Megan and Hudson

Just wanted to update everyone on Megan and Hudson.

Hudson Scott Glen McCormick was born, May 29th at 2:53pm, 5 weeks early. He was 6 lbs, 13 oz and 19-3/4" long. It has been a pretty tough week for both of them. Hudson was taken early because Megan had toxemia and her kidneys were starting to shut down. Once he was born, they medicated Megan to try and take care of the toxemia and high blood pressure. The medicine made Megan have flu like symptoms and they put it through an IV so she could not get out of bed. Hudson was also hooked up to an IV in the nursery. His left lung was premature so from the time he was born, he has been on oxygen and had a feeding tube down his throat. It was really hard to see him like that, but as of today, they took everything off of him but the oxygen. He is only requiring a small amount of oxygen and they will ween him off slowly. Megan is doing well and was released from the hospital on Saturday. She and Heath rented a room at the hospital so they could be close to Hudson. We're not sure how long he will have to stay, but they want to make sure he is breathing well on his own before they release him. He is a very pretty baby with lots of hair. I will try and post pictures soon.

KB

Memorial Day...

As always, we enjoyed every minute of the kids this Memorial weekend. Saturday we went to Dara's HS graduation. What an accomplishment...we are all so proud of her and took tons of pictures! Sunday we took the little kids to McDonald's to play and then I took Megan shopping for things to fix up her new house. We had so much fun and I really enjoy (and miss) my 1:1 time with my little girl. Although...she's not too little anymore! She only has 2 weeks "max" left before little Hudson is born. Sunday afternoon the kids had friends over to play and eat dinner. Sierra spent the night with Grace (who lives in our neighborhood) and we played with JB until he fell asleep. Today, we all slept in and then we went by Megan's so Brett could help Heath move some things out of storage. We then took the little kids down to Nanaw Margaret and Grandpa Ezra's. They drove the new golf cart (JB is a maniac!) and then they both went swimming. Sierra hasn't been feeling very well today (sore throat) and JB wore himself out...he fell asleep with a bowl of popcorn on his lap watching a movie :) Poor little guy, he hadn't even tasted his popcorn and he was out!

I can't believe I spent 17 years divorced. I sometimes sit back and wish I had met Brett sooner, but then I stop and think we wouldn't have Sierra and JB if I had. And, I enjoyed my time with Brandon and Megan watching them grow-up. We have the perfect family and I wouldn't change it for anything. I know I say this a lot, but I'm not sure I could ever say it enough...I'm very blessed.

Hope everyone had a nice, relaxing Memorial Day.
KB

Still going...

We're still working on our house. I think this is a never ending project. We have the fort up, swimming pool in, pergola built and now we're working on the landscaping. Brett keeps asking me if we're EVER going to be finished. I'm not so sure this isn't an ongoing project :)

Congrats to Megan, Dal and Ace! We're very happy for you guys and can't wait to see the little one. Our Megan is still on bed rest and they have told her it could be any day, but no later than June 10. Hudson now weighs 6 lbs, 1 oz. so he is a pretty good size. I'm afraid if she went to her scheduled due date, July 4th, that he would be as big as Ace. Megan closed on her house yesterday so we are in the process of painting, tiling and re-carpeting it for her. She should be able to move in over the next several weeks. Just in time for Hudson to arrive!

Sierra had her dance recital last weekend and I know I'm partial, but she was BY FAR the best one out there. And she is the youngest in her class. She is a real natural and I think going to be good and any thing she decides to do.

Wow...this family is pretty exciting right now. Two new babies and two graduating from High School. It's fun being a part of it.

Hope everyone has a great week!
KB

Pudge

More updated pics on our album page:
More pics of Pudge - click here
Pics of SB and JB at the Marathon - click here
Pics of JB's fist T-Ball game - click here
Pics of our new toy fort and doll house - click here

Kids Memorial Marathon

Jaxon Pierce Burleson led the Kids Memorial Marathon this morning...all 2,499 kids were behind him, for about 30 seconds. That had to be one of the funniest things I have ever seen. Brett and I have laughed and laughed all day long talking about it. I did my normal speech on the platform, and then I came down to stand outside the fence while Brett, Sierra and Pierce waited for the countdown to start the race. As usual, they were standing at the very front of the pack. Last year, we had 1400 kids, this year, we had 2500+ register before we cut-off registration. That is A LOT of kids...not to mention the ones that didn't register and all the parents that were there walking with them. As Ron Walker counted down, I kept thinking to myself that JB was going to get run over by all those kids. Some of them were 12 years old! As they neared...5, 4, 3, 2, 1....I look up, and JB is out in front, leading everyone in a dead sprint. I was thinking to myself, what the HECK is Brett doing letting him run by himself! Well, apparently JB took off running because he wanted to win. As he ran, people started cheering, so JB threw his arms up in the air as if he'd just crossed the finish line. By the time Brett caught up with him, he had pulled over to the side, bent over, hands on his knees..breathing like he'd just run the full 26.2 miles and was exhausted. For the next mile, Brett carried him, exhausted on his shoulders. He had his moment of fame, and to him, he did win. He lead the start, everyone cheered, that's all he needed. Leave it to our little JB...he can always make you smile. Sierra, she did run the entire time. Once she finished the race she was my little helper. Always doing exactly what you ask, and more. I am so blessed to have them in my life.

Well, another promotion under our belt. I always seem to dread these for some reason. But once they're over, I'm always glad we did it. Especially when we do it as a family. What a great day for a race!

Once we returned home, the kids played on their new fort all day long. We even cooked out and the four of us ate dinner "upstairs" in JB's fort. Sierra has the first floor. She planted flowers and hung them downstairs. JB has the second floor...he has Spiderman all over and dad is painting him some signs to go outside. One says "BOYS ONLY", although Sierra is allowed when no other boys are there :)

It was a busy day...a race, playing in the fort, friends over, and we even all rode scooters to the pond to throw rocks. To top it off, Dad and JB went to get movies and JB was asleep before they got out of the neighborhood. Sierra crashed shortly after.

Now it's our turn. Brett is already laying in bed reading a book. I just had to share our fun day.

Have a great week!
KB