Taren's 1st Time in the Sand!

This last weekend Joseph & I went with some good friends of ours to the beach. It was not Taren's 1st time at the beach, however, the last time we took him he was still newborn & did not get to play in the sand. S0 this time was his 1st time getting down & playing in the sand. He enjoyed the sand alot. He actually really enjoyed eating the sand. Sat there and eat handful after handful of it. :( Here are some cute pictures of our time.

Taren's Birthday Party

Thank you everyone who came to celebrate Taren's 1st birthday! It was a lot of fun to have you all there! Also thank you for all of the gifts! We were so blessed with everything that Taren got! He is loving every gift!! Here are some cute pictures of the party.

1 years old!

I cannot believe it! My Baby is 1 years old today! Where has the time gone!!! I remember like it was yesterday finding out I was pregnant! As I dreamed about him during the months of pregnancy and what he would be like, none of them lived up to the amazing boy I have! He is so full of life & adventure! He is our little dare devil! Our curious George! Our thunder achiever! Our fighter!! I have no idea what our lives would be like without him. He brings so much joy & laughter to our day!
He is such a big boy now & doing a new thing everyday! We love watching him discover everything around him & the pure joy he gets from the simplest things like a spoon or a plastic lid. His laughter is contagious & we love to tickle him or do anything goofy to hear him laugh! His smile lights up his whole face & melts the hearts of everyone around! We cannot go out in public with him without being stopped every few minutes for someone to talk to him or coo about how cute he is. (of course he hams it up them!!)
Taren is now crawling around everywhere & fast! He is pulling himself to standing & cruising along furniture & toys. He loves his push / walker toy that he can walk around the house with. He is babbling non-stop. He loves to "tell" you everything that he is thinking or what has happened while you have been gone. :) He now loves to shake his head "no" at EVERYTHING, and finds himself so amusing! He loves bath time! When he hears the water start in the bath tub he is in there within seconds standing up on the side of the tub squealing with joy. He is eating everything in sight! You can no longer take a bite of anything without sharing with him. We never have to worry about waking him up for a meal, he is ALWAYS ready to eat & will loudly protest when you are late getting him in his highchair.
Our lives are busy chasing him & around getting him out of everything (the dog dish mainly). We love every minute of our day with him! Even late at night when he wakes up crying & we are so tired & frustrated that he is up AGAIN, we love seeing his smile when we walk into the room & love it that he curls up on our chest & falls asleep.
This has been an amazingly long yet fast year! We have gone through more ups & downs then we have our wholes lives, but everyday has been rewarding & we wouldn't trade him for anything. He has come so far & surpassed every Dr. expectation of him & we are so proud to share his story & what a miracle boy he is! We cannot thank God enough for the blessing he has given us!!

We love you Taren Hunter! Happy 1st Birthday!!
Love, Mommy & Daddy

Sponsor Me at March for Babies!

This will be our 2nd year of walking with March of Dimes. During our time in the hospital with Taren, March of Dimes was a huge support emotionally & financially for our family. We have since had the passion to help other families in their time of need. On Saturday April 25th, we will be walking with the March for Dimes. We hope to raise money for this event as well. If any one of you is interested in sponsoring us and/or walking with us please let me know. You can also click on the logo above to sponsor. Our group name is 'Promise of Hope'. To find out more about what March of Dimes is log onto www.marchforbaies.org

Picture Wednesday

1st time on a Swing!! He loved it!!

Picture Wednesday

Picture Wednesday is where you simply post a picture or pictures without any words to explain it & it is suppose to speak for itself. Several of my friends have been doing this on their blog for a while now & I love the idea. So I am going to attempt to do this. I know that I haven't had a lot of time to get on here & post blogs, but I figure if I can at least post a bunch of pictures on Wednesday you will at least be able to see him grow. :) Enjoy!!

CRAWLING!!

Taren is officially crawling! He has spent several months army crawling & rolling his way around. We had given up hope that he would crawl & assumed he would go straight to walking. But surprise this week within a couple days time he was up on all 4s crawling around. He now is all over the house. His favorite things to get into is the dog bed & dog dish. Our lives are much busier now following him around. Here is a short video of him crawling for you. :)