Our visit to Charlotte and Beech Mountain

We all went for a visit to Charlotte and Boone/Beech Mountain for a week and we had such a great time! We also did a ton of stuff and Hunter was definitely not used to all of the places we went and all the people he was able to meet but I have to admit he was a trooper.  He had his fussy moments and some nights he didn't sleep as well as he usually does but I think it was all of the stimulation throughout the day that he just could not relax. Now that we are back at home he slept 6 hours through the night and then woke up and slept another 4 so I think he was a bit tired just like his mommy because I surely appreciated that sleep! Hunter was pretty good traveling by plane except for the time when we were departing from Fort Lauderdale and he had a melt down before we were going to board the plane.  Yes, you could say that this is that baby that you hear screaming in the airport from far away but I guess now that I am a mom you just block it out and do what you have to do. Shortly after calming him down he went right to sleep. Here is a photo of Sean feeding him (pre-screaming!) and he learned to hold his own bottle:

We were in Charlotte visiting family and friends 5 of the 7 days we were there and then we had decided to go up to Beech Mountain and go skiing. Well, Sean and Greg were able to go but unfortunately with everything going on with Hunter and me being a bit on the tired side, I stayed in the condo with Mom and Hunter and had some nice down time. I was so excited to get back up to Boone and show Sean where I went to college at ASU and it was so great being there. I felt at home again. Sean loved the scenery and we visited all of the college stores and antique stores so it was great. Hunter was again a trooper! I just bundled him up but him in my carrier that I put in front of me and he ended up falling asleep through some of it. Before we left we ate at the Boone and Drug store (I know sounds weird) but this place has been around for 92 years and I personally used to go and grab a hot dog and milk shake between my classes when I was there. This place is a classic! When we left we all ordered a milk shake and I even gave Hunter a little taste of my vanilla one and he loved it! Hahaha...I figured he had been such a good little boy he deserved a little taste of something else besides breast milk.

Hunter was a little celebrity of course and I was very grateful for all of my friends and family that were able to make it over to see him! I was very happy that he met everyone. Here are some photos of some family and friends:

Grandma Sue 

Grandpa and Grandma Tracey

Aunt Eah! (she doesn't know that yet, but she is)

Aunt Jessica 

Uncle Matt

Parker (Shell's little boy who was born on the same day as Hunter. He was so much bigger than Hunter! He was such an angel!)

Shell's family. Jillian is holding Hunter and you can't see Reagan who is hiding behind Shell on the right!...haha!

Kelly and Colin! This is going to be about how big Hunter is going to be in a year.  Colin is about a year older than Hunter.  My goodness how time flies. I remember meeting Colin when he was Hunter's age (3 months)

Kelly

There are a few other family and friends that were able to see him but unfortunately did not have my camera ready but we had such a great visit with everyone and can't wait to go back soon!

Sean and Greg (my stepdad) went skiing and went before the peak season but the resort was blowing snow and I thought it was a great time for them to go because it wasn't busy or too cold at all! Sean went snowboarding and Greg went skiing. Sean has been to alot of ski resorts out west and is really good. Here is a photo of him in action. You can't really see but Sean insisted that I take some action photos of him. I couldn't snap my camera very fast but he just got through doing a jump. 

I managed to sneak a photo with Sean while he was there.

Also, while we were in Charlotte, Hunter turned 3 months old! I can't believe how fast he is growing. The day before we left he grew out of size 1 diapers and had to tell my mom and dad that he was now in size 2. They had bought him size 1 and had to see if they could exchange or buy size 2 diapers. It was like overnight he just grew! He's also eating a lot more now. Especially at night. I breast feed so its been a little difficult trying to keep up with him and have considered supplementing and tried it a couple times at night and he seems to eat another ounce of food. He currently eats about 8-9 oz of food at night! I guess his 3 month growth spurt has really taken a hit! Here is a photo of him at 3 months. For some reason I don't think this photo gives him any justice on how big he has gotten but it will have to do:

Hunter and Daddy

I have to thank my mom for doing so much for Hunter. I guess that is what Grandma's are for. She stocked the whole house with stuff for him that included: a swing, bassinet, rocker/bouncer thing (which he loved!), a play yard, a pack n play and a dresser full of clothes for him. She also bought him a snowsuit (to wear in Boone) and about 5 or 6 pairs of shoes! The funny part is that she wanted to make sure that I didn't need to pack anything for him to minimize all of our luggage but we ended up bringing 2 large suitcases, a bag for the car seat (which I added some stuff inside), a diaper bag, duffle bag, breast pump and sean brought a book bag! I can't imagine her not having all that stuff for him how much we would have brought.  Before we left, we ended up shipping a huge box our house of all the stuff she had for him! Haha.

Also, my dad and his wife really went out of their way and spoiled Hunter with so many toys for him to play with when he gets a little older. They are also shipping a big box to our house too that is full of all the toys. I can't wait for him to play with all of them. I don't know what we are going to do with all of them. I guess we are going to have to invest in a toy box already! 

We had such a nice visit and we are very grateful for all of our family and friends and glad that Hunter is surrounded by so many people that love him.