Alicia and I are taking a break from the blog, from facebook, from babycenter and any other social sites. We'll be back when the time is right...Thank you to everyone who follows and reads about our life!
Much Love,
Burns Family
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Christians Birthday Present
We got Christian the coolest birthday gift ever! For his birthday he got a train set but we didnt have a table to keep it on and it would have been hard to have it set up on the floor. Well....we got him a train table AND the person we got it from also gave us a complete train set that comes with a Mountain and a Train house and a bazillion trains. Its the same style of train tracks as the one he got for his birthday. The lady also gave us a one of those car mats that he can play with his cars on! Its a lot bigger and nicer then the one we have for him. The best part about this present it that it cost us NOTHING!!!!!! Cant beat that!
Wednesday, December 16, 2009
Throwing the towel in...
Were done with the cup. While Jackson was doing really well with the cup we decided to stop for now and try again later. Like i said, he was doing great but he wasnt drinking as much as he was or should have been. He was drinking maybe 10 oz od fluids a day and we decided to stop before he became dehydrated. So the cups on the back burner for now.
Also, tonight was a special meeting for the Wernersville borough to decide to merge police forces with neighboring Robesonia. They had the meeting "advertised" in the reading Eagle and on WFMZ 69 News. Tonight the local tv station was there and I was the only other person there to hear the the verdict. When I got there the mayor and I talked a little, about the Kids Event earlier in the month. I also got to talk to Debbie from the Rec board...It was a short meeting with little objections. They motioned to merge with Robesonia.
Also, tonight was a special meeting for the Wernersville borough to decide to merge police forces with neighboring Robesonia. They had the meeting "advertised" in the reading Eagle and on WFMZ 69 News. Tonight the local tv station was there and I was the only other person there to hear the the verdict. When I got there the mayor and I talked a little, about the Kids Event earlier in the month. I also got to talk to Debbie from the Rec board...It was a short meeting with little objections. They motioned to merge with Robesonia.
Monday, December 14, 2009
You can call us crazy or cruel but it is what it is
Tried to post this last night but we lost power so....
Just one day shy of his 7 month birthday, Jackson is done breastfeeding. Sad isn’t it? I will say that it wasn’t by choice either. Alicia is very upset and has been crying a lot today because of it. She noticed yesterday that he was satisfied enough with each feeding. This morning when she woke up her boobs were “flat”, they were empty. She didn’t attempt to feed Jackson because there was nothing to feed him with. We gave him breakfast of mangos and apples and while he eating we talked about what to do. By the time he had his last bite we made our decision. We were going to start him on a sippy cup.
With Christian we had it done in a weekend. We bought a sippy cup a few weeks ago to try to give him a little bit of juice. When we first got the cup we tried it once or twice and put it back in the cabinets until a later date. That date came sooner then expected. We got the cup out, put the formula in it and tried it again. As expected he didn’t want it. He kicked and flailed and screamed until he was blue in the face…once we got him calmed down we tried again and he didn’t want it.
The cup we bought was a beginner cup for 6 months. We noticed that he would always watch Christian when he drank from his cup. Christian has a basic cup. It a toss away kind of cup that you can use for couple of times and then throw it away when your done with it. The cup we bought for Jackson has a regulator valve and Christians doesn’t. I decided that I would try that cup to see if it made a difference. It worked. We tried the cup with his second feed and he took right to it. Didn’t fuss too much. After a couple of minutes he got frustrated with it but that’s okay. We stopped trying for now.
By the end of the day he was fine. He didn’t cry and actually opened his mouth and tried to pull the cup closer for more! Alicia doesn’t remember how hard it was with Christian but I did. I remember that we did a lot of positive reinforcement with him, telling him he was “Such a good boy” and “We are so proud of you!” oh and smiling a lot whenever he was looking so he would know its okay. Is not easy and Alicia had a rough time because he’s obviously upset by such a big change. She’s like a drug addict…she’s going threw withdraw.
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Despite the change he still slept through the night and this morning when he woke up to eat we gave him the cup. You should have seen his face when he saw his cup! He was sitting on our bed and started to hop up and down with the biggest smile on his face! He took the cup with no problems and drank a little over 3oz in one sitting! Obviously it’s a little messy when he drinks but who wouldn’t be? He’s been breastfed for the last 7 months and never had a bottle…
We decided that we didn’t want to have to get him use to a bottle for another couple of months then try to switch to a sippy cup later. Wow, 7 months old and he’s already on a sippy cup…its crazy!
Just one day shy of his 7 month birthday, Jackson is done breastfeeding. Sad isn’t it? I will say that it wasn’t by choice either. Alicia is very upset and has been crying a lot today because of it. She noticed yesterday that he was satisfied enough with each feeding. This morning when she woke up her boobs were “flat”, they were empty. She didn’t attempt to feed Jackson because there was nothing to feed him with. We gave him breakfast of mangos and apples and while he eating we talked about what to do. By the time he had his last bite we made our decision. We were going to start him on a sippy cup.
