It's Official!

I had a successful doctor's appointment this afternoon. My doctor retired last year so today I got to meet my new one. Turns out, she is the doctor that delivered Kaitlyn. She is an absolute sweetheart and I'm looking forward to my visits with her. My last doctor was lovingly called "dr. fruitcake" by Andy. He was an interesting fellow and we never really hit it off.

Today I FINALLY got to hear the heartbeat. It was about 160 beats per minute so a lot faster than last time. It's such a relief to hear that and be on my way to my second trimester.

12 Weeks!

Well, finally made it to 12 weeks! Next Tuesday after my check up with the doctor we'll make our official "we're pregnant" announcement. So far just our family and a few close friends have been told.

On November 14th we found out that we were expecting our second child and we're both very excited about it. Somehow we were able to keep the secret until Christmas. I made a binder for my parents for Christmas, in it was a bio sheet for each grandchild and a recent picture of them. It included their birth date, favorite outfits, most memorable moment, etc. They went in birth order starting with Wyatt. The last page was a bio for Baby Burak and a picture of the ultrasound that was done at 8 weeks. Making up the stats for the baby was kind of fun. Favorite outfit was a "birthday suit", hobbies included swimming and developing organs, biggest achievement was having a strong heartbeat (148 at 8 weeks, 5 days). I can't believe that no one had a clue, it was so much fun to tell them.

I'm definately showing a lot sooner this time. I haven't announced it at work but I'm already wearing maternity clothes, I'm just waiting for someone to ask. The other day I walked by Andy with a tighter fitting shirt and he said "Oh my god! You're pregnant!" I replied with "Hmm, I thought I already told you" Evidently that was the first time he realized I was already showing.

Our due date is July 21, I'm hoping everything is on time so I'm out of the hospital in time for my 30th birthday August 3rd!

Random Holiday Pictures

Kaitlyn and Riley in the Calvin Church Christmas pageant. Kaitlyn was a stable dog.

Wyatt and Lauren's Christmas program at daycare

Lunch with Liz and Melissa, my theta ladies.

New Year's Eve

Becky and Sean's wedding

Sean and Leah at the end of the night.
Kaitlyn taking a break from dancing.

Kaitlyn eating at the head table with Leah

Our family

The "Berg" family.

September 24th Becky and Sean got married at the Wabasha Street Caves along the Mississippi River in St. Paul. The day was gorgeous and the wedding was great. During the reception we had costumed (think gangster!) guides give tours throughout the caves. In the 1930's the cave was a hotspot for the gangsters and a speakeasy during prohibition. The history there is incredible.

Beer, Brats, and a Bachelorette!

September 18th we threw Becky a bachelorette party at Gasthof's german restaurant in NE Minneapolis. Each fall they have 4 weekends of Oktoberfest parties. We had a blast. There were about 15 people there for the party, most of us were in costume. At some point during the night we got our picture taken by the Star Tribune reporter that was covering the evening, the picture of our party showed up on page 3 of the paper the day of the wedding!

Brew at the Zoo

The crowd listening to Tim Mohoney on the plaza near the Grizzly bear exhibit.

Last weekend Becky, Sean, Rachel, Mark, Andy and I went to the second annual Brew at the Zoo at the Minnesota Zoo. 25 different breweries and beer vendors were there giving samples of over 100 beers. The evening included all the beer you could possibly want, a souvenier tasting glass, dinner, and live music by Tim Mahoney. We stayed at a hotel in Apple Valley and took their shuttle so we could enjoy the event to the max! We'll definately be going again next year. I've heard they do "wild about wine" too, with wine sampling, we might try that out this year.

Jeanne's wedding

Last week my family was in Hibbing for my cousin Jeanne's wedding. Mom, Kaitlyn and I went there a few days early to help with the flowers and decorating the wedding and reception site. The weather held out, first day without rain in a long time. The ceremony was at my aunt and uncle's house and the reception was at the Valentini's supper club in Chisolm. This was Kaitlyn's first wedding dance where she really could run around and have a good time. The kids had fun dancing.


My little monkey at the rehearsal

Someone was a little tired!

My cousin Kara and I after the ceremony

Jeanne and Chad at the rehearsal

The kids patiently waiting for the first dance to be over.