Aubrey's Party

A special thanks to all those in attendance to help us celebrate Aubrey's first birthday! I have to admit, it was GREAT! Not having to worry about a place to have it, where everyone would stay, having a pool right there for the girls to swim...it was perfect and couldn't have been perfect without help from my family. Thanks for making her birthday memorable.
We were in Ames for Jenna's (my cousin) wedding, so with all my immediate family traveling down to Ames for the wedding, and Adam's family close, we decided to tackle everything in one weekend. What a great idea and Aubrey went away with a ton of new clothes and toys!
Aubrey update: SOOOO close to walking it isn't funny. I think she just knows how good she has it right now. She will get ready to take off walking, then decides to crawl because she can get there faster. She has been eating like a maniac now that we are on full table food, but still is only the 12th percentile for weight. She is now in the 50th percentile for height and 75th for head! She has 8 teeth and working on 9 which have been keeping her up at night lately. She is getting used to daycare: she likes her teacher. But I am a little nervous...she goes to the toddler room soon now that she is one, and is terrified of a couple male teachers, so we will see how it goes. Daddy is ok with her being a little nervous around boys!:) She can say mama, dada and Rasha clear as day. She also has started to say nana, as in food or banana. She LOVES music; especially Jack's Big Music Show on Nick JR. This girl can dance all day!

A great family pic!



Opening Elmo...loves Elmo!

The Burdorf kids...trouble.

Mommy and my baby...not so much.

Aubrey Ann is 1!

Happy Birthday Aubrey Ann! We love you!

Aubrey-9 Month Update

Aubs turned 9 months on the 20th of February. Can you believe she is that old? Wow...it has gone by soooo fast! Here are some updates on my baby girl:
She weighed in at 16lbs 6oz, which puts her about the 25 percentile for weight. Her height was actually up and put her in 35th or so. She is a peanut, but very eager to MOVE! She has been crawling since her 8 month birthday, and started pulling herself up on furniture a couple weeks ago. In the past couple days, she has already been scooting along furniture, so I hate to say it, but she will gain more confidence and take a couple steps I'm afraid. I would love to just have her crawl a little longer, but I don't think it's up to me.
She is a GREAT sleeper; through the night anyway. We will put her to bed between 8:00-9:00pm and she will wake up about 7:30-8:00am unless I have to wake her up if I have early appointments at the gym.
She is LOVING table food. Bananas and cheerios are some of her favorites along with Townhouse crackers. She is slowly learning a sippy cup and is great with her hand-eye coordination.
She is starting to say da da, ma ma and ba ba but I don't think she associates those with what they are yet. I thought she said craker the other day, so we will keep working on that one.
She is great at waving "hi" and saying something that will resemble "hi" and is getting better with her kissses. Those kisses usually come with a nose full of boogies or running nose, but I will take them anytime, anywhere.
She is a great baby and I am lucky to have her! She keeps me busy and is getting very good at sneaking Addy's favorite toys when she isn't looking. Addy gives her squeezes and kisses all the time, so I think they will never have any bad sister moments, right? I can keep dreaming....

The Zoo...

A couple weeks ago, when the weather was beautiful, we headed to the zoo. Daddy even got to go! Aubrey was only a couple weeks old the first time we went after she was born, so she got to enjoy all the animals. We were actually suprised that the majority of the animals were outdoors. The girls loved it; we did too. We got the opporutnity to use Aubrey's new wagon that grandma got her for Christmas. It worked great! We are looking forward to MANYmore zoo trips!

So proud of my honey!

Adam got an interview for a cardiology fellowship through the University of Nebraska Medical Center. I guess I wasn't really nervous about the whole process, thinking that he is bound to get numerous interviews and offers, but he told me a couple things to be concerned about. I had NO IDEA it is one of the hardest specialties to even get an interview for, let alone get into a program. I have always thought of my babe as the smartest, kindest man and who wouldn't want him, but after hearing about the specialty's competitivness, I was freaked out.

So he called me the other day with a ton of excitement in his voice telling me he got an interview at UNMC. This would be his first choice, so we are thrilled! His interview will be on March 14th. Please send up some prayers...he LOVES this program. Love you babe and so proud of you. Keep working hard. We love you:)

Family Pics-Christmas 2010

Burdorf's

Ulrich Grandkids

Merry Christmas 2010 (Finally)

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Burdorf's! Sorry, yes....it's taken me til the end of January to get our blog updated. It has been a crazy month for us. With Adam averaging 80 hour weeks and me taking on two clubs for training, there is little time for this. When I am home, I am catching up with hugs and kisses.
Christmas was great this year. It was nice being able to spend time with both families and spend some additional time off up in northern Iowa. Sadly, we didn't do much but catch up with family, but that is exactly what we wanted to do over our vacations!
Thanks to our families for working with everyone's hectic schedules...we made many memories this past Christmas/New Year and want to thank everyone for aiding in those.

Ulrich Christmas...Addy's new ice skating shirt. Thanks Von Banks!

The Burdorf Grandkids....all angels, of course.

Little sister, Boo Boo, wanting to help sissy open her gifts.

Boo Boo opening Violet. A great gift to take with us on the road!

Brody the man....LOTS of love all the time.