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

Happy 2 Months to Hunter!

Hunter is now 2 months old!  He celebrated by going to a doctors appointment, Past and Presents and to Gran and Gramps for lunch.  Later that night we were going to visit Andy at the Shawnee BBQ but we couldn't make it.  More on why later...

Hunter's 2 month Stats:

12lbs 14 oz (before the appointment I made mom guess how much he weighed and she was right on!  I guessed 12lbs, 8oz...I think he would have weighed that if I didn't feed him right before the apt:-)

24" long

Monthly Picture...ok...a few of them b/c they are cute!

He isn't sleeping he was getting ready to sneeze...  

And his newborn and 1 month...

At his doctors appointment Hunter was given 3 shots...very sad for his momma to hear him scream (yes I had tears too) but it didn't take too long for him to calm down.  He slept for a few hours while my mom and I went to Past and Presents and ate lunch at her house.  When we got back to my house, Hunter woke up, nursed, and stretched for a while on my lap.  Then we went upstairs to get him ready for the BBQ.  Hunter had some good "table time" on the changing table while he got his diaper changed and new clothes on.  But all of a sudden he started crying...not only crying but SCREAMING. The scream was saying he was in pain.  We took his pants off to look at his leg and one of his legs was bright red.  He was having a reaction to his immunization.  I called the doctors office and they recommended Tylenol and a cold compress on his leg and if he wasn't better in a few hours take him to the ER.  Um ok.  There wasn't any way we could put a cold compress on his leg because he would only scream louder.  My poor baby cried and screamed for 2 hours.  It was worse then when he got his shot...yes I had tears again.  He finally fell asleep and was all smiles when he woke up.  I was careful not to touch his leg for the next 24 hours, in fear that I would hurt him.  That is why we couldn't go to the BBQ but we will be there for you next year Uncle Andy!

Pictures of Hunter's legs before the reaction.

Hunter's Baptism

Last Sunday, Hunter was baptized at St. Joseph's Church.  I had to wake him up from a nap to get him ready so I didn't know if he fall back to sleep or not but ready or not we had to go.  God must have been watching over us during mass because the little angel slept the whole time!  I think Jeremy rocking his carseat during mass was the key:-)  After mass and for most of the ceremony Hunter took a bottle and was a rockstar when the priest poured water on his head.  So proud of our little child of God.  After the ceremony we had family over for cake.  It was a great day spent with the ones who bless our little baby:-)

Uncle Andy and Aunt Aly are Hunter's Godparents

Gramps and Gran with their grandsons

Cally turns One!

How crazy that a year has gone by and our little niece is one year old!  Cally had a great birthday party and got some really fun presents.  Here are some pics of the little cutie!  (sorry for the blurry pictures...I hope to get a nicer camera soon!)

Cally and family a year ago!

The Moby Wrap

I really had no interest in "baby wearing" but Malinda let me borrow her Moby Wrap since Weston is too big for it and I have to admit that I love it!!   Hunter seems to like it a lot too:-)  There have been a few times when Hunter is in it for an hour and falls asleep, though I really don't get much done when he is on me.  We will go outside and listen to music and dance around...I'm sure the backyard neighbors think we are crazy:-)  I'm getting better at wrapping and getting him into a few holds.  I thank "You Tube" for all the videos...they make it seem so easy.  These pictures are of Hunter in the cradle hold.  Thank you Aunt Minda for letting us use your wrap!

What happens when Hunter is swaddled with a blanket...

During the day Hunter will get swaddled by his Gran in a blanket to take a nap.  He moves a lot when he is sleeping and ends up in a fight with the blanket.  Here is a series of photos to show Hunter fighting with the blanket.  Thank goodness for the Halo Sleepsacks/Swaddles and the other swaddles with velcro for night sleeping:-)

This photo isn't in the series but it's a good "before" shot.  

Hunter visits Ethan

A few weeks ago, Hunter and I visited with my friend Melissa and her little boy Ethan.  Ethan is exactly 2 months older than Hunter.  We are so excited for them to buddies:-)  Melissa has a really nice walking trail in her neighborhood so we took the boys for a long stroll.  Before the walk I didn't think I was that out of shape but half-way through I realized I had a lot of work to do to get back in shape.

Here are a few pictures of Hunter and Ethan.

getting ready for the walk

Wish this photo wasn't so blurry.  They look like they are putting their arms around each other:-)