Hunter turns 3 months old!

Last Sunday, Hunter turned 3 months old!  Where has the time gone?  There wasn't a well baby appointment this month so I'm not officially sure how much the little pumpkin weighs.  He is no longer a new born:-(  Almost overnight he went from newborn to baby.  He really enjoys exploring his hands and sucking on his fist or finger(s)...whatever he can get in his mouth.  He is starting to grab for toys and holds them for longer periods of time.  Hunter still loves to listen to music and anything thing that plays music is our best friend.  He is sitting in his bumbo, but I haven't seen him enjoy it as much as my mom says he does during the day when we are working.  He really likes to follow us with his eyes which is a lot of fun but he now knows where I sit when I'm waiting for him to fall asleep:-)  Hunter does a lot of cooing and smiling but no real laughs yet.  At night he is sleeping a good 5 hours and usually goes back down for a couple more hours.  He changes so much so fast!  I swear when I come home from work, it looks like he has grown 5 inches:-)  One of my favorite things to watch him do is to stretch after he wakes up.  When I take the swaddle off of him, he throws his arms above his head and stretches so big that his little fist shake.  Makes me smile every time!

Here is our little man at 3 months:

And is previous months...
                                        

Hunter and Frankie

Jeremy's mom got Hunter a cute little dancing Frankenstein toy for Halloween.  Here is video of Hunter and the dancing Frankenstein.  It makes me laugh:-)

Hunter's first trip to Cabelas

On Saturday we took a family trip to Cabelas.  Jeremy carried Hunter through Mule Deer Country.  Hunter seemed to enjoy himself as he looked around.  I know this was the first of many trips to Cabelas:-)  Here are some videos of Hunter taking in the sights.

Fun times

On Friday Hunter and Wes had a play date at Gran and Gramps' house.  Here is video of the two babies having fun with Gramps and Clifford:-)

and one more video of them:-)

After play time we headed out to get some fall pictures of the two.  We ended up at Family Tree Nursery for the photo shoot.  Hunter fell asleep in the car but woke up for a few pictures...but you can tell he was very sleepy.

Friday night, Melissa and Ethan had Hunter and me over for dinner.  Here is video of the two following the "Baby Einstein" toy.  

Pumpkin Patch Bust

On Friday, Hunter and I headed to Lawrence with my mom and dad for Hunter and Westons first visit to the pumpkin patch.  We pulled up to Schaake's Pumpkin Patch and all we could see was dust flying around.  Since everything was so dry and the wind gusts were crazy all the gravel and dirt has stirring around.  Our little ones didn't need to inhale all that so we decided not to get out of the car.  So we spent the afternoon at Malinda's house with the boys.  Even though we didn't get to do our first pumpkin patch adventure, we had a fun time hanging with family.  Hopefully we will make it to another patch soon.

Hunter's Bath

Last week Hunter moved from having a bath in the bathroom sink to taking one in his baby-tub.  Hunter seems to like bath time and the new tub has been great!  I really like the froggy thing that is placed on him to keep him warm during his bath.  Thank you Kate and Emily for the gift:-)

Back to Work

Last week I ended my maternity leave and started back up at work.  I knew it was going to be tough to leave my little boy all day but also knew I was leaving him in great hands.  With my mom watching Hunter, I couldn't ask for anything better.  We are lucky to have her come to our house in the morning so we don't have to wake Hunter and get him out the door at a certain time.

The first day was the hardest but my co-workers tried to make it better for me.  When I arrived to work I had a new big box of Kleenexes, a halloween hat for Hunter and a fun mothers necklace for me:-)  I pretty much cried all day but no one cared.  By the third day, I only teared up.  I call that a success.  I have a co-worker who had a baby boy in June so we have lots of stories to share which makes for a lot of non-productive work time.

For the month of October, I am able to work 3 days and have Monday and Friday off.  This way I can ease back into the work scene and still get 4 days of Hunter in a row.  For having to go back to work, I'm lucky that I work in such a flexible environment with a wonder, understanding boss!

Not the greatest picture...The necklace from my co-workers

Happy 3 year Adoption Anniversary to Bow!

3 years ago on a beautiful Sunday afternoon Jeremy and I gave our little boy Bow a home!  We always knew we wanted a golden retriever and Jeremy was specific on the kind he wanted...a darker red male.  So I was on the hunt for one.  After many searches and calls asking if the puppies they had were "darker" I finally ran across one.  I informed Jeremy that I think I finally found a breeder with the puppy we wanted.  So we drove to Waverly KS where we met many beautiful dogs.  Luckily for us it wasn't hard to pick Bow out.  There were 3 litters of pups and with our specific request the breeder found the darkest one, held it up and said "It's a Boy!"  So we took him out and played and watched him play with his brothers and sisters.  We were also able to see his Mom and his Grandpa.

3 years later, Bow is still our little (big) pup.  We can't imagine life without him!  He makes us smile and laugh everyday.  Bow has been a great big brother to Hunter and we can't wait for them to be best buddies!

Bow meeting Jeremy

First stop was to meet Cole