Burns Family

Almost Walking!

2010-06-13T20:01:00.000-07:00

Bailey has been walking around for over a month now, except she'll only do it if she has something to hold on to. But yesterday she started letting go of things and standing on her own for extended periods of time. It was so exciting because before yesterday she would just sit down right away if you let go of her. Her balance is really good and I know she could walk on her own now if she would just try. I think it will be any day now that she takes that first solo step. I'm so excited!!!

Bye-Bye and Crawling...sort of

2010-04-18T08:36:00.000-07:00

A couple weeks ago Bailey finally waved bye-bye. We had been trying to get her to do it for weeks and she never seemed to care, then one night out of the blue she just started doing it. Now she'll wave bye-bye but only when she feels like it, not necessarily when you want her to.

She is also getting more skilled at "crawling." Really it's more like an army crawl because she hasn't quite mastered the true hands and knees crawling. She's getting better and better at it each day though and can easily get from one side of a room to another in a short amount of time.

Here's a video of Bailey waving bye-bye and of her early crawling days.

Giggle Box

2010-04-04T13:13:00.000-07:00

And now some seconds

2010-02-27T20:30:00.000-08:00

Well it didn't take long for "baba" to turn into "dada." Bailey has officially said her second word and it's one that she now loves to say. Aaron's pretty excited about it, to say the least.

Bailey also got her second tooth. It came through on February 22nd. She now has both bottom front teeth!

A few new firsts

2010-02-19T14:14:00.000-08:00

Bailey has recently experienced a few new firsts. We'll start with the first that we wish didn't happen.

On January 15th Bailey was admitted for her first hospital stay. She had been coughing a lot more and having trouble breathing so I took her to see her doctors at Children's Mercy. After running some tests they determined she had RSV Bronchiolitis and said she would need to stay at the hospital. It was supposed to be a 2-5 day visit but ended up lasting 18 days! Bailey was finally discharged on February 1st. Unfortunately we had to take oxygen home with us and she is still on it while she continues to get rid of the Bronchiolitis but she is doing much better now.

Something good did come of her hospital stay though. On January 29th Bailey got her first tooth! It was pretty funny the first few days after the tooth was through to watch her feeling around the bottom of her mouth with her tongue. She could tell something was different. And apparently she thought that having a tooth meant that she needed to start brushing it right away...

The most recent first is Bailey's first word. Aaron and I had argued back and forth about whether it would be "mama" or "dada" but alas, we were both wrong. It was "baba." Of course she doesn't have a clue was it means yet but she sure loves to say it!

It's a very fun and exciting time in Bailey's life right now filled with many new firsts, and we know there will be many more to come in the near future!

6 months already!

2010-01-10T22:30:00.000-08:00

It's hard to believe that Bailey is already 6 months old. It's gone by so fast!

She is now rolling over and can sit up by herself!

She got a Disney Princess chair for Christmas and she loves it...almost as much as she loves the remote control. Every time we'd give her the remote though she would always hit random buttons and change the channel so we finally took the batteries out of an extra remote so she now has her own.

Bailey got a basketball goal for Christmas and she really likes playing with it. I think it's a sign of things to come.

She also likes to try and help me do laundry...

Every day with Bailey gets more and more fun and I can't wait to see what's in store for us in the next 6 months!

Bailey's First Christmas!

2010-01-10T22:10:00.001-08:00

We started Christmas 2009 in Wichita with the Burns and Cunningham families. We then went to Garden City and spent the week with my family. We finished off our holiday weekend in Scott City at Aaron's sister Darlicia's house. We are very blessed that we were able to spend time with all of our families during this holiday season.

Bailey got some pretty cool gifts for Christmas but I have to say, I'm pretty sure her favorite part was tearing off the wrapping paper and trying to eat it. I think next year she'll be much more into her gifts and Christmas in general, but it was still so much fun to see her unwrapping her presents and enjoying the lights on the Christmas tree!

Here are some pictures from Bailey's First Christmas:

Thanksgiving 2009

2010-01-10T21:23:00.000-08:00

We spent Thanksgiving 2009 in Wichita with the Burns family. It was great because so many family members were able to be there and share Bailey's first Thanksgiving with us. Below are some pictures from Thanksgiving weekend.

4 Month Portraits

2009-11-07T16:32:00.000-08:00

We got Bailey's 4 month pictures taken today. She did GREAT for the photographer (as you can probably tell from the awesome pictures).

We will be including some of these pictures in the Christmas cards we send out. We are also able to order more online so if anyone is interested in doing so let us know and we can get you the login information.

First experimentation with rice cereal

2009-11-07T15:37:00.000-08:00

On Nov. 6 we gave Bailey some rice cereal for the first time and boy was that an experience! Of course she made a big mess with it, but really she ate it well.

