Boy or Caveboy?

Hunter loves, loves, loves, to have his face covered when he sleeps.  When we go in to check on him his blanket or burp cloth is always covering his face, and the rest of his body is uncovered!  He also loves to roll behind the couches, or in to corners.  Well today I put him in his room to play while I got in the shower, and this is what I found when I came out. 

Cutest kid ever!

17 months!

Well Hunter keeps getting bigger and bigger!  He has been doing great with his physical therapy, and after only one day of being is his walker he started putting weight on his feet and trying to stand!  We are so proud of him, he is doing awesome!!!  He rolls all over the place, and gets a little frustrated with himself when we are around older kids, and he can't go where they do.  Hopefully it will just give him more motivation to get moving.  But he has come so far in the three months since his surgery, I'm sure by the end of the year (or sooner) we will be chasing him everywhere!!!

Getting so good at posing for the camera!

Summer Haircut

So Hunters hair was getting a little out of control!  Not to metion it has now decided to get hot, and his cradle cap keeps coming back!  So it was time for him to get a summer haircut.  He thought it was great, because he loves the feel of the clippers.


Before




After!



Eye Surgery, and Greatly Needed Vacation!

  Hunter had his eye surgery on the 8th, things went great, he was able to go home that afternoon.  He didn't even really cry that much, and he handled the pain really well.  He is such a tough little man.  Immediatley after having the surgery, he started looking at things like he had never seen them before!  He was amazed with everything, and still is. He started touching peoples faces, and focusing on things a lot more.  Three days after having the surgery he started rolling from his back to his belly!  He is doing so great, we are so thrilled!  The doctor says he may have to have at least one more surgery in about 6 months to a year, to keep his eyes facing forward. 

About 5 days after surgery, his eyes were still really red.

  We also went on a long overdue vacation this month.  We went to Las Vegas, and St. George over Easter weekend. In Vegas we stayed at the Silverton, we went to Hoover Dam, the Bass Pro Shops, the Bellagio, and went swimming.  Then in St. George, we stayed with family and hung out with Jareds brother and his family, it was a lot of fun.  It was so nice to get away and spend time as a family!  Hunter did great on the car ride, and played peek a boo the whole way down!

Peek-a-Boo

Ready to go!

At Hoover Dam



Playing in the water



Splashing, he was very angry when we got out!

The Bellagio

He loved the fountains

Too much fun

Hunter has found out how to take his pants off.

Ready to be home.

Did Somebody Say Food!

So Hunter loves to eat, he makes sure that he doesn't miss a meal.  When it's time for dinner he lets you know!  He will eat almost anything, some of his favorites are spaghetti, PB&J, grilled cheese, mangos, and almost any vegetable of fruit.

He also likes asparagus

The cheerio kept sliding down his face, he thought it was hilarious

He really gets in to his food!

He even likes black licorice(blaah)

13 months

Hunter also turned 13 months  he is sitting up really well now.  He had his evaluation with early intervention, and has started physical therapy.  He thinks his physical therapist is wonderful!  We also had an appointment with the eye doctor (Hunter isn't quite as fond of him), and Hunter will be having surgery on both eyes on April 8th, hopefully this will help his vision.

Look Who's 1!

I can't believe our little man is a year old now, it's crazy! He is getting so big! Earlier this month he had an appointment with a neurologist because of his developmental delays.  She ordered another MRI, and an appointment with an eye doctor for his lazy eye, and physical therapy.  Hopefully this will find some anwsers to why Hunter is a little behind.  As for his growth he is doing just fine. 
Height:
Weight: 22lbs
We have changed him to a forward facing carseat, and he loves it!  He just stares at everything.  He has eight teeth now, he is now on regular milk, and is off his bottle.  He did so good when we started to take away his bottle, and only fussed about it one night.  He is such a trooper.
 Hunter had a good birthday, although he was not to thrilled about it.  He wouldn't really eat his cake, and had a melt down, so he went to bed and everone else hung out.  He got a tool bench, wagon, clothes, and a dinosaur flashlight. Now prepare for picture overload!

Look whos 1!

Helping with the laundry



Of course the cake had to have trucks on it!



Hunter with some of his presents, the balloons were his favorite part!

Not to thrilled:(

First real taste of sugar, he didn't know what to think.

All dressed up in his new church outfit grandma Rees bought him.

Ring in the new!

Happy New Year!  We had a great New Years Eve at our house with all our friends, it was a lot of fun!  Then on New Years Day, Hunter decided it was finally time to start sitting up on his own! Hooray!  He is getting more teeth (now has almost 8),  he grinds his teeth so bad that he has chipped his tooth.  I don't know what is worse him grinding his teeth to deal with the pain, or crying.  Here are a few pictures from January.

Looking a little concerned



Jared and his brother brought this home from California!



Hunter loves hangers, but he is sort of stuck!

Getting ready to go outside and play with dad.

9 Months

I can't believe how time flies!  Hunter is getting so big.
Height: 28" (50%)
Weight: 19.45lbs (50%)
Hunter has two teeth, his first tooth poked through on November 1, and more trying to come in, he does pretty good with the pain.  Still a little behind on his motor skills but we are working on it.  He is such a good little guy and only gets angry if you don't feed him on time!  He loves to chew on his burp cloth, but other than that isn't too attached to anything.  He still loves his daddy, and also loves his uncle Chase.

7 Months

  I can't believe our little man is seven months old already!  He is such a sweet boy and getting bigger everyday.  He is always so good.  It is so fun to watch him explore and learn new things.  He has the cutest giggle in the world,  dad is the one that can get him to giggle the most.  One funny thing right now is that it scares Hunter to death when Jared sneezes!  He cries every time, if anyone else sneezes it doesn't even phase him!  It makes Jared feel bad every time.

MRI

So on July 7 Hunter had to go in for an MRI.  His head, if you haven't noticed is a little on the large side.  I didn't get many pictures, because he wasn't a very happy camper when he woke up.  He cried for about 2 1/2 hrs, then finally they gave him a little dose of caffine, his eyes popped open and he was a lot happier.  Now why couldn't they have just done this earlier.  As for the results of the MRI they turned out fairly normal.  He will be a little behind developmentally for awhile but it should resolve itself by the time he is 2.

4 months (a little late)

  So Hunter turned 4 months on June 15.  I can't believe how big he is getting!  He is so fun to have around and we couldn't imagine our lives with out him!!

-Height 25"

-Weight 14lbs 7oz

-He loves squash and sweet potatoes mixed with his cereal

-Talks and yells all the time

-Rolled from his back to his belly on June 25 (of course no pictures)

-Smiles a lot

-Loves his thumb

-He loves to hear the sound of his dads voice and loves to pull on his beard

-Most of his hair has fallen out :( but is growing back slowly

-Kicks and moves constantly

-Love being home

Watching NASCAR with dad.

First taste of cereal

Not too sure what to think!                                    Still not sure!

Still loves his bath time!  I think he looks so cute all wrapped up!!!

Picture Time

  So my cousin took some pictures of Hunter.  She did an awsome job, unfortunately Hunter wasn't too thrilled but she still got some good ones!