4 weeks today!!!

Since my last post it has been 4 weeks...we have been very busy at the Burd house...

Finnlee Jameson Burd was born!!!! Our family is now complete!

October 26th 2011

7:51 am

7lbs 15 ounces

20 inches

1 week Old

3 Weeks Old

Our sweet new baby....and his proud big brother, Brayden!

Our family is very blessed this Thanksgiving! We have been blessed with a beautiful home, 2 heathly sweet boys, wonderful family, and a lifetime of memories!

Happy Thanksgiving...from our Burd House to yours!

Our last "Family of 3" weekend!

We started off our last "Family of 3" weekend by waking up and eating a great breakfast.  Denny made the coffee as usual...with our  favorite pumpkin creamer, so yummy! After breakfast we all, well everyone but myself,  went out to wash the Tahoe. (someone had to take the pictures ;-)...)  Bray was a great help for daddy though! 

My Little Working Man

OOOOpps...Bubbles in the eyes!

Picture Perfect!

After all the work was done, It was time for a little play!

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Pumpkin Carving Party Time!!!!

Bray was so cute getting the "guts" out of his pumpkin!  Too bad I wasn't able to get a picutre, had the "guts" on my hands as well!

Bray and Daddy's Pumpkin...Winner at the Pumpkin Carving Party

Not sure if he really wanted to kiss me or just smear Milk Duds all over my cheeks!

First Place Winners....Brayden and Mrs. Kathy

Pumpkin Carving Champ!

I love this family we have... even if it's not perfect!  It's for the Burds...and that's alright with me!

Finnlee James Burd Count down:

So last night Mama came over to eat dinner with us, and Brayden of course wanted to go "pend the night".  Well after packing his bag and loving everyone bye bye, including Peyton and Chandler (our two dogs), he climbed into the car and drove off talking about how he was going to go get a milk shake at his Nana and Papa's house.  We let me just inform you he was speaking the truth! 

 He called after he got there and was so excited how he, Nana., and Papa were all having a milk shake.  Well it weren't 30 minutes later he was crying wanting to come home! lol   That boy had no intentions of "pending the night"!  He just went over to have a milk shake!

And to top it all off  when Denny and I got there to pick him up he says to us, "I ready to go, all done with my milk shake!"  What a little STINKER!

We have also finalized our halloween costumes for the boys: 

Finnlee will be a football thanks to his Aunt Kari and Uncle Chris...

And Brayden will be a Jets Football Player:

Too Cute!



Days left before Finnlee Jameson Burd Arrives:

It's almost time for Finnlee!

This past Tuesday, Brayden and I went to the OB office and found out that we will have a scheduled C-section on October 26th!  Denny and I are so excited that Finnlee Jameson will be here before Halloween! 

We are literally counting down the days! 

Over the last few days we have been searching for Brayden a Halloween costume...here are a few of our favs:

I'm sure you can tell which ones I picked out vs the ones Denny picked out! And Bray wants to be EVERYTHING!



A BURDen has been lifted!

We have almost finished with Finnlee's nursery!  Walls have been painted a beautiful "GRASSHOPPER" green...Brayden helped pick it out.  (I think he really only like the name)  The bedding is finished and the valance has been hung!  It looks amazing! Well worth every penny!  (picutes to come..for some reason my camera batteries are dead..AGAIN!)

Brayden has been especially clingy lately...I don't know if it is that he misses me after I have worked several 12 hour shifts in a row or that he knows Finnlee will be here soon and he might not recieve all the attention he is used to..either way I am TRYING to have patience with him and understand that some regression is a normal healthy part of a new sibling coming into his life.

For those of you who may not know we have decided on the name Finnlee Jameson for our new little addition!  We are in love with the name and hope it suits him well!

Just a little laugh Brayden gave me this morning....
Background:  we always say "what in the ham sandwich" instead of saying an "ugly" word in front of Brayden....
Today Brayden was looking for a part to his puzzle...
Me: "Did you look underneath the couch"
Brayden: "What in the ham sandwich is this under the couch"
Come to find out it was a set of light up reindeer antlers that are left over from last Cristmas that he likes to play with...lol !
THE THINGS HE SAYS!  MAYBE HE REALLY DOES LISTEN AFTER ALL!

Maybe one day!

As many of you may know, we are in our new house and loving it!  However it's not "finished"!  The decor to say the least is not where I would like it to be, however I have it all planned out:


Breakfast Room

Dinning Room

Upstairs Landing

Master Bedroom

We will just have to see what the finished product turns out to be, but I'm loving the planning!

It's Offical....

Brayden is completely pottie trained....We are so proud of him!  I know some people might say well...it's about durn time he's almost 3... boys are tuff though!  Ask anyone who has little boys, for some reason they are just tuffer than little girls at the whole pottie thing. 

