tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28005372245559662152024-03-12T17:27:44.449-07:00JEFF, ERIKA an 'der SONErikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.comBlogger38125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-15030320391835968212012-02-21T20:18:00.002-08:002012-02-21T20:34:07.731-08:00Happy 2012?!Wow, sorry for being so absent. It has been a busy "almost" 3 months. We had the holidays, which were wonderful. Porter has been growing, playing, running wild, and being such an amazing little man. The holidays... which were amazing. Oh... and in case you don't know, me being pregnant. This poor little old blog took a back seat.<br />I am due in mid July and had a rough time the first trimester. There was about a month in there that I literally had to drag myself out of bed or off the couch. Luckily for me Porter did so great. He would be really sweet and lay down with me to read his books, started helping me put away his toys when I asked, and entertained himself when I just couldn't do it. We will find out March 7<span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">th</span> what we are having. Dr. M said at our last appointment that she is 75-80% sure we are having a little girl. <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_1">YAY</span>! Here is hoping. Either way we are happy as long as our sweet baby is healthy. But man a girl would be so much fun. We are so excited for the new addition to our family and can't wait until he/she gets here.<br />Another reason for this poor little blog not being updated... I didn't download pictures from my camera until 2 weeks ago... oh from Thanksgiving. So I finally have them on my computer and now I need to have a full picture post. On my list of things to do tomorrow. Hopefully it will actually happen.<br />I will also post a picture of the ever growing baby belly for those of you that have asked for it. Who knew the second time around I would balloon out so much faster. At this point with Porter I was still in my normal clothes, enjoying NOT having to wear maternity clothes. Not so much this time around. I'm just hoping this appetite that I have will calm down soon. If it doesn't I am going to gain 100 pounds with this one.<br />Here is to posting pics tomorrow. Have a good night!Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-67460353780274169572011-11-17T13:28:00.000-08:002011-11-18T08:45:25.267-08:00Just precious!<div align="center">I love this little guy with every fiber of my being. Just wanted to shout out a <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">friendly</span> reminder of that. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBy0J_m3zGofQ3_s8CbADHmwVccODtAO41jaxcTGF8kNniD5szE1p_YIxvtuSzimDNkPOcG4zX1Q0MtkMlXhaoqwGs5RTJVz2pLV9U65u6gvtjzXInUSly2MKzU56_oF8sfdl79KYQm5M/s1600/DSC_1046.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676080560514779458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQBy0J_m3zGofQ3_s8CbADHmwVccODtAO41jaxcTGF8kNniD5szE1p_YIxvtuSzimDNkPOcG4zX1Q0MtkMlXhaoqwGs5RTJVz2pLV9U65u6gvtjzXInUSly2MKzU56_oF8sfdl79KYQm5M/s320/DSC_1046.JPG" /></a><br />Check out his awesome bed head! I love it. </div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_c__jbjMwNpyQrhBd8WL53iA6szBGbHFMIWpO6qVwII8I_VrJjMcwm20W19WzUnWXb_X4NOOagrKsZ_n1AMpAf_JbCQFreQy9UrLtPY8Fq5FeKMMieDlza1ajndynlWBM6hYiyQ863uf/s1600/_DSC1310l.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676080551691427154" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj7_c__jbjMwNpyQrhBd8WL53iA6szBGbHFMIWpO6qVwII8I_VrJjMcwm20W19WzUnWXb_X4NOOagrKsZ_n1AMpAf_JbCQFreQy9UrLtPY8Fq5FeKMMieDlza1ajndynlWBM6hYiyQ863uf/s320/_DSC1310l.jpg" /></a><br />Mom... can I please go in there... I really want to!<br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtBScjl1LXoHu5gsiWydtZkt7QXp5Edi6vuEp7nF2W9dyxWvRTAtpN5zVSNjYOr6t2lObjSBmg6eCw_V3Xk-oKK0GkjULxAfobgCyjOwXnFjF29dxJMEigjNJE1_fpKpEalXJYMKUG7ST/s1600/_DSC1305.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5676080547828099378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwtBScjl1LXoHu5gsiWydtZkt7QXp5Edi6vuEp7nF2W9dyxWvRTAtpN5zVSNjYOr6t2lObjSBmg6eCw_V3Xk-oKK0GkjULxAfobgCyjOwXnFjF29dxJMEigjNJE1_fpKpEalXJYMKUG7ST/s320/_DSC1305.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><br /><div align="center">Have a wonderful day. </div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-85464982960572710152011-10-15T19:31:00.000-07:002011-10-15T20:37:52.521-07:00Birthday Fun!<div align="center">I know this is about a month late... but I finally finished editing all these pictures. There were so many good ones to pick from... I had a hard time deciding which ones to post. But the birthday post is finally here.<br /></div><br /><div align="center">A big thank you to everyone that came out and helped us celebrate little man's big day. Porter is so blessed to be surrounded by so many people that love him and we couldn't feel more grateful for each and every one of you. Thank you for all the toys, books, and clothes. Thank you for all the support you give our family. Thank you for all the joy you bring to our lives.<br />Porter... thank you for being such a wonderful boy. Daddy and I are so thankful that God picked us to be your parents. We could not have been given and more adventurous, loving, or precious son. The last year has been a joy; to watch you grow, develop and learn. We cannot wait for the rest of your life and look forward to each and every day with you.<br />A peek into his BIG day...</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRQt4XRpkU45xIqrkU1K0OtZ5xK1n4jnyRDmfnK2aaXroRtZDku8uW1K9n65Gu8B9oubrmmB0SHyzjVBhMd3DOjeED8WHYtoJ9pCzQCMrur5xzwoTgJU2PvHkJroKqzdtuvpJsC2XhhaQ/s1600/_DSC1042.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 273px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663919528925974754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKRQt4XRpkU45xIqrkU1K0OtZ5xK1n4jnyRDmfnK2aaXroRtZDku8uW1K9n65Gu8B9oubrmmB0SHyzjVBhMd3DOjeED8WHYtoJ9pCzQCMrur5xzwoTgJU2PvHkJroKqzdtuvpJsC2XhhaQ/s320/_DSC1042.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Pre-party with his balloons... or "boons" as he calls them</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtddINzEQZs1pXPoRp-7aprDuCt1F-UM1-VVKFA1v8MAmqfEUNtRGI06J2BA_rbRJ3V2qpcBcKakvS48SLiysh90FJJitn5W-7zYGyQJWC-x27LgQ2Jt7nUpJAWgPEYrhDBACv-IhtJ5nD/s1600/_DSC1057.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 218px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663912966842807042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtddINzEQZs1pXPoRp-7aprDuCt1F-UM1-VVKFA1v8MAmqfEUNtRGI06J2BA_rbRJ3V2qpcBcKakvS48SLiysh90FJJitn5W-7zYGyQJWC-x27LgQ2Jt7nUpJAWgPEYrhDBACv-IhtJ5nD/s320/_DSC1057.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The cute napkins<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xww9l0_U3FUyrnssKsZw6h2F8FnZ2EFwojYCUX0dMpnoSAkcDW-0dDysDCK7MSZJwnqhJ-XPrlk0i3UEDt0coXORcvbeg5SGL7upIfNpehg0En-Gw9dCMrFMrH43NwjtT-eUcBU2VSyX/s1600/_DSC1061.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 274px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663912973339071186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1xww9l0_U3FUyrnssKsZw6h2F8FnZ2EFwojYCUX0dMpnoSAkcDW-0dDysDCK7MSZJwnqhJ-XPrlk0i3UEDt0coXORcvbeg5SGL7upIfNpehg0En-Gw9dCMrFMrH43NwjtT-eUcBU2VSyX/s320/_DSC1061.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">His cake... Mickey Mouse Clubhouse... of course</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">(A little sidenote about the cake... We ordered it from this wonderful bakery in Aledo, The Bake Shop. If you are ever in need of bakery items, she does amazing work. As you will soon see we had to destroy the beautiful decorating job of the cake, fondant and 1 year olds don't mix well. But the cake was fantastic.)</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCAcd2PDzTP8Wl9GTHfyK0rgTx1vA4rv6DSRy3Z0Plh4gXRyGkD48hZS2dG0vfGAGCl4BoCAk7JeomPSihivZqZb3CdpIHebXuHvopqtuz6neWPQQm61MlgMee9SsV4cCMmAR765MlXb9/s1600/_DSC1070.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 260px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663912986203098914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEieCAcd2PDzTP8Wl9GTHfyK0rgTx1vA4rv6DSRy3Z0Plh4gXRyGkD48hZS2dG0vfGAGCl4BoCAk7JeomPSihivZqZb3CdpIHebXuHvopqtuz6neWPQQm61MlgMee9SsV4cCMmAR765MlXb9/s320/_DSC1070.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I don't want that stinkin' hat!<br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOxZafufOfTgmmnmfNsGGtpcfTR0e5AekLUmwWFIOuDmSe7qn-LssnPK3CUh5ywOE5F8bRkT1IJ8vUtJMBMbn4VTD1QFaZlLES9s7gpBIwIM8JR9dQtWRziHjafY_08JXcdlPRoBNyc07/s1600/_DSC1081.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663913004782460114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWOxZafufOfTgmmnmfNsGGtpcfTR0e5AekLUmwWFIOuDmSe7qn-LssnPK3CUh5ywOE5F8bRkT1IJ8vUtJMBMbn4VTD1QFaZlLES9s7gpBIwIM8JR9dQtWRziHjafY_08JXcdlPRoBNyc07/s320/_DSC1081.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">What is this stuff?</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ZPhHtfV_WMWneQrHhyphenhyphen87ehCpKqhw9uHPE0jws202LroIbdPlpPmPCjXny6CTkvd9YiEjLpIdewsITiquLIIo6LNZIi5ygDXMJt4ATWqtxcLMbfavTT6vQ3t33ATmDb7Fpgd3ZdAREbTp/s1600/_DSC1096.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663919536444964834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7ZPhHtfV_WMWneQrHhyphenhyphen87ehCpKqhw9uHPE0jws202LroIbdPlpPmPCjXny6CTkvd9YiEjLpIdewsITiquLIIo6LNZIi5ygDXMJt4ATWqtxcLMbfavTT6vQ3t33ATmDb7Fpgd3ZdAREbTp/s320/_DSC1096.JPG" /></a><span style="font-size:85%;"></span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Typical "Porter face"</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUyEI84qgG9ifIGKl0UKXjeiEBX4UnKWpgfHfUnxymGzDJw6zHuFkNprS-QmQ6LyOlEn35b2Pgjcbn8HDbsTwkFIWsT8-Dh19ufEWan7kpE7BAEcKRO49Zx2GfTLjacQ9VoKuvh3unM_c/s1600/_DSC1103.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663918226909375826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgaUyEI84qgG9ifIGKl0UKXjeiEBX4UnKWpgfHfUnxymGzDJw6zHuFkNprS-QmQ6LyOlEn35b2Pgjcbn8HDbsTwkFIWsT8-Dh19ufEWan7kpE7BAEcKRO49Zx2GfTLjacQ9VoKuvh3unM_c/s320/_DSC1103.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">I'm still not sure about this stuff</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmGZBlIO0PK0P81Q5lSjQmWcjwjt1FhAmt01XkaSesGRgYN1Uh_UtSGFgCDnYWsbmjEzNRjByDAJoWZwCNVHmy6IsIroSR6S840eBMF3eOp6br3yAGRSD1P70fZ1iEcedrJtrWOxVwhhlg/s1600/_DSC1094.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663918239088268930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmGZBlIO0PK0P81Q5lSjQmWcjwjt1FhAmt01XkaSesGRgYN1Uh_UtSGFgCDnYWsbmjEzNRjByDAJoWZwCNVHmy6IsIroSR6S840eBMF3eOp6br3yAGRSD1P70fZ1iEcedrJtrWOxVwhhlg/s320/_DSC1094.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Another "Porter face"</span><br /><br />September 19, 2011... A fun filled day of doctor, zoo, and cupcakes!<br /><br />Jeff took Porters birthday off work so we could spend the day together. He had his doctors appointment first thing Monday morning. He seems to have finally levelled off a little bit. He weighed in at 24 pounds 10 ounces and was 31 inches long. He is still in the 90% for height and 95% for weight, but at least he slowed down some. He took his shots like a champ, but did not like the finger prick to give blood. We went home and he took a good long nap and after lunch we headed to the zoo. This was Jeff's first time to go with us to the zoo, so it was a very special occasion!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMajBI1GuEw2eg9kx4wnflKE-8Mj6aHkquiDNy2L8fOsgx1ISz27yN9WyfTvtbLFW79eWqFHjirnKj1RpDEgo5aGeIPUjla6UzmK4NJKOik_3Y3YMRO3slXLbR_sZYqCpNdicyjEWsLUTU/s1600/_DSC1116.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 282px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663918221698435810" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMajBI1GuEw2eg9kx4wnflKE-8Mj6aHkquiDNy2L8fOsgx1ISz27yN9WyfTvtbLFW79eWqFHjirnKj1RpDEgo5aGeIPUjla6UzmK4NJKOik_3Y3YMRO3slXLbR_sZYqCpNdicyjEWsLUTU/s320/_DSC1116.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">My loves!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijB_YQ0GjsjZ_1ZEo9qWCTNzbhir5itoGaHcocLK2iL5nYo82ULC70DBsFbCByNnj6JJrp063iKy_RMDEBeBH1uTl-oueDnliE3j8hOjUvhu_QrMM8Km0FwHM7FJijjewzn5KafH3tgUOB/s1600/_DSC1134.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663918207039323314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijB_YQ0GjsjZ_1ZEo9qWCTNzbhir5itoGaHcocLK2iL5nYo82ULC70DBsFbCByNnj6JJrp063iKy_RMDEBeBH1uTl-oueDnliE3j8hOjUvhu_QrMM8Km0FwHM7FJijjewzn5KafH3tgUOB/s320/_DSC1134.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Talking to the "kitty cat"... they say "meow meow"</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTKPSeyvFyDyc00tWcrKHkvBJRwAqwKKvZm2Qn0jRevf3cUlLjzRjBBvx7fuYHR5hCpPnQr4EpqvgdKKGemfgpv9ourqSRzWTIOkk34STclg9qmWV9ecv-rtS1Ym8JADwQZdx9-3AxQtI/s1600/_DSC1151.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 286px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663918201541404834" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUTKPSeyvFyDyc00tWcrKHkvBJRwAqwKKvZm2Qn0jRevf3cUlLjzRjBBvx7fuYHR5hCpPnQr4EpqvgdKKGemfgpv9ourqSRzWTIOkk34STclg9qmWV9ecv-rtS1Ym8JADwQZdx9-3AxQtI/s320/_DSC1151.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">The alligator statue might be one of his favorites... they talk! </span><br />After dinner we decided to give Porter a "his size" cupcake. He thouroughly enjoyed it. I think the fact that it was a.) small and b.) not very sweet made it much more appealing to him. That added to the fact that he had his "giggle pants" on, made for a very interesting birthday cupcake with Daddy and Mommy.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HmZNZpt5lnr2M-kpnEu5HaZYJYuQ75OlsjJZbkU8-aDKc-qFBmwUGdbkYdCrGuWg-cqkP2LH-E7ilffNnYnHSiTYGevoiB9y_p_0mrmq7HBeLrrbNLvhM42m6opU7TFzCta4COb5l8N3/s1600/_DSC1205.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663916152384266914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9HmZNZpt5lnr2M-kpnEu5HaZYJYuQ75OlsjJZbkU8-aDKc-qFBmwUGdbkYdCrGuWg-cqkP2LH-E7ilffNnYnHSiTYGevoiB9y_p_0mrmq7HBeLrrbNLvhM42m6opU7TFzCta4COb5l8N3/s320/_DSC1205.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Mommy... you are hilarious </span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZB7A9Tdcaf7SAHGpzuz1kw8H7R9WA8snyciigZGy2IYdrfVaGy76sZpVUgK-um8ucTVi1tYJ4QSbJ9cOz0vXS1oUXAzXWDGZywphfwn4NNuzfaTGUwmQ2lCXh84EvxkcKz3-roB9S9o0W/s1600/_DSC1191.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 269px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663916164947931042" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZB7A9Tdcaf7SAHGpzuz1kw8H7R9WA8snyciigZGy2IYdrfVaGy76sZpVUgK-um8ucTVi1tYJ4QSbJ9cOz0vXS1oUXAzXWDGZywphfwn4NNuzfaTGUwmQ2lCXh84EvxkcKz3-roB9S9o0W/s320/_DSC1191.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Mmmmm... delicious!</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_7ng6kmT8qNT4jLtcIIGTAvqWI6_AU_GVtIG-VkRoQqkMLXWw-Awd0Kv0I8vaFR5fQuXPap2aMLGkAFEuFp1U88NJtUPqB-oiJtfaU4KYNLNXWCDdd9A1kU2yRx6oehM9P_iYhBGRa_2/s1600/_DSC1186.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 295px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663916176246830882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5_7ng6kmT8qNT4jLtcIIGTAvqWI6_AU_GVtIG-VkRoQqkMLXWw-Awd0Kv0I8vaFR5fQuXPap2aMLGkAFEuFp1U88NJtUPqB-oiJtfaU4KYNLNXWCDdd9A1kU2yRx6oehM9P_iYhBGRa_2/s320/_DSC1186.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">I<span style="font-size:85%;">cing? Yes please!</span> </div><br /><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQK3Mklbi1u2FrW57KIML2dWgZppsMgpyC3HVJ1y5S9YEsee7nktZUQxxfty6O9Q8fhBbSgFawY-VY3QLpEA3LgYOMU76u7qpWDcGgFgpjiAtkmRu1gt-U1R_a9AD-3nmIGo9bArI7sbEV/s1600/_DSC1177.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 301px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663916184819092210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQK3Mklbi1u2FrW57KIML2dWgZppsMgpyC3HVJ1y5S9YEsee7nktZUQxxfty6O9Q8fhBbSgFawY-VY3QLpEA3LgYOMU76u7qpWDcGgFgpjiAtkmRu1gt-U1R_a9AD-3nmIGo9bArI7sbEV/s320/_DSC1177.JPG" /></a></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">This is the only picture that I got with him on his birthday... and I love it!