Hunter Bunter is now a "walker" Took him 14 long months to do it, HA, but he finally is walking. He is sooo top heavy (really long torso and like NO legs) so I figured it would be somewhat difficult for him to walk and considering he scooted/army crawled forever and crawled late. But he is letting go of everything and walking to things. It's so cute! He also is trying to stand up from a sitting position. He can walk on all fours with his hands and feet, which is halarious. But he does get overwhelmed when he walks. He will start to walk and then he will stop in the middle of the room and slowly sit down because he realizes he is walking. It's petty funny! But, he is already trying to run as well....when he gets really excited he will run and lean forward, if Michael or I are not there to catch him he will fall flat on his face ( :
Anyways.....other than walking......he is now off of formula. He drinks straight milk (2%), the Doc said that whole milk is just a lot of extra fat and Hunter does not need the extra fat, we ALL know! ( : He is roughly 26 pounds and at his 1 year check up he was 31 inch tall (95th % in height). He is a BIG boy, I always get asked if he's two, and when I tell them NO 14 months, they freak out!
Well, besides Hunter, work is going so well. I love my kids to death and love love love working at Waco High! It's a wonderful school and believe me or not, I have not written one referral! The biggest problem I have is just a few talkers and I just have to ask them and remind them that they need to stop talking when I am, and that is totally it. On average my kids passed the 6 weeks exam, they are SO smart! Waco High has come a long way and the kids are so awesome. Once they realize that you really care about them they will give you the world! I tell them I love them all the time and I think it means everything to them.
Well, looks like Michael might be headed to the Police Academy in January. He is moving closer up the list and is now number 8. They are about to hire roughly 4-5 people this month so in the next 2 months he should get an interview. We are really excited and praying that God's hand is over all of this! Well, better get to cleaning, its a holiday and I am back to stay at home mom mode today ( : I love every minute of it and miss it so much! Have a good week everyone.
Love-Jess
Oct 11, 2010
Jul 23, 2010
1 week to go....
So, a year ago today I was sitting at home 38 weeks pregnant, FAT and MISERABLE. I was waiting and waiting for the arrival of our 1st born son! Now, a year later.....I am sitting at home NOT 38 weeks pregnant (or pregnant at all LOL) and wondering where the time has gone? That was the fastest year I have ever experienced in my 25 years of life! People always say that you blink and they are grown up or blink and its gone, I am starting to see this phrase is very much true!
Well, Hunter had his 1 year pictures today. He did a "cake smashing" session with a friend of mine (ADS Photography). She does a wonderful job and I cannot wait to see the finished product. I know they will be amazing! Only a week left till his bday party and I sure hope I have everything I need.
Hunter fell for the 1st time super hard right on his forehead the other day. He has a bruise on his head, but looks better each day. He was trying to take a step and lost his balance, poor thing. But, I know there will be more to come as he is trying to walk now.
I have applied at every school imaginable around this area, now its up to the Lord where he wants me to be. I leave it all in his hands.....
Michael is getting closer and closer to the top of the list at the Police Dept. He is now #13 ( : So, looking very promising that he will be in the January police academy! Although I grew up in a police officer's home (dad retired after 25 years) it still will feel all new to me as my husband goes out there to protect our city.
You'd think it would be more comfortable or no big deal cause I was born into it and all my life was used to the "police" life, but it'll be different as I kiss my husband and father of our baby off to work. I know our God will protect my husband and I pray that he keeps him from all harm. I have faith that this is what the Lord wants Michael to do then it will be done!
Anyways, I have a week to stress, cry, and freak out but the day of my son's 1st birthday I want to be relaxed, happy, and stress-free because its a joyous day that my son was born a year ago and I am so lucky and blessed to be his mother ( :
It's also been a little emotional because I know that although its sad he is growing up its also bitter sweet because Michael and I get to raise this sweet little boy and love him for 18 long years before he goes off into the world.....
