Happy Home Coming Anniversary

October 22 is another special day for us. This is the day we finally brought our baby boy home. After 31 long days Hunter was finally home! In celebration of this wonderful day here is a then and now picture comparison.

Then

Our trip home from the hospital. The car seat swallowed him! He slept the whole way home.

Now

Headed home from Mimi and Pawpaw's. He fills the seat just fine! He sang, talked and smiled the entire way home.

What a difference a year makes!

September 21, 2010 Happy Birthday Hunter

It is so crazy to think that a year ago Hunter unexpectedly came into this crazy world. He was not supposed to arrived until November, but instead he made his debut 8weeks early. We were so scared, but knew in our heart that he would be just fine. God was taking very good care of him along with the amazing NICU staff at Clear Lake Regional. They took such wonderful care of him and did things for him that we were not able to do. They shared many of his "firsts" with him .... first diaper change, first feeding and first bath to name a few. But that made our "firsts" with Hunter so much more special. We cherished each and every moment with him in the NICU. Going through that experience helped us realize just how unpredictable and amazing life can be. Those 31 days were the longest ever ... but yet it seems like yesterday we were heading to the hospital. So crazy how time can stand still, but still pass you by so quickly.

365 days later ... Hunter is 1!

I think he is probably the cutest little one year old around! I am sure his Dad, Mimi, Pawpaw, Grammy, Coach, aunts and uncles would all agree!

On his actual birthday he did a little bit better job of making a mess with his cake.

He did not eat any of the cake, just made a mess. But that is just fine!!! It was a mess I gladly cleaned.

Once everyone was clean from the cake. We took Hunter for a birthday ride on his bike.

You would never think he was a "preemie"! Happy Birthday Hunter! We love you!

Finally ..... Birthday Celebration Pictures! September 18th

We had a wonderful birthday celebration for Hunter...complete with cake, balloons, race cars and fabulous family and friends! It is so hard to believe that Hunter's special day has already come and gone!

Here is Hunter's cakes! Thank you Mimi for sharing your talent to create Hunter's first birthday cakes! They looked great and were very yummy too!

"One Good Year" Tire cake


This is my attempt to be creative, like my Mom. I made the number 1 with pictures of Hunter through the months.

Now the fun part......CAKE TIME!

He did not make a huge mess at all .... but that is okay!

Hunter received lots of wonderful gifts like toys and big boy clothes. He is going to have so much fun with everything. Here he is on his big boy riding toy from Mom and Dad.



He sure does look proud and independent! Pretty soon he will be zooming around everywhere on that thing.

Thank you to everyone who shared in this special day! Having each and everyone of you there made Hunter's day even more special. Your wishes and thoughtfulness is so greatly appreciated! Hunter is so blessed to have such wonderful family and friends.