Houdini!

Hunter loves to be swaddled to go to sleep. He was getting out of all different kinds of blankets until my sister gave him The Miracle Blanket! It has been wonderful and keeps Hunter swaddled so he falls asleep and doesn't wake himself up. Lately, however, when I go to feed him after his long stretch of sleeping over night this is how I find him.

I think it's that he's trying so hard to suck his thumb that he's figured out how to escape from his "straight jacket"! He's quite the Houdini baby!!!

3 Months Old!!!

We don't go to the doctor again for another month, but I really was curious how big Hunter was getting. While at the hospital for my appointment, we stopped by The Mother's Gift to have him weighed. He came in at 14 lbs. 9 oz.!!! He's smiling and laughing and noticing more and more of the world around him every day. It's been amazing watching him grow these last 3 months. Here's a few pictures for you to see!

SNOW!!!

We had snow on Christmas eve and Christmas day! Jeff's parents' friends Randy and Jamie sent Hunter the cutest little snowsuit when he was born. We were so excited for him to get to wear it!

Here's the front yard with snow!

Hunter and Daddy in the snow!

Hunter with Mommy in the snow!

Piper even liked the snow!!!

Hunter's 1st Christmas

The Sunday before Christmas we headed over to my parents' house to eat lunch and open presents with everyone. We made sure to get pictures right when we got there. Here's Rita, Hunter and me.

Hunter with Daddy!

Kevin, Bryce, Rita, Laney, Hunter, me and Jeff

The grandparents with all 3 grandkids!

2 Month Check-Up

On Monday, Hunter had his 2 month check-up at the pediatrician.  He did very well getting his shots.  He did cry, but calmed down within a minute after being picked up and loved on a bit!  Here are his stats: Weight: 12 lbs. 15 oz. (practically 13 lbs.) - 70%

Height: 23 1/2 in. - 50-75%

Head: 15 1/2 in. - 25-50%

I tried to balance Hunter like I did for his 1 month picture, but he is much more wiggly this month and I was nervous since I was by myself.  Here's a few pictures of our little man at 2 months old!

We fall more in love with Hunter every day!  He is such an amazing blessing and we are so thankful the Lord picked us to be his mommy and daddy!!!

Just some cute pictures of Hunter!

He's getting so strong!  Check out how he can lift his head!

Hanging out with Daddy after work!

My attempt to catch a smile!  He smiles much bigger than this, but I haven't caught it on camera yet!

These are Daddy's favorite pj's for Hunter.  We thought we better get a picture sooner than later because he's almost too long for them already!

Thanksgiving 2009...Hunter's 1st!!!

This was our first family holiday since Hunter was born.  We went over to my parents' house for a late lunch.  I had all kinds of expectations for what I wanted to happen (family pictures, everyone getting to hold Hunter, Hunter sleeping so we can sit and eat with everyone), but the Lord taught me I just need to be content with whatever happens and not be disappointed in myself for not meeting the expectations I set for myself.  With a baby things will not always turn out the way I think they will at the beginning.  These are the only pictures that were taken that day...thanks to my sister!!!

This is when we first got to my parents.  He had such a cute outfit on and looked like such a big boy!

Here's sweet Laney playing with some toys.  She's getting so big and is so close to walking!!!

Here's sweet Bryce looking so cute in his little vest!

Daddy holding Hunter while Rita and Bryce are checking him out!

Here's Laney waving bye to Hunter as we're getting ready to go home!

We're so thankful for the time we got to spend together over the holiday!  We're definitely looking forward to seeing Jeff's family soon!!!

Hunter's 1st Football Game!

