Mother & Son Duet

Where's Hunter?

What did you say??

New skills keep coming at a rapid rate!! Hunter started babbling few days ago and it seems he has a lot to say; he goes pretty much nonstop! Whatever he is trying to convey must be very important because he concentrates pretty hard to get it across properly...

My Little Valentine

What a lucky girl I am to have 2 Valentines this year!!

Toys! Toys! I LOVE TOYS!

A Blizzard of Boogies

We have seen more snow this year in Maryland than we thought possible. We had 2 back to back blizzards this past week with over 3 feet of snow, then continued to get a bit more snow a few days later to pile on top of it. Seemed like every time we were able to dig out, we got more snow and had to start over again! Jack the Cat, of course, was not happy about the changes to his kingdom.

While we were stuck inside getting cabin fever, Hunter got a fever of his own accompanied by a bad cough and lots of boogies! In fact, he was so sick we didn't even feel comfortable taking him out to play in the snow. After a week of being sick, he is back to his happy self again, but he still has a bit of a cough and congestion. We are hoping it goes away completely soon!

Determination

Hunter is the poster child for "Determination" when something he wants is just out of his grasp. For this reason alone, I think he will soon be crawling.

6 Months Old!!

Hunter turned 6 months old yesterday and today was his check-up with Dr. D! Once again he didn't shed a tear when receiving any of the 3 shots given in his thighs. He weighed in at a hefty 19 lbs 5 ozs (79th percentile) and is 28.5 inches long (96th percentile).

Hunter is now sitting up on his own and even pulling himself into a standing position with limited assistance. When placed on his belly, he squirms wiggles and rolls all around the floor trying to get to where he wants to go. Dr. D said it is time to baby proof the house because he will likely be crawling soon. This will come as no surprise, but I will mention that he continues to gobble down all meals. The bad part is that they aren't exiting as quickly as they are consumed. OH NO! We had a long discussion with the doctor about constipation and what to do about it...fun, fun! Hopefully his digestive system will start acclimating better to all these new foods, so we don't have to go too far down those avenues!

Hunter is so much fun to play with now! He is very aware of everything in his environment and squeals and giggles when things amuse him. We just love every minute of it! He has learned how to tell us (his minions) which toys he wants to play with and which he does not...usually through a series of grunts, reaching arms, squeals or whines. He is starting to really get into a groove with his Jumperoo these days, too! He works himself around to all the activities and plays with each. He loves to "run" in it, bouncing as he goes. The other day, I could have swore he was dancing to the music we had on while in there! It was pretty funny!

Hard to believe that just over 6 months ago this little guy wasn't in the world yet...how did we ever live without him??

Here are our favorite pics from this past month...