Mississippi Children's Museum

A few weeks ago when Chad's parents were here they took us all to the new children's museum in town. It is so fun and has so much to do. We were there for a couple of hours and seemed to just scratch the surface of all you can do there. A lot of the exhibits are geared around the state of Mississippi and involve one of the major industries here. You really can learn a lot about our state while you play. Abigail had a ball and can't wait to go back!

She learned to milk a cow!


Weighing the catfish she caught.

Busy in the kitchen.

Jumping around on the giant scrabble board.
She loved playing the instruments.

LTH-The First Month

Luke - 1 Month Old

Hello World,

This is Luke signing in for my first post as a Hunsberger. Can you believe I am a month old today? I kinda like these people I am living with and think it is going to work out okay.

Not much activity to report on my part. I pretty much eat, sleep, and cry every now and then just to remind my parents that I am still here.

I am seriously growing and packing on the pounds. I weighed in at 8 pounds, 14 ounces at my four week appointment! I was only 5 pounds, 12 ounces when I came home with Mom and Dad. Do the math and you'll see that I've put on 3+ pounds in my four weeks here. This can also be translated, "I ain't missing a meal!"

I'm doing a little exercise here and there trying to lay on my tummy to work on holding my head up. I would probably exercise a little more often if Mom wasn't scared to put me on the floor because of this thing running around (see picture below).
Yep, she's crazy! They call her my Big Sister and WOW, is she loud! She is always up in my face wanting to hold me, touch my eyes, tickle my belly, rub my head and all sorts of other pokes and prods. Can you believe my parents let her hold me? I think her name is Abigail No, but I'll have to confirm that before my next post.
That's all I have to report for now. I'll check back in with you next month if I survive Abigail No until then.

Catch you later,

Luke

Big Sister Love

To say that Abigail loves her little brother would be an understatement. She cannot get enough of him! She always wants to know where he is and what he is doing. Holding him is one of her favorite things (as you can see in the video) and we have to watch her very carefully because she desperately wants to pick him up like we do. She asks us everyday, if not several times a day, "Is Luke bigger yet?" She can't wait for him to be big enough to do things with her. We are praying this trend continues and that she doesn't end up wanting to send him back in a few weeks.

March Madness!

Tournament time is in full swing and the field will be narrowed down to the final four in just a couple of hours. The Gladneys, Nolens, and Hunsbergers compete in our own bracket challenge each year and even the little ones participate. Below are pictures and a short video of Abigail making her picks for the tournament. We allowed her to make all of her own choices and she ended up with some very interesting picks (ex. she picked Utah State to win the whole thing). Enjoy!

P.S. In the video you will hear her deciding her picks by choosing between the first letters of the team names.

Luke Timothy Hunsberger

He is here! Luke made is entrance a little earlier than we all expected, but he is healthy, at home, and doing great. We are so blessed! Here are a few pictures of his first few days and his stats.

Luke Timothy Hunsberger

March 10, 2011

12:09pm

6 lbs, 1 oz

19 inches

BIG changes!

2011 brings with it some BIG changes in our home!

One of these BIG changes, as you can see below, is Mommy's growing belly. In four short weeks we will welcome Luke Timothy to our family. It is crunch time around our house as we are trying to get everything in order for the little man's arrival.

While Abigail does not fully grasp what is about to happen in our family, she is embracing some necessary changes in preparation for her little brother. For Christmas, Chad and I surprised Abigail with her "big girl" room. She LOVES it and has done remarkably well in adjusting to her new bed and room. Believe it or not, she has just in the last couple of weeks realized that she can actually get out of her bed. We made it over a month before she escaped her bed and room for the first time, and still, she has only done it a few times since then. That being said, I've declared this adjustment a success and can only hope she will do as well with other changes when the baby gets here. Here are a few pictures of her very girly new room:

Another BIG change beginning in 2011 is that Daddy is returning to school to pursue another degree. Chad has started a doctoral program through Southern Seminary and will be busy studying, reading and writing for the next THREE years.
He just returned from a week in Louisville, Kentucky after completing his first seminar. Abigail and I are so proud of his hard work and are both adjusting to sharing Daddy with his school work.

One final, less significant change we've seen in 2011 is our constantly changing (and crazy I might add) Mississippi weather. One week it is snowing/sleeting/icing and the next week it is 60 to 70 degrees. This has been the pattern all year and we can't wait for Spring around here. Before we know it I am sure we'll be hoping for a relief from the HOT temperatures that May through September bring, but for now, those warm days, and their consistency, can't come soon enough. In the meantime, as Abigail demonstrates, yard maintenance is much more enjoyable if you wear a tutu while helping out. That is just a little piece of free advice from Abigail's first-hand experience.

Mississippi Girl

Well, it only took one year in Mississippi for Abigail to learn how to handle a rifle.

She seemed to really enjoy it too! Gumby (Great Uncle Mike) is so proud.