3 Month Milestone

Our little Hunter has reached his three month milestone! He's growing and healthy and truly a blessing in our lives! Everyday he does something that is new! He's definitely a talker or maybe I should say screamer. He loves to have screaming contests with Daddy! They could ahhhh and ohhh at each other forever it seems!

When Aunt Nee was here she taught us that if you say certain sounds they will start mimicking you. So it's "mama", "dada", and "bobo" all the time now! He can make the n, g and m sounds and is hard at work on the other ones.

One of the most exciting milestones is Hunter learned to roll over! The other night I woke up to him screaming bloody murder it seemed, so I frantically ran in his room and he was on his tummy! A couple hours later he did it again! Then when he woke up for the day, and he rolled over twice for Nee and Phil, unfortunately Daddy wasn't here to see it. Hunter hasn't really felt like doing it again. We keep trying to coax him into it but I think he figured out that he can't roll back over yet so it's kind of frustrating for him. He'll get there!


He's also trying really hard to sit up. He does not enjoy his car seat anymore when awake and feeding him has become a challenge, as well as diaper changing because he just doesn't want to stay still. He's a wiggle worm for sure!

We won't know how much he weighs or how long he has gotten until his four month check up in December. I know he's getting big though, picking up the car seat has become quite the chore! We got out all of his 3-6 months clothes and most of them fit pretty well. Some are a little too long but he's definitely grown a lot over the past four weeks! And he's getting a little chubby baby belly to boot. Gotta love it!

This weekend we are going to start him on cereal. He's already downing four to five eight ounce bottles! I'm so excited for this! Today we went and bought a high chair/booster seat for him! I can hardly wait to see his reaction, I will be sure to post lots of pictures, they're sure to be entertaining at the very least.

Hunter's First Halloween!

Hunter's first Halloween was a blast, at least for me it was! We had a prolonged Halloween this year due to having lots of outfits for Hunter to use! My favorite was the ghost shirt, too cute! We kicked off the holiday by going to a haunted house at the community center. I prepared Hunter by telling him we were going to a "spoooooky houuuuse". Every time I told him he would laugh hysterically, until I told Amanda to watch him, then of course he wouldn't do it. He just stared at me like I was crazy. :)


Then on Halloween day we met the Sapp's at their house and went trick-or-treating. Lots of people thought our little tiger was adorable. And of course they were right! I didn't expect Hunter to get any candy, but I was expecting to have more people give mom and dad some. That didn't happen, I only got one piece of candy and that's because they had left the bowl unattended. ;) Overall a great Halloween!

Auntie Nee Nee and Uncle Phil Visit

On October 4th Dustin's aunt and uncle came to visit Hunter and be our babysitter for the USMC Ball. They came for five days and even watched Bailey for Amanda and Jeremy so we could celebrate Jeremy's 30th birthday. It was AWESOME having them here! They always spoil us and I managed to get so much needed rest! We went to the Marine Corps Ball on Thursday expecting it to be our first night leaving Hunter. There were other plans in sight, we ended up having to come home due to some financial issues. That's ok though we got to go out the next night and it was a nice "prep" for really leaving Hunter overnight. It was tough but I handled it, like a true new mommy I ended up going to bed by eleven thirty and waking up at seven! LOL Hunter did just fine like we all knew he would.

That Saturday we went to the beach with Nee and Phil, to hang and barbeque with the Sapps. Nee and Phil enjoyed their time with Hunter, I've already heard they miss him. Who wouldn't? We look forward to the next time they get to come visit! Love you guys!

*There are no pictures of Hunter with with his Aunt and Uncle due to the fact that they're on Nee's camera. As soon as I get the photos needed I will upload them!

Pumpkin Patch

While my Grandpa was here we decided to take Hunter to the pumpkin patch. I really wanted to get some good pictures of him in his cute little "fall" outfit. (Dust says I just like to play dress-up, I say, so what!?!) We had a great time. There were many things for Hunter to look at and lots of wonderful photo ops for me!

Daddy thought it was a great idea to take Hunter into the petting zoo. There were goats, alpacas, donkeys, and more goats! It was hilarious, mostly Dustin spent his time standing up and holding Hunter away from the treacherous goats! :)

We had fun picking out Hunter's first pumpkins and of course they were all "baby" pumpkins. Grandpa George let us know that he could most likely mail us Missouri pumpkins for cheaper compared to the Cali ones, but we had to buy them... for Hunter!

