Thanksgiving!

Hunter had a busy Thanksgiving and it was a very beautiful day for it also! Sean had to work so Hunter and I first went to Foxy and Teddy's house for a midday dinner and Sean's Uncle Joe was able to come by and meet Hunter. So that was nice visit for him to meet Hunter. Then Hunter and I needed to leave and join Sean at his fire station where they had family and a big dinner for the guys who had to work. So me and Hunter ate twice! Its nothing new for me. I'm used to being at home and during the holidays having to eat twice - once at Mom's and then at Dad's house.  I've noticed that I don't enjoy food that much anymore because I'm always having to get up or I'm eating pretty fast or I don't finish but this day, I was able to enjoy all of the great food! I made the popular dish that Foxy and Teddy (more like Teddy) expects for me to make and that is my Sweet Potato Casserole that I got from my friend, Maria at work and it is so delish!!!

Hunter's shirt reads: Thankful for Daddy. I thought it was so cute. I love these guys. 

Then after a loooong day of eating and visiting, I brought Hunter into the house asleep. Notice how cute he falls asleep with his hands folded. Oh yeah, I had to change his outfit before we left Sean's station....apparently he had a huge spit up attack.  So I just left him in his car seat to sleep for awhile. 

So many visits!

So over the past 2 weeks, Hunter has been quite popular! We visited over at Foxy and Teddy's (Sean's mom and stepdad) for their birthdays and Marnie (his sister) was able to see Hunter for the first time! She has been unable to see him since seeing him in the hospital because either Hunter (and I) or her were always sick so it was nice for Hunter to finally meet his Aunt.

Then the following weekend, one of my good friends, Laura had her baby shower and her husband's side of the family had not met Hunter yet either so Hunter had a good 'ole time flirting with all of the women there and loved all of the attention. Here is a picture with my friend, Marilyn and the other is of the "woman of the hour", Laura,  who is due to have her baby girl in about 3 weeks! So Hunter will have a little playmate when she is born. 

Then.....I had promised my co-workers that I would come by for them to meet Hunter at their annual Thanksgiving luncheon. What a great time to go too...Mommy gets to eat while everyone "ooohs and aaahs" and holds Hunter! I felt like I had a team of babysitters for the 3.5 half hours I was there. Thanks to everyone at work! They had a ball with him and really enjoyed seeing him. Here we are with my friends, Jenny and Doris:

Now we are entering into the holidays, already and I know Hunter will have lots more people to visit. We are planning to go to Charlotte to visit my family in early December and I know Hunter has lots more people to meet. We can't wait! 

Hunter and his baby talk

So, Hunter has been blabbing a lot lately and this is how he is learning to talk and carry a conversation one day. Sean has even gone about 15 minutes with a back and forth "talk" with him. I caught this conversation on my phone and it was easy to upload. I have more video of him on our video camera and haven't quite figured out how to transfer it on my computer (for some reason its giving me issues).  He's actually talking to me as I type up this blog! So here is a little video (I put this on YouTube also) of what he blabs about: 



Hunter has also taken a liking to country music (I wonder why =)). He loves to listen and for us to dance to it. If he starts to fuss a lot I can just turn on the country station on the T.V. and pick him and start dancing and he doesn't make a peep. Today he just fell asleep in my arms in the middle of dancing.  I found this as another way I can get him to him take his afternoon nap. Even if its to a fast rhythm song not just slow.  I know I've told a few of you that he has had a tough time taking an afternoon nap but other than that he goes down to sleep with no problem.  If he sleeps at least 30 minutes then I consider that his nap. I've just accepted it as that at least its something better than nothing. I have a feeling he is just going to be a tough cookie when its going to be time to take an afternoon nap. I guess he just doesn't want to miss anything!  He has started to grab things....especially my hair.  Now my hair is up at all times because sometimes he just not want to let go. He loves the mirror too. Sometimes I set up his swing in front of the mirror in our bedroom and he just stares and stares and I think he is just trying to figure out why that is. I think he thinks its a new friend =). I am finding that everyday he does something new. Today's new thing is his cry for when he is hungry. It has sort of changed into a nicer way of telling me that, "mommy, I'm hungry" cry. It's not as strong as it was before. Thanks, Hunter. 

Us!

So I decided to start a blog and share with all of you because I figured it was so much better than Facebook. I can actually give you stories of what we are doing instead of just photos. Plus, I know you guys are very interested in seeing how Hunter is growing and learning new things. So, I'm going to give this a shot and see how it goes. Not sure how much blogging I will do when I return to work but I'll do my best.

Anyway, Hunter is now 2 months old! Holy cow where did the time go! I know...you guys are already telling me to enjoy it while its here because next thing you know, he will be all grown up! I believe you guys! I promise. I took him to his 2 month appt. this morning and found out that he now weighs a whopping 10  lbs. and 2 oz. Remember he was 7 lbs. 5 oz. when he was born, dropped down to  6 lbs. 7 oz. that first week we had him. So he is doing very well. The doctor said he is progressing as normal and things are great. He asked me on average how many hours he sleeps at night and I told him about 5 and he said that was terrific and to keep doing what I'm doing. So I guess Mommy gets a pat on the back for the past 2 months.....pheeeeww! He did have to get 2 shots and an oral vaccine. Which of course, it hurt me more than it hurt him. He cried. Then after the nurse gave it to him, I picked him up and gave him a big kiss and asked him if he was okay and he just stopped crying. So, my boy is a tough cookie. I'm proud of him.

I took about 20 different photos of him yesterday and tried to get him to smile. Why is it when you have him smiling all the time and when you want him to pose that for the camera, it never happens! So anyway, here are the 2 best photos that I got and the 2 worst ones.

He's definitely starting to become a little man and everyday he does something new. Today, he grabbed his feet and just about pulled off his sock. He has a hard time keeping those things on him so its just a matter of time when those things will never be on him. He has started the whole "baby talking" to me with his noises and sometimes he goes on and on for awhile ...so I just let him talk it all out and tell me what's going on. He's such a cutie!