Well...good night. Sleep is very much needed for this tired momma....
Love-Jess
Well, Hunter had his 1 year pictures today. He did a "cake smashing" session with a friend of mine (ADS Photography). She does a wonderful job and I cannot wait to see the finished product. I know they will be amazing! Only a week left till his bday party and I sure hope I have everything I need.
Hunter fell for the 1st time super hard right on his forehead the other day. He has a bruise on his head, but looks better each day. He was trying to take a step and lost his balance, poor thing. But, I know there will be more to come as he is trying to walk now.
I have applied at every school imaginable around this area, now its up to the Lord where he wants me to be. I leave it all in his hands.....
Michael is getting closer and closer to the top of the list at the Police Dept. He is now #13 ( : So, looking very promising that he will be in the January police academy! Although I grew up in a police officer's home (dad retired after 25 years) it still will feel all new to me as my husband goes out there to protect our city.
You'd think it would be more comfortable or no big deal cause I was born into it and all my life was used to the "police" life, but it'll be different as I kiss my husband and father of our baby off to work. I know our God will protect my husband and I pray that he keeps him from all harm. I have faith that this is what the Lord wants Michael to do then it will be done!
Anyways, I have a week to stress, cry, and freak out but the day of my son's 1st birthday I want to be relaxed, happy, and stress-free because its a joyous day that my son was born a year ago and I am so lucky and blessed to be his mother ( :
It's also been a little emotional because I know that although its sad he is growing up its also bitter sweet because Michael and I get to raise this sweet little boy and love him for 18 long years before he goes off into the world.....
Well...good night. Sleep is very much needed for this tired momma....
Love-Jess
Jul 5, 2010
The "Big" Party Plans.....
So....as everyone knows Hunter's 1 year birthday is coming up in less than a month!!!
At first I was pretty chilled, but today as I was driving I heard that song by Darius Rucker (not sure if I spelled that correctly) but it's called, "It won't be like this for long". It's a country song and its such a beautiful song, but its basically starting out as; this guy waking up in the middle of the night because his newborn baby is crying and he is so tired and makes himself some coffee and splashes water on his face and the wife comes up to him and the chorus states something like....Don't worry it won't be like this for long....this phase is going to fly by, just hold on, it won't be like this for long.....
I then started to think about the 1st few weeks of Hunter's life and how hard it was, him waking up every 3 hours and nursing 24/7 it seemed like and how I thought to myself, " I cannot wait till this phase goes away and he sleeps through the night and he starts sitting up, then crawling....and all these things" And now, I wish I could take it all back! He is almost walking and trying to talk...and he is wearing 18 months clothes and its like I blinked and he's not a newborn anymore. I know he is still a baby....but that song got me to thinking that its so true, that it won't be like this for long. My next blog will be him going to kindergarden and I will be so emotional I probably will stay home all day with a box a tissue and just cry ) :
But, anyways....that song progresses to that baby growing up to be a little girl and going off to school and then a teenager then the dad giving her away at her wedding...its such a sweet song but I just thought to myself that its such a true song. And I know he can't be a tiny baby forever and in all honestly I don't want him to, but I just look back and wish it would all just slow down, it goes by way to fast!
OK, enough of this.......I'm starting to cry again ( : OK....so Hunter's party is going to be a swim party! It'll be 140 degrees out on august 1st so what a better way to celebrate then in water right! Well Michael and I got the pool rented out for 3 hours.....I ordered invitations they should be here at the end of this week and I got pretty much most all the decorations. We decided on Mickey's Clubhouse! Michael and I just love Disney and the whole Mickey Mouse theme and all the little Mickey friends and the theme is just too cute. I found it at Card and Party factory so I ordered like half of the things that they have for it. If I would of ordred everything it would of been like our life savings....so expensive. So I am being smart and trying to not go overboard. But something cute I thought of today actually was to bring our cd player out there....and play some disney movie songs...like litter mermaid, aladin, lion king, cinderella, snow white, etc. Just all those songs that even the adults will know! ( : So I got on amazon.com and I ordered 2 disney cd's with a variety of songs on them from different classic disney movies that we all love and it was only 15 bucks cause they were used! So pretty good deal....I also got a pinata too for all the kiddos to hit....the pinata is a big number one, so I thought that was a good idea!
