Nikki was a trooper throughout the process. After 20+ hours of labor, we decided it was time for a c-section. It was a great call since she is so tiny, and he is so big. All in all, it was a weird and wonderful experience. I didn’t think it was possible, but I think I love my wife a little more now.
Favorite quotes from the experience:
-Nikki’s doctor during surgery - “He’s out, and we’re going to have him walk over to meet you.”
-In the nursery – Brendan: “Wow, look at all those premies.” Nurse: “Uh, those are regular sized babies… yours is just a moose.”
*Let it be known that “Moose” is not his official nickname. It’s “Tank.”
“It’s me… with my sweet faux hawk”:
Still a little swollen, but we’ll keep him:
The first yawn:
“In this corner, weighing in at 10 lbs, 5 oz….. it’s Hunter ‘The Taaaaaaaaaaaaank’ Burke!” Ding, ding, ding:
We put him immediately to work holding his own pacifier:
21 comments:
Congratulations, he is beautiful...and has anyone told you yet that he's also, um, HUGE? What a gorgeous, healthy, little tank. Also, your wife rules.
One last question: Does Hunter like his cheeseburgers with bacon or without?
Oh my gosh he is sooo freakin cute! What a beautiful baby. He's not all newborn weird looking or anything! Good job Nikki!---oh yeah....you too Brendan! Seriously I can't wait to hold him. I'm telling you...fat babies are the BEST!!!
Congratulations! We're so excited for you guys. Welcome to the crazy world of parenting! We can't wait to meet the new little guy (or actually, not so little guy) but he is dang cute regardless! :)
Congrats... He is a handsome boy!!
OHHHHHHH! He is so cute! I wish I lived by you...I'd bring you over some Phish food Ben and Jerry's! I CAN NOT bleieve you had a ten pound baby!!! He looks like a 3 month old. BUT....maybe he will sleep like a 3 month old??!! i hear that is how it works. Congrads!
We are so excited for you guys! He is way cute, and I love his hair!!!! When you feel up to it, I'd like to come and take his pics :) Give me a ring!
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Wow - way to go Nikki! He is adorable and I love the name. Congrats Burke family.
Congrats! We're so excited for you. He's a big boy, but super cute. Now Fi has a playmate.
Congratulations! He is adorable. I am SO excited for you both. I just want to know how he is so big cause he parents aren't! I am happy that everything went smoothly. I am going to have to come and visit soon....I still have your shower gift in my laundry room....yes I suck!!!
The Tank...haha! He is so cute. Check out that crazy blond hair. Congratulations!
hmmm I may start to wonder a bit Brendan, we know Nikki has a thing for football players.
He DOUBLES Carson's birth weight. That is like having two babies in one!
I am so excited for you guys and can't wait to meet him:)
congrats congrats!! so fun to see pics of the little guy! er, i mean the tank. lol. good job nikki!
can't wait to see him.
Congrats! I have been asking Todd if he has heard anything, so I am glad to see that he is healthy abd adorable and a tank! Love it, can't wait to see you guys!
I am thrilled he is here. He is one healthy big guy. Way to go Nikki. That is amazing! Congrats to you both. happy times ahead
jen
Congrats! He is so cute!!
YEAH!! I am so excited for you, & he is ADORABLE! What a perfect little guy. Congrats!
Congratulations to all 3 of you! I love all the blond hair and the cute little faux hawk. And I love the name. Glad everything turned out well.
How exciting! Congratulations! One advantage of having a BIG baby is that maybe he'll start sleeping through the night sooner.
Congratulations he is so cute and big.
Nikki!! I just found your blog and just in time to find out that you have a baby! What a cutie. Congratulations and wish we could see him in person. I hope that your pregnancy went well and you weren't as sick as I was back in Arizona :) I'll bet you were the cutest pregnant lady in the whole world.
I wish I could give you some amazing gifts like you gave me when I had Kaden. Do you remember that white blanket from Israel? I have used it as our blessing blanked for all our babies. It is truly our family heirloom...
Love you! Mindy
Darren told us that you had the baby. Congrats!!! Can't believe he is so big! Our little girl is almost 4 months and only 13 lbs, just to give you some future perspective. You are going to get buffed carrying around your tank.
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