Who knew...

Hello Again,

Holy cow people! Can you believe that it has been almost 2 months since my last post! Who ever thought that having a baby would consume all of my time. LOL!

We have had so much happen in the past 2 months. Let me start from where I left off.

My sister’s son Louis turned three and we went to Minnesota to celebrate his third birthday in August. Yes we decided to do the normally four hour and fifteen minuet drive to Minnesota in 5 hours and 30 minuets. We quickly learned that when you do a trip with a 1 month old you leave on their schedule not yours. We made it to Seymour (about 18 miles from our house) and Ellie decided that riding in the car was not going to be her bag of tea that day. So it was a very long trip to Minnesota. Once we got there we had so much fun. My sister and her husband had just moved into a new house so we tried the best we could to help them get ready for Louis’s big birthday party. It was so much fun! I can’t believe that he is three.

Louis at 3

Next we celebrated Ellie’s Baptism and two month birthday. I was so excited to have Ellie baptized and become a member of God’s wonderful kingdom. The day of her baptism was the first day that Ellie smiled in response. It was as if she new that, that day was her special day. She did amazing! Eric, Pastor Walt, Ellie, and Monica

Ellie at 2 months

Labor Day weekend we also were blessed to celebrate the marriage of our good friends Josh and Julie Burmeister. They had such a wonderful day. The sun was shinning and everything went off perfectly. Julie looked so beautiful in her dress! It was our first wedding since Eric and I got married and it really brought back some wonderful memories. Eric while in his tux definitely made it known that he was a new daddy and loved showing off his little girl. Uncle Dennis (Ellie's Godfather) also loved showing Ellie off. The minuet he saw her he was kissing her up. Eric and Ellie all dressed for the wedding

After the wedding we went to Madison to watch the Badgers play San Jose with my parents. Ellie was lucky to spend the whole day with her Aunt Ashley and Uncle John. We are so lucky to have relatives that live close to Madison that we are able to take Ellie with us while we hang out in Bucky territory.
Eric and I at the game

Ellie Also got to go to a couple of her first football games to see my very great friend Lisa’s son Joey play on the Kimberly JV football team. It is crazy to see Joey so grown up and playing football. He’s really good too. Ellie loves the games. There is always so much for her to see.

Ellie and Joey

As you can see we have had a very busy two months! In the next month we are plenty busy again. Eric and I celebrate our first anniversary. I go back to work after a nice 11 weeks off. Ellie starts daycare. Eric turns 30 I turn 26 and so much more. I will post again soon so stay tuned!

Lots of love,
The Burts

Happy 1 Month Birthday Ellie!

Happy Birthday to Ellie, Happy Birthday to Ellie, Happy Birthday dear Ellie, Happy Birthday to you!
Holy cow! Can you believe that Ellie is already a month old! I think it’s crazy how fast the time has already gone.

At times today I have looked at the clock and thought at this time a month ago I was having contractions, this time a month ago I started to push and ect…

Ellie is such a good baby. We all are still trying to figure each other out. I have officially learned that looking at a clock and trying to figure out her schedule for the day is completely pointless.

Ellie has definitely taught me already that she does things on her own schedule.

As of today Eric and I both noticed while playing with her this morning that she know notices her face in a mirror and is totally in love with looking at her self. She also has found out that if she smiles really big at daddy she can get whatever she wants and almost make him cry.

Ellie also is now weighing in at 10.3 lbs. and is still growing like a weed! I have already had to put away some of her 3 month old clothes because she is to long for them and they don’t fit. And yes I cried when I put away the first batch of clothes that she out grew. Hormones? maybe.

Tomorrow we leave for Ellie’s first road trip. I’m not freaking out yet, but I think I have officially over packed. We are going to Minnesota to visit my sister Dar and her family for Louis’s (her son) third birthday party. I can’t believe that he is already three! He’s such a big boy now.

Well I will be sure to post more after this weekend I’m hoping to get some good pictures of Ellie and her two favorite cousins on her mothers side.

