My New Favorite

All of my blogs so far have been about my sweet baby boy. This one is not a Hunter blog. Some of you may stop reading now and that is okay and won't hurt my feelings. I would just like to share one of my new favorite things with you. . .

Sheridan's Frozen Custard has won a very special place in my ice cream loving heart. I have discovered the Honey-Nana-Nut Wowiechino, the most delicious of all! It is a frozen coffee drink with honey, bananas, and peanut butter. With each drink, you get a different explosion of flavors in your mouth. It is a very layered dessert. At one sip, you will taste the peanut butter, but wait a second because here comes the bananas, then after another second, the honey pops through. Delicious beyond delicious! I crave these things! Sadly, Jimmy and I are trying to watch what we eat and my Honey-Nana-Nut is not on the menu. We do splurge and treat ourselves occasionally. Thankfully, tonight was one of those nights. My mouth is very happy!

Our Oscar Bob and Dixie have also fallen in love with Sheridan's. They have puppy cones! How cool is that?! Puppy cones are little tiny cones filled with vanilla custard. Our babies loved them! Oscar went crazy over a little ice cream. Just like his momma. We can't wait for Mr. H to have his first ice cream. (Okay, I had to get a Hunter mention in the blog, I couldn't help it!)

A Busy Week for Mr. H

Since last Friday (8/08), Hunter:

1. Cut 2 teeth. It hasn't been too bad. He's been quite a trooper! We still haven't actually seen the teeth because Mr. Stubborn won't open his mouth, but we can definitely feel them.

2. Begun crawling on his knees. No more "army crawl" for this kid!

3. Started "cruising" the furniture. He doesn't move too quickly, but he gets where he wants to go. He gets stuck at corners and ends of furniture. He hasn't figured out how to master turns yet!

Yeah for Hunter!

Momma is so happy that these 3 major milestones came in her last week home with the kid. Hunt has promised that he won't take his first steps without me. I made him promise! Ha!!

Back to work on Monday.

Hunter at 7 Months

Hunter is getting so big! I am so thankful that I have gotten to spend this summer with him watching him grow and learn and change! What a huge blessing. Sadly, school starts in about 2 weeks so my time with him has entered the countdown. *Sigh*

Here's what's been happening since the last post:

Hunter has found his voice. He loves to scream at the top of his lungs. I truly think most of the stages he has gone through are precious. . . this one, not so much! He does love to scream though.

Mr. H has learned how to pull up. He is standing up all over the place. His balance isn't too bad! Yesterday, while I was getting dressed, he pulled up on his vibrating chair (which is just collecting toys in our room since he is too busy to be strapped down anymore!). While standing there, he decided he would try to climb in. With mom right behind him, Mr. Independent had both feet off the ground. Once he realized he wasn't quite ready for this big move, Momma grabbed him up and gave him a big hug. I can't believe how big he is!!


He can also sit up from his tummy. What a surprise to have your kid scooting around on the floor playing and you look away for a second and the next thing you know he is sitting on his little tiny hiney. I am just astonished at his growth and achievements recently. I know they are little things, but big in our world.

Little Man has gotten his knees under him a few times as he attempts to crawl, but it is still mostly army-style. His Sunday School teachers have mentioned several times how mobile he has become! It seems like in a matter of weeks he went from being the littlest in the class to being in the middle and getting to play on the floor with his friends. He is a busy busy bee!

Hunter is now eating all of his green and yellow veggies and some fruits (we are still introducing a few of these). He can be a little bit of a picky eater, but we are praying that it passes.

I truly think being a momma is the best job in the entire world. I eat up this kid every day. I live for his laughs and slobbery, open-mouth kisses. I love sitting on the floor watching him play and tickling him. I cherish bath time and bedtime. Thankfully, God has given me a job so that I can be home with him as much as possible. Being a teacher is a great thing! I just wish summer would last a little longer.

A Fun Day

Last Thursday, was a fun day for Hunter and Momma.

Aunt Tita invited Granna, Momma, and Hunter to pick apricots with her. Momma loves loves loves apricots so we jumped at the opportunity! There is nothing better than apricots right off the tree! I learned this at an early age when I would stay with my Aunt Jody and Unc. They had an apricot tree hanging over the fence into their yard. We would go pick apricots and eat them. Yummy! This is one of my favorite memories of a man I loved dearly and miss dearly. He loved me too! I know he would have loved my Hunter so much. Sigh.
While we were there we took a few pictures for Hunter's 7 month birthday. He's growing too fast! It's amazing watching him grow and change so quickly!