</span><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;"></span></span></p><br /><p align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="font-size:100%;">Happy birthday to the most adorable baby boy I know! We love you so much.</span></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz79XvrUaQ6Z45xdhLaEmVOnPbrxCv8ssM-AzlQwcCfpdgQ68W5Mf19cKc2j4NQK8LQKhuKv0EtMV8p-6QKknfx3Jo5b2qJlcsfrDCpCn9zp5Im-8aBGQJUABQqrszViuyKHrDgMAkB-IK/s1600/_DSC1217.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5663916149171631026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgz79XvrUaQ6Z45xdhLaEmVOnPbrxCv8ssM-AzlQwcCfpdgQ68W5Mf19cKc2j4NQK8LQKhuKv0EtMV8p-6QKknfx3Jo5b2qJlcsfrDCpCn9zp5Im-8aBGQJUABQqrszViuyKHrDgMAkB-IK/s320/_DSC1217.JPG" /></a></p>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-44173711313084554202011-09-30T18:21:00.000-07:002011-09-30T18:23:44.654-07:00Sorry...<div align="center">I know I am so behind on blogging. I will be uploading quite a few posts that I have been working on for weeks... but am just now getting to upload pictures and finish. I promise birthday post is coming. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">For now... I am going to spend my Friday night with my amazing husband! I hope you all have a wonderful weekend. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Love, Erika</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-6703885116806927392011-09-30T18:14:00.001-07:002011-09-30T18:26:01.409-07:00Sickness and Labor Day<div align="center">Porter contracted hand, foot and mouth disease (just a virus) at the museum. Not that I expect him to never get sick... but whoa! For this being his first "BIG" sickness I have to say we all managed pretty well. Except for getting Jackson sick... so sorry! We had to cancel our weekend plans to go to Montgomery to spend a few days with my brother, sister in law, and their kiddos and we hung around the house and went to the lake for a night. It was a much needed lazy weekend for all of us after having a sick baby for 10 days.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUg3-n5DfC0UkajUwb0JLzyk3_sr6oUeNHlJxkqfxnE367C8S-hRGZrlQSkBKXMWrNGEKDuDfIQC8YdG0qQq-shtR-_MtN5rYAlInpqDNDTT3O4v6w9BjOzjS6UVeRIZ4T6GGVvWSCpJKS/s1600/hfm.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 191px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658326419986230898" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUg3-n5DfC0UkajUwb0JLzyk3_sr6oUeNHlJxkqfxnE367C8S-hRGZrlQSkBKXMWrNGEKDuDfIQC8YdG0qQq-shtR-_MtN5rYAlInpqDNDTT3O4v6w9BjOzjS6UVeRIZ4T6GGVvWSCpJKS/s320/hfm.jpg" /></a><br />See his little sores on his chin.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcak-lRsYdocLkL-nDDVjAClNZaZquZlBJytQidrV9aZ9FGfH0DOIjx3yq3j9hIlEguFVI12vwC81wZ2A9btHStnbx_v9q1UtmsE5MSc0aBr64xe4gXrhjr8P0o6DMqFo-Ro6CjLqYjzcP/s1600/labor+day+2011.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 191px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658326422899613346" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcak-lRsYdocLkL-nDDVjAClNZaZquZlBJytQidrV9aZ9FGfH0DOIjx3yq3j9hIlEguFVI12vwC81wZ2A9btHStnbx_v9q1UtmsE5MSc0aBr64xe4gXrhjr8P0o6DMqFo-Ro6CjLqYjzcP/s320/labor+day+2011.jpg" /></a><br />Porter playing in the yard on Labor Day.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNhGdu9TcQ2_SxnMneFxY4m4dLhDEDlsaiCG-2-CJjq7pRovx4Ah7v31SP3zXAt-_ZXgJFlURS3Qo0Wo2uNXf5OG2T4-Fg7LX42ETvwL7FIRjnSnC5BlQBfcl8tZSVTxwiYf5WpApxry5/s1600/labor+day+2011+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 191px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658326423894358594" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWNhGdu9TcQ2_SxnMneFxY4m4dLhDEDlsaiCG-2-CJjq7pRovx4Ah7v31SP3zXAt-_ZXgJFlURS3Qo0Wo2uNXf5OG2T4-Fg7LX42ETvwL7FIRjnSnC5BlQBfcl8tZSVTxwiYf5WpApxry5/s320/labor+day+2011+1.jpg" /></a><br />He sure does make a cute patient, doesn't he?<br /></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-35373206874988974602011-09-30T18:09:00.000-07:002011-09-30T18:29:58.165-07:00Hide and seek anyone???<div align="center">Porter loves to play hide a seek. It it one of his favorite things to do right now. He crawls in his closet, we close the doors and hide, and he will pop out and say "Boo". And then we pop out of our hiding spots and say "boo". He laughs and we do it again. Unfortunately I don't have any pictures or videos of that because the cameras distract him and he won't do it anymore.<br /><br />However, I do have a couple of pictures from my camera phone of him hiding in one of the kitchen cabinets. Pretty hilarious. When I turned around he looked at me like "can she see me?"<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxbrQxIy0zQuyysjNG7RLEfRbD_5XFmnLSEdz7EGAWVrcTdC_WR1qXVd_wjG4n1oZufX7u21B5hm1WsFVl44mRbSzKieX6vkU5KqVtPQvtgz7TC9HYTJyyiojabLIx335yK35xxKK-R0G/s1600/cabinet+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658325709831597378" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPxbrQxIy0zQuyysjNG7RLEfRbD_5XFmnLSEdz7EGAWVrcTdC_WR1qXVd_wjG4n1oZufX7u21B5hm1WsFVl44mRbSzKieX6vkU5KqVtPQvtgz7TC9HYTJyyiojabLIx335yK35xxKK-R0G/s320/cabinet+1.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwufLwzkjXJd4RjqTqVNplddD5fIJAxX5Alh5gHfHZIFOA5zkT0uLoN6Y3816gP8Q2P7CeNbX4S9FjALjLToZqYDigvI5vPUwVhdyq_YAizYwwJSYMuDthncsf1tYmbI6Q8_8GzqHPMh_/s1600/cabinet.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 191px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658325714505284306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiRwufLwzkjXJd4RjqTqVNplddD5fIJAxX5Alh5gHfHZIFOA5zkT0uLoN6Y3816gP8Q2P7CeNbX4S9FjALjLToZqYDigvI5vPUwVhdyq_YAizYwwJSYMuDthncsf1tYmbI6Q8_8GzqHPMh_/s320/cabinet.jpg" /></a><br /></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-56963954437477680332011-09-08T18:33:00.000-07:002011-09-30T18:28:54.739-07:00We need out of the house!<div align="center">After being locked away for 2 weeks we had to get out of the house. I figured the safest place to go was the zoo. He couldn't put his mouth on anything and we would be in the fresh air. It was the perfect day for it too. High of about 85! My mom was able to meet us and enjoy the zoo with us. Which was wonderful. </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86QP_7VCS7UQRed4CYh-u6vTprek0lAKHh4BkWIP2UL3ItwY34gWMd4IMOZIcf1Z4iZjsqz74FwGYZUwV8nF089r3fAwadj8xw34fAHomevWEkLjUokooBUY2ndiSakBdIxnqUE8_kbXw/s1600/_DSC1094.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 316px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658322099515820178" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi86QP_7VCS7UQRed4CYh-u6vTprek0lAKHh4BkWIP2UL3ItwY34gWMd4IMOZIcf1Z4iZjsqz74FwGYZUwV8nF089r3fAwadj8xw34fAHomevWEkLjUokooBUY2ndiSakBdIxnqUE8_kbXw/s320/_DSC1094.JPG" /></a><br />I just love a good picture!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7r9mswvP42ej7LiBJHKIrRfcfWodP52Gv74ATH8hrudmjoSJnxgs1izu5farB-68HCWrLqOkkU8WuL4YnNAFf8B_cFzp16KgktrHdVCrAFy1O0LE1ZiC3ZkYqVkv794GfhSd2O-kbmLt/s1600/_DSC1134.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658320950995562994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM7r9mswvP42ej7LiBJHKIrRfcfWodP52Gv74ATH8hrudmjoSJnxgs1izu5farB-68HCWrLqOkkU8WuL4YnNAFf8B_cFzp16KgktrHdVCrAFy1O0LE1ZiC3ZkYqVkv794GfhSd2O-kbmLt/s320/_DSC1134.JPG" /></a><br />Watching the penguins!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMC2_ZXm0HZkFq_kihBXReSRPylhWuFoZBjfrHMXMFQZ0HeZ_mBqwFdkuU-DbGC1E54OCIkl1oq75bCLQCoaU8_tfw5roI4qsrpjCMxuyP16949kT6LTFbT6cUCPkViA0_noxPonyFksr/s1600/_DSC1113.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 293px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658320944003346530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjMC2_ZXm0HZkFq_kihBXReSRPylhWuFoZBjfrHMXMFQZ0HeZ_mBqwFdkuU-DbGC1E54OCIkl1oq75bCLQCoaU8_tfw5roI4qsrpjCMxuyP16949kT6LTFbT6cUCPkViA0_noxPonyFksr/s320/_DSC1113.JPG" /></a><br />Loves the coy fish<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7LYipdJja9s24rvKALSgrzwXw0-UG2C0vzKLfSN8tS_JfcX5WlYh4o297eBJBpsomzg3VECa8vtIlOolApNbdJbYP459j2Zlplp1Xj6ykt5N7pv0a9ElQRQg-aBRYlt_2RjTjwqb5Nrj/s1600/_DSC1103.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5658320939765400322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhY7LYipdJja9s24rvKALSgrzwXw0-UG2C0vzKLfSN8tS_JfcX5WlYh4o297eBJBpsomzg3VECa8vtIlOolApNbdJbYP459j2Zlplp1Xj6ykt5N7pv0a9ElQRQg-aBRYlt_2RjTjwqb5Nrj/s320/_DSC1103.JPG" /></a><br />ELEPHANT! </div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-4260313922595894142011-08-25T18:29:00.000-07:002011-08-25T20:19:37.626-07:00Crawling, climbing, and trying...<div align="center">We have been doing so many fun things that once again... the blog got away from me. Porter is crawling like a maniac... climbing like a monkey... and trying so hard to walk. The funny thing is, he can actually do it. He gets in his walker and goes into our bedroom (on the carpet) and lifts the walker up to get across the room. The way I figure it, if he can hold the walker up and maneuver his way around the bedroom he can for sure walk. Unfortunately, anytime he realizes the hes not being held on to any longer, he freaks out and sits down. Oh well, I'm in no rush for him to walk. He's enough to handle now as it is.
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<br /><div align="center">My sweet niece Shelby got to come up for a few days and we were able to play with her for a couple of days. We went to the museum with my mom and Shelby and my cousin Sawyer and her little boy Jackson. If you live in the FW area and haven't been to the newly remodeled Science Museum, you have to go. They have so many fun activities and areas for kids. With how hot it has been, it is perfect for the kids to play. </div>
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<br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#330033;">Porter, Shelby, and Jackson
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<br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#330033;">Shelby, me and Porter
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<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#330033;">That's a big ole hula-hoop!</span>
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<br /><div align="center">Another exciting moment... Porter got to go on his first ever plane ride. Jeff's dad bought a small 6 seater plane and we took it up for a little while a couple of weekends ago. Porter did great. I got a few arm squeezes when we would drop suddenly, but he loved it. He looked out the window and checked out the sights the entire time. It was amazing.
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<br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:78%;color:#003300;">He kept trying to open/close the window, so I was holding open so he wouldn't squish his little fingers!
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<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#003300;">"Mom, mom... are you seeing this!"
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<br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#003300;">Hanging with my daddy!
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<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#003300;">The Anderson men... and their new toy!
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<br />Porter is growing and changing daily. He learned in the last couple of days how to point. So now he is pointing at everything. He is saying mama and his version of dada is more like "did". He still says ball and dog sounds a lot like "dag".
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<br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMWpZuq5lRgqSKny6VszM5CYu0_GPFA4AMQUiJMVkEs-SftggWZpSzg5uwUzo3chF_ii2DrKm9ZuK0dkAes-3Rd2hVRa-9UGQJ47iGnTv7oy0ufCHb6AvKk_vffJhS16UEYBqdnTjmabp/s1600/_DSC1067.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5644989469661375314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjzMWpZuq5lRgqSKny6VszM5CYu0_GPFA4AMQUiJMVkEs-SftggWZpSzg5uwUzo3chF_ii2DrKm9ZuK0dkAes-3Rd2hVRa-9UGQJ47iGnTv7oy0ufCHb6AvKk_vffJhS16UEYBqdnTjmabp/s320/_DSC1067.JPG" /></a>
<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000066;">"Can I have the camera please Daddy?"</span></div>
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<br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000066;">He's dangerous in this thing!
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<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000066;">He likes me... really he does.</span>
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<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#000066;">Not as much as he likes food though
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<br /><span style="color:#000066;"><span style="font-size:85%;">...or the bulb that goes to my baster.</span> </span></div>
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<br /></span>He has already begun the climbing phase (insert sigh here). I was really hoping we could wait a little longer for that phase... but no no. He climbs on everything. The dishwasher door, the chair in his room, his crib (when he is on the floor), the shelf inside the kitchen cabinet... You get the picture. </div>
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<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;">"THIS IS AWESOME!"</span>
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<br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;">"What... you mean I'm not supposed to do this?"
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<br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"><span style="font-size:85%;">"Well since you're not mad at me... I'll smile!"
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<br /><div align="center">Something not so fun. Porter finally got sick. We went to the mall last week and 12 hours later, he was running a fever and had some serious "tummy troubles". It lasted about 24 hours and I am so glad that we got that first one out of the way. He was even nice enough to pass it along to Mommy. Lucky for me, it affected me a little differently and I wasn't running any fever. Jeff stayed home from work and took care of us both. We are so lucky to have such a wonderful husband/daddy!
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<br />We are also working on his biting. He gives kisses the same way that he bites, so I don't think it's intentional (98% of the time). But man, that small percentage that it is intentional... Whoa! So we have started biting back. NO FUN! And I have also had to give him a little spanking. Yes it was justified... and yes, MY HEART BROKE!
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<br />Can you believe my little man is almost a year old!? We're working on birthday preparations. I picked up his invitations today and I'm so excited to print them and get them out! Any advice for 1st birthday parties is appreciated!
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<br />Jeff and I are leaving tomorrow for New Braunfels for the weekend. I am so excited to have a weekend away and so sad to have a weekend away. We will be spending the weekend with my best friends Amy and Tara and their boyfriends. And we also get to see my sweet friend Anne that is flying in from California. What a fun filled weekend! I hope my mom holds up well with Porter! I'm sure it will be perfect for all of us.
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<br />Last but not least, if you could all say a couple of prayers for me I would appreciate it. My wonderful Aunt Debbie has been undergoing chemo and radiation and next week she is finishing up her last round of chemo. Also, our wonderful friend Laura, went to Baltimore this week to undergo surgery for her cancer. The surgery went well, but she has a long road to recovery. Please pray for healing in both of them.
