Solid Foods

So Hunter is 6.5 months old.... :o( (Time please stop). He has completely been weened off nursing. I just wasn't producing enough to satisfy him. I lasted 6.5 months...I give myself props!  He has taken well to formula and also solid foods.  There are some solid foods that I can't feed him fast enough, then there are others that take him a day or so to eat. 

He LOVES aka can't feed him fast enough:
    1. Sweet Potatoes
    2. Bananas
    3. Squash
    4. Peas

Foods that take him a day or so to like:
   1. Applesauce
   2. Green Beans
   3. Carrots
   4. Apple-Strawberry-Banana mixture

He does not like any type of cereal.  I've tried barley, whole wheat. I bought some oatmeal today and going to try and mix in some formula and a fruit. I've heard that mixing cereal with some type of fruit will help Hunter like it more.

He's sleeping through the night....but some nights I spend the night on the couch with him.  He just fights sleep so bad, that it's hard to just let him cry it out. I have yet to let him cry it out. I don't think I ever will....no matter what the doctor, books, or magazine say.  I would just rather spoil him and hold him.

He's teething. He will chew on anything you give him.  I've been noticing that he will chew on my shoulder when I pick him up.  I hope this doesn't lead to biting. 

That's all the updating I have for now!

Is winter over yet?!

So we have 3-5 inches of snow on the ground. I don't want to get out and measure it, but I trust the weather man. For once he was right this time.  Yesterday, every school within a 20 miles radius of Danville got out early because of the predicted snow fall. Well Danville didn't get out early, but all after school activies were cancelled.  I got the joy of calling all my after school kids parents and let them know that we were closing at 4:00 and not 5:30 like normal. I was scared I would be there till 5:30 anyways with a parent not knowing. But actually was only there is 4:30.  I was happy, because by the time 5:30 rolled around, several inches of snow on the ground and roads were very slick.

Hunter was at my mom's for the day and since I got off work early, I just left him there so Clint and I could go to the grocery store. Yes, we are the crazies who go to the grocery store with the threat of snow.  But this time, snow was already on the ground, but we had nothing to eat at the house!  Kroger wasn't that bad at all. We were able to get in and out quickly.  On the way to my parents for dinner and to pick up Hunter, we saw a car that had slid off the road, and then a box truck that had flipped over in the median. It was really scary.

While at my parents house for my mom's birthday dinner....I got the exciting text message from WKYT and then the phone call from Uncle Chuck, that school was closed today.  I enjoy snow days because I get to cuddle with Hunter, but then again I don't like them because we have to make them up when it's pretty outside.  Hopefully this is the last of the winter weather...o wait just saw the weather for this week and more snow on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday....WILL IT EVER END!?!?

Hope everyone enjoys their weekend!

6 months

Hard to belive that Hunter is 6 months old already. Took him to the dr. yesterday for his 6 month shots. He is 15.5 lbs and 27 inches long. Looks like I'm going to have long lean boy on my hands. He took the shots like a champ.  Luckly we don't have to go back for more shots till he is 1. 

6 month old picture



Hunter has learned how to drink out of a cup....and he gets mad when there is no more water left in it.

  Last time I posted we had started feeding Hunter some baby foods.  He loves peas, sweet potatoes, and pears.  At my mom's last week he ate a whole jar of peas and then at the sitters he ate an almost whole jar of sweet potatoes.  I'm glad he is enjoying so many foods. I think I'll try applesauce or something like that.  He is drinking formula really well.



After eating sweet potatoes...covered head to toe!!



Is it really 2011?!

So the new year has arrived. Clint, Hunter and I rang in the new year in our sleep. We were in the bed asleep by 1030.  Sucks growing up. I remember last year we were up until 2am celebrating.  I can't believe that it's 2011 already. Where did last year go?!  This year will be a year of firsts.  Clint and I will be married for one year on May 8th, Hunter's first birthday on July 12th, and then all the firsts of Hunter saying words, crawling, walking...O MY!! 

We have started Hunter on some foods.  He likes bananas.  I tried feeding him peas last night and he was not interested.  He does great nursing and with a bottle.  But I will be starting him soon on formula.  I'm running out of frozen milk and pumping is hard to do when he wants to nurse.  I've been giving him some formula bottles and drinks them like it is the last bottle he will ever have. 

Looking forward to a great 2011 with family and friends!