Well....Im still stuck on cakes, not sure what we are going to do for his birthday cake smash session that will take place! ( : I'm so excited.....anyways....better get going....pretty late and Hunter is asleep in his crib and its about time for me to hit the sack....good night!
p.s. Hunter had his 1st 4th of July yesterday and we went to the fireworks display...and he LOVED them. He was pointing at the fireworks and clapping after them, he's so happy and so good! He wasn't scared or nervous and they were very big too!!! He just loved his first fourth of july.....
At first I was pretty chilled, but today as I was driving I heard that song by Darius Rucker (not sure if I spelled that correctly) but it's called, "It won't be like this for long". It's a country song and its such a beautiful song, but its basically starting out as; this guy waking up in the middle of the night because his newborn baby is crying and he is so tired and makes himself some coffee and splashes water on his face and the wife comes up to him and the chorus states something like....Don't worry it won't be like this for long....this phase is going to fly by, just hold on, it won't be like this for long.....
I then started to think about the 1st few weeks of Hunter's life and how hard it was, him waking up every 3 hours and nursing 24/7 it seemed like and how I thought to myself, " I cannot wait till this phase goes away and he sleeps through the night and he starts sitting up, then crawling....and all these things" And now, I wish I could take it all back! He is almost walking and trying to talk...and he is wearing 18 months clothes and its like I blinked and he's not a newborn anymore. I know he is still a baby....but that song got me to thinking that its so true, that it won't be like this for long. My next blog will be him going to kindergarden and I will be so emotional I probably will stay home all day with a box a tissue and just cry ) :
But, anyways....that song progresses to that baby growing up to be a little girl and going off to school and then a teenager then the dad giving her away at her wedding...its such a sweet song but I just thought to myself that its such a true song. And I know he can't be a tiny baby forever and in all honestly I don't want him to, but I just look back and wish it would all just slow down, it goes by way to fast!
OK, enough of this.......I'm starting to cry again ( : OK....so Hunter's party is going to be a swim party! It'll be 140 degrees out on august 1st so what a better way to celebrate then in water right! Well Michael and I got the pool rented out for 3 hours.....I ordered invitations they should be here at the end of this week and I got pretty much most all the decorations. We decided on Mickey's Clubhouse! Michael and I just love Disney and the whole Mickey Mouse theme and all the little Mickey friends and the theme is just too cute. I found it at Card and Party factory so I ordered like half of the things that they have for it. If I would of ordred everything it would of been like our life savings....so expensive. So I am being smart and trying to not go overboard. But something cute I thought of today actually was to bring our cd player out there....and play some disney movie songs...like litter mermaid, aladin, lion king, cinderella, snow white, etc. Just all those songs that even the adults will know! ( : So I got on amazon.com and I ordered 2 disney cd's with a variety of songs on them from different classic disney movies that we all love and it was only 15 bucks cause they were used! So pretty good deal....I also got a pinata too for all the kiddos to hit....the pinata is a big number one, so I thought that was a good idea!
Well....Im still stuck on cakes, not sure what we are going to do for his birthday cake smash session that will take place! ( : I'm so excited.....anyways....better get going....pretty late and Hunter is asleep in his crib and its about time for me to hit the sack....good night!
p.s. Hunter had his 1st 4th of July yesterday and we went to the fireworks display...and he LOVED them. He was pointing at the fireworks and clapping after them, he's so happy and so good! He wasn't scared or nervous and they were very big too!!! He just loved his first fourth of july.....
Jun 27, 2010
Bottle Struggle!