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<br />Thanks for checking in on us and as always, we love ya! </div>
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<br /></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-63529379344061190802011-07-28T09:10:00.001-07:002011-07-28T20:21:47.316-07:00Baby's First Haircut!<div align="center">We finally had to cut his hair. It was so long it hung in his eyes... which drove us both crazy. Then last week, I had 2 people ask me how old our "little girl" was? Time for a haircut. Jeff was completely against it... and re-<span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">inforced</span> that multiple times during the actual cut. But it had to be done!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Before...</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7rfw7QXBOCaaegOFUNUmhfppkW0JFw1OfjJKVKhkT9ur973QXBNuNMMXc2s2bMqVgKqLVAV5n3J1DF1rdxRqUWTHGOeLLI6PQM47h6igj1F79Zqrw8nKrCTBNsy1gi-_xm0TEPsQdhfG/s1600/_DSC1070.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634437789618699954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjH7rfw7QXBOCaaegOFUNUmhfppkW0JFw1OfjJKVKhkT9ur973QXBNuNMMXc2s2bMqVgKqLVAV5n3J1DF1rdxRqUWTHGOeLLI6PQM47h6igj1F79Zqrw8nKrCTBNsy1gi-_xm0TEPsQdhfG/s320/_DSC1070.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlEyOYbeN57-OAU_fMMjQbfd8oXMqRhd9FDyLaYgau9ffwpQv0r6oVGtPl8SAnsp7R78JQBWyPkNc35RyAzDKn1gBOzQ7u3wajHi6YDMavRUhbhYcusEb_YgX5aMls2-DGraf7vYOqRT2/s1600/_DSC1068.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634437788598260658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmlEyOYbeN57-OAU_fMMjQbfd8oXMqRhd9FDyLaYgau9ffwpQv0r6oVGtPl8SAnsp7R78JQBWyPkNc35RyAzDKn1gBOzQ7u3wajHi6YDMavRUhbhYcusEb_YgX5aMls2-DGraf7vYOqRT2/s320/_DSC1068.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgle3VPLcpdeXEe6hihqhwk_rnW2BwwVcYiA8zMnHcG8AQo1eUUebHj-wxqY3ottgOo6vTvhj__6G7NeWat5CHHWd8S3luV2DDoqd4JMdH-wjruUC7b9LGiE4Qia1zfNzDKMZrpEgUUeEbK/s1600/_DSC1071.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634437793876760242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgle3VPLcpdeXEe6hihqhwk_rnW2BwwVcYiA8zMnHcG8AQo1eUUebHj-wxqY3ottgOo6vTvhj__6G7NeWat5CHHWd8S3luV2DDoqd4JMdH-wjruUC7b9LGiE4Qia1zfNzDKMZrpEgUUeEbK/s320/_DSC1071.JPG" /></a><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center">First cut!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCXZMfW8wn3DJJWdKb_WkSVzToGhlymOWYiAQXw900oKjRiBLbXjfVX9iQzUwsyYA1sq65rgDpOYpcG6Iv_CBOZ_G3BWryaSd2LC4Xh2rLj9pfTZerEIrcakIlDjQCaTZ8-OhJxYm_lV5/s1600/_DSC1075.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634437803087743426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCXZMfW8wn3DJJWdKb_WkSVzToGhlymOWYiAQXw900oKjRiBLbXjfVX9iQzUwsyYA1sq65rgDpOYpcG6Iv_CBOZ_G3BWryaSd2LC4Xh2rLj9pfTZerEIrcakIlDjQCaTZ8-OhJxYm_lV5/s320/_DSC1075.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">During...</div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CGBCee5J9iuR9eir2EqOJdzxXE3pndHrrYtdjqTRhWNcRFHPTdZ4WYFQn4Vj2ucsiCAHk-0ZWKfktZCUWFLKzLcohIY9l66KLuQseBUMgfay24K9u0IIplO4p9OA9iPWOJuJsyCN6Kju/s1600/_DSC1078.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634442351409668274" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2CGBCee5J9iuR9eir2EqOJdzxXE3pndHrrYtdjqTRhWNcRFHPTdZ4WYFQn4Vj2ucsiCAHk-0ZWKfktZCUWFLKzLcohIY9l66KLuQseBUMgfay24K9u0IIplO4p9OA9iPWOJuJsyCN6Kju/s320/_DSC1078.JPG" /></a><br /><br /></div><br /><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimX6DznjAhmV_zvLChFl8kxbJXdhtL_5hyN9_G2HZXrRo_IB1fmOMP0BawgYtzlKASPltz3-XaVPNqJWPrAX0mo5Be9l0_gzyGeVqhWctH2mHKQoI2HJKbbz5PVJT51PvfmWByIxSzmB_z/s1600/_DSC1077.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634437809139177282" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimX6DznjAhmV_zvLChFl8kxbJXdhtL_5hyN9_G2HZXrRo_IB1fmOMP0BawgYtzlKASPltz3-XaVPNqJWPrAX0mo5Be9l0_gzyGeVqhWctH2mHKQoI2HJKbbz5PVJT51PvfmWByIxSzmB_z/s320/_DSC1077.JPG" /></a><br /><br />After... </div><br /><br /><div align="center">He looks like such a little boy now. Where did my baby go?<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SpJfU4tjwWLB7lWPMasPMXwtx6m5mxtR-sAx_Mex7_uVRiPUiWYIZmS29cK-CUflJteNR9TVItj1NULBAlzyAkqzackTXS4u7AL5oEcWiQCL2R6kRsyXhzTzpBdsSa-KuivtRaGuLct2/s1600/_DSC1079.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634442357402021026" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-SpJfU4tjwWLB7lWPMasPMXwtx6m5mxtR-sAx_Mex7_uVRiPUiWYIZmS29cK-CUflJteNR9TVItj1NULBAlzyAkqzackTXS4u7AL5oEcWiQCL2R6kRsyXhzTzpBdsSa-KuivtRaGuLct2/s320/_DSC1079.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFOh3U6nsWG5mdUC3M_hxUSMA7UDFOiYXU3CfNIOYgNmXf97lARqUNWk9pXuLvfFFycWhyphenhyphen1mnSpALRhtDtb3reh2hzS2gg2b_9FQf3_7JL8XFc43ztgpRytJONXDjHyI9jHHZ46-Ephf5/s1600/_DSC1080.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5634442359306555266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXFOh3U6nsWG5mdUC3M_hxUSMA7UDFOiYXU3CfNIOYgNmXf97lARqUNWk9pXuLvfFFycWhyphenhyphen1mnSpALRhtDtb3reh2hzS2gg2b_9FQf3_7JL8XFc43ztgpRytJONXDjHyI9jHHZ46-Ephf5/s320/_DSC1080.JPG" /></a></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Thanks Gammy for my big boy haircut! I really like it!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">If you need a good hair stylist, let me know! I'll give you her number. </div><br /><br /><div align="center">Have a great weekend!</div><br /><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><br /><div align="center">Love, Erika<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-60565195018946854652011-07-19T12:54:00.000-07:002011-07-19T14:08:13.518-07:00Another day in the life...<div align="center">Porter is busy, busy, busy these days. One of the women that works in the nursery at church asked me the other day "how I'm not tired" and also that he is "one of the happiest babies she has ever had the joy of keeping". I love to hear that. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZjaWtx-1rzP4R8l0rWiWuEvVo7ALee8CaV51l22X0MMHAG0rp0txgO42fLHlD0urpOme-bSzw5SJm2sWAZkt1BgaHCTTJbTJjHzJP91Tzbx5j7byJjeEHDeiU5-fW-RcqSaKQuAdVWEb/s1600/6-30-11.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631169906124553650" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcZjaWtx-1rzP4R8l0rWiWuEvVo7ALee8CaV51l22X0MMHAG0rp0txgO42fLHlD0urpOme-bSzw5SJm2sWAZkt1BgaHCTTJbTJjHzJP91Tzbx5j7byJjeEHDeiU5-fW-RcqSaKQuAdVWEb/s320/6-30-11.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">Chasing the dogs around their room! Thanks JP and Kristen... he's a maniac in this thing.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdTQAhPRtJSHVfo08paUlr_iSEjdPnocpGSCmXr3mL4YOLnsYaWlR-ajcVTo8SEmtjyX6hPUGZXHL4ozApVRacxXlu5orf-APbULed-0kehe3xQ3U3wqozCB4hOxLfjFBO4dbbv5saWdW/s1600/7-19-11+10+months+old+%252820%2529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631169901747825218" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsdTQAhPRtJSHVfo08paUlr_iSEjdPnocpGSCmXr3mL4YOLnsYaWlR-ajcVTo8SEmtjyX6hPUGZXHL4ozApVRacxXlu5orf-APbULed-0kehe3xQ3U3wqozCB4hOxLfjFBO4dbbv5saWdW/s320/7-19-11+10+months+old+%252820%2529.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">Ball or "ba" as he calls it. One of his new favorite things.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtc3uixlitHudTRAnjJ1lV0yJU4FfiapaGWTIpfjCkU8FBLdlVjk2JcOF5fkzg4a9VosKcPhhgqtigL8BtPkaXuZzmPn6m8Au9gFdVekFp9LJUZd8pqqi1cI24dKnM6xyFi_z-cjxEEGUC/s1600/7-19-11+10+months+old+%252812%2529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 267px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631169894836607426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtc3uixlitHudTRAnjJ1lV0yJU4FfiapaGWTIpfjCkU8FBLdlVjk2JcOF5fkzg4a9VosKcPhhgqtigL8BtPkaXuZzmPn6m8Au9gFdVekFp9LJUZd8pqqi1cI24dKnM6xyFi_z-cjxEEGUC/s320/7-19-11+10+months+old+%252812%2529.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center">Momma, I'm ready to help you with this laundry. You fold it, I'll throw it out!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvFn6KnGvLQdddYQUZk_GlScL_By9dHBefA-lLTPGa6Sf_pW9j56uCY5fdKlh6Hf0oRtc_3GzNQ4BY28R0HS9nYVq6L4Gn9K_geCAaCIzKmQaWFBJfdHORbkT8YvOEh43IrFf81GmbwUy/s1600/7-12-11+%252811%2529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 312px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631169884995638322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzvFn6KnGvLQdddYQUZk_GlScL_By9dHBefA-lLTPGa6Sf_pW9j56uCY5fdKlh6Hf0oRtc_3GzNQ4BY28R0HS9nYVq6L4Gn9K_geCAaCIzKmQaWFBJfdHORbkT8YvOEh43IrFf81GmbwUy/s320/7-12-11+%252811%2529.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">Such a happy boy!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRG8PDuyAZrEZ_1RqCRSKcQc-cFX18mD3HNyAsoCnmjhBAqgf8VsXL3575j8Rc2gQDCcFcCLP6bdkCUXpEnNJy8xQNrD7OW7YK0N2o_go3jAdLie1lINDxbyDK1SjcY9JlhbY0C46fYrKi/s1600/7-7-11+%25287%2529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631155922132073362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRG8PDuyAZrEZ_1RqCRSKcQc-cFX18mD3HNyAsoCnmjhBAqgf8VsXL3575j8Rc2gQDCcFcCLP6bdkCUXpEnNJy8xQNrD7OW7YK0N2o_go3jAdLie1lINDxbyDK1SjcY9JlhbY0C46fYrKi/s320/7-7-11+%25287%2529.JPG" /></a><br />Eating rice with mangos. Yummy.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93FDBX_U-v5X-vCLWD5lPyp_8lgTxSGBlSQLJK3wmCUPs-8gUx3qf11cHtw05ZBjYFVQ8zDGoAraE7VyaCGjddHEMXQRK9Ea-SWNh2a0ok-QH_0nYxim9TemMub9E4L3D_1vj3_j4-fSh/s1600/7-9-11+%25284%2529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631155913020011906" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh93FDBX_U-v5X-vCLWD5lPyp_8lgTxSGBlSQLJK3wmCUPs-8gUx3qf11cHtw05ZBjYFVQ8zDGoAraE7VyaCGjddHEMXQRK9Ea-SWNh2a0ok-QH_0nYxim9TemMub9E4L3D_1vj3_j4-fSh/s320/7-9-11+%25284%2529.JPG" /></a><br />Swimming with daddy!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_p9aXIiQewFTSz1yzFWC3V4POvnEonGf0_jYkLdJmkTl5S6nFaPYG7qRs6o7tJdn0UDnOMVTntWRWMVb3h3JbJoiUlcRBA41gFM_7umLQpiqvXVBKs8P44YPA6AppbZXrGDxqEaxCZkA/s1600/Driving+Mommy+and+Daddy+%25287%2529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631155908873548498" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI_p9aXIiQewFTSz1yzFWC3V4POvnEonGf0_jYkLdJmkTl5S6nFaPYG7qRs6o7tJdn0UDnOMVTntWRWMVb3h3JbJoiUlcRBA41gFM_7umLQpiqvXVBKs8P44YPA6AppbZXrGDxqEaxCZkA/s320/Driving+Mommy+and+Daddy+%25287%2529.JPG" /></a><br />He loves driving the car.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ29VfK9J152DbqRmUhgCEjJainqLJ2BryoCF__ETS3XkODN11SoevFhJvyv16bQmNwCJJfNJw75j8rlD8UjiA7G7fWxmvt-ayczyaB_MbJb6tOIOU1IMsyq_ASM2gJrhacv1bhPKbY6tC/s1600/Driving+Mommy+and+Daddy+%25283%2529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631155902056540722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZ29VfK9J152DbqRmUhgCEjJainqLJ2BryoCF__ETS3XkODN11SoevFhJvyv16bQmNwCJJfNJw75j8rlD8UjiA7G7fWxmvt-ayczyaB_MbJb6tOIOU1IMsyq_ASM2gJrhacv1bhPKbY6tC/s320/Driving+Mommy+and+Daddy+%25283%2529.JPG" /></a><br />Headed to the lake for the 4th!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntgVAWe9z6SebE4_SgUNznapIh_CQnaQcFNPqSNV8kpN8QJQs1O-q70plCJIdZWjerSYMzjieC6ESwfj42935YttXptUQODv-IYLsi3pWZCRaKZlC3TWk3St35E3Jcvsx9ayNlVB4M9RM/s1600/July+4th+weekend+2011+%25283%2529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 273px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631155897336204530" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjntgVAWe9z6SebE4_SgUNznapIh_CQnaQcFNPqSNV8kpN8QJQs1O-q70plCJIdZWjerSYMzjieC6ESwfj42935YttXptUQODv-IYLsi3pWZCRaKZlC3TWk3St35E3Jcvsx9ayNlVB4M9RM/s320/July+4th+weekend+2011+%25283%2529.JPG" /></a><br />4th of July... dinner time!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">And finally... </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Happy 10 month birthday to my sweet little man. Daddy and I can't imagine what life was like without you!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHec-mepXjM_Csd9aAfdoQJXoFsf1Wu6gx86pMZ5F5JZZuqkGuogxKcOJHJWXu1jGZ4PkFPtUqybDwnXqStRhxZOakPbOj9LpX_61z6sJ8afOTR6bB0bS0gz7x4oZoBdiiuiMuNbq4GzSE/s1600/7-19-11+10+months+old+%25281%2529bw.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 299px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631169888251050642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHec-mepXjM_Csd9aAfdoQJXoFsf1Wu6gx86pMZ5F5JZZuqkGuogxKcOJHJWXu1jGZ4PkFPtUqybDwnXqStRhxZOakPbOj9LpX_61z6sJ8afOTR6bB0bS0gz7x4oZoBdiiuiMuNbq4GzSE/s320/7-19-11+10+months+old+%25281%2529bw.jpg" /></a><br /><br />Have a blessed day! </div><br /><div align="center">Love, Erika<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-17026966967639576212011-06-28T19:39:00.000-07:002011-06-28T20:18:26.460-07:00SLOW DOWN...<div align="center">Why is time passing by so quickly?<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><br /></div><br /><div align="center">It seems like just yesterday I was holding my newborn little boy. </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gBTx4D4zKuMjB0cdNft8DlhH_l_q9S-jiPPIkEiskrrTvup1fXr6PYbz47_S5VqLAZjPZ_BAdWCfgob3eYZWeKKccoSK6votM6GpljJYaIZFJyFjlOypvSdcFUi0HODo0Unxta1ciJxt/s1600/PORTER+AND+MOMMY.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623466655929581474" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gBTx4D4zKuMjB0cdNft8DlhH_l_q9S-jiPPIkEiskrrTvup1fXr6PYbz47_S5VqLAZjPZ_BAdWCfgob3eYZWeKKccoSK6votM6GpljJYaIZFJyFjlOypvSdcFUi0HODo0Unxta1ciJxt/s320/PORTER+AND+MOMMY.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">Now he looks like this..<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENcL88ZAlABHmbFlveszX5P26-rqlliMzcrPY61nBRgDYZ3t9NDoz-YszuToGv3dft973VHtp0uVn2CtQzE_CtkmR7ctGAKdddhBOMtVN6_etqajNawJ1RlF6frLji2yGd5DJPzFdluzo/s1600/_DSC1072.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5623474950051635666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiENcL88ZAlABHmbFlveszX5P26-rqlliMzcrPY61nBRgDYZ3t9NDoz-YszuToGv3dft973VHtp0uVn2CtQzE_CtkmR7ctGAKdddhBOMtVN6_etqajNawJ1RlF6frLji2yGd5DJPzFdluzo/s320/_DSC1072.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center">And today he did this...</div><br /><div align="center">(<span style="font-size:78%;">sorry for the commentary... I just happened to have this on me and caught him the first time... gotta cheer the little man on</span>)</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dw_g0gUs7rMouNEKYpfYVvNeUI8mQ6qdpUVcUnMP7YoDiNxaHrRMjZSD0wgZCIWFirYoiR0J4KKB_bujYBIXw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></div><br /><div align="center">I cried a little. </div><br /><div align="center">Love,</div><br /><div align="center">The overly emotional mama of this big boy</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-63989097932303062052011-05-21T09:45:00.000-07:002011-05-21T11:12:56.676-07:00Colorado here we come<div align="center">Jeff decided Porter has had a free ride long enough and made him start pulling his weight around here... Mowing is serious business!</div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5nNaBHHITPRNhTl6er0ngIwEmWOh_kiNvfsMNjPJAIfpnu0PEZRIFFgkETWactLFKJFMxH1JdF3jyF2kPDWqkz-OkGLus_sCjSgK0le4xTT25j5tHXvOhO6fwyQ8LMurs5pkyt7UIfiH/s1600/DSC_0543.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609232363092256322" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv5nNaBHHITPRNhTl6er0ngIwEmWOh_kiNvfsMNjPJAIfpnu0PEZRIFFgkETWactLFKJFMxH1JdF3jyF2kPDWqkz-OkGLus_sCjSgK0le4xTT25j5tHXvOhO6fwyQ8LMurs5pkyt7UIfiH/s320/DSC_0543.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Our nightly routine consists of dinner, bathtime, family playtime, and bed. This was right after his bath. I love this kid more than anything in the world. </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGZjkmv5gcBH72KlYjyJsg2KQB0PgsA-V53LKjlF9UQFDC7rj9LMnANa0IUmUUt297RwYE7GZvlKetSTL0bcSfiyOLtAUHZC1lPufUcLKTmP-ffd_3u4jVYeia4db1uNGO_OMwPaFZgAx/s1600/DSC_0464.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 278px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609231687478661730" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirGZjkmv5gcBH72KlYjyJsg2KQB0PgsA-V53LKjlF9UQFDC7rj9LMnANa0IUmUUt297RwYE7GZvlKetSTL0bcSfiyOLtAUHZC1lPufUcLKTmP-ffd_3u4jVYeia4db1uNGO_OMwPaFZgAx/s320/DSC_0464.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Porter is officially into EVERYTHING! I decided that babyproofing isn't really worth it since we're only really going to be in the house for another 2 weeks (after our trip). So everything is becoming a NO TOUCH. I'm sure Porter is thinking to himself, "well if you don't want me to touch it then you should make it impossible for me to". Oh well. Two more weeks!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKtLJmE5ztZ7kuNMGnn5lfItlPAizpkTp13txyD5MfyB2evT_688jpkh_N03r7CwvXpC5IMSIGHHW6u0jPl8tidb0yPoZPSuRDIVYjjTMX388GO9or8T95qhCMrhUzma7BukwMtvzdDXs/s1600/DSC_0577.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609215481450000882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicKtLJmE5ztZ7kuNMGnn5lfItlPAizpkTp13txyD5MfyB2evT_688jpkh_N03r7CwvXpC5IMSIGHHW6u0jPl8tidb0yPoZPSuRDIVYjjTMX388GO9or8T95qhCMrhUzma7BukwMtvzdDXs/s320/DSC_0577.JPG" /></a><br /><br />My parents came over for dinner Tuesday night and I'm not sure what my dad was doing, but Porter wasn't real sure of it. This kid has the craziest expressions.