Hunter's 8 Month Milestones

First time putting his feet in the water/sand

On April 2nd, 2010 Hunter turned 8 months old. Time is sure flying! He has learned so much and it seems crazy to think he's done it in only 8 months time. We now have a sitter and a crawler, who weighs 19lbs 4 oz. Hunter has been teething like crazy and has four chompers in (two on bottom, two on top.)

At the beach

Besides crawling and sitting, Hunter is starting to pull himself up. He gets very excited when we hold his hands and let him stand. Hunter couldn't be more eager to start being a big kid. With crawling comes learning that your house isn't really as clean as it seems. If there is something on the floor he's going to find it. He seems to see the most minute things. Things I can't see until he goes to put it in his mouth. We call him our little spec finder. LOL


Not sure what to do...

He can now say momma clearly and just said dadda for the first time about a week ago. He is moving on up in the world of discovery, and boy, am I running to catch up!


Found him sitting up in his crib!

Hunter continues to amaze me daily. It's true what my friends have said, "you don't seem to be able to remember or even consider a life without them!" That about sums it up.

Outside riding in his car

Hunter's 6 Month Milestones

Hunter turned six months old on February 2nd. We ended up missing his doctor's appointment because we were in Missouri but as I told before, we ended up at the doctor's quite a bit in Missouri. We found out that Hunter weighed 17 lbs and was approximately 27 1/2 inches. We're not sure if it's accurate but it'll do.

He's growing and learning so quickly these days. I thought he would crawl while in Missouri but fortunately for Dustin he held out, and held out and at six months we were still holding. He did however perfect his "swimming routine", learned to push up on his knees with his tummy off the ground and to stabilize himself while sitting. And the biggest event yet....... TEETH! Hunter had two teeth pop through while we were in Missouri. They are bottom teeth and watch out! They're sharp, more than once I've thought he's drawn blood!

We continue to enjoy watching Hunter learn and grow everyday. He's getting bigger by the second it seems. I can't believe my baby is already six months old, oh time seems a lot faster when you have a baby.

Our trip to the Mid-West

On January 27, 2010, Hunter and I boarded a plane bound to Missouri. Our flight this time was much different than our last trip together. The main reason for that being that Hunter was nine weeks old the first time we flew and this time I was working with a much more, we'll call him alert, mister!

Luckily for mommy we managed to find a straight through flight from San Diego to Kansas City. For the four hour long flight Hunter slept maybe twenty minutes. He found it was much more fun to flirt with the old ladies. He even convinced one to play peek-a-boo with him, which lasted a lot longer than I expected.

After landing safely in Kansas City we continued our long trip to Illinois to see my dad and his family. A six hour drive became tedious for Kaley and I about 2 hours in. Hunter, I do have to say, did wonderfully! He handled all the traveling like a champ.

We made our way back to Missouri where we were able to visit with family and friends. We stayed in MO for about 2 weeks before taking off to Iowa, where Hunter met his Great Grandpa and Grandma Benson for the first time. It was exciting! Grandpa Benson sure did think the world of our little Hunter, but then who wouldn't? We stayed in Iowa for a couple days and made it back to Missouri in time to relax a bit and then pack for our trip back home. We had a wonderful time but we were ready to see Daddy again!

While in the mid-west Hunter met a few milestones and also had his first bout with sickness. Poor mister got his little booty kicked by that good, old, mid-west winter. We made a trip to the doctor for both of us and a trip to E.R. for Hunter. Everything turned out fine, but I'll admit it was a little taxing on us.

Hunter learned how to stabilize himself while in a sitting position while during our visit. He learned how to push up on his hands and knees with his tummy off the ground. And of course he perfected the "swim"!

Hunter also had his first experience with dogs. Aunt Kaley owns four and that was just the beginning. Aunt Nee has two and Grandma and Grandpa have one. Needless to say I believe we will own a dog shortly after Hunter learns to ask for one. :) He loved them, even when Kaley's big dog got in his face and barked, Hunter just found it funny!

We had a wonderful time seeing everyone, and we can't wait to visit again. Only this time we'll be coming in the spring, fall or early summer, NO MORE WINTER! :)