Great-Grandpa George Visits

My Grandpa George (whom Hunter is named after; Whitman) got to come and stay for a week last Wednesday. We tried our hardest to keep him busy. While Grandpa was here he was able to get in a game of golf with Dustin, go to the pumpkin patch with us, eat at the pier and watch a lot of football. Not to mention all the fun he had with Hunter. Dustin and I also had a great time explaining to him why we are able to pause live television. He just couldn't understand how I could pause or rewind a show that was on at that specific time. :) It was pretty comical.

While here Grandpa had a flash back to the last time he was really around a baby, it was my brother Ryan, who is now 19. A long time but alas it was like riding a bike for him. He agreed to watch Hunter one morning while I ran to the gas station and when I got back I found him walking around with him singing to him. It was absolutely adorable. Hunter seemed to really like having him around. We discovered that Grandpa has the magic touch to put Hunter to sleep and he didn't even need "that thing in his mouth" (the paci) to do it. :)

We've really loved having Grandpa here but now it's time for him to go. We'll see you soon Great Grandpa! Love you!

Our Quick Visit to MO

We recently made a trip to Missouri. It was only a couple days but Hunter got to see his family and friends, people he most likely wouldn't have met until Christmas. The list includes: Grandma Stacy, Grandpa Curtis and Grandma Cinda, Uncle Dustin, Uncle Ryan, his Great-Grandma Hobbs, Aunt Carla, Cassel, Grace, and Seth, Suzanne and Adylynn, Mama and Papa Sapp and Auntie Sarah.

While there we ran around like chickens trying to introduce him to everyone. The first day we got there we were met at the airport by my dad and step-mom (Gpa Curtis and Gma Cinda) and also a guest appearance was made by my Mawmaw and Aunt Carla who came just to see Hunter for a few short minutes. Totally worth the trip though. ;) We then made our way to Auntie Kaley's house where he was bombarded and I mean bombarded by Grandma Stacy and Great Grandpa George.

That night Auntie Kaley, Grandpa Curtis and Grandma Cinda spent time with Hunter while I visited a friend. Uncle Dustin also hung out with Hunter but claimed that he "doesn't do much". Later Dustin decided that Hunter was more entertaining than he had given him credit for. :)

The next morning Hunter got to spend some more time with Grandpa Curtis and Grandma Cinda while they let mommy catch up on some much needed sleep. Later that afternoon Grammie Stacy took Hunter to show him off to her friends and let mommy hang out with Cassel for a bit. Family is the best!

On Tuesday we hung out with Mama Sapp for a bit and then got to spend some time with my odl roomie Sarah. She was pretty impressed with our mister! :)

The next day Hunter got to meet my best friend Cassel and her two kiddos Grace and Seth. Grace really liked Hunter asking me "how many months til Hunter is a grown-up?" LOL. Seth, seeing as he's only 1 1/2, didn't really seem to care. :) Hunter also got to meet my friend Suzanne and her daughter Ady. Ady seemed to think Hunter was a dolly. She would pinch his nose and say cute. She was also very concerned with covering him up with his blanket. So cute! :)

I'm so glad that everyone got to meet our little mister man! It was wonderful getting to see everyone. We'll see you all again very soon!

2 Months Old!

Hunter had his 2 month check up on October 2nd. He now weighs 12lbs 2oz and is 23 inches long! He's a growing boy who can't be stopped! Sadly he had to get his shots too. I'm not sure if it was harder on him or me. :) The first shot wasn't so bad, with the second one he let out quite a scream and by the third one not even the yummy sugar water could keep our poor mister man from crying. As soon as the nurse left the room I scooped that guy up and felt like the worst parent ever. I just had to remind myself that getting the shots is way better than the flu and all the possible viruses out there. The aftermath of the shots was not a problem at all, he took it like a champ and didn't even run a low-grade fever (which I was pretty paranoid about), he was also able to sleep the whole night through, which is always nice! Hunter doesn't have to go back again until he's four months old. Here's hoping mommy can stop being such a paranoid parent and last that long.