<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpngZr4bEKLtvnXIJBQI6MLkUtzSK-cvupdk6QFlJ_-NZi-XzTcgez2MmCGE2Mx2QRU5kjzdstHbC_wHh_1dQrgQmU6M2g4G75rhmPjRCULC2xl2X0WDTKQZPgRu5Cv5MAJytFUUX4Ol8k/s1600/DSC_0523.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609215458199379794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpngZr4bEKLtvnXIJBQI6MLkUtzSK-cvupdk6QFlJ_-NZi-XzTcgez2MmCGE2Mx2QRU5kjzdstHbC_wHh_1dQrgQmU6M2g4G75rhmPjRCULC2xl2X0WDTKQZPgRu5Cv5MAJytFUUX4Ol8k/s320/DSC_0523.JPG" /></a><br /><br />And he really loves beer cans. He crushed it!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3H4Kc11MmqxuGqm4MIY9mwkQUxw96AttmwEZt1ApJT5w18Vy58XyKVir7_UuOtyqLNlxosroWpcxTzcwz9kBwR90FHxkDpDmtq66T0MzxmMFiS_I68mzhc6HXbq-_ueMIH4HrKLLnfdX/s1600/DSC_0513.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609215455152076130" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhi3H4Kc11MmqxuGqm4MIY9mwkQUxw96AttmwEZt1ApJT5w18Vy58XyKVir7_UuOtyqLNlxosroWpcxTzcwz9kBwR90FHxkDpDmtq66T0MzxmMFiS_I68mzhc6HXbq-_ueMIH4HrKLLnfdX/s320/DSC_0513.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><br />Daddy and P-man during family playtime!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMR6Nh4SuuNHrn9VtswHe9s9A795OEL0mVR6-BUnmVkXwVR7BH5ioXmCvGVi-D7CX0kMI1tEntjXcUhAtvWL0MLLwUg8y2od-JWKXD0ZDWfeNbZo5GJ81VnM9j4u1533tuyQk_Mje6MtY1/s1600/5-3-11+%25287%2529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609215445066579874" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMR6Nh4SuuNHrn9VtswHe9s9A795OEL0mVR6-BUnmVkXwVR7BH5ioXmCvGVi-D7CX0kMI1tEntjXcUhAtvWL0MLLwUg8y2od-JWKXD0ZDWfeNbZo5GJ81VnM9j4u1533tuyQk_Mje6MtY1/s320/5-3-11+%25287%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><br />Oh and another big milestone down. Last night Porter decided to stand up all by himself. My baby is getting so big!<br /></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MR68qRL0Y__ae91oByVuRE6cWhzY7w0Zv2E-W_XQ4OAhyL7bN4W1EgZKL3OM0DB7EJHMc8dKa_oM8Qj4dKdDJoLEZ5KwgUAugjvo7Fj0qu6drUFAzWK6kggc4HPlEyIl01ftuyRcYil7/s1600/DSC_0604.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5609215446941326194" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3MR68qRL0Y__ae91oByVuRE6cWhzY7w0Zv2E-W_XQ4OAhyL7bN4W1EgZKL3OM0DB7EJHMc8dKa_oM8Qj4dKdDJoLEZ5KwgUAugjvo7Fj0qu6drUFAzWK6kggc4HPlEyIl01ftuyRcYil7/s320/DSC_0604.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">We are leaving tonight for Colorado. Say a little prayer for us! I hope everyone has a wonderful weekend. </div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Love, Erika<br /><br /><br /></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-23250010035633292902011-05-04T08:52:00.000-07:002011-05-04T09:04:48.683-07:00HE'S MOBILE!!!!<div align="center">Finally he figured it out. We're only doing the army crawl... but at least he got it! It only takes us persuading him by putting our phones out for him to get them. Good to know. Enjoy the video! (I hope it works)</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">Happy Wednesday to you all!</div><br /><div align="center"></div><br /><div align="center">P.S. We have a contract on our house. <span id="SPELLING_ERROR_0" class="blsp-spelling-error">Yay</span>! Tentative close date is June 17. Say a little prayer everything works out! We're so happy. </div><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><br /><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzfjJi0_aQnT5scNcRqjGBwKWfdx50FYXR619Safup1RdFCv8gCRZ1x97DjRXAXuiIj9Ss_C4VpdzXNg-epEw' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-87769686096195538012011-04-26T18:25:00.000-07:002011-04-26T19:36:14.394-07:00Easter and mobility...<div align="center">I thought I would start with a few random happenings! </div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqD8cg6_DRb-y7EAG5psb7A6xgbfMAjsMXQmOjH3cw3AKqiAwNcLvGB_w-tSJ8NiZxN_f_q5DKaRpBjwTA7MZf7m2qYfqMqbDARvB7APnCOZeIQLCBISrjgtDdLjCYUy4Q2Aa0Dud6801U/s1600/First+Mac%2527n%2527Cheese+%25289%2529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600081297435087250" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqD8cg6_DRb-y7EAG5psb7A6xgbfMAjsMXQmOjH3cw3AKqiAwNcLvGB_w-tSJ8NiZxN_f_q5DKaRpBjwTA7MZf7m2qYfqMqbDARvB7APnCOZeIQLCBISrjgtDdLjCYUy4Q2Aa0Dud6801U/s320/First+Mac%2527n%2527Cheese+%25289%2529.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Porter's first Mac'n'Cheese experience... he loved it! As evident by the fact that he tipped his bowl up!</span></div><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuO1pY3Kx_eedpqZrOSHp6NcYdXvwyXLser1a8otyYHt98Kl53yvP088dGT9m6qT4kHQzOEB-aX6B8KNS1Gne_eopvCIr9yaZT81BwFlIEcWmQbgGEijd0FkfIWwaGyZk_PQa2A-KmlbTJ/s1600/4-25-2011+%252814%2529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600081289086067266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuO1pY3Kx_eedpqZrOSHp6NcYdXvwyXLser1a8otyYHt98Kl53yvP088dGT9m6qT4kHQzOEB-aX6B8KNS1Gne_eopvCIr9yaZT81BwFlIEcWmQbgGEijd0FkfIWwaGyZk_PQa2A-KmlbTJ/s320/4-25-2011+%252814%2529.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">Trying to talk Scout into coming close enough for him to grab on... Scout doesn't want anything to do with it!<br /></div></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJlAvNI4hReup5IPn8tgjTCz0FDc6H6sQkMq9OczchPGk3-SC04u_lh7a1pe8y3Ut-RI_QNST7MFfWcylsnx3WIERtVOlRJm2kAorEoYqWMU1Xhaj_nHpOQ-e4s_nb-ZMdoljujTgHrby/s1600/4-23-2011+%25285%2529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600081287126033586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkJlAvNI4hReup5IPn8tgjTCz0FDc6H6sQkMq9OczchPGk3-SC04u_lh7a1pe8y3Ut-RI_QNST7MFfWcylsnx3WIERtVOlRJm2kAorEoYqWMU1Xhaj_nHpOQ-e4s_nb-ZMdoljujTgHrby/s320/4-23-2011+%25285%2529.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">So I was trying to get a picture of his crazy bedhead... but then he made this expression and I couldn't resist... what a goofy kid we have.<br /></div></span><br /><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMnt46mojYjLvT6CZRcGmaIo8zVV9SRffURiX6ofLoopE3GHVf6sG7EdjyTw0cJHaswanGHq_hAx6BsxAT8o37bs4wePvMtCOQFdCKxufqYg9lgFfotuXHsEEz4kq9obha-K-vAnYqCM9G/s1600/4-19-2011+%25283%2529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600081282392554258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMnt46mojYjLvT6CZRcGmaIo8zVV9SRffURiX6ofLoopE3GHVf6sG7EdjyTw0cJHaswanGHq_hAx6BsxAT8o37bs4wePvMtCOQFdCKxufqYg9lgFfotuXHsEEz4kq9obha-K-vAnYqCM9G/s320/4-19-2011+%25283%2529.JPG" /></a> </div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">My baby's standing up :( </span></div><br /><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;">(He can't stand up on his own yet, but if you put him there, he'll stay up for a good long while)<br /></div></span><br /><div align="center">Easter service was wonderful on Sunday. We tried out a new church in Aledo called The Summit. It is a fellowship of a church in Fort Worth Jeff and I attended for a while before we moved out this way. The verdict... we liked it and will definitely be trying it again. It is small, held in an old gymnastics gym, with a nursery that only has a handful of kids in it... which I'm happy about. Porter did wonderful in the nursery. At one point during the service I heard this horrible screaming and thought it was him, so I quietly walked out of the sanctuary and down the hall. I peeked into the doorway to see him looking at this little girl like "what's wrong with you... this is fun... stop crying".</div><br /><div align="center"><br /><div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtiO-1f7040lx_CLq6UMXnXtc2MgcIpCLKjwugT9pr5JI2GSkP67N41tqxQugvLEW98-3uNJHcCYDX1NLAho6usJJkON3NfVIWwtaTDysU4mVv8AwNycervWRMm9s9Z7AIphsxYjKgW9CY/s1600/DSC_0364.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 262px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600078719772471938" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtiO-1f7040lx_CLq6UMXnXtc2MgcIpCLKjwugT9pr5JI2GSkP67N41tqxQugvLEW98-3uNJHcCYDX1NLAho6usJJkON3NfVIWwtaTDysU4mVv8AwNycervWRMm9s9Z7AIphsxYjKgW9CY/s320/DSC_0364.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;">His first Easter basket</span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hUjNCeeqw5PKqMF1jVItRkQoeVTiqKLrNiUco6MHx8HLoMJMeJyMi9ctubxwwqZlCnNdAezSOrnxoXC56R9BjAX9qj9SLd8CS_BeuWtZOOlSmgg_Xb4T-91j6QZkYH4SH4wS1RaLEuxa/s1600/DSC_0389.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600078725967432082" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3hUjNCeeqw5PKqMF1jVItRkQoeVTiqKLrNiUco6MHx8HLoMJMeJyMi9ctubxwwqZlCnNdAezSOrnxoXC56R9BjAX9qj9SLd8CS_BeuWtZOOlSmgg_Xb4T-91j6QZkYH4SH4wS1RaLEuxa/s320/DSC_0389.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;">He likes the eggs! </span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTYeDYagMyAfCfIS7mNx_BzO5KJ7NCOemuGi_7tI4Zyl8kdFo3tu5Qffgru1uzgo_RQOx1bjeaOzr2B9GKZt9rqfl2L8gdD70ABRjAyMqW7vIGqXpZz5-UfTgAoI-ji64QyAbs-g82VbN/s1600/DSC_0382.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600078721189285634" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeTYeDYagMyAfCfIS7mNx_BzO5KJ7NCOemuGi_7tI4Zyl8kdFo3tu5Qffgru1uzgo_RQOx1bjeaOzr2B9GKZt9rqfl2L8gdD70ABRjAyMqW7vIGqXpZz5-UfTgAoI-ji64QyAbs-g82VbN/s320/DSC_0382.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;">For some reason this is the face he made in all but 1 picture... and my eyes are closed. Oh well!<br /></span></div><br /><div>And I really thought today he was going to get it! I really thought today he was going to crawl. He was so close... so many times! I know most parents don't get that excited about their kid crawling and try to postpone it as much as possible. But me... man I'm ready. I even trailed some snacks for him. Funny thing is... he got all the snacks, even if he didn't crawl. (Kid will not miss any food!)</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-TsVz5rcu87YQ4F_lAXlNHEIEMaf8Nn-w2ce5CFp8MxgX6J7rP8XRcrJ-PfLmvOcBzd2su45Zqc_BsghbsS_-7JTPUZUwpu9UgNOdgcicQQ0Ibj1HqvJB1UnYPZPWpifOaTOjjLxB5Hk/s1600/4-26-2011+%25285%2529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600078736084898914" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp-TsVz5rcu87YQ4F_lAXlNHEIEMaf8Nn-w2ce5CFp8MxgX6J7rP8XRcrJ-PfLmvOcBzd2su45Zqc_BsghbsS_-7JTPUZUwpu9UgNOdgcicQQ0Ibj1HqvJB1UnYPZPWpifOaTOjjLxB5Hk/s320/4-26-2011+%25285%2529.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div><span style="font-size:85%;">His "it wasn't me I sw</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRY2oaxwUTyS-OL-krNaLGW8jsoU7-QvfBtzjuO_cQNf7O7Mi_ZM0yxff6xVVb6H86b02h3pf13fsq6RxVMx-sEhh5RUmzr_oGDYXqVnqJdDvqJlbg12HpKsSQcCNde8hObL7oEb2AJLrz/s1600/4-26-2011+%25288%2529.JPG"></a><span style="font-size:85%;">ear" face </span></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRY2oaxwUTyS-OL-krNaLGW8jsoU7-QvfBtzjuO_cQNf7O7Mi_ZM0yxff6xVVb6H86b02h3pf13fsq6RxVMx-sEhh5RUmzr_oGDYXqVnqJdDvqJlbg12HpKsSQcCNde8hObL7oEb2AJLrz/s1600/4-26-2011+%25288%2529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600078733324793954" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRY2oaxwUTyS-OL-krNaLGW8jsoU7-QvfBtzjuO_cQNf7O7Mi_ZM0yxff6xVVb6H86b02h3pf13fsq6RxVMx-sEhh5RUmzr_oGDYXqVnqJdDvqJlbg12HpKsSQcCNde8hObL7oEb2AJLrz/s320/4-26-2011+%25288%2529.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">Almost got it!</span><span style="font-size:85%;"><br /></span>In an attempt to get better about blogging I am going to (try) to do a couple of short blogs a week instead of one big post once a month. We'll see if it works. </div></div><br /><div><br /><div>In other news... an early congratulations to Mr. Jason Black and his future Mrs.! We're excited for the wedding this weekend! Wishing you many years of happiness and health! May God bless your marriage in every way possible. We love you both!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-4hh1RlStCzWlR_tjlKVaf3pRwaymSqQduHnjqTe8odnbu8kPtFLMbZJZXaBJVB0Qr_VTUCXcctQaRVGqofqeMTfyTPdMUqA-bVSPBhI3gwTq5CZGmtPVmhFtO-tqiORJu4ZiYXQiLBp/s1600/Jason+and+Jenny.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 292px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5600085193772612258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9-4hh1RlStCzWlR_tjlKVaf3pRwaymSqQduHnjqTe8odnbu8kPtFLMbZJZXaBJVB0Qr_VTUCXcctQaRVGqofqeMTfyTPdMUqA-bVSPBhI3gwTq5CZGmtPVmhFtO-tqiORJu4ZiYXQiLBp/s320/Jason+and+Jenny.jpg" /></a></div></div><br /></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-12478809154704876622011-04-19T10:46:00.001-07:002011-04-21T13:21:52.188-07:007 MONTHS OLD!<div align="center"><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div><br /><div>Happy 7 month birthday to my sweet little man! Daddy and I are so blessed to have you and cherish every moment with you. You fill our lives with laughter and a joy we never knew possible. Thank you for being such a wonderful baby! </div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1L8yVZK1izpuQc9yT4lrs6JOrfFeXLSOEv0ELQyefcSpYm8vkF-4WcOdJdsSwB-dh3yBfwhnzSviBYfnLikXpz8kPmXavhbxKVrBxABR-2yO8zVrC8e_Fo16CuhtH4pADCV-4dhqQkc7/s1600/DSC_0444.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597418190588181970" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJ1L8yVZK1izpuQc9yT4lrs6JOrfFeXLSOEv0ELQyefcSpYm8vkF-4WcOdJdsSwB-dh3yBfwhnzSviBYfnLikXpz8kPmXavhbxKVrBxABR-2yO8zVrC8e_Fo16CuhtH4pADCV-4dhqQkc7/s320/DSC_0444.JPG" /></a><br />7 months old!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyC10KMo7oRYUZjbGa_YQ2XwZSeen3urheijpG_Jw6Iebd3JCEqovsPlD6drxDxhSbKVxjOKO-pIyHFg60WRpmBjXxQKFcL1G6D0OsqiJc0CSEK5Tsn6OCBcvN6_EQZwkUNensnNVzbKg/s1600/DSC_0340.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598028908097177858" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihyC10KMo7oRYUZjbGa_YQ2XwZSeen3urheijpG_Jw6Iebd3JCEqovsPlD6drxDxhSbKVxjOKO-pIyHFg60WRpmBjXxQKFcL1G6D0OsqiJc0CSEK5Tsn6OCBcvN6_EQZwkUNensnNVzbKg/s320/DSC_0340.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>Mommy and me<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOUtfwl4lt9Tc0PcY59aMRuGnvdyt46NPEkeILXv9S_EehJSAPnTWDKJunFwk9tDTdfxZAO73w2umJf7UK_IivRgV43ar_mDpvBzdyWtNbpqzoaM5Wad4w1HI888muCcAamHEP8kqdqoP/s1600/3-11+%252841%2529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598121053844271682" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjOUtfwl4lt9Tc0PcY59aMRuGnvdyt46NPEkeILXv9S_EehJSAPnTWDKJunFwk9tDTdfxZAO73w2umJf7UK_IivRgV43ar_mDpvBzdyWtNbpqzoaM5Wad4w1HI888muCcAamHEP8kqdqoP/s320/3-11+%252841%2529.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>I love my Daddy!<br /></div><br /><br /><div>We have just been busy, busy, busy. Our house is on the market. Our new house plans are completed. Keeping this house clean is a chore in itself. So if you know anyone that is looking to move out this way... keep our house in mind! </div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwcWNcfZ9EPAlyJbMs265ICzh69Y5FV43VoFID8QXm-7u2T-uAbTS3WtrYlbEN1EftDPQAGpSNTM8RtcQ-vrziNS-GQbVPidx9SIlKfHiJOjPEbdwMZdnOxCuAxK0F9iDP3Wk50KDKNyl/s1600/DSC_0361.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597361350258428722" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKwcWNcfZ9EPAlyJbMs265ICzh69Y5FV43VoFID8QXm-7u2T-uAbTS3WtrYlbEN1EftDPQAGpSNTM8RtcQ-vrziNS-GQbVPidx9SIlKfHiJOjPEbdwMZdnOxCuAxK0F9iDP3Wk50KDKNyl/s320/DSC_0361.JPG" /></a><br />Helping Mommy do laundry </div><br /><br /><div>Porter is learning new things, eating new foods, working on picking up snacks and feeding himself, working on crawling. I keep telling him that if he would just keep his hands on the ground he would have it. Instead, he gets his legs going and sticks his arms straight out to the side. He is so close though and I can't believe how fast crawling snuck up on me. Time to baby proof! He now has 2 teeth! Yay. And the boy is a non-stop talker. He loves to hear his voice and he loves for Jeff and I to hear it as well! He has been making the raspberry noises, which I think is adorable. Problem is... he makes that noise when he is eating and it sure does make for a messy meal time!</div><br /><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqyP41v-R1MGlBOWGZmks6ndIE6uM3mrrCHxC97UCzlExRNoy_peGRYX8LQpU6_LWnQFOD5tlM1YEFh6UD-D_ns_ROUFW9y1f2GFXf5FsSKeuoN0IdNiQc6Fg9q6GBOgvV5Lul9pDHVk4/s1600/DSC_0360.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597361343903881570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBqyP41v-R1MGlBOWGZmks6ndIE6uM3mrrCHxC97UCzlExRNoy_peGRYX8LQpU6_LWnQFOD5tlM1YEFh6UD-D_ns_ROUFW9y1f2GFXf5FsSKeuoN0IdNiQc6Fg9q6GBOgvV5Lul9pDHVk4/s320/DSC_0360.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>Oatmeal with apples and cinnamon... one of my favorites!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZMLu8NPER0Vz3oicQ5-SH6i3C1P2EYz3JIW9-alOXbHaH2hhpT2iG5VZmUfacNi4LPQ7xiZUC1abxWaCN_yeeTF_w93rYTX_MSp7p5ZRhWIylyh35-SO06K6F7zMZq5I-Mq1KE0liAvG/s1600/DSC_0384.