Attachment issues...

It started out with her red blanky...but now it has grown to include a pink blanky, pink bunny, and froggy pillow. She tries to carry ALL 4 items around the house and she can barely see or walk. It's totally ridiculous but she wont even come out of the crib in the morning unless you get her out with all her things. She screams at me, "BANKY! BANKY! PIDOW! BUNNY!" She gets so excited when you bring them to her she looks like she's having a seizure...This is her watching her morning cartoons in her favorite little chair with all her favorite things.

Alex's first pigtails!

You have no idea what a fight this girl puts up when I try to do her hair. The first time it took a full thirty minutes and we were both yelling at each other by the end. I finally had to pin her down and put her in a headlock. After less than 10 minutes she had ripped them out again. The second day she was so mad at me that she screamed a full 20 minutes after we were done.

Quotes from Noah

I took the kids to the hospital on sunday to visit Paul who was on call all day and night. When we got there Noah said, "This is where doctor's work?" I said yes and he said, "And Daddy's?"

Noah was looking at all the blog pictures the other day and he kept laughing about Tiff and Randy's honeymoon pictures. He said, "Tiff and Randy are being funny." Then when he saw them in the helicopter with their headsets on he said, "Look mom, they're being pilots!"

I was getting Noah his breakfast the other day and I asked him what kind of cereal he wanted. He started talking in a deep voice and he said, "I'll have 1 Kix and 2 Life please." I started laughing and he did too and then he said, "Oh, I thought this was a dinner place!" He was trying to order some food!

Whenever Noah says or does something weird I ask him where he learned it. These days his answer is always, "From Grandma Hunt!" or "From Grandpa Hunt!" Guess he thinks you guys are weird too.

17 Week Belly... And he MOVES!

Well, it feels bigger than it looks, and I am not sticking my belly out. This is what I look like sucking in. I can only wear jeans that fit really low so I can button them. But, the best news of all is that I think I felt him MOVE today! It was the strangest thing... it was just once, it felt like a little bubble in my tummy, but it was distinct and I am almost positive it was him. The ultrasound girl told me last week that with not much fat around my tummy I should feel him soon... and I did! So far, pregnancy is amazing and as much as I want him to come out and be here, I don't want him to leave me. I kinda like him in there. : )

Tanner and Mom in Scotland

Here's just a few of some of my favorite pictures from me and moms trip last week. We had a blast. We put about 800 miles on our rental car and got to see some of the best parts of the country. We ate way good food, saw some awesome shows/plays, met some really cool people, saw some sweet waterfalls and went through a whole bunch of castles. The picture of us with the lake in the background was taken at Loch Ness. The picture with the sword was at the William Wallace memorial, and apparently, that's his sword hanging there, so that was pretty cool. And the picture of us on the mountain acting weird is because the wind was blowing about 60mph. Anyway it was a way fun trip! Thanks mom!

Baby.... Boston??

Here are some of the images we got from our ultrasound. He was being very cute... curling up and then stretching out and falling asleep with his arms back behind his neck. He looks pretty comfortable in there. The one that shows he is a boy is funny, you are looking at his butt cheeks and legs, showing off all his little boy parts! He isn't shy! We didn't get very good 3D images because he fell asleep towards the end with his face buried in my tummy, so we get to go back whenever we want to see him again for free! This was totally worth the money. We even got a little video to watch him dancing around in there.
16 weeks down... way to many to go!

Playtime...

Alex likes the way Noah's haircut feels and keeps rubbing his head...Noah and Alex love to jump on the bed together but one or both of them usually get hurt. Here they are giving each other "kisses better." Once they're done on the bed they like to rock together.

Mom, I will never again give you a hard time about the way we always looked when we were little. My kids are usually half dressed, with messy snotty slobbery faces, and Alex's hair is out of control. She hates getting it done, I've given up the fight.

Noah's annual "Buzz Cut"

Everytime Noah looks in the mirror now he starts laughing and then he hides his face. He asked me, "Mom why do I look funny?" Then he told Paul, "Daddy I look just like you!"

