Hutch 10 Months

10 months! We are so close to a year, it is killing me to think about my baby turning a year old. 

We have had the busiest, most fun month! The first part of the month we went to Hawaii, all the boys stayed home. The twins went to Grandma's house and Hutch went to his cousins house. 

The trip caused me a lot of anxiety. I was NOT anxious about leaving the twins, I was beyond excited to leave them. haha. But I was anxious to leave little Hutch. That was the first time being away from him and I was just nervous on how he'd do and if he'd remember me when we got home. 

He did so good and was very well taken care of. He was spoiled rotten by his cousins and Aunt and Uncle. We are definitely indebted to Peter and Wendi for watching a baby for a week! That is not a small task!!!

This month we let everyone in on a little secret. Baby #4 is coming SOON! A lot sooner than anyone expected, but we are BEYOND excited for another baby!

And we are excited for another BOY! I never in my wildest dreams would have thought I would be an all boy mom. But I am so glad that is what God has in store for me. Boys are a blast! 

We have enjoyed tiny bits of warm weather when it comes. Hutch was loving the swing at the park one second, and then completely scared the next. It was funny to watch his facial expressions change each time he swung back and forth. 

Going down the slide with his brothers. He loved it! 

We went up to SLC and had lunch with Matt and cousins. The twins and Hutch had a blast playing at the dinosaur play area at City Creek. We always have fun going to lunch with Daddy!

Rare sighting- all 3 boys playing together. Usually the twins notice Hutch crawling up to them and yell at him and push him away. This time Hutch snuck up to them and he was able to get a few minutes of playing in before they noticed and banished him. 

This month Matt turned the big 3-0! We were traveling back from Hawaii on his birthday, so it was a pretty uneventful 30th birthday. But we did just spend an entire week in paradise, so I don't feel too bad for him. ;)

We had a fun indoor camp out. The boys were all so excited to set up the big tent, they loved playing in it and getting all their bedding set up. We watched a movie together then put the boys to bed and Matt and I went upstairs to sleep. I'm not sleeping in the tent if I don't have to! The twins slept in the tent all night while Hutch slept in his crib. They had a blast and kept asking when we can go camping again. 

We went to the Rock Show with the Johansen side. It was Hutch's first time, he seemed to enjoy it. He wasn't terrified of the dinosaur, so that was a plus! And for the first time the twins weren't terrified of the dinosaur either! Win win! The twins have carried around their rocks and treasures they got at the rock show for weeks now and love to show everyone. 

We got a trampoline for an early birthday present for the boys. They could hardly wait to open the boxes and start putting it all together. It took a few days to get it all together, but now we have it done and they love it! 

Matt loves to come home from work and go play games with them on the tramp or play basketball. Its always the highlight of their day! 

Hutch 9 Months

9 Months!! Hutch is 9 months old. He is now 17lbs and in the 20th percentile for weight. He is still short and in the 1st percentile for height. This poor kid can never just be average. haha. 

Food has been good to Hutch and has been helping him gain weight. He still LOVES food more than almost anything. I haven't found any food that Hutch doesn't love, he will eat just about anything. 

Ice cream is one of his favorites as well! 

This was a big month for Hutch, he got his first 2 teeth! He did so good with teething and only had a few rough nights. He loves to chew on everything now and bite down with his new teeth. 

He also started crawling this month! He has been so close for a month, so it has been fun watching him take off. He crawls and he crawls fast! He is determined when he sees something he wants (its usually something he's not supposed to have). He has also mastered going up stairs, which terrifies me! This guy has just taken off and wants to keep up with his brothers! 

We had a ton of fun with twin friends this month. 6 boys in total between the 2 moms. That's a whole lot of boys!! And they had about 10 million cars to play with. haha.

This month really flew by, probably because it was a short month (February) and probably because I spent half the month planning and prepping for our Hawaii trip. It was a ton of work getting everyone ready and packed for each of their places they needed to go! Whew, I'm tired just thinking about it. 

Hutch 8 Months

Hutch is 8 months!! He loves food, all kinds of food. He has eaten everything we have given him, especially loving pickles, bananas, blueberries, and spaghetti. He still loves bath time, loves to jump in his jumper, loves to sleep all night (hallelujah!), smiles and loves everyone he meets. Loves to drool and slobber on everything.

Dislikes- He does not like his brothers beating on him or stealing his toys. He gets frustrated when he is sitting and trying to grab something and then falls on his belly, he prefers to be sitting up seeing the world. He does not like when he isn't getting attention. 