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597361360591357714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEisZMLu8NPER0Vz3oicQ5-SH6i3C1P2EYz3JIW9-alOXbHaH2hhpT2iG5VZmUfacNi4LPQ7xiZUC1abxWaCN_yeeTF_w93rYTX_MSp7p5ZRhWIylyh35-SO06K6F7zMZq5I-Mq1KE0liAvG/s320/DSC_0384.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>I love to feed myself!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFBpioRRMtw3hRW-Y8cukXB_iBzqa_Y6nOhBT81AR1bGcQuPjIWkqx2dhlW0iCFcp5QOC875VaisuZS9iUqwXmer6leGAS0Cew2ehypxlEQnnEvCQpS7adi7Bf5VuE80UH3k3BMPRZBYd/s1600/DSC_0375.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597361354229028994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUFBpioRRMtw3hRW-Y8cukXB_iBzqa_Y6nOhBT81AR1bGcQuPjIWkqx2dhlW0iCFcp5QOC875VaisuZS9iUqwXmer6leGAS0Cew2ehypxlEQnnEvCQpS7adi7Bf5VuE80UH3k3BMPRZBYd/s320/DSC_0375.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>Ready to EAT MOM!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2KrJN21NOk6YietJ59Z55HzyYM7mHQlUclD4ss0vtVbwFWePMdxFztXkiF-65Cl7qaexe74UEFwIoF2FO4Kd4jmAIcXtY1YnZW4zoghpgGl091VwiAr5qrJeSBPR3IkG18CdzNdGpPJS/s1600/4-2-11.5.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597361338681945794" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2KrJN21NOk6YietJ59Z55HzyYM7mHQlUclD4ss0vtVbwFWePMdxFztXkiF-65Cl7qaexe74UEFwIoF2FO4Kd4jmAIcXtY1YnZW4zoghpgGl091VwiAr5qrJeSBPR3IkG18CdzNdGpPJS/s320/4-2-11.5.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>Bathtime! </div><br /><br /><div>Jeff and I had our 2 year anniversary yesterday and it was wonderful. I am such a lucky woman to have such a giving and loving husband. He provides such a wonderful life for Porter and I and for that I am eternally grateful. The last 2 years have been amazing and I am looking forward to so many more! Love you honey!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1evZfFCjf8iZBAvygh-_8OvS6J7StWdwU6gYM2oKYnV3-NaQM7NwESHrc0zm960ZKj5ANVvZxkmj0boWO7aA2xXome7Jv8dFl2IRrndeDTMvuNEYDDM24wvYnJ-NEqRxuJu2qpW1sqQM7/s1600/IMG_0404.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598028904672623090" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1evZfFCjf8iZBAvygh-_8OvS6J7StWdwU6gYM2oKYnV3-NaQM7NwESHrc0zm960ZKj5ANVvZxkmj0boWO7aA2xXome7Jv8dFl2IRrndeDTMvuNEYDDM24wvYnJ-NEqRxuJu2qpW1sqQM7/s320/IMG_0404.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>Our first picture </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Some cute pictures... just for you guys!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmGk6RTMgoTGk1kI6gIfw9FbA5OOGQpjhAhayXQ0CSAynbyERGYCtG_qHsIHmbHi7I_qvRGRq_0z6LP6X9iUppDP3Id5hwno9a7EIAdprYicw3wB4UHbkM6ZYgV7yh8GAl8GQlFGVK47j/s1600/DSC_0468.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597418201396400098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsmGk6RTMgoTGk1kI6gIfw9FbA5OOGQpjhAhayXQ0CSAynbyERGYCtG_qHsIHmbHi7I_qvRGRq_0z6LP6X9iUppDP3Id5hwno9a7EIAdprYicw3wB4UHbkM6ZYgV7yh8GAl8GQlFGVK47j/s320/DSC_0468.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>I like reading</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPt5QKsh6-buajSSDnlLpxpgQk4C53qTDsduNG40Qk5Lr-Tf60sghD-ng1q8I7PFYbfJ9YWSNniSdQO-16z8s8__f5Tug8f9YUeV5JgorrHcNKJqiWw-q9y7jGxwhu2fDu_8lP0Inhi5tE/s1600/DSC_0457.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597418196196164242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPt5QKsh6-buajSSDnlLpxpgQk4C53qTDsduNG40Qk5Lr-Tf60sghD-ng1q8I7PFYbfJ9YWSNniSdQO-16z8s8__f5Tug8f9YUeV5JgorrHcNKJqiWw-q9y7jGxwhu2fDu_8lP0Inhi5tE/s320/DSC_0457.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>My own personal hide-out</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kMnH67c89RZ0Zw1rqh5HKUTddMQh02Cbk6ZIpVxD09HuLCIOE-BlfH_xnggxEUyhkEpsXxIUFhl-1x-bBiDb0bI8joISImmnTp0O7Z0K4dWAOVzYVUDIPZmTsCuca49Ih0Ku9wHAy7gd/s1600/3-11+%25286%2529.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 255px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598121069404876578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kMnH67c89RZ0Zw1rqh5HKUTddMQh02Cbk6ZIpVxD09HuLCIOE-BlfH_xnggxEUyhkEpsXxIUFhl-1x-bBiDb0bI8joISImmnTp0O7Z0K4dWAOVzYVUDIPZmTsCuca49Ih0Ku9wHAy7gd/s320/3-11+%25286%2529.JPG" /></a><br />Mommas boy... and I love it!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGpC3NMfRtAKfwoq9aO3eERiwrL6o3POJS_6k-T6UOGWfdTIQJOpB5jx8NHGnYnxGQ8oxv39eE7ZFsHin5XAA7VvoBdbVyCNZePQPGJlw-IyX9vEKCbVS_3EmXlcVQmQ2I5CiEbS_e_ZS/s1600/4-12-11.4.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 247px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598121071042791986" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWGpC3NMfRtAKfwoq9aO3eERiwrL6o3POJS_6k-T6UOGWfdTIQJOpB5jx8NHGnYnxGQ8oxv39eE7ZFsHin5XAA7VvoBdbVyCNZePQPGJlw-IyX9vEKCbVS_3EmXlcVQmQ2I5CiEbS_e_ZS/s320/4-12-11.4.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>Just chillin!</div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ8QEuEuqVvL2UnsJPX7q_8gtQllK7_GaC2nYOAzXUFCZlArYMhDMU4n77LW-6TFntWhJwnhVzHVD8B1XZsCe1aGEL3kIxxbvRVBZDvrf_S-xbIvZ-tl3n-6xgw4RPEuA6hWewQMtLbth1/s1600/DSC_0523.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5598130093691982226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZ8QEuEuqVvL2UnsJPX7q_8gtQllK7_GaC2nYOAzXUFCZlArYMhDMU4n77LW-6TFntWhJwnhVzHVD8B1XZsCe1aGEL3kIxxbvRVBZDvrf_S-xbIvZ-tl3n-6xgw4RPEuA6hWewQMtLbth1/s320/DSC_0523.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>Daddy bought me this cool car swing!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4d-lYyZwd2U30yzjvCpiOzjqFvY01omNPk0g4BTjgk3556nxjz4EkMRbDanb9wTuCyjFf8mWN7YiHRV9iM3cv-HxoSfGURC-z1fVhRLryBmzY97e7nFgWI9Y_fWwoG1Rzs7Yv8KSrZoAs/s1600/DSC_0424.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5597418192136972690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4d-lYyZwd2U30yzjvCpiOzjqFvY01omNPk0g4BTjgk3556nxjz4EkMRbDanb9wTuCyjFf8mWN7YiHRV9iM3cv-HxoSfGURC-z1fVhRLryBmzY97e7nFgWI9Y_fWwoG1Rzs7Yv8KSrZoAs/s320/DSC_0424.JPG" /></a></div><br /><div>HI!</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>And finally... a verse from my new favorite song. </div><br /><div>"<em>This is the stuff that drives me crazy, this is the stuff that's been getting to me lately. In the middle of my little mess I forget how big I'm blessed. This is the stuff"</em></div><br /><div><em></em></div><br /><div>Easter is upon us. God sent His only son to die for us. To save us from our sin, so that we can spend our lives praising Him. Instead we get caught up in things that are so un-important we lose sight of what He did for us. So this weekend try and remember how BIG you are blessed! </div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Love you all! </div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-42421434179378870812011-02-02T19:28:00.000-08:002011-02-14T22:38:27.608-08:00February already...<div align="center">I cannot believe it is already mid-February. January just flew right by us... and I mean FLEW BY! We had so much going on and things are changing rapidly around here. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><br />First... I am so excited to say that our house is almost ready to be put on the market. We are hoping to have it up for sale next week, so please pray for a speedy sale. We met with an architect last Monday and talked about what we want and what we don't want... what we need to have and what we don't need to have. He sent us a starting point... and we are already realizing that this is more difficult than we were hoping it would be. There are a few things that Jeff and I really want... and I mean REALLY want and at this point I'm just praying we can incorporate all the things we want without pushing our boundaries too much. </div><div align="center"><br />Second... I want to talk about this insane weather! 14 with a wind chill of -6!!!!!!!!! Really... it was 80 degrees on Saturday. I love Texas... but I really despise the weather sometimes. We took Porter out for his first snow pictures... not sure how he felt about it... but after the layers we had on him... I'm sure he was just happy that it was cold! What's funny is this, we're home every day and it never bothers us... but the fact that we couldn't go anywhere... is what drove me crazy. All I wanted to do was go to the grocery store. Not because I needed anything... just because I knew I couldn't get out. I'm glad all that craziness has passed. We took Porter for his first park visit today and he loved it. He was able to sit in the swing and we put in on one of the "horse" rockers and took a few pictures of it. Jeff helped him slide down the slide and then we decided to let him play in the dirt. It took all of 2 seconds for him to pick up and handful of dirt and mulch and go straight for the mouth. I think I was able to deflect most of it... but I figure it won't kill him if he eats a little dirt. He's going to sooner or later... right? I think we're going to make the park a weekly occurrence!<br /></div><div align="center"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3mI66pwzhh95grD2LYE7HvGdjtRrPtV_E9F0sm50glkJUiOz4AbTC1S0VyRHt8iL0J5qA9NoHSIcaNZuRCB5HTg_gxGAu1h-_1SO1BF8wfw-8jQuF4jzn5NguuLEJGCwJAo4N8mR5Lc3/s1600/FEB+8.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573425189181388354" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhC3mI66pwzhh95grD2LYE7HvGdjtRrPtV_E9F0sm50glkJUiOz4AbTC1S0VyRHt8iL0J5qA9NoHSIcaNZuRCB5HTg_gxGAu1h-_1SO1BF8wfw-8jQuF4jzn5NguuLEJGCwJAo4N8mR5Lc3/s320/FEB+8.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwFHptCK2I1ehJ3xmlG_zpcAcvwZrCTXWFqX0pSQF_c5hYW_kik4NdOPlXBjDf1pMTEOXDTDXOMltdk_ynD6Gue8kHp-ytGPTlXwzf4HClReiatU_YYtWU92434d0BvbS3mQtqpucP_Wl/s1600/FEB+9.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573425193890870050" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKwFHptCK2I1ehJ3xmlG_zpcAcvwZrCTXWFqX0pSQF_c5hYW_kik4NdOPlXBjDf1pMTEOXDTDXOMltdk_ynD6Gue8kHp-ytGPTlXwzf4HClReiatU_YYtWU92434d0BvbS3mQtqpucP_Wl/s320/FEB+9.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90ErrA3DrAlrj-vIoDNsKEi1uj-bkxQU97T9gA1n7FrGoBsR4XlCUKmVCpnLI7qBQrxuM1DgsBRWtS_rknPUZp4G3rZvduQNpnLeM7Y0X0xJRkA0rg8RgLwC8GUetK8XH25Vp_syrkpHb/s1600/PARK+TRIP+1.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 212px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573428480654434994" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi90ErrA3DrAlrj-vIoDNsKEi1uj-bkxQU97T9gA1n7FrGoBsR4XlCUKmVCpnLI7qBQrxuM1DgsBRWtS_rknPUZp4G3rZvduQNpnLeM7Y0X0xJRkA0rg8RgLwC8GUetK8XH25Vp_syrkpHb/s320/PARK+TRIP+1.jpg" /></a></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjn4CN1Ir3OgAWg7QrEAPD1snDZoZ7mZ2vUTbE74g-rV5psl9-c-Nky2KiV0mMVj0VPBw6AXw2DjpSH4jtg3yxPTIBHrn5L07SeZ8lF89WZvsdhgprHz-Rx9n5qjRLNsqEflkquwKLNBg/s1600/PARK+TRIP+2.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 318px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573428484200115826" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivjn4CN1Ir3OgAWg7QrEAPD1snDZoZ7mZ2vUTbE74g-rV5psl9-c-Nky2KiV0mMVj0VPBw6AXw2DjpSH4jtg3yxPTIBHrn5L07SeZ8lF89WZvsdhgprHz-Rx9n5qjRLNsqEflkquwKLNBg/s320/PARK+TRIP+2.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9vJPX7kNUQ7hA9AoxYB7nwfwivNVjhVwJ4Fncze1uxsEbh-AwJTV_bogfIs_c3S_eEQoUPu058LNAxuniOqJ65ltrSHKxLal9JufVxy2m2oQOOI7obnDVGuzgzenA7mviP8unf5VRCOsA/s1600/PARK+TRIP+3.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 262px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573428487104687586" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9vJPX7kNUQ7hA9AoxYB7nwfwivNVjhVwJ4Fncze1uxsEbh-AwJTV_bogfIs_c3S_eEQoUPu058LNAxuniOqJ65ltrSHKxLal9JufVxy2m2oQOOI7obnDVGuzgzenA7mviP8unf5VRCOsA/s320/PARK+TRIP+3.jpg" /></a> </div><div><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaa36cf4eAV1_UiD6bYie3KGZ9TbRsMuLbzOV8cjU-Xpd_3utN0i6WmenwkLhoIElKpwhoJmSy-uQp_mkPDfIXcO1BhdYWyFor7HlPXWNK2nEkrSe-xh5SXWbeDHM-21PeV1yaNmhRsJM/s1600/PARK+TRIP+4.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573428494723501170" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTaa36cf4eAV1_UiD6bYie3KGZ9TbRsMuLbzOV8cjU-Xpd_3utN0i6WmenwkLhoIElKpwhoJmSy-uQp_mkPDfIXcO1BhdYWyFor7HlPXWNK2nEkrSe-xh5SXWbeDHM-21PeV1yaNmhRsJM/s320/PARK+TRIP+4.jpg" /></a> </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7RwaeZx9a4TkLsPRDtfe_oK0ye1QoHtZPK9xhk8QwC1d4DrluIWpnMoN6NLma1kP4iGAnNqxi_kRJmg8zTNkxSscucGegnJWGCjKZ-VCSp2RL0g3hdPb1PDUR6MejYOWnfazPGty5zF2/s1600/PARK+TRIP+5.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 270px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573428509064026450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhD7RwaeZx9a4TkLsPRDtfe_oK0ye1QoHtZPK9xhk8QwC1d4DrluIWpnMoN6NLma1kP4iGAnNqxi_kRJmg8zTNkxSscucGegnJWGCjKZ-VCSp2RL0g3hdPb1PDUR6MejYOWnfazPGty5zF2/s320/PARK+TRIP+5.jpg" /></a><br />PLAYING WITH THE CHIMES</div><div></div><div><br />Third... and the reason for our little blog... Porter is such an amazing baby. I know I've said this before, but we are so blessed with such an angel for a baby. Don't get me wrong... he has his moments... but 99.9% of the time, he is just perfect. We've hit a lot of baby milestones in the last few weeks so let's get started. I'm going to start with Christmas and work up to now.<br /><br />We had such a great first Christmas with Porter. Of course he had no clue what was happening, but Jeff and I really enjoyed opening all of his presents for him and watching his eyes go back and forth, trying to figure out which one to play with first. He received a laundry list of toys, clothes, and books and he loves all of his new stuff. Right now one of our most useful toys is his jumper. He will hang out in that thing for about 30 minutes at a time (as long as he is in the same room as me) and jump and play the entire time. It is wonderful! He also got this cute zebra (that is bigger than him) to play on. He likes to ride on its back and chew on its ears. He got a "Sophie the Giraffe" and I was amazed at how quickly he learned to pick it up and hold it and put it in his mouth. We are so blessed with such an amazing family that gave us so many fun gifts. But most importantly we were able to spend time with all of our family members during the most wonderful time of the year.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQPoNYLbgWOYi7oAwfxqAgcBLx9vkN0VgvjMjP3_MNPCIRFuWZg0sDi5ANttdCr437OG45XkfjK8PVAKi8HOM1EIANQgD6z5If-YGGFlFA2LxKNpJq3-ENlP8-hDq8RTmubykxMt_hl6e/s1600/DSC_0336.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 210px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573432367795150306" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYQPoNYLbgWOYi7oAwfxqAgcBLx9vkN0VgvjMjP3_MNPCIRFuWZg0sDi5ANttdCr437OG45XkfjK8PVAKi8HOM1EIANQgD6z5If-YGGFlFA2LxKNpJq3-ENlP8-hDq8RTmubykxMt_hl6e/s320/DSC_0336.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqHFF4KqJqhhhc0me8VHAb1BUATgYh_bBDot-x3MmoFYDsa0OepwYCBTyhY5rJFGuLXU-maPFKiHyV5j7mVcnP1B372rinnCoWuWKXNzWOeAZbVLxTn0h7ElS8NdSHX3YsNug8K31i94-/s1600/DSC_0405.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573432377847256242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlqHFF4KqJqhhhc0me8VHAb1BUATgYh_bBDot-x3MmoFYDsa0OepwYCBTyhY5rJFGuLXU-maPFKiHyV5j7mVcnP1B372rinnCoWuWKXNzWOeAZbVLxTn0h7ElS8NdSHX3YsNug8K31i94-/s320/DSC_0405.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_6mCMY8NknfU59KwfdWIal-I1Ni1H5I7-QXEkS2zYVtZOwjnEW1q4MGUrCzcZdZTZMki_0KUoqO7O1lvedtfJaaLFDas-5LUJfblGMo5L47MG6l0wysTojlRCvvDzkfKRbG-wHXDe9iI/s1600/JAN+P22.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573432381964429746" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgq_6mCMY8NknfU59KwfdWIal-I1Ni1H5I7-QXEkS2zYVtZOwjnEW1q4MGUrCzcZdZTZMki_0KUoqO7O1lvedtfJaaLFDas-5LUJfblGMo5L47MG6l0wysTojlRCvvDzkfKRbG-wHXDe9iI/s320/JAN+P22.JPG" /></a></div><div> </div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiU9L5n8vxh2FuSNMh6THx7xPWT6fGFxIvYXWM2NoPZ_Aotz5Vgb7q1Amr0xj1XG3lbUn7CAoLe4oPpJQupF_CXjV_-8e0DAtKjnt5VFrvDW2So4BaL_xWybFwDyqZb-nGyaaO-4V9CwyY/s1600/DSC_0660.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573432388655235266" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiiU9L5n8vxh2FuSNMh6THx7xPWT6fGFxIvYXWM2NoPZ_Aotz5Vgb7q1Amr0xj1XG3lbUn7CAoLe4oPpJQupF_CXjV_-8e0DAtKjnt5VFrvDW2So4BaL_xWybFwDyqZb-nGyaaO-4V9CwyY/s320/DSC_0660.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div>MID-JUMP</div><div></div><div></div><div><br />January has brought Porter a lot of new things to do. He started eating "big boy" foods the second week of January... and let me say this... I never doubted it for a moment... but that kid LOVES food! Any way he can get it... he loves it. We started off with rice and oatmeal and he definitely preferred oatmeal. I've heard that most babies take a little time to warm up to eating off a spoon... well our little man was trying to "help" us feed him his 2nd time to eat off a spoon. I don't think he's ever going to find a food he doesn't like.