My goodness, there is a lot to catch up on. I will try not to bog you down with the dirty details, but some things HAVE to be discussed!! (And some pictures are just thrown in here for kicks.)
12-month well baby visit
Our 12 month well baby visit was supposed to be our last appointment with Dr. Barnhart (more on that later). It was very sad because we loved our pediatrician. Hunter weighed in at 22 lbs 3 oz but 32.5 inches long with a monster head (49 cm). His weight is starting to catch up to his height. The monster head is causing many people to think Hunter is much older than he really is. He's been accused of being anywhere from 18 months to 2 years old. He still is not walking (yes, that is the most common question we get, especially now that he's 13 months old). He crawls ridiculously fast though and still gets into everything you can imagine.
At this appointment, we were instructed to get rid of the bottle (not quite there yet) and the baby food. All this was the week before we moved and flipped Hunter's world upside down.
Yes, we moved...
We sold our house in Kingwood and have moved into an apartment temporarily while our new house is being constructed. We anticipate moving into the new house in September (keep your fingers crossed). If you don't keep up with us besides through this blog, you're probably wondering why we're moving (again). Yes, we were very happy in Kingwood, but Brent's company moved to the west side of town and he was driving 46 miles to work ONE WAY. We miss Kingwood a ton, but are getting used to the Northwest side of town, and we are also closer to our families.
It's been quite an adjustment - especially for Hunter, but mainly because we changed so many things at once. We did take the bottle away during the day because his new daycare class is for big boys and they drink out of cups. He is still getting a bottle at night but we'll wean him from that over the next month or so.
The apartment didn't seem to phase Hunter's sleep (at first). He slept soundly the first few nights, and then daycare came along and BAM! No more sleeping through the night (with the exception of maybe 3 nights since we moved nearly a month ago). I have no idea why this is happening, but I'm sure we will figure it out in time. For now, we've got a blanket over the windows because we thought too much light was coming into the room, and we're back to playing white noise during nap times and at night. We figure with all the changes in his diet and decreasing to one nap a day at daycare, this is all par for the course.
School and stuff
Hunter is still in Kids R Kids, but a new location and a new class. It's 12-18 months and the boys in this class seem to dwarf my baby (who is no longer a baby, it seems). They eat table food only, which Hunter was apparently a champ at, at least at daycare. At home, he was spitting everything out at me, apparently trying to get me to give in and give him baby food. He is now eating like a champ, both at school and for Mommy and Daddy. To give you an example of one of his huge meals, the boy ate the following for breakfast Friday morning - 3 fruit and grain bars (140 calories each), a whole banana, and a half piece of toast. And he still doesn't gain much weight! He is burning so many calories!! It's crazy!
His new class does an art project every day, or so it seems. The picture below shows some of his art over the last three weeks.
The kids in this class also have to wear shoes, they sleep on mats on the floor, they go outside every day for playtime, and they do splash day once a week during the summer. Hunter is still allowed to sleep in a crib, until they feel confident he'll sleep on the floor (which of course, I am doubtful will ever happen, but I'm sure it will if they say it will). He comes home with dirty clothes every day because he's not walking, so he crawls around in the dirt during playtime. We love the new teachers though and Hunter seems very happy.
Mommy's adjustment period
All that being said, it doesn't mean Mommy has handled all of this change well. My wonderful friends in Kingwood have been there for me though, and I can't tell you how much I appreciated it. Especially when Hunter had a stomach thing and I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to make him feel better. (We had to go back to Dr. Barnhart for this since I hadn't found a new pediatrician yet - that problem has now been solved, thank goodness.) He has a couple of new teeth and a couple more trying to get through, which may have something to do with his poor sleeping habits. I'm sure eventually things will feel like they are back to normal (and then we'll move again!!).
July 4th Celebration
Here are some pictures from our trip to Round Top to celebrate July 4th. Hunter loved the parade and got to say hi to some friends.
I had to zoom in on that last picture because Hunter's smile is just classic!!!