Hunter is coming to the 1 year mark in a month so I am assuming this "phase" or "stage" is normal.....
HE IS HARDLY DRINKING ANY FORMULA ANYMORE!
He went from sucking down 6-8oz bottles to maybe drinking 3oz at a time. He does not want to sit there and drink a bottle anymore. I have been talking to other moms and researching some and sounds like he is just growing up and saying, "hey mom, im not a little baby anymore...I don't want to sit here and drink milk all day". I just worry about his nutrients. But now that he is eating tons of gerber snacks, finger foods, and table food, I think he should be ok. However his pedi did say that around 1 when they are off formula or are down to like one bed time bottle....that he needs to be on a multi vitamin to make sure he is getting all the essentials and nutrients each day that his body needs to stay healthy. SO....we went out and bought the enfamil infant vitamins. It's a multi vitamin for infants/toddlers and its just a dropper full of liquid vitamin once a day you give to them and he seems to take to it fine. So I feel better that he takes a multi vitamin everyday! ( :
On the other hand he is not dehydrating. He drinks ice water all day. He loves to drink cold water out of his straw sippy cup. It's funny cause most kids love juice, he tolerates it. He rather have ice water any day then juice. But he drinks like 4oz of juice a day now, he is starting to kind of like it now. But, I did this on purpose, all I gave him was water. I waited till he LOVED water and was used to drinking it before I gave juice. So one smart thing I have done as a mom through all the mess ups and imperfections that I have.
On another note, his birthday party is coming up in just a month! It's a pool party so we are so excited. I have not gotten any decorations or anything yet. Will be doing that next week. Card and Party factory will be seeing a lot of me! ( : But just one day after his party we leave for michigan on August 2nd! My brother is getting married and most of you know and we are way excited for them. So just a 5 weeks before the wedding, and we are so excited to head up north to celebrate with them. I am a bridesmaid, so very honored, and speaking of I need to pick up my dress it finally came in! yay! Well, got to get to cleaning this house.......its a never ending process with a crawler....
Love-Jess
HE IS HARDLY DRINKING ANY FORMULA ANYMORE!
He went from sucking down 6-8oz bottles to maybe drinking 3oz at a time. He does not want to sit there and drink a bottle anymore. I have been talking to other moms and researching some and sounds like he is just growing up and saying, "hey mom, im not a little baby anymore...I don't want to sit here and drink milk all day". I just worry about his nutrients. But now that he is eating tons of gerber snacks, finger foods, and table food, I think he should be ok. However his pedi did say that around 1 when they are off formula or are down to like one bed time bottle....that he needs to be on a multi vitamin to make sure he is getting all the essentials and nutrients each day that his body needs to stay healthy. SO....we went out and bought the enfamil infant vitamins. It's a multi vitamin for infants/toddlers and its just a dropper full of liquid vitamin once a day you give to them and he seems to take to it fine. So I feel better that he takes a multi vitamin everyday! ( :
On the other hand he is not dehydrating. He drinks ice water all day. He loves to drink cold water out of his straw sippy cup. It's funny cause most kids love juice, he tolerates it. He rather have ice water any day then juice. But he drinks like 4oz of juice a day now, he is starting to kind of like it now. But, I did this on purpose, all I gave him was water. I waited till he LOVED water and was used to drinking it before I gave juice. So one smart thing I have done as a mom through all the mess ups and imperfections that I have.
On another note, his birthday party is coming up in just a month! It's a pool party so we are so excited. I have not gotten any decorations or anything yet. Will be doing that next week. Card and Party factory will be seeing a lot of me! ( : But just one day after his party we leave for michigan on August 2nd! My brother is getting married and most of you know and we are way excited for them. So just a 5 weeks before the wedding, and we are so excited to head up north to celebrate with them. I am a bridesmaid, so very honored, and speaking of I need to pick up my dress it finally came in! yay! Well, got to get to cleaning this house.......its a never ending process with a crawler....
Love-Jess
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