Mike Finished a Marathon!

Unfortunately, I forgot my camera but we asked another race fan to take some pictures of him and hopefully she'll email them sometime. But, I got some pictures of Mike and Gunner after the race. He did great and was still able to walk the next day. Congratulations to Mike on finishing his first marathon!

8 Months (plus a little..)

Gunner rules! This kid is so happy and fun. He smiles and laughs all the time (unless you try to take a toy away from him...then, watch out for Mr. Att-ti-tude!). He weighed in at 17.5lbs at 8 months which puts him in the 10-25th percentile so he's back on the charts. His height measurement put him even higher than that. Go Gunner, Go!

We took Gunner on his first camping trip last weekend and he swam in a lake for his first time. He did great with both. We're waiting to get the pictures of his swim. We'll post them soon.

Enjoy the pictures!

Just some pictures...

Goofy smile, but you can see my teeth!

Yummmmmm, yams.

7 Months Old!

This kid is so dang fun!! He's close to crawling (or at least walking like a little chimp on his hands and feet), his teeth are coming in, and he's eating all kinds of vegetables and he's learning to hold his own bottle! Best of all, he never complains! He's still sleeping great, too.

Gunner got to meet Donovan, Pinball's son. She and I had the same due date, but Donovan showed up 3 1/2 weeks early. He's about 5 lbs bigger than Gunner. Pinball and I flew F-16s together in Korea. It was fun to have them here last week.
Gunner has been spending lots of time with his Great Aunt Linda. She's been taking excellent care of him while Mike and I have been working our crazy schedules this summer. We're so thankful that she's here!! She's been amazing.

Finally, we've been giving Gunner a "treat" and letting him watch Baby Einstein videos occasionally. He squeals when they begin and then for 20 minutes, he's absolutely GLUED to the video. It's amazing. As you can see, he's spending quality time with his best buddy.

Back From Ecuador and Gunner Sits and he Eats!

We had a terrific time in Ecuador. I traveled all around the country seeing different bases and talking to pilots while Mike saw a lot of Quito and the surrounding areas. He played, I worked. Standard. It is a gorgeous country! We also got to spend a few days in the Galapagos islands. There are animals and birds everywhere! It was amazing! We're happy to be back with our little boy though.
Mike and Missy on the Equator--left side of the picture is the northern himisphere, right side is the southern.

Mike and Missy with giant tortoises.

Mike wants to be a tortoise.

Gunner had a fabulous 10 days with his Grandma. She took such good care of him and she taught him how to sit up all by himself. He also grew about another inch and gained almost 2 lbs! We knew he had a growth spurt coming. He had his first taste of a vegetable today--yams. He made some funny faces initially, but he gobbled it all up. The kid is not picky. He is also getting close to crawling...he's up on all fours these days. It won't be long.


Gunner likes to drink from a cup!Yams, yum!

6 Months Old

Gunner is half way to a year already! Time has flown by. He's sitting up on his own now (although he still has the occasional wipeout forward or backward, but it builds character, right?). We had a terrific time with the Tittels last week. We took the COG railway to Pike's Peak. It was fun to meet their little girl, Anna.

Gunner is perfectly healthy and is doing great, but he hasn't really grown much since his last appointment. He's only weighing in at 13lbs and 24 1/2 inches long, so we're on a mission to fatten him up. Luckily, my mom and aunt are in town and I'm sure they'll be able to make that happen! They'll be watching Gunner for the next 10 days while Mike and I go to South America. We're looking forward to it but I'm not sure how I'll take the separation from Gunner. Thank goodness for email and digital pictures!!!

Gunner and Anna Tittel playing together.

Hiking

Gunner took his second hike last weekend. We went up to Cheyenne Canyon with Jim and Stacey Chacon. It was a bit chilly so we didn't go very far, but Gunner enjoyed the beautiful scenery!Mom carried Gunner up the hill....
And Dad carried Gunner down the hill.....And then Gunner got very sleepy.... After the hike, Gunner and Jack got to play together. Jack is just 2 weeks younger than Gunner.