Swaddle me closely

Here's William all swaddled up, lying on a blanket special made for him by Grandma Rice. We fondly call the swaddles "baby straight jackets" because of the way they restrain William. William has been working on his lil' Houdini act as he always seems to manage to get an arm or leg free. We figure with 6 weeks more practice he should be good enough to take his show on the road!

I work out!

William has been lifting weights...which probably explains all the recent weight gain!

William is here!

> In case you follow us exclusively on our blog, or we missed you in the frenzy, our duet became a trio as we welcomed William James Burniske to the family on April 30th at 7:04pm. He was two weeks early and came out at 6lbs 6oz and 19in long. Both mom and baby are doing well and at home. Here are a few shots taken with via phone. Camera photos to follow!

Jessica's birthday wall

Thanks to everyone who sent in birthday cards and notes for Jessica's birthday. Here's what it ended up looking like. You can also see the prayer flags Jessica's family made for her. We wanted to get a photo before we took them down to pack for the hospital!

Welcoming home our new baby...

This past Monday we were finally able to bring home our new baby. After a laborious negotiation lasting nearly five hours, we were able to finalize everything. We did have to leave the little wheel overnight for cleaning and monitoring, but went back on Monday to finalize the papers. Weighing 2496 lbs and 4 oz and measuring 161.6 in, we were informed it is relatively small (in the 20th percentile), but it makes up for it with a great personality. If you haven't figured it out yet, we got a new car. Here's a "family photo"!

Cherry Blossoms 2013

When in DC in the spring, go see the cherry blossoms!

So we're really hoping that having a child in the photo in the near future will distract from just how goofy/awkward his father looks.

Baby bump!

Overheard one child ask her parent, "Is that the White House?" 

For those of you who are unfamiliar, that's TJ's house.

Maybe if we keep taking shots he'll eventually remember how to stand normal?

I guess this will have to do...

Beautiful sunset or over-processed photo - you be the judge!

One more baby bump!

National Treasure Trip

We took a short trip up to the City of Brotherly Love as a birthday weekend/baby-moon. There have been far more tourists then car chases, which comes as a surprise to anyone who has seen National Treasure.