15.5 Months

Wow a few more months have gone by already!
As you can see from the picture, this little baby ain’t so baby like anymore…one year does a lot!

He runs around and will dance for us now. He pats is belly and head when you ask him too. He got another tooth in the back this time. He’s says “uh-oh” “da-da” and “itty” when he sees the cats. He still has not repeated the words “ma-ma” after his fisrt time saying it, despite never ending effort from the ma ma. You ask him, “Hunter can you say ma ma?” and he replies “da-da” I win! He-he.

So much more I could write, but time does not allow. That all for now…

His 15.5 months stats are:
Weight 26.5 pounds
Height 33.5 inches (Now Hunter is passed daddy on height for his age)
Cuteness rating – off the charts!!!

ONE Year!!!!!!

Ok, I admit I did not keep to my word and get this updated every month (Tax season around here is a bit hectic and our internet runs only slightly faster than a paralyzed slug caught in a nasty headwind)…Hunter is older than nine months now, in fact he is 1 year old. Wow time flies when your having fun! He can do so much more now then he was last time I posted. He eats anything we put on his tray, he is even trying to use a spoon now (although that usually ends up a mess) he can hold his own drink cup now, he took his first steps on Easter. He still does not say much other than Da Da and Ma Ma one time. He is “jibber jabbering” a lot more though. He still only has two teeth, but we are sure more are on the way soon, at least he sure acts like it. He is growing too. On his birthday he was 24 pounds and 32 inches tall. That’s pretty amazing to think about…in one year he more that tripled his weight and grew 11 inches. I know all babies grow similar to that, but just think if we tripled our weight in one year…or maybe ya don’t wanna think about that! Anyway the video (with audio) is kind of long (about 9 minutes) the first few pictures are the first 11 months in order so you can see the change, and the rest were taken at his birthday party.

9 Months

Wow another year gone already. December was a crazy month for us, but we got through it. Hunter has continued to grow and learn new things. He has learned to wave (randomly, but sometimes bye, bye) he has figured out how to shake his head “no” and does it a lot, and then laughs about it. No words yet, but he does say “Wa-Wa” I hope that turns into “Da-Da”, but I don’t think Becky sees it the same way* He is getting really good at standing with minimal help for balance…sometimes he forgets he does not know how to balance without holding on to something, and then he is quickly reminded of gravity…boys will be boys…he is pretty darn tough though. He is eating up to 18 jars of baby food a day! Yes I said 18! He is 30" tall and weighs just under 21 pounds. I am glad we got a vita-mix for Christmas, that thing is a baby food makin’ machine! He can now pick up and eat “puffs” (aka cheerios) on his own and he is pretty proud of himself for that. Christmas was fun…Becky had salmonella for 2 weeks over Christmas, so that put a wrench in a lot of our plans, but Hunter stayed healthy. He got somewhere around 4 billion presents from the grands and auntie…ridiculous. His favorite at the moment seems to be the crock-pot box the he found on the floor. He gets his hands up on it and uses it as a walker to go across the wood floor. Figures huh? A cardboard box; That’s always how it goes. (See video) His first tooth is doing well, actually he has already put scratches into the top rail on his crib. Makes us glad we don’t have crib made in China laced with VOC’s, lead, and whatever other chemical was cheapest on the black market that week of production! :) We are so excited to be getting near a year old…I think Hunter needs a sibling to play with...we will see!

*I wrote this a week ago and since then Hunter has said DA DA!!!