Burke's 16th Week

Dan ran his first 10K! It was the Run for Mercy located at the high school just a mile from our house. Burke and I were proudly cheering him on at the finish. He did great!

Burke doesn't mind tummy time as his neck gets stronger.

 Burke is a drooler now so he is often sporting a bib. See how he has maneuvered this ring to his mouth. That is pretty par for the course now. 

 On Saturday, April 30th he surprised me when he was playing on the floor. I looked down and realized he had his left leg up and over and was pulling his shoulder off the ground too. He was on his side. He will be rolling around soon I suppose. I am not sure if I am prepared for a mobile baby.

 Croft Boys hanging out

 He is jabbering for up to 20 minutes at a time. Here he is telling me to hurry up and get the stroller ready. He loves to go for walks. The bumpier the ride the better. Every time we bounce he squeals with delight and gives us a gummy smile. When he is fussy we just have to step outside and he is immediately calmed. An outside boy for sure.

 Since his neck is strong enough we decided to try the exersaucer that Aunt Nicole gave him. As you can see, HE LOVES IT. His legs can touch, but he is not putting weight on them yet. We wedge a stuffed animal behind him for support.

 The edge of the kitchen is where Burke keeps me company when I make dinner.

 A good nap consists of both arms up in surrender.

 Cuddle Time!

 Peek A Boo!

Burke's 15th Week

Hello? Is anyone there?

He loves his monkey rattle blanket and is quite adept at getting to his mouth.

 Happy Easter!

 Nonna was anxious to get her hands on Burke. She is quick to get him smiling away.

Nicole was entertaining Burke at Nonna's house.

This is Nonna's chair that seemed to be reserved for anyone holding Burke. 

Tessa's turn

 Tess was reading us all a story.

Burke's 14th Week!

Burke's First Easter!

 I got him all dressed up for his Easter card pictures.

 The Croft Family made our first trip to Manhattan the week before Easter. Dan wanted to go turkey hunting. We took little Burke to meet the orginal Burke Bayer, Burke's Great Great Uncle. The two guys hit it off.

 Aunt Margery was excited to have a baby in the house. Isn't she adorable?

 The Burkes!

 Six Generations of K-Staters!

 We also took Burke to meet our friend Penny's little boy Oliver. He is three weeks older than Burke.

Penny and Kira (who just turned 2)

Little Oliver. We love the name Oliver. When we were expecting and I was reading my books each week the book referenced a food that would represent the baby's size. Early in the pregnancy our baby was an Olive so we called the baby Olive thinking he was a girl. At 20 weeks when we found out our "she" was a he we started calling him "Oliver" a more masculine name. We just liked it as our working name since we weren't revealing his name until he was born. When Penny had her little boy she called me to see if she could name her little boy Oliver as that was their favorite name. We, of course, said yes. Funny story.

 Penny & I swapped boys for our photo. Burke is bigger than Oliver.

On Saturday, Burke & I went to Topeka with Karyl and Megan to go wedding dress shopping. He slept through most of it.

 The first wedding dress.

 Grandma Karyl getting some cuddles in.

 Our laundry basket shot. His neck is getting so strong.

What a big boy sitting up in his bumbo.

 He is talking alot and loves to show off his gummy smiles. Everything that he can get his hands on makes its way to his mouth. His arms and hands are much more coordinated.

 Its finally spring weather here. Our lilacs are blooming and smelling wonderful.

I planted tulips for the first time last fall. Here is the evidence that there will be tulips... some day. They have yet to show their face, but its fun to watch them grow through the snow.

Burke is a good sleeper. He had 6 nights in a row that he slept over 7 hours without waking up for a feeding. He had such a busy weekend that Sunday night he went 12 hours between feedings and slept 9 of those hours. What a pooped boy. Until next week.... 

Burke's 13th Week!

I felt that I had been slacking on my blog and photography so Burke and I had a photo shoot Saturday am while Dan was at his flying club meeting. This photo I will name "Little Hunter" in honor of Burke's grandpa's upcoming birthday. Happy Birthday Papa Jim! Can't you tell Burke loves camo and his ducks?

 Burke still enjoys his bath and his new hooded towel that was given to him.

He is showing off his neck muscles.

 What a hunk!

As you can see, I wore Burke out with the photo shoot and bath so he slept through his next outfit change. His little bunny was given to him by his Great Grandma Jean. He loves his FIRST Easter Bunny! 

Dan reads to Burke every day. They prefer Dr. Seuss.

 

 Dan also has a little "Let's Go" cheer that he does with Burke where Burke claps (with the help of dad) and does some arm motions. That is a sure way to get Burke to smile and laugh.

 His shirt says "Daddy's Little Co-Pilot"- too cute!

 Burke attended his first birthday party on Saturday, his buddy, Easton, (mom's friend's son) turned ONE!

 Speaking of birthdays, Dan and I headed out for dinner and drinks with friends to celebrate my 30th with friends. We went out for tapas at La Bodega in downtown KC and then to martini corner for drinks and as our luck should have it, skee ball. FUN! Aunt Nicole was once again to the rescue and babysat Mr. Burke. She also made us a fabulous brunch on Sunday, complete with fresh fruit, two yummy frittatas, spinach salad and angel food cake- MY FAVORITE! Dan got me my first pair of sassy cowgirl boots too.

I felt very loved!