Out in LA LA LAND!

Hunter enjoys his naps and so does Mama some days! It's great because he still takes a morning and afternoon nap and normally I do try to lay down with him for part of a nap! :) Some days, it seems that he is going to wake up after only about 20 minutes, but really it is just to rotate to another position on the couch before going out of it again. Thank goodness we have an ottoman! One of the big reasons we took this was not only to show how he takes his naps but also to say we think he looks a lot like Caleb, his cousin, when he is sleeping. Not sure exactly what it is, but Michael and I both think he resembles him when sleeping.

A New Facial Product....Tested and Approved By Hunter

Well the pictures I guess say it all...Hunter loves oatmeal cereal so much that he wants to wear it! Actually we were feeding him the other night before we got him ready for bed, and he decided to fling his arms up and needless to say the bowl and spoon went up in the air and down on him. To make things worse, he then preceded to rub his face and eyes before we could get a washcloth to wash him off. So then we needed a picture! He wears it well! haha

Brush, Brush, Brush 'em

Now that Hunter has teeth, it's time to take care of those precious pearls! So on Valentine's weekend, Mimi and Mama went to Target and got him a great Valentine's present - a toothbrush! He wasn't sure what to think of it at first, but he now won't let you take it away from him without getting upset!


The funny thing is that I gave him the toothbrush to brush his teeth while I was brushing my teeth and it was like he had been doing it for years! He knew exactly where to put it and what to do with it! Well....I do fib a little. He actually enjoys brushing his gums as much as his two little bottom teeth! I think he would carry around the toothbrush all day like it was a toothpick for him!

Show Off!

Hunter wanted to show everyone how he is such a big boy now and can get off of the couch all by himself! He is so proud of himself when he gets down!

Daddy's New Toys...OH I Mean Hunter's New Toys!

Since Hunter is the first grandchild on Mama's side, Mimi and Pops had to pull out some old toys from the attic and also they have bought some new toys for Hunter as well to have at their house in FM to play with. This visit, we were excited because we thought Hunter would be ready to play with the big Legos that Mimi and Pops had bought. And sure enough we were right, however it was hard for Hunter to play since Daddy and Pops also enjoyed playing with them as well! :) They were pretty neat and I'll admit, I had fun with them as well!

You can see from the size of the box how many Legos there were, but you can also see how many Legos Hunter is getting to play with! haha
Hunter is however a typical boy and loved to knock down the masterpieces as soon as they were finished! Not only did he knock them down, but each Lego had to be separated as well! I think Hunter, Daddy, and Pops all enjoyed the bonding over the Legos!

Hunter's Leap into New Foods

While in Fort Mill, we were testing out Hunter's chomping skills with the new teeth. I do think he is getting a little tired of the liquidy baby foods. So while in Fort Mill, Hunter tried cheese and grilled cheese for the first time! He was definitely not so sure of it at first and would rather test the texture of it by smearing it on the highchair instead, but then it grew on him and he loved it. He is now downing a grilled cheese when I fix it for him. He also tried a veggie mix and we found out he really likes peas, green beans, and of course his favorite - carrots with butter! :) He especially likes the sweet carrots from the Japanese restaurant in Seneca - Atami. While in Fort Mill he also tried a couple of other new foods but he wasn't quite sure about them - grits and a sweet potato. However, even though he wouldn't eat the real sweet potato, he is now loving sweet potato baby food. So I'll have to try the real thing again soon to see if he still prefers the baby food or the real thing. I am so glad we have found a few more things for Hunter to eat!

Valentine's Weekend in Fort Mill

Valentine's weekend we went to Fort Mill to spend some time with Mimi, Pops, and Grandma. This is a family pic Mimi took of us on Valentine's Day. We had a great weekend and you'll see below how much fun Hunter had all weekend!

Mama's boys on Valentine's Day!

Hunter is telling Pops something important! :) Mimi and Pops spent Valentine's night with Hunter while Mama and Daddy went out to eat at Red Lobster and then to the movies to see Mall Cop. Even though we missed our little Hunter bunter, it was fun to go out to eat and to the movies for the first time in a long time. Thanks Mimi and Pops! I think Hunter had them spoiled as much as they had him spoiled! :)


Mimi and Pops were instructed to take some pictures while they were taking care of Hunter and so the three above and the two below are the ones from their night with Hunter. They said Hunter enjoyed playing hide-and-go seek with them around the chairs in the kitchen. Then in the pictures below you can see that he was able to get into those cabinets Mama and Daddy had been trying to keep him out of! :)

By the end of the weekend, we finally designated the tupperware containers and lid cabinet as Hunter's cabinet!

And found out he maybe shouldn't play with the heavy pots and pans!

Our 10 Month Old!

10 Months Old!! I can't believe that Wednesday, we had a little boy turn 10 months old! It just doesn't seem like he can already be almost one year old!! Well a lot has happened in the last month. It was as if he decided to grow up in one month! He learned to clap! He learned to walk (which he still prefers to crawl most of the time)! He does however attach himself to furniture and walls and walk around everywhere throughout the house. We had to change the computer desk since he was getting into the wires and we also have to keep the ottoman in front of the tv stand most of the time to keep him from taking everything down off of the glass shelves. Hunter unfortunately learned the meaning of hot this month as well! :( Michael has since experimented with an iron and Hunter would not even get close to it. He just looked at it and crawled another direction which is a good thing. Hunter also got his first two teeth this month. This has been good and bad. Good in the fact that I am glad he can eat a little bit more chewable foods but bad in the fact that he had always kissed us by "gumming us." Now when he thinks he is kissing us, he actually bites us! So that is something we are working on correcting now. Along with the burn, he also has had a cold for about two and a half weeks and just this week, he developed a rash and learned that the cold has actually been fifths disease. So this month has been a lot of firsts, mostly all being great though!