I'll try to keep up with this blog better. It's been difficult to make time for with all of the craziness in our lives so far this summer. But I will try - promise!!
12-month well baby visit
Our 12 month well baby visit was supposed to be our last appointment with Dr. Barnhart (more on that later). It was very sad because we loved our pediatrician. Hunter weighed in at 22 lbs 3 oz but 32.5 inches long with a monster head (49 cm). His weight is starting to catch up to his height. The monster head is causing many people to think Hunter is much older than he really is. He's been accused of being anywhere from 18 months to 2 years old. He still is not walking (yes, that is the most common question we get, especially now that he's 13 months old). He crawls ridiculously fast though and still gets into everything you can imagine.At this appointment, we were instructed to get rid of the bottle (not quite there yet) and the baby food. All this was the week before we moved and flipped Hunter's world upside down.
Yes, we moved...
We sold our house in Kingwood and have moved into an apartment temporarily while our new house is being constructed. We anticipate moving into the new house in September (keep your fingers crossed). If you don't keep up with us besides through this blog, you're probably wondering why we're moving (again). Yes, we were very happy in Kingwood, but Brent's company moved to the west side of town and he was driving 46 miles to work ONE WAY. We miss Kingwood a ton, but are getting used to the Northwest side of town, and we are also closer to our families.It's been quite an adjustment - especially for Hunter, but mainly because we changed so many things at once. We did take the bottle away during the day because his new daycare class is for big boys and they drink out of cups. He is still getting a bottle at night but we'll wean him from that over the next month or so.
The apartment didn't seem to phase Hunter's sleep (at first). He slept soundly the first few nights, and then daycare came along and BAM! No more sleeping through the night (with the exception of maybe 3 nights since we moved nearly a month ago). I have no idea why this is happening, but I'm sure we will figure it out in time. For now, we've got a blanket over the windows because we thought too much light was coming into the room, and we're back to playing white noise during nap times and at night. We figure with all the changes in his diet and decreasing to one nap a day at daycare, this is all par for the course.
School and stuff
Hunter is still in Kids R Kids, but a new location and a new class. It's 12-18 months and the boys in this class seem to dwarf my baby (who is no longer a baby, it seems). They eat table food only, which Hunter was apparently a champ at, at least at daycare. At home, he was spitting everything out at me, apparently trying to get me to give in and give him baby food. He is now eating like a champ, both at school and for Mommy and Daddy. To give you an example of one of his huge meals, the boy ate the following for breakfast Friday morning - 3 fruit and grain bars (140 calories each), a whole banana, and a half piece of toast. And he still doesn't gain much weight! He is burning so many calories!! It's crazy!
His new class does an art project every day, or so it seems. The picture below shows some of his art over the last three weeks.
The kids in this class also have to wear shoes, they sleep on mats on the floor, they go outside every day for playtime, and they do splash day once a week during the summer. Hunter is still allowed to sleep in a crib, until they feel confident he'll sleep on the floor (which of course, I am doubtful will ever happen, but I'm sure it will if they say it will). He comes home with dirty clothes every day because he's not walking, so he crawls around in the dirt during playtime. We love the new teachers though and Hunter seems very happy.
Mommy's adjustment period
All that being said, it doesn't mean Mommy has handled all of this change well. My wonderful friends in Kingwood have been there for me though, and I can't tell you how much I appreciated it. Especially when Hunter had a stomach thing and I couldn't for the life of me figure out how to make him feel better. (We had to go back to Dr. Barnhart for this since I hadn't found a new pediatrician yet - that problem has now been solved, thank goodness.) He has a couple of new teeth and a couple more trying to get through, which may have something to do with his poor sleeping habits. I'm sure eventually things will feel like they are back to normal (and then we'll move again!!).
July 4th Celebration
Here are some pictures from our trip to Round Top to celebrate July 4th. Hunter loved the parade and got to say hi to some friends.
I had to zoom in on that last picture because Hunter's smile is just classic!!!
I'll try to keep up with this blog better. It's been difficult to make time for with all of the craziness in our lives so far this summer. But I will try - promise!!
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