Yesterday, Jeff had his first playoff game this year.  I haven't been to a game since Hunter was born, so we decided to try to bring him to a portion of the game.  Everything worked out perfect!  I fed him at home and then we (Hunter, Aunt Robyn who was visiting from Houston, and me) got in the car and headed to Standridge Stadium (where my high school played back in the day)!  We met my mom, sister and Bryce at the game too!!!  We arrived in the 3rd quarter and saw all of the most exciting plays of the game!  The "home" team was down 3 to 16.  At the end of the 4th quarter we had made it 16 to 19...only down by 3 with 2 seconds left and the ball on the 2 yard line.  We kick a field goal and we're going to overtime!!!  The other team scores a touchdown and we match them....BUT the "home" team goes for 2 and the WIN!!!!  We get the 2 point conversion and we are playing next weekend!  The crazy thing is Hunter slept the ENTIRE time...even with all the cheering at the end!!!  He's such a great baby!!!  Jeff was SO thrilled to win AND have his son there for the first time!!!  All of us had such a great time!!!  Here are some pics!!!

Touchdown!!!!

We'll have to see what game time is next weekend before we decide if we're going to go...I hope it works out!!!

Newborn Pictures!!!

Ok...so I have been trying to decide what my favorite newborn pictures are to post.  It is just so hard b/c I LOVE all of them!!!  Erica did such a wonderful job!!!  Be sure to check out her website...you might even see the cutest little baby boy ever in the newborn section!!! (That's Hunter in case you were wondering!) :)  I may post more later if my "favorites" change!

 

Hunter's 1st Halloween

So it's a few days late, but here is a picture of Hunter in his Halloween outfit!  It has little ghosts and says Boo!  The bib says "I love Mummy" on it!  My sister gave it to me for Hunter...too cute!!!

1st 2 weeks!

Wow!  Time is flying by so quickly!  Hunter is already 2 weeks old!  I just can't believe it!  He's already growing and changing.  Here's what's been going on the last 2 weeks.

Tuesday, October 13, 2009 - Hunter's Birthday
He weighed 8 lbs. and was 19 1/2 in. long.

We got to come home from the hospital on Thursday.  Jeff was able to be off from school, but had to coach Thursday and Friday night.  We listened to the game Friday night since we were not able to go to the game.  It was VERY hard to miss Jeff's games the last two weeks.  Here are some pictures from Hunter's first two weeks!  Hope you enjoy!

Hunter had his two week well check this week and weighed in at 8 lbs. 9 oz. (40%) and was 20 7/8 in. long (50 %).  His head measured 14 3/8 in. (40%).  We are so thankful for such a healthy growing boy!  He is such a blessing!!!

We had newborn pictures taken of Hunter on his original due date.  That will have to be another post.  There are so many cute pictures it will take me a while to pick the ones I like best to post.  Hopefully I can get them up soon for you to see!

Our Son Has Arrived!!!

Until I get a chance to update our site, check out Bryce and Laney's blog where my sister posted pictures!  I'll get to updating...sometime! :-)

Hunter's Arrival

UPDATE!!!
At yesterday's appointment we had our last sonogram and it showed a very healthy baby boy, once again!  With the measurements they took they're estimating Hunter weighs about 7 lbs. 6 or 7 oz!  I had progressed again since last week and I'm definitely dilated to a full 3 cm!  Early Tuesday morning (unless the Lord allows Hunter to come before then) we will head to the hospital for our induction!  This is the last weekend to not be official parents...wonder what we'll do...REST as much as possible!!!  We'll let you know when our little miracle arrives!

Well, Jeff and I are fast approaching the arrival of our sweet baby boy!  If Hunter does not come on his own this week, we are going to be induced on Tuesday morning...just one week from TODAY!  We are very excited and full of anticipation!  It's hard to believe that the day is almost here and our lives will never be the same again!  Stay tuned for any updates!

Old Friends...

It is always so nice to get caught up with friends that I haven't seen or talked to in a while.  Well I recently got to do just that.  My friend Kelli and I met for lunch and got to catch up on everything that's been going on with us.  One CRAZY thing is that we are both pregnant and due within days of each other!!!  It was so cool to find out that our babies will be born so close to each other.  Of course we had to get a few pictures before leaving!!!

It was so fun getting to see each other after such a long time.  Next time we get together we'll have to have our husbands and our little ones join us!