Dispatches from the Sand Hills

Hey guys, I hope everyone is well at their respective abodes. The Burk house is lively as always. There are a lot of moving pieces going on right now so it's good that I post on the blog tonight so I can remember and track them all....:)) We've got some good momentum brewing with lining all of Audrey's care in Tennessee. I was in touch with the early intervention folks from the state and feel comfortable that everything will work out. Audrey continues to do pretty well right now. She had a swallow study performed this week at UNC, and she did swallow some which is great news. However, she did aspirate when we got to the thicker substances so they quickly ended the tests, but we definitely have something to build on with her. Our short term goal is that she swallow enough to control her secretions, and we'll take the food stuff later. She's got some procedures coming up in about two weeks so please keep her in your prayers. She'll have to spend a night at UNC after everything is done so we are trying to coordinate everyone's schedule to accommodate.
Shannon is almost 33 weeks along now which is absolutely crazy, but terribly exciting. I promise that we haven't converted to Mormonism and certainly didn't plan on raising a fire team, but the good Lord has his own plans for us......:)) Along that same theme, I found out for sure that we will be in NC for at least 2-3 more years this week so we will be renovating and expanding the house while I'm deployed this summer. We're looking to add about 500 square feet and gut the kitchen so we can have more space and functionality. We certainly need the space..........
Macy and Austin are doing great and growing up more everyday. Austin is busy doing head gainers everyday and Macy is in full swing with T-ball again so we are truly fully engaged in the Sand Hills of NC. Talk to you soon..........

JB

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