9 Month Well Visit

Hunter had his 9 month check up this Monday, and everything went well. He didn't have to receive any shots this time, but they did prick his toe to check for anemia, which came back normal. Hunter weighed in at 19.5 lbs which places him in the 25th-50th percentile. She said he's starting to drop a little on his weight since he's moving more, so we just need to up his food a little. For height, he measured 28.5 inches, which places him in the 50th -75th percentile. Overall, she said he was doing great! She checked his ears and he didn't have any fluid in them, so she confirmed what I had suspected. She said that he is hearing fine, but his loudness is just him expressing his personality. I think she was trying to tell me politely that we have a loud mouth on our hands :) I guess I'll just prepare myself for a lot of teacher calls in the future!

8 Months

Over the last month, Hunter has really started moving! He's still not crawling, but he scoots all over the place. I wish he would start crawling though, because he's covered in rug burns! He does get on his hands and knees and rocks back and forth, and can now go from his stomach to a sitting position. Hunter has also started pulling himself up and taking a few steps while holding on to things. Last week, Kevin found Hunter standing in his crib during nap time! This week he has also let go of me and stood for a few seconds unassisted. Hunter has also started feeding himself some finger foods such as puffs, Cheerios, and crackers. He also discovered a few cabinets in the kitchen are not childproofed, and he enjoyed opening and closing the door for a solid thirty minutes. Below you can watch a short clip. As you can hear in the video, Hunter is pretty loud. In fact, he's so loud that we're going to check with the doctor next week at his 9 month appointment to make sure he's hearing okay. He seems to hear us just fine, but we've noticed he's MUCH louder than most of the other babies. We just want to make sure everything is fine. I'm sure it is, and I'm sure it's just an indication that in the future we will receive lots of calls from teachers about Hunter being loud in class :) Other big news for this month is that we went on our first family vacation. It originally started out as a family of 3 going to Port Aransas for a few days, and then turned into an additional 19 people coming with us. We had a great time with our small group family! Hunter also started swim lessons this week at the YMCA. I wouldn't say he's a big fan. It's not that he doesn't enjoy the water. He just doesn't like doing what they want him to do, he wants to do what he wants to do. It is the most exhausting 30 minute lesson ever! I'm thankful we only have one more week :) Earlier this month, we also went to the zoo with the Brinkleys and their little boy Mason. Although the boys didn't pay much attention to the animals, the adults had a great time!

Feeding himself a cracker for the first time.

Port Aransas

Tim, Mason, Kevin, and Hunter at the zoo.

7 Month Happenings

Over the last month, Hunter has started scooting (although at home he prefers crying until someone picks him up), clapping his hands, banging two toys together, says mama but does not apply meaning yet, and made his first trip to the pool. He LOVES playing with the water in the bath tub, but only tolerates the pool for now. Hunter has to figure something out before he'll smile and enjoy something, so hopefully after a few more trips to the pool he'll relax more and start to love playing in the pool also.

First time in pool...not too happy about this

Trying to figure out what's going on

And we're done...