And we're mobile!!

Happy 2010! It has been a busy past few weeks, as you can see by the lack of updates. The biggest news is that Hunter is now officially crawling as of yesterday! He's certainly not a pro just yet, but he has figured out how to move forward. I took some video:

He still will mostly roll or crawl backwards but he is crawling forward to get to something that he wants (but shouldn't have) which right now includes my cell phone, Maggie's toys, or shoes.

He also pulled up to his knees one time on Wednesday. This is the only time he's done it so far. It has been looking like he might for a couple of weeks so I went ahead and lowered his mattress before Christmas. Sad! He is also sitting up well while totally unassisted now. He is just getting so big!

For Christmas this year we decided to drive to Indiana. We've just had such bad luck flying over the past two Christmases that we decided we wanted to be on our own timetable. It actually went pretty well, considering we have an 8 month old who is not a fan of either naps or being in his car seat. :) It took us about 3 hours longer total than it did the last time we drove it but our stops were much longer than they used to be. Instead of hitting the drive-thru we would get out and sit down to eat so Hunter could sit in his high chair and play around a bit and I'd nurse him when we'd stop for gas, etc. We had a great time and I think Hunter enjoyed his first Christmas. :) (Ok, you're right, he had no clue what was going on, but I loved it!)

Here are a couple of pics from his first Christmas:

He turns 9 months old next week. Unbelievable. So, it's back to Dr. Terwelp's office for his 9 month check-up. I'm anxious to see how long he is. I feel like he's gone through a growth spurt lately because his jammies are starting to get a little small. I'll update more then!