Happy 8 Months, Hunter

                                     7/11/2012

  Happy 8 Months, Hunter Man!

            At eight months, it still seizes to amaze me that I created you, you grew inside of me, and that you are mine.

            I am so proud that you:

·         “Army crawl” sometimes you do it with your right foot while your left is in the air

·         Go from your belly to the floor

·         From the floor back to sitting

·         Pull yourself up on things

·         Scale things once you are standing

·         Still breastfed

·         Have figured out the sippy and kind of figured out a straw

·         Are patient when being washed, wiped down (even your face), put sunscreen on

·         Don’t pull on your necklace, hat, and sometimes wear sunglasses

I think it is so cute that you:

·         Still cuddle and are such a mommy’s boy

·         Have strawberry blonde hair which all of a sudden started growing

·         Have a few curls starting on the back of your head

·         Have huge bright blue eyes. Everywhere we go at least one person comments on them

·         Laugh to mimic when you hear or see other people laughing

·         Still toothless

·         Still wake to nurse in the middle of the night. This time is so cherished for me.

·         Splash in water whether it is the pool, tub, sink, or even spilled water

·         Have monkey toes, in fact, your 2^nd toe is shorter than the 3^rd

·         Hold things in one hand, usually your left concentrate while you stare at it then fling it around while you twist your wrist

Dad thinks it is pretty cool that you have ate rabbit, buffalo, bear, venison, pork, chicken and beef. Even cooler, it is all from New England except the buffalo which is from Colorado. All of those meats are all natural, some even certified organic. Your Dad and I are pretty passionate and conscious when it comes to food, especially food that you are eating. Your Dad also loves that when we are in Sears, Lowes or Home Depot, we cannot walk by the tractors without your feet kicking and you letting out your excited scream. Obviously, we knew you would love four wheelers. You were riding them even when you were still inside me! Whenever your Dad takes you for a ride on the four wheeler, you let out your biggest excited scream. When it gets shut off, you slap the wheeler to go again. It is the cutest little thing! If you get walked by it, you turn your neck to look at it until it is out of your sight. Even when it is started and you cannot see it, you look for the wheeler. We will have to get into four wheeling or maybe motocross when you get older. That would be so fun for us and we would be so proud.

Besides the things that we love about you, there are many things that you, yourself love:

·         Blackberries & Strawberries

·         Tubbie Time

·         Little Toy Balls

·         Mickey Mouse

·         Grammy

·         Grandpa La La

·         Swimming in the pool or lake

·         Tractors & Four Wheelers

·         Bite & Pinch people

·         Shane

·         To watch other kids be busy

You think it is so funny and cool when you are in your crib. I will put you in there from time to time so that I can go do something quickly and I come back to you entertaining yourself. Not with the toys though, it will be the string from your crib bumper or something small like that, of course!

There are also a few things that you do not like:

·         Kiwi

·         Watermelon

·         Blueberries

·         Carseat

·         Broccoli

You are so big now

·         18.6 lbs 29” and you’re head is 17” around (25% weight, 90% height)

·         12 month clothes

·         5 diaper

·         3 shoe

To conclude, I want to promise you that I will continue to give you the love and comfort you need to help you continue to develop into the smart and healthy little boy that I love! Your smile keeps me going everyday, baby boy!

Most Precious Love Always,

Mommy Xo