Daddy had Guys Night with our friends from church so Momma and Mr. H had dinner with Granna, Poppa, and Aunt Sassy. We did a shrimp boil . . . lots of messy fun! No plates or silverware! Just eat off the newspaper! Love something different!

After dinner Mr. H went swimming in the hottub again with Momma, Aunt Sassy and Poppa. He loved the waterfall part! He is so much bigger than he was the first time he swam. He can sit up in the seat now without leaning. He had a really good time playing, but tuckered out pretty quickly. He has the most beautiful wet eyelashes! Ridiculous! Any girl should be jealous! Ha!!



Have I mentioned that I am crazy about this kid?! Man, we are so blessed!! We thank God for apricots, yummy food, family, and beautiful evenings.

Train Up a Child

This past Sunday was a very special time in our family. Jimmy and I dedicated ourselves and our sweet Hunter to God. The time was so amazing. I will always remember standing before the Lord, our families, friends, and church committing ourselves to raising Hunter in the Truth and to live our lives as an example of Christ's love for Hunter to see. What an awesome and precious responsibility we have! Brother Jerry challenged us and reminded us of the calling that we have as Christian parents. Hunter received his first Bible, a prayer shawl made by the ladies in our church, and an unlit candle. One of the traditions in our church is to light a candle when you are baptized. Some day, this candle will be lit when our sweet boy accepts our precious Jesus into his heart. My prayer for Mr. H is that God will grow him into a mighty man of God.

We are so thankful to have so many people standing beside us at this special time. Both sets of Hunter's grandparents were there as well as Hunter's Aunt Sassy and Uncle Daniel. My Aunt Jody and cousin Brent, Tita and Bobby as well as our sweet church friends. Thank you for sharing this special time with us. We love you all.

Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not turn from it.
Proverbs 22:6

Life is Hard When You're So Little . . .

Nap time for Mr. H is no treat! No matter how sleepy he is, he will fight with all he's got. This is how I found him a little while ago. Please note that when I laid him down his head was on the opposite end of the bed so in his fit, he turned himself completely around. Life is hard.

Not Much Going on the Holloway House

Ladies and Gentlemen,
This is a post to tell you that not a lot has been happening in the world of the Holloways, thus, no recent posts.

Here's a snippet of the not so interesting:

A Visit to see Dad and Poppa at work:
Hunter is quite the business man. He loves "typing" on the computer. While he was in Poppa's lap, he quit typing long enough to grab the red pen off Poppa's desk. In the process of putting it in his mouth (as everything goes into the mouth of course) he decided to decorate his face a little. No worries. Although it looks like my child is bleeding, it is actually just red ink on his precious face.
Fourth of July:
We had fun with friends. A beautiful West Texas evening. Good burgers and brats and fireworks. Mr. H went without a nap all day (his choice, not ours). He finally fell asleep on my chest during fireworks. The first few pops scared the little man, but once he realized there were pretty lights going with the loud noises, he was fine and watched attentively (until he fell asleep of course). During the course of the evening, it escaped me to take pictures of Hunter's first 4th. I will post one when I get it emailed to me!

The Army Crawl:
Hunter has successfully mastered the art of the Army Crawl. He can move! It's tough keeping up with him sometimes! He pushes himself with his left leg while the right leg acts as a rudder turning him wherever he sees something interesting. If there is something he doesn't need, like shoes in his mouth, that is the first place he goes. We have had to move the surround sound receiver because it was a magnet for our mover and shaker. He doesn't have his knees under him yet, but it probably won't be long. Mr. H is a busy bee!


There is a cuter video of him army crawling, but it wouldn't load! Shucks!

He has even mastered the kitchen step a few times. I have watched him gets his arms up on the step then pull the rest of his body up onto the tile. Having a moving baby makes you realize how much cleaner your house could be! Yikes!

Fun at the Park:
We have been to the park a few times recently. We went with our church for hot dogs and fellowship Sunday night. Mr. H had an explosive poop. (My apologies to all who had to witness the catastrophe). Of course, he was wearing his back-up outfit so we had to leave early.

Every Tuesday we meet the girls from Sunday School and Hunter's friends at the park for lunch. Today, as we were finishing our lunch, it started raining. Hunter was not in his stroller at the time so Momma held the kid a little tighter, grabbed the stroller and made a mad dash for the car. Mr. H thought that was lots of fun! Now, after putting up a good fight, he is finally down for a nap. Let's pray he sleeps for more than an hour, but I'm not thinking that will happen.


Food:
So far we have eaten peas, zucchini, green beans and spinach. It seems that Hunter's favorite is spinach followed closely by zucchini. On to the yellows!
Mr. H will turn 7 months in just a few days. . . . where has the time gone. I am so blessed to be able to spend this time with him this summer.