18 Months Ago

If you had told me 18 months ago that I was going to love someone more than I ever knew possible, I would not have believed you. Sure, we have all heard that when you have a child you will experience love like you never have before but until you experience it for yourself you just don't really grasp what people are saying.

There is not a day that goes by that I don't look at Hunter numerous times in absolute amazement.  I might have thought for many years that we would never have children but I always wondered in the back of my mind what a child of ours would look like, be like and act like.....well now I know!

He is just plain precious!

He is a ball of energy and has endless curiosity.  He gives the best cuddles and the sweetest 'sugars' in town.  He says 'Mama' and 'Dada' and is working on 'bah-bah'.  There is no doubt that he has mastered crawling and if you aren't watching he is in another room before you know it.  He pulls himself up on absolutely everything and walks along the tables and chairs while holding on.  He finds a new noise everyday and 'talks' to us from the moment he wakes in the morning until the time he goes down at night.  He loves all of his pets and gets especially excited when our outdoor cat comes in and brushes up against him for some loving.  In the past week, he has decided that traditional baby food just isn't his 'cup of tea' so we have moved quickly into finger foods such as apples, carrots, grapes, mandarin oranges, chicken and even some french fries and a few bites of hamburger from Nana today!  (6/9/2011)

The past nine months have absolutely been the most challenging while also being the most rewarding of any in my life!  I am soaking up as much as possible and loving Hunter as deeply as I can because I know before I know it the title of my blog will read....18 years ago!!

We love you, Hunter!!