19, 20, and 21 Weeks Old!!!

Ahhhh! How am I posting THREE WEEKS in one post - and how did I let week 19 slip by me?! I was doing SO well! Anyways I'll get to it. Hunter is continuing to amaze us at how quickly he's growing up. He's found his toes {last week} and he is up on his hands and knees rocking like he's ready to crawl {this week}. I can't believe he's ready to start learning how to get around...who am I kidding, ever since he realized he can roll back to front to back again and it gets him somewhere he's been off and rolling around everywhere! I can't keep up with the kid already! He loved having Mimi and Pop around because he was constantly being held, but I think we're getting back into a groove of sleeping out of someone's arms so I can get back into the groove of getting chores accomplished {that's why I haven't posted in so long...yeah right!} He's a ham and he loves to laugh at his Daddy. Daddy puts his tiger lovie on Hunter's face and pulls it away quickly which earns him some great belly laughs. I love to see the bond that they're forming together.

Outtakes:

Escape artist at work!

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Putting everything in his mouth!

Jane Wayne Day

Mom was lucky enough to be here for my first Jane Wayne Day {JWD} and also lucky enough that it was on her birthday! This is a day that we get to enjoy "being a Marine" and do some of the fun things that they get to do on a daily basis. Some of the things our husbands had never done {like test a jet engine!} and probably won't get to do. We shot M16s at the range, we flew jet and C-130 simulators, got schooled by drill instructors, played with equipment, and got to see where they work all day long. The Family Readiness Officer {FRO} for Lane's squadron was nice enough to let Mom come along and enjoy spending her birthday as a Marine!

Heading out for a day of being Marines.

When the Drill Instructors came out. We knew at that point that our lives were about to get rough!

Being told what to do and what not to do...slightly intimidating to say the least!

Learning how to march in formation.

And we weren't supposed to run. Easier said than done!

We also weren't supposed to smile or laugh. Please take note of Katherine {the blonde in the shades} and then Angie behind her, followed by my mom and then me. None of us were able to contain ourselves!

Charity {the XOs wife} being yelled at for something. Who knows what, when I was yelled at it was for not walking a "natural walk" even though it wasn't far off of what I normally do anyways!

The Raider Family

"Testing" the jet engine. It was attached to this apparatus and they would fire it up and we were holding onto said apparatus.

The flame from the engine once it was fired up. The loudest, most odd feeling in the world. It was like your brain was being sucked through your nose. I've never felt pressure like that in my entire life and don't wish to do it ever, ever again. That being said, I'm glad we did it

Another view of the flame.

The engine.

Angie shooting the M16. It was her first time shooting - anything - ever. 

Me shooting the M16.

My mom shooting the M16.

My mom and me, shooting next to each other. What a great bonding experience for her birthday.

The dog tags that we got in addition to our completion certificate.

Motherhood Is...{29}

Appreciation

I'm a firm believer that you have no idea how to truely appreciate your mother until you are one! I loved my mom, I knew that she did everything in her power to do what was best for me, my brother, and the rest of our family, and I appreciated her for everything that she did for us. But boy was I clueless! The countless hours of worry over a punishment from the day, the tireless nights that are endured without complaint {to the child} and for everything else. There are so many sacrifices that mothers make. We start the sacrifices for our children before they're even of this world! Moms are super!!!! My mom is awesome and I'm not sure I tell her often enough. She does everything for me {still} and is always just a phone call away. Most recently Mom made sure to clean my house for me after helping me re-do my kitchen. All this was in addition to helping me care for my kids and making sure Lane and I had date nights - yes, date nightS! She loves to love me and my family and she never seems to run out of her love! I love her and am so glad to have her as a role model in how to raise my children and love my children.

Busy, Busy, Busy!

I've been more busy in the last few weeks than I ever expected to be. Mimi and Pop were here for 17 days and it was a great visit. We didn't do much tourist-y things {though we did do some}, but we did re-do the kitchen cabinets and that kept us busy far longer than we wanted it to! We enjoyed the time together, and I actually cried when I dropped them off at the airport. We even got along more than 95% of the time this visit - despite the fact that we did a home renovation project together! I enjoyed having them around and we're missing them already. That being said, I've got lots of pictures to add on here {and the "missing" days could be on the real camera, these are just the ones from my phone. Our card reader on the computer that I mainly use for updating is out of commission right now, so I can't upload those right now...sad day for you AND for me!}

July 6 - This is the morning of Lane's promotion and in my last picture post, the promotion pictures won out...how dare I?! Isn't he so big? STOP GROWING SO FAST, HUNTER!

July 10 - Eden, Hunter, and Pop sitting out on the patio, enjoying the beautiful San Diego weather.

July 11 - I made time for myself and ran on the treadmill. Unfortunately, I'm WAY behind on my goal of 300 miles before the end of the year. I think I might still be on track to be able to finish my goal, but I'm going to have to find the motivation that I started with. I've lost it somewhere along the way!

July 12 - Daddy leaving North Island when we went to see him land.

July 12 - Taking a much needed break from cabinets and doing some "tourist" things while Mimi and Pop were in town. These are the tide pools at the Cabrillo National Monument.

July 14 - Shooting the M16 at the range for Jane Wayne Day when Mimi and I got to pretend to be Marines for the day. What a great way to spend your 32nd Birthday, right Mimi {I'll never tell her real age!!!}

July 15 - Eden and Hunter eating breakfast together. I'm excited to have the high chair in the kitchen again, but stressed at the fact that it means Hunter is getting older and growing WAY too fast!

July 16 - Hunter found his toes today!

July 16 - Hunter was refusing to fall asleep, so I put him on our bed. He stuffed his thumb into his mouth and fought it just a little bit longer. Obviously he lost the battle! It was fun to watch him fight it because it was a peaceful fight where his eyes just gradually started drooping.

July 17 - Another run while Mimi and Pop were here. I'm glad to know {by posting pictures} that I missed tracking my run on the 11th! How exciting for me!!! I officially get to add 2 miles to my monthly and year to date numbers. What a relief that I'm 2 miles closer than I thought I was to my goal. Maybe that was just the motivation I needed!

July 17 - He's obsessed with his toes. And I'm obsessed with the fact that he's always putting them in his mouth!

July 18 - Eden grabbed ahold of Pop's arm at lunch and said, "take my picture! Cheeeeese!" It made my heart smile for her to be so excited about Mimi and Pop being here.

July 19 - Just hanging out in the toy room.

July 22 - I told you I was obsessed with him loving his toes!

July 23 - Eden needed to put on some sunglasses to go to story time. I guess is was a little bright out!

July 25 - We had friends over, so I made sure to have food for them. While Pop was here he'd go for a morning walk every day and most days would stop by Yum Yum Donuts and bring home goodies! I took this picture to send to him to let him know that we were missing him. We got doughnut holes and apple fritters for our friends to share with us.

July 26 - Hunter fell asleep while he was playing. He curled up with his paci and his tiger, cuddled up with them and fell asleep. I love that I have a child that will sleep anywhere! Eden would only sleep in her crib when nothing was going on.

July 26 - I put Hunter in his seat so I could take Eden her lunch because she was eating in the living room today. When I came back {15 seconds later} Hunter had rolled to his belly and pushed himself half way out of the seat. Nowhere is safe anymore! He's officially on the move and ready to crawl and climb. {It looks like he's getting into the seat in this picture, but he's trying to get out. Either way, I'm in trouble!}