Hunter's Four Month Milestones

Hunter was four months old on December 2nd, and I can't believe how time has seemed to just fly by! We went to the doctor and found out that our Mr. Man weighs 15 lbs and is 26 1/4 inches long! He's holding his head up with way more control, which seemed to happen over night. He actually enjoys tummy time and he's loving cereal! He's also discovered his feet, I love it! I can't wait til he can put them in his mouth, he's just not the flexible yet. He continues to grow and amaze us everyday!

We started working hard on his tummy time and he has become more comfortable now that he can hold his head up for longer amounts of time and see things. I have two favorite milestones this month, one being that he now holds his arms out for me when I pick him up and he now can turn him self in a circle in his crib and knows how to kick his crib toy to turn it on! My smart little man! Oh yeah another great one is that he has successfully put his own binkie back in his mouth the correct way a number of times!

Daddy continues to work with Hunter on saying... you guessed it "dada"! And it's working, kind of. Hunter will say the consonant sound of "d" now which was a sound he was having trouble with. Because of my consistency with "mama" he has taken to saying "mmmmmmmmmm" all the time, this just coming to my attention in the last few days. He is still the mover and shaker we love and babbles all the time. He's completely interested in everything we do, so I try to make it a point to tell him about things that are happening. Poor baby is probably sick to death of hearing about dishes being done! :)

Hunter's First Meeting with Santa

On November 15th we piled Hunter in the car to make a trip to Bass Pro Shop for Hunter's first meeting with Santa. It seemed early for Santa to be out to me too, but hey the pictures were free and they also let us take our own!

We stood in line for around 30 minutes. While waiting Hunter looked at boats with daddy and met Mrs. Claus and also had time for a bottle. I was really hoping he wouldn't spit up on Santa but I think Dustin was hoping he would, naughty guy will probably get coal in his stocking! :) There were elves to meet too. There was so much going on and Hunter had a great time looking at all the different stuff.

After meeting Santa we took him to see the giant fish in the tank and of course hung out in the fishing section so daddy could buy lots and lots of lures. We also bought Hunter a fun camoflauge sippie cup bearing the bass pro shop emblem! Good times had by all and I think Hunter will definitely receive what he asked for.... a maid for mommy, right?! ;)

Hunter's First Thanksgiving

Hunter had his first Thanksgiving and although he couldn't eat the turkey that mommy and daddy slaved over all morning he still had a wonderful day!

It started at 9 in the morning and Dustin helped me by cleaning the turkey. I prepared it with 2 sticks of butter and spices. It turned out wonderfully and I couldn't have done it without Dustin's help! Surprisingly he was a natural in the kitchen! (He's been holding out on me!) Five hours later we went to the Sapp's and enjoyed a delicious meal complete with every side you could imagine! Amanda and I later decided that we'd made waaay too much food, but it was still yummy!

We spent the rest of the evening over there chatting and watching football. Hunter and I slept very well that night! Happy Thanksgiving everyone!