Where is the time going?

Hunter at 10 weeks old

I love this little boy so much!

He is just as shocked as I am that it’s already been 10 weeks.

…and Hailey thought we should take some pictures.  So we did.

My little man

Being serious and doing some thinking

My beautiful little miss

I don’t think he wanted to wear the hat.

My happy boy

He loves that little mirror behind him.  He “talks” to the baby in the mirror.   There’s also this little bird on it that jingles when he hits it and he lays there and just hits it over and over again.

I love her smile!

My furry baby- Dottie Doo

One of the lions on Hunter’s mobile

My world

Yes she can touch her tongue to her nose.

Pretty eyes and eyelashes!

Hunter at 2 months old with Tigger.  Hunter has grown so much in the last month!
(Notice he has arms positioned just like Tigger)

Hunter loves this outfit

Cute little man   (And yes, he did pee while I was taking this picture hahaha)

My little man cub.  He looks like he’s ready to fight

Sleepy baby… love those cheeks and his gorgeous eye lashes.

Hunter with big sister Hailey.

Some things that Hunter started doing during this last month:

Hunter has added a new sound to his cooing that he does- one of the sounds he makes is to say “hi.”  Of course he doesn’t really know what he’s saying but it sounds just like he is saying “hi” and it is so cute!

Hunter loves to play with this.  He lays under is and bats at the star and the planet and hits them and gets them swinging.  He talks to it and smiles at it too.

Hunter’s favorite thing to do is still watching Hailey.  He will sit for the longest time and just watch what she is doing.  He smiles at her and talks to her all the time too.  He sure loves his big sister!  Hunter loves to listen to music- sometimes he waves his hands around like he is directing the music.  He also loves bath time now and getting his lotion on afterwards.  He is so still and quiet and seems to really enjoy it.  Sometimes he even kicks his feet in the tub so I’m pretty sure that means he’s excited to be in there.  He is still super cuddly.  When I pick him up he just snuggles right into me and I love it!!  I’m pretty sure that Hunter enjoys peeing as soon I take his diaper off.  The other day he peed all over the wall and while he was peeing he said, “oooooo.”  So I’m pretty sure he’s doing it on purpose   Hunter has also discovered, just this week that he loves sucking on his hand.  He will spit out his pacifier so that he can suck on his hand.  I keep taking his hand out and putting the pacifier back in his mouth… I don’t want him to suck his thumb, so we’ll see who wins this battle.  When he does leave his pacifier in his mouth he likes to press his fist up against it like he’s trying to keep it in his mouth.

Hunter has been sleeping much better at night!  I hope I don’t jinx myself by saying this… but he usually goes to bed around 7:30 or 8pm.  Around 10 I will change him and feed him again before I go to bed.  Then he goes right back to bed and sleeps until usually around 1 or 2 and wakes up to eat.  But he goes right back to bed.  Then he usually wakes up one more time to eat and goes right back to sleep.  I don’t mind getting up and feeding him for 10 minutes when he goes right back to sleep!  Nap time is different though- for some reason he does not like to sleep in his bed during the day.  He wakes up after only a few minutes when I put him in his crib.  So naps have been happening in his swing as he will take a good nap in there.  He usually takes a few naps during the day in his swing.  He stays awake for a couple of hours at a time, most of his awake time is in the afternoon and evening.

Hunter is still breastfeeding- he goes anywhere between 2-4 hours between feedings.

This month has been a little worrisome for me- around 7 weeks I noticed that one of Hunter’s pupils was smaller than the other one.  I had actually noticed it well before that but the next time I looked at him they were the same size, so I thought I was imagining it.  But at 7 weeks I noticed it again and looked through some pictures and could actually see it in some pictures.  It is not always smaller, sometimes they are the exact same size.  So we went to the doctor who sent us to see a pediatric opthamologist.  Fortunately we were able to get in the very next day to see the pediatric opthamologist.  I really liked him!  He did not see the difference in pupil size while we were there, but I did show him a picture so he could see what I was talking about.  He did a very thorough exam (we were there for well over an hour) and his opinion is that the smaller pupil is a developmental thing.  He wants to see us back in a month- we go at the beginning of March just so he can keep an eye on it.  He said sometime this happens in babies and they may outgrow it, or they may not.  The eye doctor actually mentioned that his own pupils were 2 different sizes.  He told me I should not be worried about it, but of course I am still worried about it.  I feel like I’m checking obsessively to see if they are the same size… sometime they are and sometimes they are not.

Hunter had his 2 month check up on the 14th and he is up to 12 lbs, 12 oz (75th percentile) and he is 24.25 inches (90th percentile).  I can’t believe how fast he is growing!!  Just this week I had to put away his 0-3 month clothes (sniff, sniff) and get out the 3-6 month clothes.  He is wearing size 2 diapers (which cost $7 for 42 diapers with the Luvs brand).