We made the mistake of putting a bib on her, thinking that would help keep her shirt clean. Really the bib just got in the way and made a bigger mess. We look forward to when she's more practiced and less messy eating her cereal.

Bailey's First Halloween

2009-11-07T14:38:00.000-08:00

Bailey's first Halloween was fairly uneventful but it was still fun for us to dress her up and see her in her cute costume. This year Bailey was a pink poodle for Halloween.

On Friday the 30th I dressed Bailey in her costume and took her Trick or Treating at my work with the other kids (ok we just walked around, no candy involved). She did really well and of course everyone thought she looked adorable.

On Saturday the 31st we put her costume on her again and Bailey stayed content long enough for us to take a couple pictures, then she decided she was too hot and picture time was over. Even though she didn't wear the costume much it was so worth the purchase.

12 Weeks

2009-09-27T16:59:00.000-07:00

I can't believe that Bailey is already 12 weeks old! She is getting so big and she is so much fun. It's amazing how much a baby can change every day. At her 2 month check-up she was 20.5 inches long and weighed 10 lbs 3 oz.

Bailey LOVES bath time. Even if she is cranky a bath always puts her in a good mood.

She really likes to spend time in her swing too.

She sleeps like an angel (and sometimes like a tiger...). She does great at night, usually sleeping from about 10:30pm to 6:30am without waking up.When she's awake she has a lot of happy time. She has the cutest smile!

Bailey is our little angel and we are enjoying every minute with her!

Baby Bailey is finally here!

2009-07-18T14:50:00.001-07:00

Bailey Marie Burns was born on July 4th, 2009 at 3:00 am. She weighed 7 lbs, 1 oz and was 18.5 in long. It seemed like we waited forever but we're so excited that she is finally here!

I know I didn't do a very good job of keeping the blog updated the 2nd half of my pregnancy. I've added a couple pictures that we had taken that I just never got put on here. I'll be sure to continue adding pictures of baby Bailey as she gets bigger so everyone can see her grow!

I can feel baby move!

2009-03-07T07:34:00.001-08:00

I think I might possibly have the most active baby ever! Every time a doctor tries to listen to her heartbeat they have a hard time because they say she's moving around so much, and now I understand where they're coming from. For about a week now I have felt her moving and kicking around in my stomach. I wasn't sure at first if I was really feeling her move or if it was just my imagination, but there's no mistaking it now!

It crazy how quickly they grow. A week ago the movements were so faint and small I wasn't even sure it was her but now they're getting much more pronounced - the last couple days it has sometimes taken me by surprise how strong the movements are. And they're so frequent. Aaron asked last night if she ever sleeps, and sometimes it doesn't seem like she does!

It's a ......... GIRL!

2009-02-25T20:29:00.000-08:00

We had our sonogram today and found out that we're having a baby girl! We are both very happy about the news. Even more importantly, we learned that everything looks great with the baby and she appears to be healthy and doing well. That was such a relief to hear and see!

Having the sonogram was one of the coolest things I've ever experienced. We started out staring at a blank screen and then they started the sonogram and all of a sudden there was a clear picture of a baby on the screen - our baby girl! She was moving around all over the place...she's definitely an active little one.

They were able to see all 4 chambers of her heart, make sure the key elements of her brain were there, find her kidneys and bladder and make sure her spine looked ok. They took measurements of her legs, stomach and skull and from that determined that she weighs about 14 ounces right now (which leaves me wondering where the rest of the weight I've gained has gone...). You could just see her little heart beating in her chest, it was incredible.

I think the coolest part was when they showed a close view of her face, it was so amazing - almost took my breath away.

The pictures above are from the sonogram. The first is a regular view of her face and upper body. The second is a 3d profile of her face, and the last is a 3d view of her face from the front. After today I cannot wait for her to get here so we can see her in person!

2009-02-03T15:28:00.000-08:00

Hello! I decided a while back that once the baby arrives I would create a blog to post pictures and updates on Baby Burns so that everyone can stay updated. A friend suggested I start the blog now and track my progress throughout the pregnancy as well and I thought that was a great idea.

I've had many requests for pictures of my "baby bump" so here are a few photos of my ever-growing belly.

I had a checkup with the doctor today and she said everything still looks great. Baby's heartbeat is strong (although the little guy/gal really made the doctor search for the heartbeat today because he/she was moving around so much). Also at my appointment today we scheduled our sonogram. It's in 3 weeks, on Feb. 25th. Aaron and I continue debating whether or not we should find out if it's a boy or girl. He wants to know but all along I've said I want to be surprised. However...as the time gets closer I'm getting more curious and I really want to start buying lots of baby stuff so I think I'm going to give in and find out. I'll definitely let you know what we end up deciding and what the result is!