With Christian we had it done in a weekend. We bought a sippy cup a few weeks ago to try to give him a little bit of juice. When we first got the cup we tried it once or twice and put it back in the cabinets until a later date. That date came sooner then expected. We got the cup out, put the formula in it and tried it again. As expected he didn’t want it. He kicked and flailed and screamed until he was blue in the face…once we got him calmed down we tried again and he didn’t want it.
The cup we bought was a beginner cup for 6 months. We noticed that he would always watch Christian when he drank from his cup. Christian has a basic cup. It a toss away kind of cup that you can use for couple of times and then throw it away when your done with it. The cup we bought for Jackson has a regulator valve and Christians doesn’t. I decided that I would try that cup to see if it made a difference. It worked. We tried the cup with his second feed and he took right to it. Didn’t fuss too much. After a couple of minutes he got frustrated with it but that’s okay. We stopped trying for now.
By the end of the day he was fine. He didn’t cry and actually opened his mouth and tried to pull the cup closer for more! Alicia doesn’t remember how hard it was with Christian but I did. I remember that we did a lot of positive reinforcement with him, telling him he was “Such a good boy” and “We are so proud of you!” oh and smiling a lot whenever he was looking so he would know its okay. Is not easy and Alicia had a rough time because he’s obviously upset by such a big change. She’s like a drug addict…she’s going threw withdraw.
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Despite the change he still slept through the night and this morning when he woke up to eat we gave him the cup. You should have seen his face when he saw his cup! He was sitting on our bed and started to hop up and down with the biggest smile on his face! He took the cup with no problems and drank a little over 3oz in one sitting! Obviously it’s a little messy when he drinks but who wouldn’t be? He’s been breastfed for the last 7 months and never had a bottle…
We decided that we didn’t want to have to get him use to a bottle for another couple of months then try to switch to a sippy cup later. Wow, 7 months old and he’s already on a sippy cup…its crazy!
Our weekend
Barb, Matt and Emma came down on Saturday afternoon for dinner and then to Koziar’s Christmas Village . We told Christian that Emma was coming down and that’s all he could talk about until she came. And when she came he was so excited. “Emma come here”, “Emma come upstairs”, “EMMA”. It was great that she played with him too. He doesn’t have a lot of friends that are girls, especially one that’s somewhat close to his age (3 years is close, right?)
I was going to make dinner but instead bought some Chicken & Penne stir fry thing instead. Less mess that way…and more time to spend with them. Alicia and I showed them around our house and got to talk a little bit before and during dinner. I started to show her our photo albums but that’s something to look at if you have a few hours! We exchange Christmas presents too, well, the kids did at least. After dinner we made the trek to the Christmas Village . It took us about 10 minutes to get to the road it’s on but it took us another 30 minutes to get down that road. Usually it’s a 5 minute drive down that road…once we got there we had to park so far away you almost couldn’t see the Christmas Village!
Christian must have been getting tired because all he wanted was to be held. Fortunately (or maybe unfortunately) Barb carried him a little bit. We didn’t get to see Santa because the line was ridiculously long like usual. Emma seemed to have a good time and Christian really took to Barb which was nice. I held Jackson again and again he fell asleep in my arms! We stayed for a little over an hour and left to go home. On our way home we went into Bernville to get gas and the traffic was backed up in every direction. We took 183 and then cut into Robesonia and traffic was backed up for at least 5 miles. Traffic was still backed up even after we turned off 183. Keep in mind it was 8:15 and traffic was at a stand still.
On Sunday we just stayed home and did absolutely nothing. We didn’t even leave the house or open the door. Alicia’s mom came down to visit and see the boys…she said she was going through kiddie withdraw or something! We lost power for a couple of hours too…good thing we were home!
I was going to make dinner but instead bought some Chicken & Penne stir fry thing instead. Less mess that way…and more time to spend with them. Alicia and I showed them around our house and got to talk a little bit before and during dinner. I started to show her our photo albums but that’s something to look at if you have a few hours! We exchange Christmas presents too, well, the kids did at least. After dinner we made the trek to the Christmas Village . It took us about 10 minutes to get to the road it’s on but it took us another 30 minutes to get down that road. Usually it’s a 5 minute drive down that road…once we got there we had to park so far away you almost couldn’t see the Christmas Village!
Christian must have been getting tired because all he wanted was to be held. Fortunately (or maybe unfortunately) Barb carried him a little bit. We didn’t get to see Santa because the line was ridiculously long like usual. Emma seemed to have a good time and Christian really took to Barb which was nice. I held Jackson again and again he fell asleep in my arms! We stayed for a little over an hour and left to go home. On our way home we went into Bernville to get gas and the traffic was backed up in every direction. We took 183 and then cut into Robesonia and traffic was backed up for at least 5 miles. Traffic was still backed up even after we turned off 183. Keep in mind it was 8:15 and traffic was at a stand still.
On Sunday we just stayed home and did absolutely nothing. We didn’t even leave the house or open the door. Alicia’s mom came down to visit and see the boys…she said she was going through kiddie withdraw or something! We lost power for a couple of hours too…good thing we were home!
