Burke's 34th Week- Roly Poly

Burke just might be a tummy sleeper. We repeatedly find him on his belly in the morning.

 This weekend he really discovered his tongue. He had us laughing with all his facial expressions & sounds he was making. Needless to say with two new teeth on the bottom and one busy tongue he was a droolin' fool.

 Dan and I play catch with Burke rolling the ball back and forth. Burke gets so excited when he "catches" the ball.

 This weekend Burke figured out how to roll to his belly and then push up with his arms so that he is sitting up again. He can get up and down, with a little grunting involved along the way.

 Saturday afternoon we went to my friend, Rebecca's son, Lawson's first birthday party. He is their lil bug so it was appropriately themed with fun bugs.

 Lawon let Burke try out his swing. Nice. We might need one of these things.

 Burke met Lawson's neighbor, Lila and he even shared his book with her.

 Burke met Ian, mom's friend, Heather's little boy. This time Burke was eyeing someone else's toy he wanted to steal. We don't typically see Burke interact with kids his own age so it was entertaining for the adults too.

 The Birthday Boy got a new hat and it was a definite crowd pleaser!

 Sunday we went to church. We officially joined the Church of the Resurrection last week. We were announced and greeted very warmly this weekend.

 Since Burke is getting more mobile with his rolling I have been using the pack and play to make sure he is safe.

 The gates are up! Dan installed the 2nd gate this weekend. Gage is in for a rude awakening as his stairs are no longer his.

Burke's 33rd Week- The Case of the Sticky Puff

Burke has been very interested in Dan and I's food so Friday night I decided it was time for Burke to try his hand at Puffs. These are Gerber's dissolving grain cereal puffs that are great first finger foods.

He was immediately intrigued by these little puffs and here starts my entertainment.

 Sticky fingers = sticky puff. He was banging his hands on his tray to get the puff off his hands. He would try to rearrange the puff on his hand. It was stuck to his palm most the time and he would bring his hand to his mouth but couldn't figure how to get the puff out of his mitts and into his mouth.

 Stuck to his chin at one point.

 Success! Once it made it into his mouth he didn't know if all that work was worth it. He was gumming the puff and wasn't sure about its hard texture on his tongue.

 Oh Wait! He liked it.

 Jammy time! Picking out a bedtime story.

 Nighty Night.

 Saturday was a busy time. . .  reading

 ... practicing his alphabet

 eating his alphabet... this looks like a delicious W

 ....helping with mom's laundry

 ... and Burke's laundry (which includes a ride of course)

Burke can give himself a bottle.

 This is mid-turn. He really caught on to rolling this week. Rolling from belly to back and back. We have to really watch him now. Baby gates are up. Gage is on high alert for Burke's swift rolls to grab his tail and feet.

 The mirror is good for about 30 minutes of entertainment.

 What a good lookin' guy huh?

Sunday night we had Griers over for pizza and Burke got fussy. We got to digging around in Burke's mouth and sure enough. TWO TEETH are starting to poke through on his lower jaw at the same time. He was immediately happy with some orajel and a cold teething ring.  Everyone has been telling us for months that he is teething, but he actually is now. Poor guy!

Burke's 32nd Week- 7 months old!

Burke is 7 MONTHS OLD!

 The last month has definitely had the most siginificant changes, even the last week with his rolling over more frequently, his sitting up and even some crawling. He can even turn while sitting now.

 We were wrapping a birthday present for my friend, Rebecca's son, Lawson's 1st birthday party. Burke really liked beating on the box. Get this kid a drum!  

 We had nice weather over the weekend so we got out for a walk. This trucker didn't make it home awake.

We went to meet Miss Sophia Grace, who was 3 weeks old weighing 8 lbs. 4 oz. what Burke weighed when he was born. He had 10 lb.s on her. She was so sweet! Emily was a happy momma.

 Watch this mom!

 Burke's now scooching to Gage.

 Kisses! Eww!

 Burke loves to grab leaves with dad's help.

 The boys watching a summer storm roll in.

 Oatmeal is finger and bowl linkin' good!

 Polly came to visit us (w. Burke's new friend in her belly). Polly is due Jan. 18th. We think its a girl. : )

Burke's 31st Week

Our happy eater has come to know what to expect and opens his mouth ready for his sweet potatoes like a little baby bird.

The spoon is his favorite tool.

One evening Dan took Burke out back while he was watering our summer scorched lawn. Dan gave Burke a light shower with the hose. Burke's look here says "Don't you dare do that again Dad."

Just kidding. I'm a happy boy just watching the dog and the water show.

What a ham!

I love feeling the grass in my toes. Watch out though. I know how to pick grass and if you aren't fast enough I will get it to my mouth.

An early Sunday morning practice at sitting in the grass.

Karyl came to visit this weekend and enjoyed Burke's new sitting skills, babbling, fake coughs and face down scooches that resemble early crawling. Still not a lot of rolling over, just face scooching.

Grandma Karyl lent a helping hand with meal time.

Sunday evening we put on our suits to go enjoy the pool.

Cheese ball!