney dog, I had French toast while Brian had a Greek omelet.

(Brian enjoying his breakfast before the flight).

After we boarded the flight I fell asleep. I always do this. I slept for about an hour and by then we were in the sky. I am not going to bore you with what we did on the plane. Because all I really did is read a little and play with the Nintendo DS and Brian did the same. We finally arrived at LAX, thank goodness because I hate long airplane rides. After a brief bathroom break it was time to get the luggage. We went down the escalator to grab our luggage and saw a man holding sign that stated "B. Thomas". Now I knew that Adventures by Disney (ABD) was going to provide transportation, but I am sure there are millions of B. Thomas' in the world. So I asked the guy if B. stood for Brian and it did. This made me mad because I did all of the travel arrangements and talked with all of the ABD reps and they put the sign in his name (sorry I don't have a pic of the sign). We grabbed our luggage and we walked to the towne car that was going to take us to the Renaissance Hollywood Hotel.

(Me with my Hollywood shades on our arrival)

After a half hour drive we arrive at our destination. We walk into our hotel around 12:20 and were greeted by one of our guides Diana (pronounced Dee-anna). She gave us our room keys and told us to meet the group on the second floor at 4:00 pm to start the adventure. So we went to our room to change clothes, since it was like 70 in LA and I was wearing jeans. Our luggage was already there because a nice bellman already whisked it away for us. I was excited when we entered the room because we got free gifts, and who doesn't love free gifts. We got ABD cooldanas (pieces of fabric you soak in cool water and wrap around your neck, travel fans, some pens, a duffel bad, H2O hydration spray, and some weird block thing that I ended up throwing away once we got home). We looked out the window at the wonderful view of LA and saw the Hollywood sign outside of our window (which I have never seen). We quickly changed and decided to get something to eat since dinner wasn't until 5:00 and we missed lunch. I really wanted to go to the Disney Soda Fountain and I knew it was close by. But I will get back to that part of the story tomorrow....

(a picture of our gifts)

(one of the beds in our double bed room)

(you can faintly see the Hollywood sign out in the distance)

Day One, Part 2 will be published soon, so keep posted!