<br /><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqpaorn_11cc9hlsL4lyIxIhFM3NGvOJZO8nyC2gVDoNK8-thPGMvkTKIDN9_zYFWH1-dLbJ0EC-gB72og3KILENl8qvQLyBsp_6zza6ABGORZBek28Hzsa12O85HgHX4FOh4RpQC1I1Z/s1600/FIRST+CEREAL+3.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 258px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573435066957142786" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKqpaorn_11cc9hlsL4lyIxIhFM3NGvOJZO8nyC2gVDoNK8-thPGMvkTKIDN9_zYFWH1-dLbJ0EC-gB72og3KILENl8qvQLyBsp_6zza6ABGORZBek28Hzsa12O85HgHX4FOh4RpQC1I1Z/s320/FIRST+CEREAL+3.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlsvrnB1_ZmlwiKh_3jxfkdID1gpLZSZ-7sgPWTC627dRsEyR6GMVZP0OWOb3Fdji6UKPf0Fma7UoBUvnuVdQzIdVc4C_86FZ1JWWBR1VEEnZfMX7PaL0QFDwOSAa2r6y2TMEtCuWjhH3/s1600/FIRST+CEREAL+6.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573435071949030114" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFlsvrnB1_ZmlwiKh_3jxfkdID1gpLZSZ-7sgPWTC627dRsEyR6GMVZP0OWOb3Fdji6UKPf0Fma7UoBUvnuVdQzIdVc4C_86FZ1JWWBR1VEEnZfMX7PaL0QFDwOSAa2r6y2TMEtCuWjhH3/s320/FIRST+CEREAL+6.JPG" /></a><br />NOT SURE ABOUT THIS MOM </div><div><br />We've been working on sitting up by himself and he's doing pretty well. If I get him in the right position he can sit up unassisted for about 20-30 seconds. It just depends on the level of excitement over the toy in front of him and the day. Sometimes he does really well... and sometimes... not so much. When he is lying down he tries so hard to sit up... it’s so cute to watch him and he gets so irritated that he can't do it. I feel kind of sorry for him when he is working that hard and not able to get it. I just keep telling him to keep trying and he'll get there. He's also decided that he doesn't need mommy's help standing up anymore... well at least when he's standing up next to the bathtub. Last week I was trying to get the bath started and I let him stand up next to the tub and he just grabbed on to the side and hung out! I was shocked! And he was so proud... he had this huge grin on his face the entire time. I keep trying to tell him he is supposed to sit up, crawl, stand up, and then walk... but I don't know if he is listening. I'm beginning to think he has a mind all of his own... not sure who he inherited that from.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3mi0nk_DWB66fL6WZeajWLUJm7Cb-612KPxxHNczpxWFJRfMxFbab6wV6tC_0vjTN9yBtP88mCplTUZkO0TWXoSIXhhfEfZMltJiLSs6nk9A-b2a_dlE5xsvwolIgt1SOeo-XDwqrqs4/s1600/DSC_0332.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573771306167796754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQ3mi0nk_DWB66fL6WZeajWLUJm7Cb-612KPxxHNczpxWFJRfMxFbab6wV6tC_0vjTN9yBtP88mCplTUZkO0TWXoSIXhhfEfZMltJiLSs6nk9A-b2a_dlE5xsvwolIgt1SOeo-XDwqrqs4/s320/DSC_0332.JPG" /></a></div><div>I'VE ALMOST GOT IT!!!!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXBqQLDq-OABbsQ_1CaU9vPFj5J-Vf5yFDdC4hso9bV9Mw6xYhOMIUrH2KW4XaUZtj-Bzc9PmkN7uleVnuLU-Apz4d5kimYPyBXFGJjBroZGgqEkkylfoZHnRWa_bcUspa4f5TAOJkdfA/s1600/FEB+10.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573771309510676450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqXBqQLDq-OABbsQ_1CaU9vPFj5J-Vf5yFDdC4hso9bV9Mw6xYhOMIUrH2KW4XaUZtj-Bzc9PmkN7uleVnuLU-Apz4d5kimYPyBXFGJjBroZGgqEkkylfoZHnRWa_bcUspa4f5TAOJkdfA/s320/FEB+10.jpg" /></a> </div><div>WHAT A BIG BOY</div><div><br />We had his 4 month appointment a few Fridays ago and it went really well... until the shots. Dr. Jones actually used the term "huge". He was in the 95% for both height and weight. He weighed in at 18 pounds and 26 1/2 inches long. (I'm still waiting for that leveling out period) We talked with the doc about starting on fruits and veggies and he said we were good to go and we could even start him on some proteins if we wanted. I can't tell you how helpful it has been to be able to feed him real food. I am making all of his food at home and I really enjoy it. So far we have tried... chicken, turkey, sweet potatoes, carrots, butternut squash, peas, peaches, pears, bananas, and apples. He wasn't too sure about the bananas and carrots at first, but he likes them now... and he LOVES LOVES LOVES sweet potatoes, butternut squash, and apples. And he's definitely not a fan of peaches... takes after his Momma on that one! He didn't mind peas too much, but we're still working on the green veggies. I think his apprehension with them is the color. He always checks out what is on the spoon before he takes his first bite and I just laugh. I mean really... like he has a choice in the matter. He really likes chicken... but not turkey, which I find interesting. I don't think they are all that different, especially when they are just boiled in water. But he's definitely partial to chicken.<br /></div><div></div><div></></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLU9GhlzVL2MpZOzTrz48B0DtNzxoBNdj6BBNyrVCALeRBuvjkWxiTjypm_-i0k1D38No57uPn1oOTIGlmRLFmjFekALknSzpR_nDHf5jbHCusfugDivm69FQ0OGXZx4WbldhMZ3WGIXG/s1600/DSC_0328.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573783225587028770" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgoLU9GhlzVL2MpZOzTrz48B0DtNzxoBNdj6BBNyrVCALeRBuvjkWxiTjypm_-i0k1D38No57uPn1oOTIGlmRLFmjFekALknSzpR_nDHf5jbHCusfugDivm69FQ0OGXZx4WbldhMZ3WGIXG/s320/DSC_0328.JPG" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZgSYe0AWZZJ21PJAM_Hm-_EhHDXRE9iqezEVMUm0-fTrR52-zRzN2nrVIzC45dRJptbedO7p0XWpNGdoHDzQK7yobUPmsMWyfjle40Dg-iEh3BHxn6ogvfe2MHVMmK7xIq8yC51pAt7Q/s1600/peas.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573783236702756706" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDZgSYe0AWZZJ21PJAM_Hm-_EhHDXRE9iqezEVMUm0-fTrR52-zRzN2nrVIzC45dRJptbedO7p0XWpNGdoHDzQK7yobUPmsMWyfjle40Dg-iEh3BHxn6ogvfe2MHVMmK7xIq8yC51pAt7Q/s320/peas.jpg" /></a> </div><div><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XqGc2p97p2C6cfyQ5Pk2ftjIH55F6dBEWXAvY6W0WS1ASeAd9R7i2kwPuyfyyoB1kD35igwcmqTMuoFdTgXoDErRZEqQIYueVKHTYxTzGteIWmBPlznTzXf9uERXWjkd1x8VKPPmvVqB/s1600/HELPING+FEED+HIMSELF.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573783230442669426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_XqGc2p97p2C6cfyQ5Pk2ftjIH55F6dBEWXAvY6W0WS1ASeAd9R7i2kwPuyfyyoB1kD35igwcmqTMuoFdTgXoDErRZEqQIYueVKHTYxTzGteIWmBPlznTzXf9uERXWjkd1x8VKPPmvVqB/s320/HELPING+FEED+HIMSELF.jpg" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1B2xce1MvP0iW8xfq_2jXOoTJaD59cEpLQ1dCHIk55g3bBJ7qiQjyIecl2M4zpJ_bxKB1UIq7SzRssPMkm_A1j59sV-z-ELD4wE5mssAZ4WKEbfZWRed1Z6Ij6VU3ZDHG2xfP9WNlNt4/s1600/DSC_0573.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573783245068577458" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgI1B2xce1MvP0iW8xfq_2jXOoTJaD59cEpLQ1dCHIk55g3bBJ7qiQjyIecl2M4zpJ_bxKB1UIq7SzRssPMkm_A1j59sV-z-ELD4wE5mssAZ4WKEbfZWRed1Z6Ij6VU3ZDHG2xfP9WNlNt4/s320/DSC_0573.JPG" /></a></div><div>CARROTS AND SWEET POTATOES...YUM YUM<br /></div><div>We've also finally made the transition to the big boy crib! YAY!!! And it only took 2 nights. We transferred him 3 Sundays ago and he did okay for about 2 hours and then woke and didn't want to go back down. So we brought his bassinet in from our room and he went right back to sleep. Monday night same thing. Tuesday slept in his crib all night... and hasn’t looked back. He sleeps in there everynight! I am so proud of him and how good of a sleeper he is. I think Jeff and I are actually sleeping less now. It was nice to have him right next to me because if he started coughing or waking up in the middle of the night I could just lean over and check him. Now... I have to get up and go to his room and make sure he's okay or get him to fall back to sleep. By the time I get back in bed it takes me a while to get back to sleep. I try not to get up when he makes noises... only when he has a little coughing fit or starts to wake up. We just have a loud sleeper... and those little noises that he makes all night long wake me up. But oddly enough... they didn't when he was in the room with us. Oh well... I'm sure it will get easier... but for now we'll just go to bed a little earlier every night to try and compensate.<br /><br />Last Saturday we took Porter to the Stockshow and Rodeo for the first time. He had a blast. I don't think he's ever been so alert and interested in what was going on, at least in the Stockshow. He fell asleep for the better part of the actual rodeo... but when he was awake... boy oh boy! He didn't know what do with himself!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXwU0glF1_iXh6C_i5O8WVHax30PN5S34QYqtOYA1szrQ5BY754oQfM1m06FLuZEZNr-Rg4XG-NdG76XtmfDWbktrrjFHOjylUuHP0wXXJKwASnz7vBhuQKdqy35Mq8I_mqF-MROVHqQN/s1600/FIRST+RODEO.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 240px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573793407901548578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLXwU0glF1_iXh6C_i5O8WVHax30PN5S34QYqtOYA1szrQ5BY754oQfM1m06FLuZEZNr-Rg4XG-NdG76XtmfDWbktrrjFHOjylUuHP0wXXJKwASnz7vBhuQKdqy35Mq8I_mqF-MROVHqQN/s320/FIRST+RODEO.jpg" /></a></div><div></div><div>Happy Valentines Day everybody! Porter and I had a mini photo shoot to get Daddy's present ready! I think it turned out pretty good... considering we were using a self-timer on the camera! </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfguTLJR6l4fAMWNSPhsYnPI1nhlt3Nm8INrvGUlwb-bSMGDXy7x3dtlGQJqwx0g0XrPWRVcFgFTz8l3HDhqNqY9tZzRD-KW6YfQj6Y54RBHJaIxqAR8AiLf3amidHbtThZf6hTWYX3Sm/s1600/DSC_0355.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573793415242946658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEirfguTLJR6l4fAMWNSPhsYnPI1nhlt3Nm8INrvGUlwb-bSMGDXy7x3dtlGQJqwx0g0XrPWRVcFgFTz8l3HDhqNqY9tZzRD-KW6YfQj6Y54RBHJaIxqAR8AiLf3amidHbtThZf6hTWYX3Sm/s320/DSC_0355.JPG" /></a> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vyIOiO5UaxvHI-n_SZ66GRmtPfccVAxpFJ9AcglthJcrkGhxVrjVVzE-bHw23eikM5aB84H98xR7sXHrA7XjqZjrUN7hCP04lsyNZN9IagrNP1vShtwM9jK-vzKlryN5vBvbopBfeJ2j/s1600/DSC_0342.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 301px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573793423518336018" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7vyIOiO5UaxvHI-n_SZ66GRmtPfccVAxpFJ9AcglthJcrkGhxVrjVVzE-bHw23eikM5aB84H98xR7sXHrA7XjqZjrUN7hCP04lsyNZN9IagrNP1vShtwM9jK-vzKlryN5vBvbopBfeJ2j/s320/DSC_0342.JPG" /></a></div><div></div><div>Here are some extra random pictures of the last couple of months... just for you guys!<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHkbEPHkhsczoJWjp5DAeN_uOoXcHrpc6xEpnkuBWGjNeSuJUzcHLMPeKuCBAmMfwkhvwtpVNvUvsepaEtj3d74xtdXxicfOw_MivBrNwIm_CLRasB-pCSfruExdAqJhc1GXs40i6oHTs/s1600/DADDY+AND+P25.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 206px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573790751031132642" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLHkbEPHkhsczoJWjp5DAeN_uOoXcHrpc6xEpnkuBWGjNeSuJUzcHLMPeKuCBAmMfwkhvwtpVNvUvsepaEtj3d74xtdXxicfOw_MivBrNwIm_CLRasB-pCSfruExdAqJhc1GXs40i6oHTs/s320/DADDY+AND+P25.JPG" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5lkxRPQnFtRGzu1gPV05v5L6L-JYMpmDC7Oe0vFwqDdVyt7TD1eOzGGgGJQQx6QqZoj_RnmvvGY-uJlVEQl4SBgN222_iSqYhyphenhyphenwAuSUDaqPmI-14G6B0lVdiQJo4-QnPsvLzN2LV5c5M/s1600/DSC_0369.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573790748521456290" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjp5lkxRPQnFtRGzu1gPV05v5L6L-JYMpmDC7Oe0vFwqDdVyt7TD1eOzGGgGJQQx6QqZoj_RnmvvGY-uJlVEQl4SBgN222_iSqYhyphenhyphenwAuSUDaqPmI-14G6B0lVdiQJo4-QnPsvLzN2LV5c5M/s320/DSC_0369.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAuP4hl0al5uykU6p3ffcWxmihrteEqLEGvzSOeuL7bqNuipo7ZyHiO2SDR2W7RFMYUmsCa_fTaIjFnulccLohyMev38hOAtblmf0bw6dyTEM8tsi5cVHTqbSCdgBGcbE1plEuMGRvhtG/s1600/DSC_0551.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 248px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573793411332858258" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAuP4hl0al5uykU6p3ffcWxmihrteEqLEGvzSOeuL7bqNuipo7ZyHiO2SDR2W7RFMYUmsCa_fTaIjFnulccLohyMev38hOAtblmf0bw6dyTEM8tsi5cVHTqbSCdgBGcbE1plEuMGRvhtG/s320/DSC_0551.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6cS_27-Rq8uEI-ATnhWNvTyYzxq2cRTeRmVQajXifQgxMmZhyAilHzrUrUbrH-Zka1vwoxeZNRrBpRIX-O5Gdlnop4MHZeIV9pu-ibdw-nU7SsdoXyDW1fnJAjjhN8GLEH_Wc4EVTSUG/s1600/MOMMY+AND+I+AT+THE+PARRK.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 310px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573790745592277698" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY6cS_27-Rq8uEI-ATnhWNvTyYzxq2cRTeRmVQajXifQgxMmZhyAilHzrUrUbrH-Zka1vwoxeZNRrBpRIX-O5Gdlnop4MHZeIV9pu-ibdw-nU7SsdoXyDW1fnJAjjhN8GLEH_Wc4EVTSUG/s320/MOMMY+AND+I+AT+THE+PARRK.jpg" /></a></div><div><br />And finally... because I think it is hilarious... We decided Porter needed to start early... He was pretty excited. </div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33Zj8RkLLXcZl4PN1UX5C9J2zJCcT0cV6wtmTARDg9L1ujJ6AscBGEIFGjx7idyzwTf-DCx65wQ6XbQrnngRbjVgxhxabI5kfqiO3WQUalkwxiuua-siEuMguTYTJreAEsErBlJTyzW9v/s1600/STARTING+HIM+EARLY.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 260px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5573790736516270450" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg33Zj8RkLLXcZl4PN1UX5C9J2zJCcT0cV6wtmTARDg9L1ujJ6AscBGEIFGjx7idyzwTf-DCx65wQ6XbQrnngRbjVgxhxabI5kfqiO3WQUalkwxiuua-siEuMguTYTJreAEsErBlJTyzW9v/s320/STARTING+HIM+EARLY.jpg" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Thanks for keeping up with us. Have a wonderful week! All our love. </div><div>Jeff, Erika, and Porter</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-24994635946513061652010-12-21T21:19:00.001-08:002010-12-28T22:46:47.133-08:006 weeks since my last post... YIKES<div align="center">I know it has been a while since my last official post. The teaser post was just because I felt so bad. I really need to start setting aside some time to do this once a week. We'll see if that actually happens. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Things are blowing and going. Porter is getting so big and changes every day. He also surprises us with some new thing he does or tries on a regular basis as well. As I'm sure anyone with kids knows... having a little one consumes pretty much everything you do. (When does that stop???) Jeff and I adjust with what he needs and what he demands pretty well. Or at least I feel like we do. The dogs act like they are mistreated and I do feel sorry for them right now. We have had a very eventful 6 weeks... so lets get to business. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Porter is awesome. He is so much fun and has such a bright personality. I enjoy watching him during the day when he is playing... just to see what he will try. Here are some new things he has going for him...</div><div align="center">1. He is weighing about 16.75 pounds and is around 25 1/2 inches. </div><div align="center">2. He is wearing some 3-6 month clothes and some 6 to 6-9 month clothes</div><div align="center">3. We bought him his first pair of baby tennis shoes... and he loves them. </div><div align="center">4. His hair is finally filling back in from his cradle cap... YAY! No more receding hairline. </div><div align="center">5. He has decided that his reflection is just about the coolest thing in the world.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkuQtNBCKEP8OZ_T1HiUMVhC6lpsWDAaB3R6SJtq9qplY__W90skTxVfJmXs6EyuwFyFhnAHrNqNTxA_zhOd9QnG-yVdhXGHWQhvWzTjQ7tL1QoQgxkcqczctnkniv7Q00vppYuIL5frq/s1600/DSC_0516.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 210px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553377242748767314" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbkuQtNBCKEP8OZ_T1HiUMVhC6lpsWDAaB3R6SJtq9qplY__W90skTxVfJmXs6EyuwFyFhnAHrNqNTxA_zhOd9QnG-yVdhXGHWQhvWzTjQ7tL1QoQgxkcqczctnkniv7Q00vppYuIL5frq/s320/DSC_0516.JPG" /></a><br />6. He has figured out his voice and likes to hear himself talk. </div><div align="center">7. Standing up is one of his favorite things to do. </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickSPhlRlTHqQecpRbbbD4GYZNKtQdsWwuD9omRY_xTmKdMI02iAfUVsY97Is6Sz_toY5lZmNaTJ0K68enkMtV2qd_EUPmM0QqaC4L8a5HrgUrPQAaevHuQvO8dWmgDbUSDq9HrdzASv3l/s1600/DSC_0502.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 214px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553377243478748002" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEickSPhlRlTHqQecpRbbbD4GYZNKtQdsWwuD9omRY_xTmKdMI02iAfUVsY97Is6Sz_toY5lZmNaTJ0K68enkMtV2qd_EUPmM0QqaC4L8a5HrgUrPQAaevHuQvO8dWmgDbUSDq9HrdzASv3l/s320/DSC_0502.JPG" /></a><br />8. His excersaucer has been a lifesaver for keeping him entertained. </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_HDMjKCJ6wEJ-HN3ujEacWi61ernDBhXf8QZR_HgAJGSX1x36BnfwrIHoMdqYbH0P0toLY8ZD5qPp0D7Us_ZpYAEKOo-WyNbP3WyJrHGfoovY8yEOSogiKBDAW0iGNNl5Hm8Y5KJntefr/s1600/DSC_0485.