Thanks for checking in.

Lots of hugs!
Eric, Monica, Kit, & the birthday girl Ellie

Three week update...

Hello Again!

So tomorrow Elna will be three weeks old. Can you believe it? I can’t it seems like just yesterday we brought her home.

When we brought Elna home she weighed 7 lbs. 11 oz. in just three short weeks she weighs over 9lbs and has grown over an inch.

I can officially say that I absolutely love being a mom and wouldn’t trade it for the world. It is so amazing! I love every minute of it. Every time I look at her I wonder how in the world God chose Eric and me to be so blessed.

She is such a good baby. Eric and I thought that we would be way more tired but so far (knock on wood) Ellie has been sleeping very, very well through the night. She wake up around 3 am we eat a little snack and then we go back to sleep. We usually roll out of bed around 9:30 am. It’s going to be so hard going back to work and actually having to get up.

We went to go see out photographer and friend Kelly again to get our first family photos done and Ellie's first pictures. They turned out AMAZING!!!

Eric keeps asking how we got such a beautiful kid and of course me being me always says “she takes after her mother that’s how.” However we all know that Ellie is a great mix of the both of us.

So far we don’t have much else to report but I thought I would update you all on how we are doing and include some pictures so you all can see how much she has grown. I hope you enjoy.

Lots of love to all,
Eric, Monica, Kit & Elna

***Please note that all professional pictures are photographed by Kelly Jean Photography http://www.photographybykellyjean.blogspot.com/

God broke the mold!

HELLO HELLO!!!!!!

SHE’S HERE!!!! Our beautiful baby girl is here!

Elna Ann Burt

Born on June 29, 2010 at 2:29 p.m. 20 1/2 inches 8 lbs. 1 oz.

Everything went awesome! Started contractions at 4:00 am, woke Eric up at 6:30, went to the hospital at 9:00 started pushing at 1:30 ish and she was born at 2:29. She really did all the work I was just the oven she came out of.

I never thought I would love someone I just met so fast. When she came out it really hit me that I was now a mom. I know people told me that I would, but I still had the first time mom jitters and was terrified that I wouldn't like her right away. She is my lil rockstar!

You all may wonder where we got her name. Elna was my grandmother’s name on the Wepner side and Ann was my grandmother on the Yachinich side. These two women taught me so much and were two of the strongest women I know. I hope that Elna grows up to understand what amazing people she is named after.

I want to thank all of you who have supported us through the pregnancy and now who through our first few days as new parents.

I hope you all keep watching our little one grow through our blog as I hope to have more to report throughout the weeks instead of just once a month.

Hugs and kisses to all!
Eric, Monica, Kit, & Ellie

Am I done yet??

Hello All,
Well I can see that many people have been checking our blog lately. Our counter has gone up considerably. This is great to see!!!
I would love to report that the baby is here, but unfortunately there is nothing to report. We can say that I am progressing, but not very rapidly. I am dilated 2 cm. and about 80% effaced. So what does that mean you ask? Well pretty much nothing. The baby is getting ready to come into this world just not for awhile.
Keep checking as for sure we will have a baby within the next 2 weeks.
Thanks to all of you who are following our soon to be new addition!

-Eric, Monica, Kit, & B.B.

Busy Busy Baby!

Hello Again!

Well what a month yet again. It has been crazy nonstop go go go...

To start our month Eric and I went to go see our favorite photographer and friend Kelly for some pre baby picture taking. Kelly captured some great moments of Eric and I enjoying our last couple of moments before we become a family of four instead of three. Our pictures turned out amazing! I love all of them so much. It’s really hard trying to narrow our favorites to order. To see Kelly’s awesome work visit http://www.photographybykellyjean.blogspot.com/ .

Eric and I have started to take the necessary steps in becoming educated parents. We have taken the wonderful breastfeeding class and the wonderful birth preparation class. Two fun filled Saturdays of putting a little bit of fear in us with a lot more excitement into having a new little one in our lives.

