Quick...

I have other things to blog about, but real quick, we went to Sylvester's, the new hamburger place in town, tonight for burgers. They came and put a big basket of fries on our table and Julie said "PRETTY!!!!"

I love that girl!

Thankful For...

And all the amazing other friends and family that we ae so blessed to have in our lives (but I don't have pictures of), I am thankful for you all. Happy Thanksgiving!

Ball Of Fire

We have always called Julie a ball of fire, because she is one. But lately she has become a ball of fire with a lot to say. I wanted to share a few of the "conversations" we have had recently.

This morning John was sleeping because he worked a graveyard last night. Andy was crying wanting to be fed and Julie got right in his face and said, "Baby SHHHHH (with finger over her mouth) Daddy nigh-night!"

Every time we are in the car it is "window down!"

If you ask her what her name is, her response changes, but this week it is "Pretty"

Mom, Justin, Audrey and I went to the Elfin Forrest yesterday. When we got to the top of the hill, Julie looked out at the estuary and said "WOW!"

When we were getting ready to go to the Elfin I kept saying "we are going to see Auntie Audrey and Uncle Justin" She would chime in "And Poppy!"

I love all the talking she is doing. It is really fun and you never know what she is going to say next!

Accomplished

I usually blog about the kids. They are always doing new and exciting things...but this blog is all about me!

Today, I have worked my booty off. I have gotten so much done, that I just had to share!

John helped me move the couches out last night. So this morning, my mom brought over her Dyson (the most amazing vacuum in the world!) and her rug cleaner. John's mom came and got Julie, so I started out by picking up the whole house. Then I vacuumed the whole house, which I did last weekend, but still got 2 full canisters with the Dyson....EWWW! Then I cleaned the carpets in the living room, and spot cleaned the carpets in the rest of the house. They look awesome. Then I looked into the kitchen, and that floor looked gross in comparison, so I cleaned it.

Then I emptied the dishwasher, which is pretty much a daily thing with the bottles, but still a chore non the less. I reloaded the dishwasher, cleaned the counters, sink, table and chairs. Then I took the really dusty blinds down in the kitchen and hosed them off.

While everything was drying, I washed all the mirrors in the house. Do you know how hard it is to get dried pb&j off the mirrored closet doors....yuck! Then I striped our bed, washed the sheets and remade the bed. And put Julies clean clothes away. And wiped down her bathroom (my wonderful hubby did our bathroom last week).

Now I am eating lunch (leftover meatloaf and mashed potatoes, yum!) and watching What Not to Wear. Andy is taking a nap. That's right, he has been home with me all day, so a lot of this I did with him in the Bjorn. Next step...shower.

Our house is ready for company. Even though we are not having company. I am pretty sure that has never happened! Now, John just needs to mow the lawn, and we are ready for Christmas decorations! Inside and out! YAY!!!

2 Months!

Andy is two months old today! And he is not happy about it...no seriously, not happy. We went to the Dr Monday and he got ALL of his shots. As in 5 shots. Yesterday he slept all day and today he cried...all day. It started about 2 am and he is still in the background...crying. Not only is he crying, but he is covered, neck down, with an angry red rash. I called, they said to keep an eye on it and come in tomorrow morning. Fun!

But overall, the appointment went well. He now weighs 13 lbs 2 oz...up 2 lbs 4 oz from last time. He is 24.5 inches. That is pretty crazy considering he has grown 2.5 inches in one month. Can you imagine??

Here are some of the things he does now:

• Smile


• Coo loudly


• Turn his head side to side to find you


• Pick his head and shoulders up when he is on his belly


• Look at his mobile


• Eat....A LOT

Bed Update #1

Julie did so well last night. After just a little trouble getting to sleep, she slept soundly until 1:30 am. She woke up and I went in and she was in the middle of the room, still obviously half asleep. I asked her to get back in bed and she said "Okay Momma" and off she went.

Andy slept all night too, that makes 2 nights in a row.

Yes, life is good at the Hunter house!

Two Big Steps

As I blogged about before, I was worried that Julie would never sleep in a real bed. Lately I have been thinking about it a lot and I really wanted to put her in a real bed while I was still on maternity leave because I had a few more hours of sleep to spare than I do when I am working. Then I was trying to be reasonable and said to myself that I should wait until Andy was on a more set schedule.

Well, the last few weeks, Andy has only been waking up once a night.

Then last night (this is where the angels start singing) he slept through the night! And I mean all night long! From 9:30 pm to 6:30 am. How beautiful is that!

Even though I know he probably won't do that every night from now on, we decided to go for it.

We took apart her crib and made it into a toddler bed.

She helped and was so excited! She kept climbing up and looking at herself in the mirrored closet doors.

She went to bed a few minutes ago and kept wanting to come out of her room to cuddle with Daddy, but she has been in her room quiet now for about 15 minutes, so I am assuming she is asleep.

I will let you all know how it is going in a couple days......

And in other news...I finally got a picture of Andy smiling!