Monday, December 19, 2011

Sweetness

Avah turned seven last Monday. SEVEN. That seems so very old. I had a whole post written out about it but then blogger decided pictures were lame and wouldn't upload them. That is definitely a post that is deserving of pictures, so I will wait until blogger lets me upload them.

Its interesting to look at Hunter and remember Avah at his age. She was such a sweet baby and was so angelic. Shes definitely a girl though, and has (quite a few) moments of diva-ness these days. Every now and then, though, she does something that is so incredibly sweet that I cant help but tear up over.

For her birthday she got $5 in ones from Justin's Aunt Diana and $10 from his grandpa Bud. The day she got it we went to the grocery store and she saw the claw machine with all of the stuffed animals in it. She asked if I had cash and I told her all I had was her birthday money. She said that's ok, so I gave her $3 of it and sent her to play while I checked out since I could watch her easily. She kept turning around and telling me not to look and I kept telling her not to be silly, that I had to watch her so no one would take her. She ALMOST got a little technicolor dog, but (like all claw machines) it wouldn't hold. So she left the store slightly dejected and $3 poorer. When we got into the car she looked into her lap and said "I didn't want you to watch because I wanted to get an animal for you and wrap it up so you would have something to open on Christmas." It melted my heart. I told her that her birthday money was for her to buy something for herself and she said that what she wanted was for me and her daddy to have presents. Then she asked me to take her to the store to buy something for Daddy with her remaining $12. I cant tell you how proud that made me.

Its hard watching your children grow up, but in moments like those, its so amazingly rewarding.

Saturday, November 12, 2011

Milestones

In the past two weeks Hunter has achieved two new milestones!



Phone pic of Hunter in action

 First, he can now crawl. It started out very slowly, with him getting on his hands and knees and just sort of hanging out for a couple of weeks. Then he started rocking back and forth and you could tell that he just wanted to move SO badly but couldnt figure out how. Next he started moving his hands like he was going to take a "step" but instead just lunged for whatever he was trying to get at. Finally, he figured it out. Our little man actually crawls and is getting faster and faster by the day. He managed this just days before his 7 month mark!



Look closely...you may be able to see his little teeth!

Hunter also has two new teeth! The teeth on the bottom jaw broke through about 3 days from one another. He was a little monster leading up to the teeth cutting, but hes back to his little angelic self. He still has yet to learn that when he bites down on people now it hurts! Hes very offended that no one will allow him to chew on them any more. Hopefully we will get a month or two break from his next round of teething. That was no fun at all.

As for everything else Hunter-related, he is now 7 months old! He is still breastfed and we are still cloth diapering (we get those questions a lot so I figure I might as well post it). He is really developing an amazing personality and its really fun to watch him become who he will be. I remember being pregnant and having a hard time believing that I could love another baby as much as I love(d) Avah. Its hard to imagine that your love will actually multiply, not divide...but its so true. Having two kids is great!

Saturday, November 5, 2011

Halloween!

I meant to post earlier but we had a little issue with our internet. We are now back up and running, so here I am!

This year for Halloween Avah was a pirate and Hunter was a turtle. Hunter wore the same costume Avah did when she was a baby. Avah was a little tiny baby so she fit into a size 3-6 month costume at 10 months old. Hunter barely fit into it at 6 months, but he managed. I LOVE that I have pics of both of my kids in the same outfit.


Hunter (with a little sweet potato on his mouth)


Avah


We had some family over for our traditional chili dinner and then Justin and Avah went off trick or treating. I put Hunter to bed slightly late (he was exhausted) and then we enjoyed some family time while passing out candy. All in all, it was a very nice Halloween!