Last Saturday, we took Hunter to a park in downtown Clemson to get some pictures of him and to let him see how he liked playing on the playground. It was a gorgeous day and we had so much fun walking around the park!

I love his facial expression here!

He decided to take a taste test of the wooden bench!

What a cute 10 month old we have!! Or at least his Mama and Daddy sure think so! :)

A Fun Trip to Daddy's Office

Thursday night, Daddy had to stay late at the office and instead of us not seeing Daddy until later that night, Hunter and Mama went to work to see Daddy. While there, Daddy found something to entertain Hunter - a HUGE computer box! As you can see, it was about the same height as Hunter and he loved it!

We even put some of his own toys in the box for him to sit and play with!

Cheesing it for the camera!

Our Little Napper

During the day, Hunter takes his nap on the couch. We did this because we found that he would not take a long nap at all if we put him in his crib during the day, but on the couch he sometimes will take 2 two hour naps. At first it scared me a little, but now I don't worry about it because he has learned to get down feet first by himself when he wakes up! But you will see in the pictures, I am glad we have an ottoman because he does move around in his sleep! :)

A Better Look

Well the two bottom teeth are finally through and we have a much better sleeper these days. I guess that will only last until the next ones come along! I thought I would post this picture, since it is much better view of the teeth now that Hunter will actually let us near his mouth to look!

A Weekend of Fun with Family and Friends!

Even though I didn't get many pictures this weekend, it was filled with fun with our family and friends! Hunter got to show off all of his new tricks he had learned this past week!! Friday night, Mimi and Great-Grandma Donald came down to spend the night with us and spend time with Hunter. Too bad Pops had to work. We missed him not being here! Saturday, Aunt Melissa came over to visit but Hunter played shy and wouldn't perform for her. Also Aunt Amy came over and stayed the evening and night. Daddy went to an event at the church, so Hunter, Mama, Mimi, and Amy hung out and had pizza. After it was over, Hunter's cousins Britt and Caleb, Uncle Josh and his dad- Tony, stopped by for a visit. That is when I got a picture of the cousins playing. Sunday morning, Mimi and Amy watched Hunter while Mama and Daddy went to Sunday School. We didn't think we should take Hunter because he had been coughing a lot and sneezing, which since then has turned into a nasty cold! :( After church, Mimi headed back to Fort Mill and we headed to Greenville for a Superbowl party with the Harringtons and Aunt Amy. Jenny and Chuck's new apartment looked great and felt very cozy! They had some great food and the game ended up being very exciting. Hunter lasted until half time but then slept through the rest. What a fun-filled packed weekend! Hunter had so much fun being spoiled, especially by his Mimi or I guess I should say "Nona" which he has now possibly renamed her! :)

WOW....is all I can say...

Hunter and Mama went back for a check-up on his burned hand last Monday and got a great report! The doctor said in a couple of months, you will never even know he burned his hand! What a praise report! He is using his hand just as he did before and doesn't seem to have any pain at all! Thanks for everyone's prayers!

Yogurt Faced Boy!

We were excited to hear at Hunter's nine month appointment that he can now have a new food - yogurt! We tried the vanilla kind first and he LOVES it! I definitely think it is his new favorite food!

New Boundaries and Home Improvements

Since Hunter is now walking and motoring around the house, we had to do a little improvements to the house! :) We bought some latches for all of the kitchen cabinets so he couldn't open and explore them anymore, but then we decided that it might just be easier to put up a gate to the kitchen. It has definitely helped keep him out of trouble and he actually doesn't seem to mind it at all. As you can see above, it has also helped with teething! :)

We also had been searching craigslist for a new desk. For some reason, all of those wires in the old desk sure was tempting to play with. Now we have a new desk that hides the computer as well as the wires! We have only had it a couple of days, but it has definitely helped SOOO much already!

What a Week!!

Not only did Hunter learn to walk this week, but his first tooth (or I guess I should say TEETH!) finally broke through and he learned to clap!! What a week for our little nine month old!
We started noticing that he kept sticking his tongue in and out like a snake. Not until this week did we realize that he was doing that because he could feel his two bottom teeth that were coming in. We had been watching them right under the gums and waiting for a couple of months for them to pop through and it finally happened last Monday morning! Needless to say, Hunter has had a few sleepless nights this past week.

We have been trying to get a picture of the teeth, but this is not quite such a priority for Hunter. He wouldn't even let us take a picture of them whenever he was asleep. It is amazing how tough his jaws are already! You can see in the picture above how thrilled he was at us trying to get a picture.

Then on Thursday, Hunter began clapping! On our way home from bible study, I looked at him in the mirror and saw him clapping to his kiddie music. After that there was no stopping him. He has been clapping at everything and everyone! He is so proud of himself that he has finally figured it out.