Simply Adorable

These pictures were taken when Hunter turned 6 months (one month ago). I just got the prints and scanned them. It was so hard to choose. There were SO many good ones. But these capture his personality so well. He is the man of many faces.

Shoes and Feet

Hunter obviously likes his own feet as you can see in the picture in the last post, but he definitely likes the shoes and feet of other people. He'll be playing on the floor with a toy and catch a glimpse of my flip flop wearing foot, abandon his toy, and inch over to check out my shoe. He'd chew on it if I let him. He's definitely tried. We were at dinner with Aunt Pat and Uncle Ronnie the other night and I was holding Hunter in my lap. He looked down to see my foot moving and just stared and stared. I don't know what it is, but he really seems to like them.

Another Trip Home

We drove to Jacksonville Friday morning. Heath had planned a trip up to Tallahassee with some college friends to go watch the spring football game. So, we all spent the night in Jax on Friday and he went up to Tally Saturday morning while Hunter and I stayed and spent time with my family. We all had dinner with Aunt Pat and Uncle Ronnie Friday night. We went up to their house and saw the 6 baby geese (so cute) and Uncle Ronnie's big new workshop. Then went out for seafood. Hunter was a good boy and enjoyed chewing on a tin mint container that Aunt Pat found in her purse throughout dinner. Heath took off for Tally early Saturday and we visited some friends and hung out at mom's the rest of the day. Sunday we went to church with mom and Hunter was a doll through the service. Heath arrived around 1:00 and we hit the road to come home. It was a stressful drive. I've never driven in so much wind. We were so happy to be home!

Hunter's latest trick. He doesn't exactly do this by himself, but I pull his knees up and he rocks on all fours for a few seconds at a time.

Chewing on his toes is a favorite, too

Grandma loves her boy

Hot tubbing and Easter

Sometime last week we heated the hot tub to about 85 since the pool is still too cold. Hunter thought it was great fun.

I caught Hunter all layed back watching Sesame Street.

Easter Morning - It was windy and cold!

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Weekend Wrap-Up

We had a really good week here. The weather is gorgeous. Low 80s and blue skies, even a little breeze sometimes. We're really anxious for the pool to warm up. I think we're going to be in it a lot this summer.

I feel like Hunter has grown up so much in the last week. He's so much fun right now. It's definitely my favorite age thus far. He's sticking his tongue out and blowing. You know, when you make that ppppppbbbbbbb sound? He's always kind of done it, but now he's really got the hang of it and spit goes flying everywhere. The funniest is when he decides to do it when the paci is in his mouth and the paci goes shooting out of his mouth. He also has this sort of fake laugh that he does that cracks us up. He's getting better with food. I'm making most of his baby food. It's really easy and so much cheaper. He enjoys his cereal with fruit in the morning. At dinner he gets a vegetable. He's not a big fan of green beans, but he doesn't gag so I think there's hope. He really likes butternut squash. Next we'll try sweet potatoes.

Today was the first time we put him in the nursery at church. He's just become too loud to take into the service. He did really well, I think. His eyes weren't red when I picked him up so it didn't look like he cried at all. He was definitely happy to see me though.

We had pictures done last week and there are so many good ones. I don't know how to choose! Hunter was so good. He smiled and cooperated through pose and outfit changes for a whole hour. I'll post the ones I order after I get them. But for now, here are some from the last week or so.

Road Trip and Hunter's 6 Month Check-up

I decided to brave driving to Jacksonville (2.5 hours) by myself with Hunter last week. Heath was headed to Tampa for a boys weekend so I figured we'd go see Grandma and Grandpa. We left at 9am and Hunter promptly fell asleep for about 45 mintues. Then he played for the next hour and a half. We didn't stop at all. For those that don't know, Hunter hated the car for the first 4 months of his life. He would just scream and scream and never fall asleep. Things are so much better now and I'm so thankful we can go places without all the drama!

We had a great weekend there. We spent Friday with mom's best friend and her grandaughter and great grandson. Here they are with their boys. This about as good as it gets with boys as busy as they are.

Today we went to the doctor for Hunter's 6-month check-up. He's 15 lbs 10oz and 25 1/4 inches long. He's in the 25th percentile for both height and weight. He's doing everything he should be and meeting all the milestones. We can't ask for much more. He got a couple of shots today. I think the shots get harder for me and Heath as he gets older. His newest thing is sqealing. He's definitely found his voice and squeals constantly. I think it might be time for the nursery at church.

6 months

Hunter will be 6 months old tomorrow. I can't believe it. Halfway to a year already. It's amazing how much he's changed and how much he's learned in his 6 months of life. I enjoy him every single day. He is such a good baby. I'm loving staying home with him.

We just started solids. He's not been too interested in cereal so we moved on to bananas which went over much better. Oh, and no sign of teeth yet, despite all the drooling and chewing.

He's also getting much better at sitting. He'll still tip over, but he can sit by himself for quite a while.

We're taking our first road trip, just me and Hunter, on Thursday. We're headed to Jacksonville while Heath goes over to Tampa for a boys weekend. I'll report back on how the drive went.

Picture Thursday

30 Years

Yesterday was my mom and dad's 30th wedding anniversary. We went up to Jacksonville for the weekend and had a surprise party planned for them. Two of my dad's sisters from Montana were in town as well as my cousin and her son. Heath and I told my parents that we were taking them out to dinner Saturday night for their anniversary. I suggested a place that we rarely go because we tend to forget about it. It's a restaurant that my mom used to work at when I was little. She was fine with that. We walked in and everyone started singing Happy Anniversary, led by Margie of course. They were SO surprised. They really had no idea. It was a really nice evening. Here's to 30 more!