Father's Day

We went to Dallas this weekend for a wedding - it was a quick trip up on Saturday and back on Sunday. We were very close to the Six Flags/Cowboys Stadium area so I wanted to take AJ on a tour of the new Cowboys Stadium for Father's Day. It was great to watch his face light up when he found out that we were going to be able to go on the field and tour the locker room. It was like watching a child's eyes on Christmas morning. :)

Hunter was asleep through the first part of the tour but woke up and got to experience some of the action - even walking on the field all by himself!

Right after we first got there before Hunter woke up -

AJ throwing up the Hook'em Horns in the Cowboys locker room. Apparently this Roy Williams guy played for Texas. :)

One of the first pictures of just the two of us in (what seems like) several years -

Hunter pointing at the football (and saying "football, football" over and over again)

Daddy and Hunter in the end zone -

And he's walking!

Hunter is officially walking! He has been taking 8-10 steps since my last walking post but today has decided that he wanted to walk for over 50% of the day! He can't get up to a standing position by himself yet but he does pull up on something and then, watch out, he's off! Go, Hunter, go!!! It is so crazy to see this little 2 1/2 foot tall baby walking around the house but I love it. I am so proud of my little guy!!

14 months

Happy 14 month birthday to Hunter! I'm definitely realizing he is more of a toddler than a baby at this point. He is now taking 8-10 steps pretty consistently throughout the day so I know it won't be long before he is full-blown walking. He's about 29.5 inches tall and around 20 lbs. He's been eating a ton lately and is so much fun to be around.

I'm having to get more creative with the types of entertainment and activities we do throughout the day. Hunter hasn't been napping well and he seems to get "over" one toy/activity faster than he did before and wants to move on to something else. We have a little activity center called "Jump 'n Climb" that is close to our house so we went over and checked it out one afternoon. Hunter was beside himself when we walked in and he saw all of the balls that he could play with. It was pretty cute and will be a good option for times when we need to mix up our day a bit.

A new tooth and lots of words!

Hunter's fifth tooth came in today. It is his third tooth on the top. It has been awhile since he had gotten a new tooth and this one took it's time finally poking through his gums. He has been extra drooly for at least a week!

Hunter's repertoire is quickly growing. It's funny how I used to worry that he wasn't "talking" very much and now he doesn't stop! He repeats words that I say when I'm just talking to him and not actually trying to get him to talk. Here are some new words that he knows (not just repeats):

book
hairbrush
balloon
Elmo
Bye-bye
April
apple
bubbles
eyes
box
yes

He still LOVES balls, balloons, and now bubbles. During one part of Gymboree class they blow bubbles and he yells bubbles, bubbles, bubbles over and over again. I swear, he is a genius baby!

First steps!!

Hunter took his first few steps last night! Here is the video!

Also, had to post this funny video from yesterday morning. He never really showed any interest in pushing his shopping cart walker around until now. He cracks me up!

Memorial Day Weekend

We have been pretty busy over the past few weeks! Sorry for the lack of updates. AJ's boss invited us to their lake house a few hours outside of Dallas over Memorial Day weekend and we really enjoyed ourselves. It was about a 3 hour drive and Hunter did pretty well in the car. There were about 18 people and 7 dogs there so he had plenty of entertainment and was beside himself that there were so many dogs to look at! He rode on a boat for the first time and didn't care much for the life jacket.

Check out his hair blowing in the wind!


I think he is going through a growth spurt because he is eating like a horse! We're to the point where I can order meals at restaurants for him most of the time which is more convenient but more expensive, of course! I'm trying to give him finger foods of things that I used to puree for him and he's continuing to be a great eater. He has another top tooth that has looked to be on the verge of popping through for days so I'm expecting it any time!

I love this pic from the park last week!

Here is some video of him being silly the other morning. Might have to do something about that console table!!