Six months of Hunter-Bunter

Allow me to finally introduce you to Hunter! It's true that subsequent children are ignored much more than the first. I tried not to, but the little guy had the unfortunate luck to be born at the craziest time of our lives. Sorry dude! He is amazing though, such a happy camper. He is easy to figure out and easy to please. We've loved having him along for the ride. 

These two look SO much alike. Blows my mind. 

First haircut, 5mos: trimmed the mullet! He didn't mind the clippers at all. I semi-regretted this decision at the time, but his hair grows fast and I'm already planning another chop soon...

He is wiggly and strong. Daisy loves to "hold" him. We're working on the not-strangling-your-brother thing...

In his happy place: the very edge of the blanket. The only place he likes better is being completely off the blanket. He adores grass!

Finally starting to sit in the tub, a few days shy of 6mos 

One morning, Daisy decided we all needed to wear hats. Hunter was unsure about this plan. 

We don't see this face often which is probably why I think it's adorable, haha. This is his "I can't believe you made me wait THREE WHOLE

HOURS to eat!" face. Please note the impressive forehead vein. 

He picks some interesting nursing positions. He's already training for the nursing Olympics. Daisy didn't start doing things like this until 9-10mos, I wasn't expecting it so soon! He also HATES any semblance of a nursing cover. It has been a baptism by fire for me, with regards to being comfortable nursing in public without one. Haha. 

First time in a shopping cart! He doesn't like them. 

Future phone psychic. The shirt was a fun baby shower gift, it came in a sealed bag and you had to open it to get your  prediction! My neighbor's baby boy got Prize Poodle Breeder. They're hilarious. 

Crummy photo quality, I ain't got time to edit this junk, yo! Trying broccoli for the first time. He liked it better than this photo makes it seem! His face just always looks this way. Haha. 

Two photos accidentally taken by Daisy^

I don't know why I keep thinking the huge shopping carts are a good idea. They are not. I ended up carrying Hunted and steering this beast with one arm, through Target, the checkout line, and back to the car. 

A few additional notes on Hunter up to this point:

- Rolled at 4mos, started pushing up on all fours and scooting at 5mos. He stilll doesn't crawl "properly", but gets around well! Army crawling, rolling, and sitting. 

- Started sitting the day he turned 6mos! He is pretty good at it now. He can go from lying down to sitting up and it's great.  

- Has an impressive worried/concerned/bemused expression, quite a lot of the time. He's just a little serious and unsure about things sometimes, haha. But when you do get him to smile, it's heart-melting be laughs and giggles too, but only if you tickle him with your nose. Or sometimes when you're wiping his thighs during a diaper change (which cracks me up).

- Still nurses every 2hrs during the day, and wakes 2-3x per night (between 7p and 8a). Someday, I will sleep again. Right??? We did do a little sleep-training though, and he generally falls asleep nice and easily on his own. Hallelujah. 

- Started solid foods a couple days before his 6 month bday! He loves being in on the action. Doesn't care for carrots, but has liked pretty much everything else he's tried (sweet potato, apples, banana, avocado, toast/bread, broccoli, pineapple)

- LOVES his sister. When she pays attention to him, he lights up. Until she pushes him over and he smashes his face on the ground (we're still working on the whole impulse control thing...)

- Jumps and bounces allllll the time. Door bouncer = his happy place. The kid never holds still!

- Adores shoes. Especially when he is allowed to eat them (ew). Also adores cords and plugs (ew and danger).

- Is pretty dang tall, not super heavy, but solidly built. He outgrows clothes height-wise before filling them out. He's been comfortably fitting 6-9 month clothes for a while now and I finally stopped squeezing him into 3-6 month onesies, haha. I'll post stats when I finally get him to his 6 month well-check ;)

- Generally a pretty quiet guy, but has started gurgling frequently and will have occasional bouts of screeching. He screeches quite loudly. Even louder than Daisy....which is saying something.

- Runs warm (feels warm to the touch without running a fever), sweats a ton, and is prone to heat rash. Yaaaay! You can thank your Dad for those traits, kiddo ;) 

All in all, he is a lovely baby and a wonderful boy. It has been awesome seeing Daisy start to take more interest in playing with him and "teaching" him things, and I can't wait to see their friendship blossom! 

Blog Neglect

I've been neglecting this blog because I opted not to neglect my family, so, I'd say it was a worthy sacrifice ;)

Anyway we are now in CONNECTICUT, of all places! Honestly every time I remember we live here, I think "who even lives in Connecticut anyway?!" (oops, my West Coast is showing) To be fair, one of my dearest friends is from the good old Nutmeg state, and I know that people are actually living here. Mainly because I can see them like every day ;) It's simply a weird state for me to be living in. It is also the first time I have ever, ever been on the East Coast! Pretty exciting.

We are also thrilled to announce that we have been residents of all 3 C states within the same calendar year, in alphabetical order! California. Colorado. Connecticut. When will we receive our prize? That's what I'd like to know.

Anyway. Here is a timeline that picks up where I left off in my last update. No pictures because, my head hurts and I don't feel like putting them in. Can you blame me???

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May 18th - arrive in Colorado! 

<Adjust to the altitude. fall in love with the place fast. Keep my family's new home from burning to the ground before they move in. Meet Jeff in Denver to pick up our car that he fixed up. Chris works on his reel and applies for a job at Blue Sky (in Connecticut) and is flown out for an interview!>

June 18-26th - Adams' family reunion in Lincoln City, Oregon! A week of fun family time, beach time, and good food. Chris was offered and accepted a position at Blue Sky during the trip! Which means....

June 26th - arrive back in Colorado and pack, again

July 4th - celebrate America by participating in capitalism and buying a new car!! And by going to see Jeff's Supermoto race in Denver, of course.

July 5th - My family arrives in their Colorado home, and we spend two days with them.

July 8th - leave for Connecticut! Stop in Lee's Summit, MO to stay with the Perry's.

July 9th - Stay an extra day with the Perry's

July 10th - Stop in Columbus, OH for the night

July 11th - Make it to Danbury, CT! Settle in to a hotel while the real house hunting begins

July 14th - By a huge miracle and thanks to connections from the ward, we have a home to rent. We think. Landlord lets us stay in the house until he gets there on July 25th to sign a contract.

July 25th - We finally sign a contract and can breathe easy. Our neighbors are awesome. The home is beautiful.

August 15th - our stuff finally arrives by POD! (significantly delayed because we didn't want to book anything before signing papers and such. Just in case something fell through.)

SO, yeah. We are FINALLY settled, and think we will be here for a good long while! So come visit us! ;)