Also this month my mom and sister threw me a wonderful shower with our closet family and friend. It really was a wonderful day. I was able to catch up with everyone and got great advice from some of the experienced mothers. I also got to hang out with my mom, sister, and diva niece Evie after the shower. It was really great to have that time just with them. I don’t think my mom and sister will ever know how much I will always cherish that afternoon.


On Memorial Day weekend Eric and I had a laid back relaxing weekend. Friday we went to the doctor and found out that the baby is down, but I’m not dilated. So now the countdown begins. We went to Madison to visit Eric’s sister on Saturday and went to the Vilas Zoo. It was really fun to go, however word of advice, if your nine months pregers make sure you stay in the shade and drink a lot of water. I could have sworn it was 200 degrees that day. Despite the heat however it was a lot of fun!

Kelsey (niece), Eric, & Kendall (niece)

Well that pretty much sums up our month. Possibly the next time we post you will get to see pictures of our new little one! The countdown has begun!

Lots of love to all,
Eric, Monica, Kit, & B.B.

Are we done yet?

Well hello again!

As I mentioned in last month’s blog the month of April has been busy.

To start we had a wonderful Easter with our families. We were in the Bay with the Wepner and Yachinich on Saturday and then with the Burts and Kochs on Sunday. It was wonderful being surrounded by family all weekend.

After Easter things in our house really started to move. Eric sold his boat which was very bitter sweet. We put the boat on Craigslist and within 24 hours it was gone. We were shocked at how fast it sold. Eric wasn’t ready to give it up that fast. With the economy we thought it would have taken a little bit longer.

Eric's last picture with his boat.

Eric and I also celebrated our 6 month anniversary this month. It’s crazy to both of us that we only have been married for six months. With all that we have done and completed if feels like it has been longer than 6 months of marital bliss. We both are so blessed to have found one another. I know that I thank God every day for our wonderful life we share together.

Eric has continued to work on the upstairs. We have moved up there officially about a week ago. There are only two more very minor things to finish before we can say that it is 100% done. But since they are so minor we aren’t too worried. The whole project really turned out nice. With the great help of family and friends it all came together. It’s amazing how much bigger our house feels now that we are using the other half of it. Before our upstairs was just simply used as storage, but now it’s a wonderful master bedroom. Eric really did a great job completing it.

Old view from where our bed is now.

New view from our bed.

Old view from top of the stairs

New view from the top of the stairs.

Old view looking at where our bed is now.

New view of where our bed is now.

While Eric has been working on the upstairs I have been slowly putting together the baby’s room. Along with the upstairs it is completed. With some new and old pieces I believe that it’s going to be a great space for our lil one to enjoy their first couple of years. We went with a neutral pallet since we aren’t sure what he/she is. I personally love how it all came together. I can’t wait to rock our baby in the glider chair that my sister’s good friend Tiffany gave us. I’m starting to get a little excited for him/her to come.
Changing Table
Crib

Crib and glider

Along with all of our craziness our beautiful baby girl Kit has surgery this month. It was a last minute plan. The surgery went very well, however since Kit is a stinker she kept licking her stitches so she took longer to heal and had to wear a cone around her head. It was really cute to see her with it on, but really sad because she didn’t get to give herself a bath for a week. I felt horrible that I couldn’t help her out. I have put off getting her spayed for six years because I was so scared of the surgery not going well. In the end it was best that we did it because her uterus was swollen and was starting to get an infection that could have ended up being fatal. Thanks to the wonderful care of Animal Medical Center she is back to normal and enjoying life.
Our Princess waking up from a nap and not pleased with the camera.

Well that about sums up our month of April. We are looking very forward to the month of May. Now that we have finished our big projects it looks like we get to celebrate a little bit of downtime. But don’t worry I’m sure we will have great things to talk about at the end of the month, because then we hit the real countdown of B.B.’s arrival.

Thanks for checking in!
Eric, Monica, Kit, & B.B.