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553377251748014162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_HDMjKCJ6wEJ-HN3ujEacWi61ernDBhXf8QZR_HgAJGSX1x36BnfwrIHoMdqYbH0P0toLY8ZD5qPp0D7Us_ZpYAEKOo-WyNbP3WyJrHGfoovY8yEOSogiKBDAW0iGNNl5Hm8Y5KJntefr/s320/DSC_0485.JPG" /></a><br />9. Whoever invented the Bumbo seat is a genius. </div><div align="center">10. He is doing pretty good at reaching and batting at objects. <span style="font-size:85%;">(We're working on picking them up)</span></div><div align="center">11. He is a drooling fool! (I pray that he isn't an early teether)</div><div align="center">12. He is the sweetest... most loving... most cuddly baby ever. </div><div align="center">13. His facial expressions are priceless. </div><div align="center">14. He is not a fan of tummy time... So he has learned how to ROLL OVER! Now it is a battle for tummy time. I've attached a video at the bottom. He's so cute when he does it...</div><div align="center">15. He has his Mommy wrapped around his little finger. <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMY3EmIYbNEasfgti1akOzBSAzzcZyiNgErkkFZ_JFsppRevcJpgOAsW6Voo1MWj05OW5N1_rGmB789ln-NAfHm4CidqQQUh5jW1g_OL1ss0lotT-p4Y3xiD_4eA4ZWLRqLYmKw6U9N46_/s1600/DSC_0507.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555983782461818930" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMY3EmIYbNEasfgti1akOzBSAzzcZyiNgErkkFZ_JFsppRevcJpgOAsW6Voo1MWj05OW5N1_rGmB789ln-NAfHm4CidqQQUh5jW1g_OL1ss0lotT-p4Y3xiD_4eA4ZWLRqLYmKw6U9N46_/s320/DSC_0507.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">16. And Daddy too. </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFi4Tl_T0OWx4qo5oTzDfqPy8mwu-MOUjAdELt72CbP7MHR_5777mJ2VrUu8zb7UYPzgukbY4Ja8cQd1ikc1ljsGlrsXIfYvdpOcLdZrAdHR1WQpjMPSfWL8mjwOcyYNOC72c95MpZbYVH/s1600/DSC_0506.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555983787474594882" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFi4Tl_T0OWx4qo5oTzDfqPy8mwu-MOUjAdELt72CbP7MHR_5777mJ2VrUu8zb7UYPzgukbY4Ja8cQd1ikc1ljsGlrsXIfYvdpOcLdZrAdHR1WQpjMPSfWL8mjwOcyYNOC72c95MpZbYVH/s320/DSC_0506.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Next... Jeff and I have some exciting news! (No I'm not pregnant again)</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">We're are officially owners of a nice little plot of land that we are hoping to build on sometime next year. It is in Aledo about 7 minutes from where we live now. We will be putting our house on the market sometime in late January or early February. Soooo... if anyone is interested! Here are a couple of pictures. </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksuCFPItp7ChBO1QSXem-IowVcQ0abVH6fJJORc9gWkMzF_rg-TxjTVT3gPT4m_MTt8iI78xa9Wj2EuHogJvzjNonYVEFMAY6PfFIzxXF0-Iu7A77Yonkhf-Cr-tn4jfzbY0rAY_Qihq3/s1600/DSC_0554.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 325px; HEIGHT: 277px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555989011994935666" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiksuCFPItp7ChBO1QSXem-IowVcQ0abVH6fJJORc9gWkMzF_rg-TxjTVT3gPT4m_MTt8iI78xa9Wj2EuHogJvzjNonYVEFMAY6PfFIzxXF0-Iu7A77Yonkhf-Cr-tn4jfzbY0rAY_Qihq3/s320/DSC_0554.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4I2Elp5eugvJDXtsypdcvSnHWJVwMPaa2ZljhqQwrWV7pgNtmjAA4WmXxrAj1dHGhVqnAGORwtQtIBV3Tnrh8nNeAFUn0aLNoLbQuasaR6whdwTmw4QsdZQrdAGW_a8SgB8rA3pTeaYdU/s1600/DSC_0552.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555989012943918098" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4I2Elp5eugvJDXtsypdcvSnHWJVwMPaa2ZljhqQwrWV7pgNtmjAA4WmXxrAj1dHGhVqnAGORwtQtIBV3Tnrh8nNeAFUn0aLNoLbQuasaR6whdwTmw4QsdZQrdAGW_a8SgB8rA3pTeaYdU/s320/DSC_0552.JPG" /></a><br />I am working on drawing up a house plan. And will hopefully have that wrapped up soon. We still have to find an architect to draw up our blueprints... so if you know anyone please let me know. We want to have everything ready to go in case we get lucky and sell the house sooner... rather than later.<br /></div><div align="center">Thanksgiving was wonderful as usual (I know we just had Christmas...that will have to be a separate post). We had a great time with Jeff's family on Thanksgiving day. The food was yummy and the company was even better. His Uncle Randy was able to come up this year and we were so excited for him to meet Porter. Here are a few pictures from Thanksgiving day. </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEWvoVMOkeLQHL8mA_iCmzgcJK2kU-jCBhL0Jy9m9ykoX1NxWzCpESQrFPhXJfGi1T8uZGHMoZPmfuBh87LxNfpCpf9Lzlt83PvVDDFIzgujmTSXZrT2IJej-Q3wMJ-1u0rY7HEMtx_ha/s1600/JOELLEN+AND+P+1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555955426068544210" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUEWvoVMOkeLQHL8mA_iCmzgcJK2kU-jCBhL0Jy9m9ykoX1NxWzCpESQrFPhXJfGi1T8uZGHMoZPmfuBh87LxNfpCpf9Lzlt83PvVDDFIzgujmTSXZrT2IJej-Q3wMJ-1u0rY7HEMtx_ha/s320/JOELLEN+AND+P+1.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;"><span style="color:#003300;">Porter and Nanny</span><br /></span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawcuIYHeKAJQKCrNx7hcxAP7paCD6VvDZYRTc3DUkrOeOWHtGhcMnzBcavYgigvmUbInRDF85zfLauTa8RzM6MP_z_XTLccKDHjqwqb2xUa9rlHABTQqYYVuX1aWUpii7bk6DB-5blLWO/s1600/KEITH+AND+P+3.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555955418620924226" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjawcuIYHeKAJQKCrNx7hcxAP7paCD6VvDZYRTc3DUkrOeOWHtGhcMnzBcavYgigvmUbInRDF85zfLauTa8RzM6MP_z_XTLccKDHjqwqb2xUa9rlHABTQqYYVuX1aWUpii7bk6DB-5blLWO/s320/KEITH+AND+P+3.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#003300;">Porter and Keith (he hasn't decided on a name yet)</span><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTTxb7Uh5UwHFwK3008yrtyO2aCFLR2aKFny4679AOvSwc90wtd5-eMcRojoBrRiI8_UeXOxFAN_SaJyhDD0HyKuLj632fHnnZbemqr3bsbEGu5CvLuvsNzwDuK3rhMEWhO2jq4az-s28/s1600/P+AND+RANDY+1.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 209px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555955423652885298" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjTTxb7Uh5UwHFwK3008yrtyO2aCFLR2aKFny4679AOvSwc90wtd5-eMcRojoBrRiI8_UeXOxFAN_SaJyhDD0HyKuLj632fHnnZbemqr3bsbEGu5CvLuvsNzwDuK3rhMEWhO2jq4az-s28/s320/P+AND+RANDY+1.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#003300;">Porter and Randy</span></div><div align="center"><br /><span style="color:#000000;">That weekend my brother and his family came up from Montgomery and we had Thanksgiving with them at our house. It was so much fun to spend the day with them. Shelby and Wyatt are adorable as ever and Porter loved getting to meet everyone. Sadly... I didn't take any pictures of all the kids together... and my mom hasn't sent me any of her pictures... but I do have a couple of Shelby and Wyatt. I must say... other than my little man, they are two of the cutest kids ever. </span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivnpgJPboqof_1PyeHnnAf2tarwGYFEGqCYnA-AM667iKOH6Exh0FlkrIcoyUJ66vG3NozygXkB9Y132znR9w34nzUkUg2NtaWxYGFTzl08OtmNZQc_zURuCpUKxzBiA44VOXHctJ8R74/s1600/WYATT+2.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 245px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555959800491111714" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiivnpgJPboqof_1PyeHnnAf2tarwGYFEGqCYnA-AM667iKOH6Exh0FlkrIcoyUJ66vG3NozygXkB9Y132znR9w34nzUkUg2NtaWxYGFTzl08OtmNZQc_zURuCpUKxzBiA44VOXHctJ8R74/s320/WYATT+2.JPG" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpldmKUIZIrHn28C0MzZrTEaHdrt0or7d37M6IebJWDZDNarGkaK5X-sbjiTZ3nW2At-VV6QbQs-4bKgw2K4KH2ppm5hk_wHNM6B_uHCEfddK2kH4zksSWoOlUZKjl2Z2Km9OZnaD2vt9Y/s1600/SHELBY.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555959792568585362" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpldmKUIZIrHn28C0MzZrTEaHdrt0or7d37M6IebJWDZDNarGkaK5X-sbjiTZ3nW2At-VV6QbQs-4bKgw2K4KH2ppm5hk_wHNM6B_uHCEfddK2kH4zksSWoOlUZKjl2Z2Km9OZnaD2vt9Y/s320/SHELBY.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">Next we had our big family Thanksgiving/Christmas with the Pack side of my family. We have it at my Uncle Randy and Aunt Marion's ranch and everyone... except Justin was in attendance. While I missed him terribly... I appreciate that he didn't come and infect any of us with his sickness. Papa had kind of a rough start... but ended up having a pretty good day. My Uncle Duke dressed up like Santa Claus and brought toys for all the kiddos and they all took pictures with him. I was so happy that we were able to get a Santa picture with Porter without having to go to the mall... and I think it's pretty cool that his first Santa picture is with his great uncle. Porter was such a trooper and took everything in. He loved it so much he stayed up until after midnight. I finally had to rock him to sleep in the recliner and hold him the rest of the night so he would sleep. Let's just say it was a rough night. Here are a few pictures of that day. </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGdUCx7WiOr8aP6H3tcP0JbGQi3QQtsYC7A3mTpAQ_hnTu8XAaJ6gML4mcb88WOMWQDy8ZxauGyvvvG4lj0l-4pDc_yE8-OEfDA-sJBtM9TTYxpD0IjsrWu_ZDNmQi4hFzccYs5ag3sr_/s1600/DSC_0427.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 210px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555971544952778690" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGdUCx7WiOr8aP6H3tcP0JbGQi3QQtsYC7A3mTpAQ_hnTu8XAaJ6gML4mcb88WOMWQDy8ZxauGyvvvG4lj0l-4pDc_yE8-OEfDA-sJBtM9TTYxpD0IjsrWu_ZDNmQi4hFzccYs5ag3sr_/s320/DSC_0427.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;">Porter and Santa</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9M8mFlIVdQl01_STj1IIC1VVPDz015F_szoML3YKcqzekYHb0kSZSxexuCpQTkN4qpdJdETrSfA4ZmLPsLpPJP-CmYHD6LlQN-iho9d2MAXNcJuQ1cO3natGdDcpWZdAZVS5JTj7RhJy/s1600/Pack_christmas_20100.jpg"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 186px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555971555317738242" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiv9M8mFlIVdQl01_STj1IIC1VVPDz015F_szoML3YKcqzekYHb0kSZSxexuCpQTkN4qpdJdETrSfA4ZmLPsLpPJP-CmYHD6LlQN-iho9d2MAXNcJuQ1cO3natGdDcpWZdAZVS5JTj7RhJy/s320/Pack_christmas_20100.jpg" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;">The Pack Family 2010</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pwb3UuGoB93oBJgQZIucFlwoZcvmkgmbE92VlcdOZHHcZLjY51Or5_Um_Bh9gM_wG95LJA2mxYUEJrIm5HojEAd-Xq980IvO2Hz4-SnzxLFDl5xQ2YVtpSwKnBuk45L7NtIF4yxd4SZy/s1600/DSC_0442.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555971549873121570" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7pwb3UuGoB93oBJgQZIucFlwoZcvmkgmbE92VlcdOZHHcZLjY51Or5_Um_Bh9gM_wG95LJA2mxYUEJrIm5HojEAd-Xq980IvO2Hz4-SnzxLFDl5xQ2YVtpSwKnBuk45L7NtIF4yxd4SZy/s320/DSC_0442.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;">The girl cousins... and Shelby with Santa </span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEY0QHbODS6TwK9sDy9Fx91vMiCPVHdIMXFkM4njkjWIL6KqcTwWwVtgfhERa-f0c5EW2iN6E1sjGDxOFHOK0W4XDu09PyEQV6wxYK2Tu-HobABS4yZMcwtkwRl8PojyE-oTRU1_nyW27/s1600/DSC_0454.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 214px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555985375007862658" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAEY0QHbODS6TwK9sDy9Fx91vMiCPVHdIMXFkM4njkjWIL6KqcTwWwVtgfhERa-f0c5EW2iN6E1sjGDxOFHOK0W4XDu09PyEQV6wxYK2Tu-HobABS4yZMcwtkwRl8PojyE-oTRU1_nyW27/s320/DSC_0454.JPG" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#cc0000;">Porter loves Uncle Duke... and his Ninny</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipw0wZxCr2-Lr_OvaVzmWzAY5gYNEwQh2fXUsDURMKRiF0kpTb8WbthvUfXp0UNWmvBPvNmz6FuAs2ELqscQGlEI7l2ae3FdgA1ZW5GAcMIhGMdAnT6kcx7pcKPRCXc-QilaQaMB1UN-O6/s1600/DSC_0436.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 251px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5555986949050632754" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEipw0wZxCr2-Lr_OvaVzmWzAY5gYNEwQh2fXUsDURMKRiF0kpTb8WbthvUfXp0UNWmvBPvNmz6FuAs2ELqscQGlEI7l2ae3FdgA1ZW5GAcMIhGMdAnT6kcx7pcKPRCXc-QilaQaMB1UN-O6/s320/DSC_0436.JPG" /></a></div><div align="center">And this is a picture I am so thankful to have. Porter and his great-grandfather (aka: Papa) and myself. I was blessed with this amazing man as my Papa... and not a day goes by that I do not thank God for him and Mimi. I am so happy that Porter was able to meet him and spend a little time with him. Hopefully there will be many more opportunities for this. </div><div align="center"><br />Christmas is going to have to be on another post... I am all storied out! I hope everyone has had a wonderful holiday season and continues it with a happy New Year! Oh... and tune in Saturday to the Rose Bowl... GOOOO FROGS! </div><div align="center"><br />Love, </div><div align="center">The Anderson's<br /><br /></div><p align="center"><iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzCrMBNkgIWtkYIgrf0QZ0Y5sJryMtJ1Jf5rwmOOV9dmjkNzoIN1JoZTyvBtvU1H21-K2ZoACUqjXrQbUaJ' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe></p><p align="center">(this is my first video download... I hope it works)</p>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-10399673417459982832010-12-21T11:19:00.000-08:002010-12-21T11:30:51.043-08:00I know... I know<div align="center">I'm horrible at this blogging thing. I really will try to get better! This is just a little teaser post... I am actually working on a new post about the last month (or so)... but it takes a lot longer now to complete one. We've had a lot going on... a ton of things to tell you... a few big news items... and Christmas in just a few days. I hope that I get the post finished before then. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">But just in case... here are a few pics as a preview of what is to come. </div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8N71qcwhxuHMs2ohb-0cUJP6Hk3OirQ2cPohB-nLEZ0qXwbTJo38X_t7A1cndo4Wnyt1LJA_5QKm_Tid8Y48Z1LH0ikze4FOLR4GgNFQYPeUBeNny3_uz0pNZtGyeYqP7czptRSZNW8Uu/s1600/DSC_0497.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 274px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553218870971414578" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh8N71qcwhxuHMs2ohb-0cUJP6Hk3OirQ2cPohB-nLEZ0qXwbTJo38X_t7A1cndo4Wnyt1LJA_5QKm_Tid8Y48Z1LH0ikze4FOLR4GgNFQYPeUBeNny3_uz0pNZtGyeYqP7czptRSZNW8Uu/s320/DSC_0497.JPG" /></a></p><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TVOK_uX2I3FZMm2Bmg7NE4XBvtr-B3Aehyphenhyphend0AzBjdfCLk4aLFSmQhxEOVAvYLmE_mhZi3CVsoDwz7kUdC612F4XNn4TXWVbcSmXcZ6vnr3ddiX_JedIH0RNG9FhrQ5oCHwfuZAb8o96k/s1600/DSC_0467.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 217px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553218864038752162" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-TVOK_uX2I3FZMm2Bmg7NE4XBvtr-B3Aehyphenhyphend0AzBjdfCLk4aLFSmQhxEOVAvYLmE_mhZi3CVsoDwz7kUdC612F4XNn4TXWVbcSmXcZ6vnr3ddiX_JedIH0RNG9FhrQ5oCHwfuZAb8o96k/s320/DSC_0467.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxIxoOj-THgtC56IsCBDxprSFbqOd_J4CDI0DXZ32NX1qpJACVYfre1NH_LmsCz7Y9KoomFt7GhJnm2c9U5uxz4VgBWR7saZ8Gc5lNZxwGxCAwL2jAXVCdabbuSy_8WmULrsVOibIHtwL/s1600/DSC_0487.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 203px; HEIGHT: 320px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553218867624353426" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFxIxoOj-THgtC56IsCBDxprSFbqOd_J4CDI0DXZ32NX1qpJACVYfre1NH_LmsCz7Y9KoomFt7GhJnm2c9U5uxz4VgBWR7saZ8Gc5lNZxwGxCAwL2jAXVCdabbuSy_8WmULrsVOibIHtwL/s320/DSC_0487.JPG" /></a></p><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-mkqgGmVZboOpL8BMwVdMklX_YtFP2h6eJCa5Gz1xhTWWUfBcF3KZoVq0ibI1KaLGwqbSwU9ZwkO1WwFoTObDM4-dV2gudJlqr-ozytlkNqJuRTq3QDIjNfBYscdyqMT0zrRUY9bX3Oe/s1600/DSC_0509.JPG"><img style="WIDTH: 320px; HEIGHT: 203px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5553218855735487186" border="0" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhP-mkqgGmVZboOpL8BMwVdMklX_YtFP2h6eJCa5Gz1xhTWWUfBcF3KZoVq0ibI1KaLGwqbSwU9ZwkO1WwFoTObDM4-dV2gudJlqr-ozytlkNqJuRTq3QDIjNfBYscdyqMT0zrRUY9bX3Oe/s320/DSC_0509.JPG" /></a></p><div align="center">Oh... and if you do actually follow this little blog of ours... become a follower. I like to know those of you that are keeping tabs on us. It's exciting to see that people actually read this. </div><div align="center"><br />Love, E...J...&P<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-48388866179553040932010-11-12T21:27:00.000-08:002010-11-12T23:19:34.036-08:00Time flies when you're having fun<div align="center">I cannot believe that it has been so long since I posted... and I do apologize to those of you who actually read this. We have had a lot going on... and our little blog hasn't even crossed my mind. