Quinn's Birthday

Many of you already know that we were lucky enough to welcome Quinn Eric Burton in to this world Wednesday, October 16th at 4:41 pm.

We got to keep our little Angel on this earth with us for nearly an hour. He was so strong and fought so hard to spend some time with us but was always so at peace and never struggled. We will be eternally grateful. He was surrounded by family and loved for every second of it, and know he will continue to be long after.

We know that our sweet baby boy touched so many hearts. If you would like to come and celebrate Quinn's life and the miracle of him, we will be having an open memorial service this Saturday, October 19th at 11:00 am. It will be held in the chapel at Wasatch Lawn Mortuary, 3401 South Highland Drive, SLC 84106. In lieu of flowers, you can donate to the "Nicole Burton Donation" at any Zion's Bank. This will be used for medical bills/expenses and any extra we would love to donate to the Trisomy 18 foundation so that we can give a little bit of help to other families.

"Some people can say that they have never seen an Angel, I got to hold one in my arm's"

The date is set!!!

Eric and I will be checking in to the hospital tonight to get things going with Quinn. This is one of the hardest decisions that we have had to make so far but we feel it is the right one and for lots of right reasons. We don't want him to go past his due date and add any more risks. Eric also has Fall Break this Thursday and Friday, what a tender blessing.

We are so grateful for all the love, support, thoughts and prayers that have come our way over these last few months. I'd like to ask if we can have some more for just a few more days, maybe even weeks. We are praying with all our hearts that we get to take our sweet baby boy home but know that it is in the Lord's hands.

We have been so blessed to have Quinn in our lives and I am so excited to meet our little piece of Heaven.

This is my nephew, Micheal, football helmet. We are so grateful that Quinn has been able to touch so many people and to know how loved he is by so many. A Mommy and Daddy couldn't ask for anything more or be more proud.

Quinn's Best Friend :)

I'd like to introduce you to my BEAUTIFUL new niece... McKenzie Nicole Morrell!!! :)

I told you that Quinn was #19 grandbaby for the Burton's and that #20 was close behind! Well, McKenzie decided that she was going to be #19 instead! :) She was born EARLY Friday morning, October 4th. Both Mommy (Rachel) and her are doing great!

Sweet Rachel and her husband Jason have been so kind to us during this time. I've been so worried that it would be hard to see McKenzie. But very early on, Eric and I had a very strong feeling that McKenzie will actually be such a blessing and comfort to us. We will get to see her grow over the years and see what our sweet Quinn would be doing. Beginning to crawl, then walk, starting Kindergarten and the list goes on and on. I'd be lying if I said that I think that it will always be easy because I know at times it may not be. But we are sincerely so grateful that we get to have her in our lives.

Seeing McKenzie made me so incredibly happy. I feel that she knows Quinn the very best, that they have been best little buddies this whole time. The whole time I held her, cute little Quinn was just kicking away, letting her know he was still with her :) What a comfort it was to me.

We are SO happy for Rachel and Jason and their cute family. McKenzie is #4 and is SO loved by her siblings! It's really cute to see. Congratulations Morrell's!!!

Fall is Eric and my favorite time of year with October being our favorite month. Quinn's birthday will only add to that. We know we are so blessed to still have him and that we have been able to add SO many things to his list. One of the biggest accomplishments was carving a pumpkin. I've wanted to do that for a very long time now and I'm so excited we were able to! We are now at 47 FULL PAGES for his list!!! He's not spoiled, just loved :)

We are still so amazed for all the support we have had from family and friends. We've had some fun surprises dropped off on our front porch, received so many kind notes and especially have felt your prayers for us in this time. Thank you all again.