He does not have any teeth yet, but I feel swollen gums. So I am sure he will have teeth in the next few weeks. But that does not hold him back from eating everything in site. He uses his gums to mash everything up. 

He is soooo close to crawling. He gets on his knees and rocks and tries to reach for things. He has backwards crawled a few times, but hasn't fully grasped the concept of crawling yet. It will only be a few more weeks till he is on the move. 

This is what happens when I ask the twins to get clothes for Hutch. Hutch didn't seem to mind. haha.

Hutch went swimming at a pool for the first time this month! We went for Grandma J's birthday. All the kids had a blast, Hutch liked to splash around in the water. Jameson loves to jump in and plug his nose and go under the water. Carter likes the lazy river, and does NOT like his head under the water. 

Also a new thing this month, is the twins LOVE to climb into Hutch's crib every morning. They patiently wait till they hear him wake up, then they crawl into his crib and undress him (not sure why they do that). Hutch loves the company (most of the time) and they all will usually play for 10-15 minutes. 

We also had a really fun time at a jump place with all the Kirk cousins. The twins were in heaven jumping everywhere and getting grandma and grandpa to go down the big slides. Hutch did a lot of observing and then some snoozing. 

Hutch loves getting hugs from his cousin Kali, she was so sweet to him. 

Carter on the left 10ish months, Hutch on the right 8ish months. We went down to Grandma J's house for the morning a few weeks ago and grandma fed Hutch blueberries. He LOVED them. He loved sucking the juices out and getting it all over his face. 

The twins have been learning about safety in preschool, they have been practicing how to call 911 and what to do in a fire (stop, drop and roll). They also went on a field trip to the fire station. It was a hit! 

They loved seeing the big fire truck, trying on the big heavy (40lb) fireman's backpack, and both their favorites was looking inside the ambulance. 

And in just a few weeks we are heading off to Hawaii, without the kids! HALLELUJAH! 

Hutch 7 Months

                                                 
Hutch is now 7 months old! He's closer to a year old than he is to birth. Time has been flying by with him!

He is now 15.5lbs and 25 inches. He's still small for height and weight, but he is on track and has been doing great with all his milestones. 

He has been sleeping soooo much better!! He's been sleeping 12-13 hours every night, goes to bed by 6:30/7 and gets up around 7:30. It has been so nice to get a full nights sleep, except for about 5 times a week when one of the twins wakes up in the middle of the night because "I need to go potty" or "my blankets fell off the bed" or "I have a booger". So at this rate I'll be getting a full nights sleep when all the kids have moved out. 

Hutch has been eating more solid foods, he loves bananas, applesauce, oatmeal and cream of wheat. He loves when Matt feeds him and seems to gobble it up (compared to him spitting half of it out when I feed him). 

He still loves bath time and splashing around. He is now preferring to sit up verses laying in the bath. The boys always want to join him when they see him taking a bath. 

We had a really fun busy Christmas season. 

Hutch enjoyed his first Christmas and played with the wrapping paper. He kind of seemed in shock and just watched the boys go crazy with all their presents. And I failed and didn't get any good pictures on Christmas morning. 

The twins loved Christmas and got a good haul. Their favorite present changes each day, but they both loved the presents they picked out for each other (twin thinking?). Their least favorite presents were probably the ones from us, although they still acted excited when they opened the 10th present full of clothes. haha. 

We were able to go to so many fun Christmas parties with each side of the family and it was so fun to get together with everyone. 

They got these Christmas head bands at the Johansen party and loved them. They played games with all the cousins in the gym and were so sad when it was time to leave. 

We celebrated the Kirk Christmas the week after Christmas and we jam packed the weekend with tons of fun! 

Aunt Alissa crocheted all the grandkids little monster hats. All the kids looked so adorable in the hats! Alissa worked so hard on them!

We remembered Ashton with yellow socks and had a dance party in his honor. The boys call their yellow socks their "Ashton socks". They loved dancing around to the fun music with glow sticks. It was a fun night. 

Aunt Brittney gave all the kids for Christmas a trip to the aquarium. We all had a blast! Jameson loved the sharks the most and Carter said he loved when he hit his head on the glass the most (He cried about it until we made Daddy hit his head and then Carter thought it was hilarious).

Hutch got lots of attention from everyone and was content and sweet the whole day. He even loved the 3D glasses. 

This last Sunday the twins graduated from nursery and headed to primary!! It didn't go as planned and they were scared. Matt sat with them for the first 15 mins, then Jameson came out crying and only went back to class when they offered him candy. ha. So we are hoping next week will be a little easier. They are so brave and will do great! 

We are really excited for 2018 and all the fun things we have planned!