More Birth Team

These are the longest standing, hardest working members of our birth team. And not just this birth, but all four of our babies births. 

Their help starts way at the beginning of pregnancy. 

Their help is the best kind because there’s nothing quite like Grandma and Grandpa help. It makes everyone feel loved. 

Thank you for all your love and sacrifice for our babies from the moment we start growing them. We couldn’t do it without you.

The First Bath

The big boys remember helping with Elias’ first bath, so it’s no surprise they asked to help with Levi’s as well. 

Lewis did a great job washing his hair. 





Augustine did a great job washing his tummy. 

Elias wasn’t a bath helper, but he was an assistant bassinet driver,

and he helped the nurse with Levi’s daily assessment. 

Meeting the Brothers

They were just beside themselves with excitement! It’s one of my favorite parts of having a new baby...meeting the big brothers. 

So many cuddles to be had. Augustine is SO good with babies. 

Lewis couldn’t stop touching Levi’s hair and skin. It’s all so soft. He also kept saying “I think he likes me.” 

Of course as a three year old, it’s all so hard to understand, but Elias is so positive and gentle with Levi. He can’t remember his name, and he is trying to process where my belly went. It’s fun to listen to him think out loud about it all. 

The First Few Hours

It’s that little window of time where I can’t believe I got through it again, and it all becomes so real. There really was a tiny person inside me and we are meeting for the first time but at the same time, we’ve been together already for nine months. It’s just so hard to believe. 

I love how quick Logan is to take over with the baby once he’s born. He doesn’t hesitate to talk to him, whip off his shirt for skin-to-skin care, keep him calm during test...he dives right in. 

Logan also gets some great moments in pictures.

Levi has so much hair! None of us can stop touching it...so so so soft. 



Our doula, Shane, was a cut above. Absolutely amazing assisting us in labor and delivery. She’s also been extremely generous postpartum stopping by twice to do massage work on my swollen feet. 

Our doctor, Dr. Placek, who absolutely saved me from a c-section with her 30+ years of experience and quick thinking. Levi was not ideally positioned during labor/delivery, but Dr. Placek nonetheless got him out completely naturally with minimal intervention. 

Fresh and cozy and all cleaned up. The snuggles are so good!

Introducing Levi Anthony Burda!

Levi Anthony Burda 

May 8, 2019, 1110pm

9lbs 4oz 21 3/4in

Life According to Elias

E: that medicine was yucky. 

Me: yes. But you’ll feel better. 

E: my sucker is yummy though. 

Me: good! What flavor is it?

E: do you want a lick?

Me: no thanks but I’ll smell it. 

E: it’s good. 

Me: what flavor is it? Maybe strawberry or lemonade?

E: it’s pine cone. 

Me: you mean pineapple?

E: yeah. Pine cone. 

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Me: Well, the protein bar you got for your birthday had dairy in it. I’m sorry. One will be ok, but we can’t buy them and eat them every day. 

Elias: Life’s not fair.

Waiting Day Two

Still waiting around for this baby to be born. We went to the library for new books and they had family story time.

The little boys enjoyed making space ships. 

For Lewis, it was really all about having the chance to use a stapler. 

Augustine was uninterested in crafts because there was reading to be done. He finished a 200 page book in a few hours. 


We went home for quiet time and nap, followed by mowing, a movie, playing outside for hours, and dinner in the backyard with friends. It was a great day.