Posing for the camera...

If Alex sees the camera she just can't resist. She follows you around with a big cheesy smile, saying "Cheeeese" until you finally take her picture

What happens when we let the kids dress themselves...

Noah wearing sweat pants, a t-shirt and socks (none of which match) and, oh yeah, no underwear. Alex prefers a pair of Noah's shorts and no shirt. She looks like a little boy!

Crazy Cleveland Storms

We're in the middle of a major storm this morning. It's pouring so hard you can't see outside and we can barely hear anything over the sound. The lighting is flashing in from every window of the house and the thunder is unbelievable. I promise you've never heard anything like it! It is LITERALLY shaking our house right now. Our power keeps flashing on and off and the kids are scared...so it's 10:30am and I haven't even been able to take a shower yet!

Relaxing...

I don't even want to know how much soda our kids drank that month that we were gone!

Tyler and Ginger's wedding

There's a reason you don't see Noah. He's not in a single picture at the temple because he was running around the ground sobbing. It was 112 degrees!

Noah about to hit a "home run"

Noah loved playing baseball in the backyard with his daddy and uncles. Every time he hit the ball he would drop the bat and run the whole perimeter of the backyard with a very serious, intense look on his face, pumping his arms and legs

Backyard Fun

You can't tell from this picture but Alex is running through the sprinklers and she's not so sure she likes it

Alex rehydrating at the pool

Fish Farm

Noah had his first fishing experience in Utah...We took him to a trout farm where the lakes are so full of fish it's impossible NOT to catch one...You don't even need bait (no, I'm not kidding). He caught 3 fish and he was so excited! It was hilarious when he pulled them out and they were flopping all around. At first it scared him but then he was laughing hysterically. He watched them get gutted and cleaned and then we took them home and ate them for dinner. He was so proud, he thought his fish tasted to good. The next day when we went swimming he kept pretending he was fishing and wrestling his big fish to the ground. Alex came fishing to but she was mad the whole time because she was trying to jump in the lake and I wouldn't let her

4th of July Fireworks in the Gunns backyard

Noah covered his ears because he "didn't like the loud ones" but he loved the visual effects!

More Air Force Museum

This is one of Noah's favorite places to go when we visit Utah

Alex and Jack

These two are only 5 months apart and had a great time together. Jack pushed Alex around in the stroller at the Air Force Museum and then gave her a ride on the back of a trike at Grandmas house

Fun times with Cousin Jack

Proof that I have the cutest grandkids in the world -

They don't get any cuter than this!

Dancing at Tiffany & Randy's reception.

Alex in her classic pose.

Michele and John look like they're all ready to take on parenting -

Michele and Alex cuddling up together.

Noah at Tiffany's reception

Noah's got his plane and his punch - he looks pretty happy about both.

Our growing baby...

So we had our first official prenatal visit today with the regular OBGYN. I got to have a normal ultra sound on my tummy this time and our baby looks so different from 3 weeks ago! It looks like a real person now! It has arms and legs and was moving around a ton. It was clearer on the screen than it is on the picture, but thats the head on the left and a little arm sticking up in the air. We got to see the heartbeat again and this time we got to hear it, which was amazing. It looks a lot like a little gummy bear but a little bigger. I must say, boy or girl... it is very cute already. My official due date is January 30 and we are counting the days already. I am already feeling round and chubby and hardly buttoning my pants, and I can't wait to have a real belly. We think we will have a 3 D ultrasound done in about 6 weeks to find out the sex. Up til now I have been convinced its a girl, but now that I saw it I think it might be a boy! We will be happy with either one! So hopefully we can find out in six or seven weeks. John is dying to know and I am dying to shop! Anyway, just wanted to update you all and let you know everything is going perfect so far. Still no morning sickness... God is sparing me because I have had so many shots... I think this is only fair. We love and miss you all and thanks for all the prayers for our baby!