You Are My Sunshine!

You'll need to know that ever since he was born, I have sung this to JD substituting "Bubbie" for "sunshine" (since my nickname for him is Bubbie). I love when he sings this with me!!

summer days

It's been awhile since I wrote...I can't believe how quickly this summer is going. I sat and looked at my baby tonight, sleeping in my arms, and I can hardly believe that he's already six months. And his brother, the active two-year old...how time flies! I can barely remember life before I was a mommy...when I was free to do whatever I wanted whenever I wanted. Now I am doing exactly that, but in a different way. I love my little wonders...so full of life and smiles...hugs and love. My boys are so precious...I am so lucky. And to top that off, I have a wonderful best friend whom I share all of these amazing moments with. How much luckier could I be?

Some memorable moments from the last few weeks...Ethan's baptism...JD starting to talk in toddler sentences...Ethan began eating cereal...JD is sleeping in his big boy bed...Ethan loves to smile and play with his feet...JD loves to splash and dip his head under water in the little pool in our backyard...Ethan's froggy grin makes my heart melt...JD's big boy smile while tubing at the lake...JD going into Ethan's room when he's crying and comforting him somehow...Ethan rolling all over the floor...JD kissing Ethan's head because he's crying...Ethan balancing and trying to stand up in the saucer and smiling so proudly...JD holding the bottle for his little brother...Ethan learning to hold the bottle for himself...JD's love of reading and of Baby Einstein...JD praying for mommy because he knew I wasn't feeling well...on his own.

I am so lucky, so very lucky.

JD is TWO!

The last week has been very exciting! JD turned two on Sunday!! He was so cute and keeps telling everyone that he is TWO!! :) At his appointment on Monday, he weighed 28 pounds and was 36 inches tall. If the formula is correct, he will be 6 feet at 18 years old. We'll see! Ethan is growing like a weed, too! At his four month appointment on Friday, he was 15 pounds and 26 inches. Our boys are tall!! Life is good :)

twinsies!

JD 22 months, Ethan 10 weeks

Ethan's 2 month appointment

What a growing boy Ethan is! He was 11 pounds 7 ounces and 24 inches long at his checkup yesterday. She said everything looked good. As for the lump behind his ear...For now his pediatrician doesn't want to do anything until he's 6 months. At that point we'll have it x-rayed again and compare that to the x-rays we had done at 6 weeks. Then we'll have him see a Cranium/Facial Doctor if there's still something there. I just pray that it goes away. I'm worried about leaving it if it is something, but I understand why we need to wait until he's 6 months. There's too much risk before then.

JD and Ethan are doing great! JD loves the fact that Ethan smiles at him, and he still loves to give Ethan a plethora of kisses all the time!! We are so blessed.

updates: lump, sleep, work

Last week I took Ethan to the doctor because he has a lump behind his ear. After a visit with the pediatrician, x-rays, and a visit to the surgeon, the diagnosis is a small bony tumor that is not malignant. We may end up having a CT scan to make sure, but we're going to wait and talk to our pediatrician at Ethan's two month appointment in March before we do anything.

Ethan is doing fantastic at night, sleeping at least 7 hours at a time. I am so thankful, especially because I'm returning to work on Wednesday. Ethan was 10lbs 5oz at his appt. last week. What a little piglet! He and JD are both doing great. I took them for pictures on Saturday. Take a look! :)

one month old

Hello everyone! Things are going well around the Burch house, other than the fact that John has the flu! But, the boys are doing well. JD loves being a big brother...smothering Ethan with kisses all the time. We're teaching him to hug Ethan around his belly...not right on top of his face! He is so loving, though. It makes us so happy. Ethan is growing and changing every day. He broke a smile a couple times yesterday and today, but we're still trying to capture it on camera! We would love for you to meet him, if you haven't already. Give us a call and come on by! This picture was taken in the bath the other night. JD loved taking a bath with Daddy and "E" (what JD calls his little brother). JD had fun splashing and Ethan didn't cry a bit! They were so cute. Take a look at our photo gallery for more pics from January. :)