Now on for more good news!  I have narrowed down the menu for Brayden's 3rd Birthday party, sent the invites (which are too cute) and have all the decorating planned!  Here is just a sneak peak of what I have up my sleeve:

Sample invite (colors are Orange and Blue and obviously the wording is different)

Pb & J Fish Shaped Sandwiches

Watermelon carved Shark

"Sushi" shhhh...it's only a Twinkie and Fruit Roll up

Octopops

Octopus Dogs for the kids

Cupcakes with sharks

So excited about this party...only two weeks away!



It's been a LONG time baby!

OKAY,  I admit it has been forever since I have posted!  We have just been so dang busy!  The easiest way to tell all the ins and outs of our last few weeks is to show you through picts.  So here we go.....

Since I have been pregnant the thing I CRAVE  the MOST is ZUCCHINI!  I literally eat them almost every day, having said that Denny and Bray decided to plant us some zucchini plants, as well as some pumpkins and gourds for the fall!  Bray is so excited, he loves going out every evening a watering his "garden" aka our back flower bed that hasn't been landscaped yet.



Brayden and Denny planting pumpkins, gourds, and zucchini



This past Thursday I had an OB appt and afterwards I picked Bray up from school and we headed down to his "Nana and Papa's" beach for a couple of days. Of course as soon as we get down there Bray and Papa just have to "walk on the beach".  That always ends up being they get soaking wet in the water! Pure rotten! 

Two of my Favorite men relaxing!

Beautiful view from the balcony!

Brayden's "busted lip" from the frisbee

Bray refusing to have his picture taken with me, there's a surprise!

While we were gone to the beach Denny finished up making Brayden's "wave bed" for this bedroom.   It turned out so good!

To the Beach and Back!

This past Friday we all went down to our family's place at EI.  We left friday after I got off work @ 7pm.  Denny was so great, he had the truck all packed up by the time I pulled in the driveway! (He's so good to me and Bray). All I had to do was throw some clothes in a bag and head out the door!  (Denny isn't allowed to pack my clothes...there is no telling what I would have to wear...I'm sure many of you can understand!)

We made good time and Bray fell asleep on the way down. Now that sounds like a good thing, right?!? WRONG!  That falling asleep ends up being a "POWER NAP" for him! It's like just as soon as we get down there and the door opens the smell of the salt air wakes him up!  In other words he's up for the next two hours, full of energy!

Wow! Have we been busy...

Over the last few days, we have been extremely busy since my last posting.

Here is a quick run down:
6/17/11: Work @ LMH...12 hour shift....whew...so tired!

It's Starting to get there!

I had posted a few days ago in "Are you kidding me" that our house was no ways near being decorated.  I know, I know...Rome wasn't build in a day, but to be honest our house is starting to get there.  Yesterday on my day off I went and bought Denny a new recliner for his birthday and Fathers Day.  (I had to because he was crowding me on the couch at night and his old recliner WAS NOT invited to the new house).  Point being that big space in our living room by the fireplace has a nice comfy new black leather recliner in it.  It's amazing how just one thing can make a room feel so much different!

Today Brayden and I meet my pregos friend, Jennifer, and we all went to pick out bedding plants for the front flower bed! Got a ton of plants on the cheap! So excited...Denny has mixed feelings...he's glad I saved so much $$$ but now, poor thing, he has yet another thing to add to is "To Do List".  My heart goes out to him....no really ;-) he's a pure blessing to this family....even if this place is for the burds!

Are you Kidding Me?!?

I have to laugh...there have been several things over this past week that just make me want to say...."ARE YOU KIDDING ME?!?"

Here is just a small list of some of the things that stand out:

•  "Have you got your house all decorated yet?"....are you kidding me...heck no! We've been here not even a month. Not to mention, we have gone from a house that wasn't even 1000sq ft to one that is around 3000 sq ft...there's no way this place is "all decorated"...there isn't even a picture hung on the wall yet...lol! Here are just a few pictures of the house I took this morning.




Kitchen Island






Kitchen





Kithen Sink





Build In Entertainment Center





Side Chair with Bray in his "big boy" undies ( he refused to move)

  




Master Bath Walk In Shower





Master Bath with Double Sinks






Dinning Room





Brayden's Bedroom

• "I hate to ask but, are you gaining weight?'...are you kidding me...yes!  I'M PREGNANT! I love how people speak before they think about how it might sound when it comes out.
• ""What time is it"...response: "a little after 2PM"...omg are you kidding me....That was me yesterday at work after I realized what time it was and that I had NOT  ate lunch yet because we were so busy...remember I'm pregnant and for some reason I feel the need to eat...I don't know...like every two hours! My breakfast from 6:20AM was GONE!
• You can't take a shower here in the morning" says Denny at 10PM....are you kidding me...Why?!?  So, Denny noticed we had a tiny gas leak coming from our tank less water heater's regulator.  Needless to say I was driving to my mama and daddy's house at 5AM yesterday morning to take a shower before work...but it was kinda nice being able to get ready and talk to mama like it was when I still lived there.  (It really is the little things in life that make it so sweet!)