Wednesday, December 9, 2009
Got our Christmas tree
Alicia has really been wanting to get one…on Monday is when she gets her papers and usually she delivers them on Tuesday night (and sometimes Wednesday morning) because of all the inserts but she stuffed, bagged and had them delivered by Tuesday morning! Down the street from our house is a Christmas tree farm that we decided to go to instead of the one in the parking lot of Target shopping center.
However, once I got the train and tracks out he changed his mind! He was more then eager to help me set the train up. We told him that before he could play with it he had to ask mommy or daddy because it wasn’t a toy for him to play with. So….this morning Alicia and I are half awake, the alarm hasn’t gone off yet but we can hear Christian somewhere and Jackson ’s rocking in his crib. Do you see where this is going? Next thing we hear is this loud ringing sound. We both look at each other trying to figure it out. We get out of bed and followed the sound…it took us downstairs and there was Christian, in front of the Christmas tree, with the biggest smile on his face and the train remote in his hand…”Look what I did!”
It was a huge field of trees in sections by the type of tree it was….We spent a good 45 minutes walking around trying to find the right one. Alicia wanted a tall one, I didn’t want a real wide one…Christian wanted all of them and Jackson was just mesmerized by the strings on my shirt! I think the one we settled on was a Douglas Fir, its has really short needles and they’re soft to the touch (great for Christian, Jackson and KC). We made sure that there weren’t dead needles hiding or some nest of birds because that could create some problems. When we decided on the tree, we waived down the person driving the ATV and he used the chainsaw to cut it down. I’m sure you can imagine how excited Christian was but Jackson wasn’t too excited about it.
Once we got the tree in the house and set up, we let it settle so that we can eat dinner. Before we started decorating the tree we put Jackson down, he was very tired and it was a little passed his bedtime. I helped put the lights on the tree and a few decorations. Alicia asked Christian if he wanted to help put any ornaments up and he said “No, I watch Mommy, I watch” He sat on the couch and watched as we put the ornaments on the tree.
However, once I got the train and tracks out he changed his mind! He was more then eager to help me set the train up. We told him that before he could play with it he had to ask mommy or daddy because it wasn’t a toy for him to play with. So….this morning Alicia and I are half awake, the alarm hasn’t gone off yet but we can hear Christian somewhere and Jackson ’s rocking in his crib. Do you see where this is going? Next thing we hear is this loud ringing sound. We both look at each other trying to figure it out. We get out of bed and followed the sound…it took us downstairs and there was Christian, in front of the Christmas tree, with the biggest smile on his face and the train remote in his hand…”Look what I did!”
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
WOW
It’s been a while since we had such a busy weekend. Sadly though, this is just the start of busy weekends. With the holidays fast approaching our schedule is filling up fast. On Friday night was the start of the holiday season for us, we went to Koziars Christmas Village . My moms, sisters and Cal all came along too. A long time ago my parents took us to the Christmas Village and according to my mom, not much has changed! I got done work around 5:30 and was working down the street from the place so I was just going to meet everyone there. We decided to meet there at 5:30 to try and try to get there before the massive herds of people showed up. It worked. We got there and there was a small line that moved quickly.
Last year when we went it was just unbearable, the line hardly moved, the walk ways were like parking lots…This year we went straight to Santa because last year there was a very long line that didn’t move. We were the first people to see Santa and the boys did really well. Christian surprisingly was scared of him. He wouldn’t go near him at first but as soon as Santa offered him a piece of candy he was fine. Jackson at first had a worried look on his face then he eased up long enough to take a picture. As we said our goodbyes to Santa we noticed the line was already out the door…crisis adverted.
We stayed at the Christmas Village for almost an hour and a half. Jackson did very well for staying up past his bedtime. Towards the end as I was holding him he laid his head on my shoulder and started to talk himself to sleep…My mom took Christian overnight so that we could get ready for Christians party on Saturday.
Christian party went very well. Christian had a great time and a lot of people showed up to see and support Christian on his special day. The firehouse tour went well too. Kids and adults liked it. Click the link below for pictures, there were too many to put on here!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2128758&id=38804938&l=43c369d569
Last year when we went it was just unbearable, the line hardly moved, the walk ways were like parking lots…This year we went straight to Santa because last year there was a very long line that didn’t move. We were the first people to see Santa and the boys did really well. Christian surprisingly was scared of him. He wouldn’t go near him at first but as soon as Santa offered him a piece of candy he was fine. Jackson at first had a worried look on his face then he eased up long enough to take a picture. As we said our goodbyes to Santa we noticed the line was already out the door…crisis adverted.
We stayed at the Christmas Village for almost an hour and a half. Jackson did very well for staying up past his bedtime. Towards the end as I was holding him he laid his head on my shoulder and started to talk himself to sleep…My mom took Christian overnight so that we could get ready for Christians party on Saturday.
Christian party went very well. Christian had a great time and a lot of people showed up to see and support Christian on his special day. The firehouse tour went well too. Kids and adults liked it. Click the link below for pictures, there were too many to put on here!
http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2128758&id=38804938&l=43c369d569
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