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6.25.2014

Hunter [7 Months]...

THIS GUY is 7.5 months and has totally stolen my heart!
I am a little behind and sad that I missed his 6 month update so there is a lot to catch up on.
Hunter Blaine Howell is the happiest, easiest babe I ever did see. 
Currently: 
-In size 4 diapers and 12-18 month clothes
-At his 7 month check up he weighed 20.8 lbs and was 28.5 inches tall
-Hunter is a total blonde boy (not sure how that happened) with bright baby blues that I am in love with
-He has 6 teeth total... 4 top, 2 bottom. For a while he only had his two fangs and the bottom two. Little vampire babe.
-He is a champ at solid foods. He loves chicken and gravy, peas, green beans, mixed veggies, baby puffs, black beans, and blueberry/apples
-Hasn't had the greatest experiences with squash, sweet potatoes, and apricots. (he loves to eat them but the coming out part is not so great)
-He has been getting pretty good with feeding himself and holding his own sippy. At the same time though, everything that is NOT food also goes straight to the mouth. (he has a strange obsession with tags... If there is a tag on a toy, thats the only part he'll play with)
-Favorite chew toy, Nerf dart. I got B a Nerf gun for Easter and Hunter fell in love with the darts.
-He is still a cuddle bug. Snuggles with Mama but is infatuated with Dada. No one makes him smile/laugh quite like him
-B is quite "rough" with H and I love it. Boys will be boys... He thoroughly enjoys being thrown around and played with more than anything
-A new trick of his is Drinking from a straw and he loves to suck on ice
-Hunter is a social butterfly. He adores people and smiles at most everyone... Especially kids and elderly people
-He loves to be passed around. He'll go to most anyone
-He's not sleeping through the night quite yer. Still wakes up once at night but we did finally move him into his own room. Goes to bed around 10, wakes up around 4, and back up at 7.
-He has been making raspberry sounds and a grunting/laughing sound that makes me smile
-As you can see from my latest insta post he has started to scoot/crawl all over the place. Nothing is safe anymore
-He really dislikes sitting, he would rather stand all-day every-day.

6.18.2014

Reds VS Diamondbacks...

A perk of being in Arizona is constantly being surrounded by baseball.
But lets face it.... My life revolves around baseball. (we have the baby clothes to prove it)
No complaining here though, because it means big-league games whenever the Reds come to town.
This year we took Q&K with us to enjoy some batting practice before game time.
It's pretty sweet to have the chance to hang out on Chase Field  when there are only a handful of people around.
We do love us some baseball and I sure do love the chance to have a night with my little fam and be with good friends.
^^ Donald Lutz aka the Flower Boy^^

^^ Our angles in the outfield^^

6.13.2014

Lake Day...

It has been far too long since I have been on a lake.
Why didn't I know about Lake Pleasant sooner?! 
I would have jumped at the chance to go. 
Growing up I lived at the lake.. 
Every summer was spent playing in the water. 

Memorial Day B and I went with some friends (Q&K) and enjoyed some much needed adult time. 
(HUGE thanks to K's parents for watching the kiddos)





6.11.2014

Hunter's First Camping Trip...

What is better than being outside, going fishing, riding quads, and eating s'mores?!
Nothing...
Arizona is already becoming too hot to handle so we took a little trip to Flagstaff to enjoy some cooler weather with our good friends the Harveys.
Camping with babies was definitely a challenge but with an angel babe like H it was a breeze.

^^These two are already best friends^^
^^ I gutted my first fish^^


^^Mmmmm... dinner...^^


^^His smile is contagious^^


^^As you can see he thoroughly enjoyed his first camping trip. Already looking forward to the next one!^^