10 Months

I guess you can call us slackers for not posting anything since Corbin's 9 month check-up. Things have been a little busy with me going back to work for tax season.

Corbin is getting used to a baby sitter that isn't family. He stays upstairs from where I work during the day. I have found that in most cases, it makes things easier if I don't go up and visit. The first few days weren't the best, but he is now getting along great with her and the other kids.

We are still working on the stairs with Corbin. He is way too brave, and will climb the stairs constantly, but struggles to get down the right way.

Corbin pulls himself up on everything and is able to balance until he realizes that nothing is holding him up. He then allows himself to fall onto his rear to start crawling. Jeremy tries to trick him into taking steps, but he realizes that he isn't being physically supported and gives up.

I think we have been completely blessed and fortunate to have such a fantastic son... Especially for our first.

9 Months Old

It seems like just yesterday we were taking Corbin to the doctor for his one-week check-up, but my boy is now nine months old.

Here are some of the vitals :

30 inches long (86 percentile)
21.3 pounds (55 percentile)



It seems like he is learning and doing something new everyday. On Wednesday, Jeremy threw some things up the stairs that Corbin was playing with, so Corbin decided to climb the stairs. He was so proud of himself when he got to the top. He hasn't learned how to come down them though. When Jeremy shows him how by pulling him down on his belly, he just laughs because he thinks it is a game.

Yesterday I was telling Jeremy that I had been working with him on his push-toy to have him learn to walk. Jeremy decided to see the results shown below:



Here are some more of the things he has learned:

He says Momma, Dadda, Hi, Yeah, and no, no.



He says "Hi Dad" anytime the phone rings or we are talking to someone (sorry Grandma)

He loves to jump up and down while holding on to the side of his crib.

He is a very fast crawler, and pulls himself up on everything.

New Years in St. George

We went to my parents' house in St. George for New Year's Eve. It was a lot of fun being with the family. We played Rock Band, many board games, the boys watched their sports games, went golfing, and rode motorcycles (Not Jeremy... He'd kill himself and take someone with him).




We did some shopping in St. George and we also went to Vegas for a day and did some shopping there. Corbin really loved his first trip to Vegas, he loved looking at all of the people and the lights.



We went swimming with Brandon and Jeanette's family. Corbin really loves the water and loved playing with the girls, it was also fun to see what Ryder thought of his first time in the pool



We also had our sixth anniversary while we were down there. I can't believe we have been married for six years! I am very lucky to have such a great husband.

Last, but not least, Corbin got a "big boy" car seat and he loved riding in it.

Corbin's First Christmas

We didn't even have a chance to open presents Christmas morning before going to my parents' house. After getting back from my parents' house, we put Corbin down for a nap, but that didn't last long. I think he could sense Jeremy's excitement. My parents came over and helped Corbin open his presents. We may have gone a little overboard on the presents for Corbin. I think he would have been completely content with a roll of wrapping paper. It was great to celebrate Corbin's first Christmas and it makes us excited for even more.

The best part was just being able to spend the time together and with family.

A Huntsman Christmas

We showed up at my parents' house around Nine in the morning. Christmas is always a special treat at my parents' house. My mom makes breakfast for everyone which we ate before going down stairs. Before the barrage of gift opening, we were given special Christmas hats and had to have a photo opportunity.

As usual, Mom and Dad spoiled everyone. Everyone got way more than they need or deserve. We were also spoiled by the "Secret" gift from Dad. We love the photo printer and Jeremy is elated to have a dutch oven.

Traditionally, we have dinner at Mom and Dad's with the whole family. It was great to spend time with everyone. With the family getting this big, we don't seem to get together as often. We love that time spent together.

Christmas Eve

We spent Christmas Eve night with my parents. Before going to Mom and Dad's, we had Corbin open his Christmas Eve pajamas. I think he was more interested in the paper than the pajamas. We got some take-out and brought it to my parents' house and just hung out until everyone else got there. It gave us time to give Corbin a bath and put him in his PJ's. Once everyone else came, we all sat down in the living room while Dad told us a Christmas story. Once that was done, Mom brought out the Christmas PJ's for everyone to open. It was a lot of fun to see all of the excitement from the kids for jammies.

(Corbin opening his Jammies at home)

Huntsman Family Christmas Party

Yesterday we had our Huntsman Family Christmas Party at Brandon's. We ate lots of great food (of course), played Christmas Bingo, opened gifts, and then the adults got to play Christmas Jeopardy that Tara planned. It didn't come to a surprise to anyone at how competitive the game got. It isn't healthy to play competitive games in my family...