Peek a Boo!

Quick one, a video of Hunter, of course.

Your Contributions

Hey All,

Dad is getting a lot of good work, hopefully by the end of Q2 I'll be able to point you to a stores website to see my products. We'll see. But for now I have more work than I can get done in just one day. Starting in February Hunter will be doing two days of daycare a week. Also sounds like swim lessons are coming up in Feb or March. Fun stuff. Hoping to get out on the bikes soon to, especially if we keep having these 60+ degree days.

Got a few cute pics of Hunter utilizing gifts from you all out there. The first ones are of Hunter playing with a mosaic that his Great Aunt Barb made for him. The Monkey usually hangs out, get it, by Hunter's changing pad. He doesn't really like to get dressed for bedtime so the Monkey and it's googley eyes usually keep him happy. It has made a big difference for us in keeping bed time from being a scream fest.







This Second Group of pics is Hunter in his "Toothless but Ruthless" bib. This was a gift from Emily's Cousin Amy. She's into the Harley's(side note: somebody send her a link to this!). Hunter has become quite an eater these days. In the pics he is chowing down on some sweet potatoes, yum! Figured we better get him into this bib pretty quick as he has two little white bumps in front on his lower gum that look like they could turn into teeth pretty quickly. Thanks for reading, hope you enjoy the pics and the updates.

The Haps

Hey All,

Not a whole lot going on around here. Just day to day stuff. No major milestones or doctors appointments lately. Deb was in town for Hillary and James' Baby shower. Thanks again to her for watching Hunter so I could go for a bike ride. Thanks also to James and Hillary for staying the night and watching Hunter so Emily and I could go to the FF banquet. Continual thanks to the Vollmers for watching Hunter so Emily and I could go to the Ave's game. Now, enjoy some pictures.

Another Test Post

Trying some new stuff out. Again, trying to simplify my life. Let me know if you guys like this or hate it. Has a lot of potential to make my life a little easier. Enjoy.

Cute Kid huh?

Pretty?

Christmas Catchup

Hey Everybody,

So writing a blog, as I think I’ve talked about before, isn’t as easy as I thought it would be. Emily and I are busier than we have ever been as well. So, that doesn’t help a lot. But hey, we’ve set a precedent and we are going to live up to it. By golly by gum!

Hunter is about 8 months old these days. Kid's about as cute as can be and we are really enjoying him a lot. It’s been fun. He has started eating solid foods and is log rolling around the floor like crazy. No, Mom. Before you ask we haven’t baby proofed anything yet. He doesn’t move that fast YET. I know Mom, stop bothering me I’m trying to write a blog post here! Anyway. He has eaten a whole stack of different foods from avocado to squash, apples and peas. No meat yet, guess we’re supposed to wait on that. He’s been doing pretty well with it now and gets a bit impatient if he sees his food container or his spoon and has to wait for the first bite. Which he sometimes enjoys, sometimes not.

He has also started waving. Which honestly is cute as hell. He waves at strangers in restaurants, ladies at the grocery. I think that there is a potential cash flow opportunity here in a de-bacheloring service. I’ll let you know if it pans out. We didn’t really teach him to wave, he just started on his own. Seems like the learning things we aren’t teaching phase is well underway. Can’t wait to see the next one pop up, I think.

Now for some pictures, which you’ve probably already scrolled down to look at.

Before Christmas, checking out the tree.

Learning about the Christmas tree with he beautiful mother.

Opening presents with Mom. Already wearing his new Ambulance driver vest.

Excited about Christmas, wearing his Elf PJ’s

The pile of presents.

Family trip to the park to swing!

Excited to build towers out of his new toys.

Playing with presents with Cousin Samantha.

Grandpa Mike helping out with Hunter’s stocking.

Reading a Christmas Carol, night before xmas. I’ll read him this story every year till he’s 16 or so, then not again till he has his own kids. (Cynical, I know.)

Wrapped up in blankets at home with Dad.

Reading a story with Cousin Samantha, Aunt Jenn, and Grandpa Mike.

Obligatory 8 month comparison shot.

Loving playing with his new toy, thanks Osbornes.

Stop taking my picture and take me to Daycare.

Checking out his “My First Chrtistmas” ornament from his Great-Grandma.

Another potential tradition; reading the Polar Express. Assuming Mom can learn to get through it without crying.

P.S. This post took approximately 1.5 hours to publish.

This is a test post, take a look and don’t criticize. Just enjoy the “Many Faces of Hunter.”


For those that care, Blogger’s software irks me greatly. So, the blog hasn’t been as easy as it could to update. Hopefully the following few tests will resolve that issue.

Changes

Hey,

So going to run down some changes in Hunter lately. All good by the way.

• Raspberries. He has been blowing them for a while, but now they are more intense. He has to flex his arms and is out of breath at the end.
• Object permanence. He is starting to look for things when you take them away, which is really a hassle, but he is more excited to see you again.
• Excitement. He gets excited about stuff, like us and toys and such, which is pretty fun.
• Tongue. I think he has figured out he has a tongue and he likes to stick it out and make funny faces.
• Solid foods. He loves apples and bananas, unfortunately his tummy doesn't like the bananas. We are starting more foods in the future for him as well. He also likes yogurt.
• Selection. He picks a toy, from a group, to play with and will move the other toys out of the way to get it.
• Hands. He is passing toys from hand to hand and is starting to use his thumb and pointer finger in a pinching motion to pick stuff up.
• Bathtub. He has graduated from the infant sling to the baby tub, to now sitting up on his own in the big boy tub.
• Sleep. He's sleeping through the night on occasion.

Here are some things that haven't really changed, but we aren't worried about.

• Crawling. Not happening yet, he'll barely hold himself up on his arms on his tummy.
• Teeth. Not a one.
• Talking. He babbles, a LOT, but no words just yet.

Overall the family is happy and healthy, once all 3 of us are over this lingering cold. If there is anything you would like particular pictures or info about leave us a comment and we'll work on getting it in here.