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Porter is getting so big... when we weighed him yesterday he was at 13.4 pounds! Seriously... homeboy is gaining weight like it is no body's business. (The good news for me... the more he eats... the more I lose) EAT AWAY little man... eat away! I am pretty anxious to see how long he is at this point. Next week we will know! </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">He has his two month check-up next Friday and I am excited to see Dr. Jones and find out how he thinks Porter is doing... but I am so sad because I know Porter will be getting 4 shots. (insert sad face) I told Jeff if he could go into work late and go to the appointment with me it would be great. I think the shots are going to hurt me more than they will Porter. I am going to ask Dr. Jones about his little belly button. It seems to be a little tender and it is still pretty soft and sticks out. I just want to make sure that it is normal. Other than that... I think he's a super healthy little guy. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Halloween was great. We trick or treated at Nanny and G-Dad's (Anderson's) house and then headed over to Gammy and Pop's (Porter's). Jeff and his dad went to the World Series game and I didn't want to be alone trying to take care of Porter and deal with trick or treaters. So he and I spent the evening with my parents. It was fun to see all the kiddos dressed up and I even got to see some old friends from high school out with their little ones. Porter wasn't a big fan of his costume... but we managed to get a few cute pics of him in it. *Note to self for next year... when it says 0-6 months they really mean 0-2T... I swear my nephew could have worn this costume and he's a year and half. But we made it work. </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCYtgwHTAltU1EPC8u5Fi4ijK32Ou43hkd152zuBxEZJCk7F2gG5_dNk7SilV1UbqpDAsPKgOYN9b7pXffLJAXE1b3-OLpEvHFhEWdDCFMV_DL6tPG7GPYB560AZweJ-fnZGnML_Oqta1/s1600/HALLOWEEN+6.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538916067425207938" style="WIDTH: 183px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVCYtgwHTAltU1EPC8u5Fi4ijK32Ou43hkd152zuBxEZJCk7F2gG5_dNk7SilV1UbqpDAsPKgOYN9b7pXffLJAXE1b3-OLpEvHFhEWdDCFMV_DL6tPG7GPYB560AZweJ-fnZGnML_Oqta1/s320/HALLOWEEN+6.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;">(Halloween 2010... Monkey)</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I am so excited that the weather is changing. I just hope this time it stays cooler. I love Fall... I love the changing of leaves... the cooler temperatures... the earlier nighttime... I watch in awe of God's art! </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Oh and... sweaters... boots... tights... all of it! And... I love all the adorable cold weather clothes for baby boy... I can't wait to see him in all of it. </div><div align="center"><strong></strong> </div><div align="center"><strong>Some things we have done lately:</strong></div><div align="center">1. Hung out with Mimi and Aunt Debbie</div><div align="center">2. Met Katie... Sarah... Ash and Lynton</div><div align="center">3. Took family pictures... a little teaser pic...</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUH1h1gWAKShpi3g4bs6bQc65mQ5ViSnBHfvg80xv4DoDyH3q86wmEa3_nhghajC8G5nJxwObugHeWIAciXvNGISTHUkdWfi9x9CyUXC_j4Uyc5oDbluqXokzuk9soMOXOeYIaFXBpl_B/s1600/Rangers.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538916080172733970" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 223px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitUH1h1gWAKShpi3g4bs6bQc65mQ5ViSnBHfvg80xv4DoDyH3q86wmEa3_nhghajC8G5nJxwObugHeWIAciXvNGISTHUkdWfi9x9CyUXC_j4Uyc5oDbluqXokzuk9soMOXOeYIaFXBpl_B/s320/Rangers.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;">(taken with Keith's camera)</span></div><div align="center">4. Porter decided that his mobile is his favorite thing! No kidding... the kid loves his mobile. </div><div align="center">5. He pays attention to stories more. So far Curious George holds his attention the best. </div><div align="center">6. Met Kristin and was able to spend a lot of time with her... Mommy enjoyed having her around!</div><div align="center">7. Started eating every 4-6 hours... instead of every 2! (<span style="font-size:85%;">If blogs had a "like" button... I would like this</span>)</div><div align="center">8. Has started cooing and sort of giggling. </div><div align="center">9. Started noticing toys a little more. </div><div align="center">10. Porter sitting in his excersaucer with a little help from a trusty blanket.<br />11. Got to meet Justin and Tarah... Justin is officially hired for babysitting duty anytime he is in town. Loved having them!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><strong>Some things we are looking forward to:</strong> </div><div align="center">1. GOING BACK TO CHURCH... I feel so much more whole when I go to church. </div><div align="center">2. Getting to see all my old co-workers (I really miss them)</div><div align="center">3. Thanksgiving... Thursday with the Anderson Fam and the Saturday with the Porter Fam (especially getting to love on these two)</div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NmWtdH7fcAUYGLwnOGNZJV3_lLdEE0N2a9tPdjIzSbGrrWUbjYJHDzJYgY9xVLKQHm-aVl8BBR-zO3UfXBfZFNvc-P5nHNyD8Td9-PMRP1QVguOKBhW0jQXPV500_v5CaVvO0FudHUtt/s1600/going+to+the+zoo.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538924009217503554" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2NmWtdH7fcAUYGLwnOGNZJV3_lLdEE0N2a9tPdjIzSbGrrWUbjYJHDzJYgY9xVLKQHm-aVl8BBR-zO3UfXBfZFNvc-P5nHNyD8Td9-PMRP1QVguOKBhW0jQXPV500_v5CaVvO0FudHUtt/s320/going+to+the+zoo.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;">(Shelby and Wyatt going to the Zoo)</span><br />4. Porter getting on a normal schedule and sleeping through the night. </div><div align="center">5. Getting some alone time with my hubby tomorrow night! Thanks Gammy and Pops!!!</div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">And finally... pictures...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0jI3feM7Jc4Hmwp1kvC4r2Z-BQ6-9XdiqaEfAQhrFTAF7vkTMnh07IL2M5yIqdVqJr8BWQag8djTnVne8OZ3atQZXU8tlUKACiAEy1Im4CsBZFD93bWB0VK-khQd6LxjvEz1Mn2S0Ly5/s1600/laughing+at+mommy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538922339364439426" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0jI3feM7Jc4Hmwp1kvC4r2Z-BQ6-9XdiqaEfAQhrFTAF7vkTMnh07IL2M5yIqdVqJr8BWQag8djTnVne8OZ3atQZXU8tlUKACiAEy1Im4CsBZFD93bWB0VK-khQd6LxjvEz1Mn2S0Ly5/s320/laughing+at+mommy.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;">(laughing at my Mommy)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rQMw3E41d-uNnV5_bMRtOxDv6Rd8ld3u8ziOvkacijg1P159pLwD9tZ6OLeiJGFNqoBsEkDmxRnDDg_Oqq9orni4PKNpAsSB_HOFQUgobHN0EE1eBl6NfKgs5wvapgh6dvLGhx-twlkp/s1600/looking+at+his+reflection.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538922343906530962" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_rQMw3E41d-uNnV5_bMRtOxDv6Rd8ld3u8ziOvkacijg1P159pLwD9tZ6OLeiJGFNqoBsEkDmxRnDDg_Oqq9orni4PKNpAsSB_HOFQUgobHN0EE1eBl6NfKgs5wvapgh6dvLGhx-twlkp/s320/looking+at+his+reflection.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;">(looking at my reflection)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiK4eNJkivMvmg7XrUBDS-XmaMbbnkE6kIQ-uPmIRnr8t-dgcSKEB8unNnlZ8pltIGVF3yvMOjM8YRt2tpixIpp_t-cSRT-pkPrcDLg6Pkb2exWB8kEN53bgnVoi3eLq7uzpt3_2IM7mxl/s1600/Daddy+and+porter+2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538921413781675410" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiK4eNJkivMvmg7XrUBDS-XmaMbbnkE6kIQ-uPmIRnr8t-dgcSKEB8unNnlZ8pltIGVF3yvMOjM8YRt2tpixIpp_t-cSRT-pkPrcDLg6Pkb2exWB8kEN53bgnVoi3eLq7uzpt3_2IM7mxl/s320/Daddy+and+porter+2.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;">(Don't I look like my Daddy in this pic)</span></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75OPyQVMV43czxnfSfoM28cb9n9cDexWvNnauVbdnzajbXUswBmaA1m-YK3Ct0q0BgJPMUUakxs-uY5-YmcTBxNTNuMLdn2qv2jXZl6L9uthPDTr0oI4qR0IGcBZiNWRSD8MhX86fkHPc/s1600/excersaucer.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538921421157781826" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi75OPyQVMV43czxnfSfoM28cb9n9cDexWvNnauVbdnzajbXUswBmaA1m-YK3Ct0q0BgJPMUUakxs-uY5-YmcTBxNTNuMLdn2qv2jXZl6L9uthPDTr0oI4qR0IGcBZiNWRSD8MhX86fkHPc/s320/excersaucer.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;">(chillin' in my excersaucer)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEGIMXbQwtDxHqkr7M_KNOzUlEQgTyaBK4na6DmYU8fXjoNKMEQSGNwsJ04hqUJXgCUUhrMhmT4qtCrJT9GKLZYT6Ltirmz7hoVuHDXCmTi7zGNAY4vDTmvR7nHgUr7U3oJPIVQXu7T40/s1600/happy+boy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538921423997474786" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDEGIMXbQwtDxHqkr7M_KNOzUlEQgTyaBK4na6DmYU8fXjoNKMEQSGNwsJ04hqUJXgCUUhrMhmT4qtCrJT9GKLZYT6Ltirmz7hoVuHDXCmTi7zGNAY4vDTmvR7nHgUr7U3oJPIVQXu7T40/s320/happy+boy.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;">(Sweetest smile ever)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhBhnoJ9rP3IB4SdP1GuN-hEw-9AJhjHZZHBMCs5Va6RYz0NEnLIkf8GqBQag65QzTIUturhYWGCmpEi8N_32OGz6FAhqv_CQvLDxDtppOhCt8HJnbMWbA2wn4ncWbIwuqDzi3RMk-Pqe/s1600/DSC_0336.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538916059107828354" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizhBhnoJ9rP3IB4SdP1GuN-hEw-9AJhjHZZHBMCs5Va6RYz0NEnLIkf8GqBQag65QzTIUturhYWGCmpEi8N_32OGz6FAhqv_CQvLDxDtppOhCt8HJnbMWbA2wn4ncWbIwuqDzi3RMk-Pqe/s320/DSC_0336.JPG" border="0" /></a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;">(Sleepy boy)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrz5byeg-PiKcmAP4-u6aceuQ3XtaZ-VMr8_gyfrjhoLnlnzXCIeni3_vLj09nMPi70U5nYLj-ZEnysBn3z1FgWwmFPiuabNsaTPpk_7xRSpoRzTE5W05HYEUIIRSnQNZsDrMhqt-v-KD/s1600/i+love+my+mobile.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538921436901180178" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMrz5byeg-PiKcmAP4-u6aceuQ3XtaZ-VMr8_gyfrjhoLnlnzXCIeni3_vLj09nMPi70U5nYLj-ZEnysBn3z1FgWwmFPiuabNsaTPpk_7xRSpoRzTE5W05HYEUIIRSnQNZsDrMhqt-v-KD/s320/i+love+my+mobile.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;">(Noticing my mobile)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBV6CWmtnBfLdJZu40BxN3tuAZDhofzY-ZuOZ8AvZfBofCX9UGNrqYOYsDVD7Bla6MSLQ-3sFMSNrxaAq2BVWAl0Lo1GGPPEl2DhUtG0-sVq5-PaTesXb73JAA9oUHfslyhAH0dAt6v8s/s1600/i+love+my+mobile+1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538921441591555538" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKBV6CWmtnBfLdJZu40BxN3tuAZDhofzY-ZuOZ8AvZfBofCX9UGNrqYOYsDVD7Bla6MSLQ-3sFMSNrxaAq2BVWAl0Lo1GGPPEl2DhUtG0-sVq5-PaTesXb73JAA9oUHfslyhAH0dAt6v8s/s320/i+love+my+mobile+1.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;">(I seriously LOVE my mobile)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHPRnLfqZyCZ-iLjcyB5ldt2gkBf657_O8DmxowslocB3uWZj5i72y9rHZ5VTISCni78eB49A_efuML0_vXXRWuoax6MdV-PeWrgwjmAxAWlTZW0r0tit11XgLWaQQkGQIhNIrWEACEtl/s1600/on+the+playmat.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538922351786244194" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiHPRnLfqZyCZ-iLjcyB5ldt2gkBf657_O8DmxowslocB3uWZj5i72y9rHZ5VTISCni78eB49A_efuML0_vXXRWuoax6MdV-PeWrgwjmAxAWlTZW0r0tit11XgLWaQQkGQIhNIrWEACEtl/s320/on+the+playmat.jpg" border="0" /></a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;">(Noticing the lights on my playmat for the first time)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtyFxXtlL_-O_GFATQ0qeOFvla7KNhEqzbli8lYO5hPfCqBbl47Rom3TGV9hisunl8ikAsNySTK4xFyzbvUbT1KQqwkEs5gxlOBbpyLF9tGoa-EkYQVWYsEH5EYlRhhIPcEKyOnlea-MSr/s1600/HALLOWEEN+7.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538916075518176962" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtyFxXtlL_-O_GFATQ0qeOFvla7KNhEqzbli8lYO5hPfCqBbl47Rom3TGV9hisunl8ikAsNySTK4xFyzbvUbT1KQqwkEs5gxlOBbpyLF9tGoa-EkYQVWYsEH5EYlRhhIPcEKyOnlea-MSr/s320/HALLOWEEN+7.JPG" border="0" /></a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;">(Mommy and I on Halloween)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLw2d-bvd0veg8mcSm5nxCuUr3q8Z3lHnmFKkFUrjW8ZD4bcec0Ka9TmpqDZE4EFrJlBZZRQEadCqJbXICjkgkc1Ci4hSf_vtmVu6J9yqHr8za3M8SxmNJuGGZsmjqY4OsqGeQhsAHdCK6/s1600/DSC_0330.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538916050768882018" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLw2d-bvd0veg8mcSm5nxCuUr3q8Z3lHnmFKkFUrjW8ZD4bcec0Ka9TmpqDZE4EFrJlBZZRQEadCqJbXICjkgkc1Ci4hSf_vtmVu6J9yqHr8za3M8SxmNJuGGZsmjqY4OsqGeQhsAHdCK6/s320/DSC_0330.JPG" border="0" /></a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;">(Sitting on Daddy's shoulder)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCuLf2hWiZbgSidY_0rfHDgVkrCG8EcVtkedsXj1bK8DvCodf-qE2JwAghIsQ-RognHKukmlbAPpkJ0tYH1mEuv3UNHgtC2P2DefclP6YxfVYADrEh48hhvmGVsw6cs-A5HZDl-4Ymi1P/s1600/TIRED+BOY+3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5538922363066637074" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHCuLf2hWiZbgSidY_0rfHDgVkrCG8EcVtkedsXj1bK8DvCodf-qE2JwAghIsQ-RognHKukmlbAPpkJ0tYH1mEuv3UNHgtC2P2DefclP6YxfVYADrEh48hhvmGVsw6cs-A5HZDl-4Ymi1P/s320/TIRED+BOY+3.JPG" border="0" /></a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:85%;color:#006600;">(We didn't let him stay like that for long... but it was too cute and funny to pass up)</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span> </div><div align="center">Happy Weekend everyone! </div><div align="center">Love... E</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-77730541572774920572010-10-23T13:45:00.000-07:002010-10-23T14:03:35.831-07:00LAZY, RAINY, SLEEPY, SATURDAY<div align="center">I love the rain... I love the excuse to sit around and do nothing... and I love watching Jeff and Porter together. When I got out of the shower this is what I found...<br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTXkZtthZiaEjYqgzwPNZ5OgGlE4TfCYG1IMkTTGZLYg6_yTlJ1LuQ9fHc2ov5fI8-2e0ahq_5ecmGNMhWBKvJJegEU-1uWnSQYFiyaYOl0W52GP5tvgP_93-glGcBRkOQPh70-WWngt2/s1600/LAZY+SATURDAY.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531347571836353618" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUTXkZtthZiaEjYqgzwPNZ5OgGlE4TfCYG1IMkTTGZLYg6_yTlJ1LuQ9fHc2ov5fI8-2e0ahq_5ecmGNMhWBKvJJegEU-1uWnSQYFiyaYOl0W52GP5tvgP_93-glGcBRkOQPh70-WWngt2/s320/LAZY+SATURDAY.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center">I would like to point out... Jeff said when they <span class="blsp-spelling-error" id="SPELLING_ERROR_0">layed</span> down Porter was straight on him... this is where he moved himself to for comfort. </div><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYC82MBzlVjhFgrYuy_Q1KtjZt9gEywfaVri7-06tNZ49AfaEzVE4st-hUfrqYxUz1yVXAIUeEXbKHea0vSMl4HmavxEl-Wzk2xbqDgLpIdNSEX23i09d38OVd_scpb1UM2amlFq8Wspb/s1600/LAZY+SATURDAY+2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531347576219398178" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEheYC82MBzlVjhFgrYuy_Q1KtjZt9gEywfaVri7-06tNZ49AfaEzVE4st-hUfrqYxUz1yVXAIUeEXbKHea0vSMl4HmavxEl-Wzk2xbqDgLpIdNSEX23i09d38OVd_scpb1UM2amlFq8Wspb/s320/LAZY+SATURDAY+2.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">That is the face of a tired little boy.</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Here's hoping tomorrow is another rainy day. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">And just because... this was Thursday in his bouncer... he was moving his arms around and would touch the toys hanging in front of him... the star on rattles and he thought the noises were hilarious. Of course I seized the opportunity for a photo shoot and rattled it until I got a good picture of him. </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinD2nRHP7f2FWJHlTBtVUDvjwJIcEKrTTJmeUPzoklAtCHeu3ZtCEOkx0IqUV5cWO1ywZKEUNdySmAypowbbGH5NVCemWy2971gnN4kVJt_8ZuPjBlHGzDSTBHLKCJpyAlJ4ZVC1TiEd-Q/s1600/P67.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5531348623012261522" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinD2nRHP7f2FWJHlTBtVUDvjwJIcEKrTTJmeUPzoklAtCHeu3ZtCEOkx0IqUV5cWO1ywZKEUNdySmAypowbbGH5NVCemWy2971gnN4kVJt_8ZuPjBlHGzDSTBHLKCJpyAlJ4ZVC1TiEd-Q/s320/P67.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><br /><div align="center">Happy Weekend!</div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-57632158201147282042010-10-20T14:45:00.000-07:002010-10-20T18:13:21.306-07:00One Month Already???!!!<div align="center">I cannot believe he is already a month old! They say that time flies... but seriously...can we slow it down a little? </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">We had his one month check up yesterday and Dr. Jones said he looks great. He weighed in at a whopping 10 pounds 5 ounces and was measuring 22 1/4 inches long. Which puts him in the 75th percentile for growth. Which is really exciting since we were having some weight gain problems in the beginning. Apparently he is making up for lost time. He has now outgrown all but 3 sleep and plays that are newborn sizes and we moved up in diaper sizes on Monday. At the rate he's going we're going to be in 6 month sizes before the year is over. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">He has been holding his head up and now has really good control over it. He looks around and is fascinated with our wall of crosses. I think it is because there is such a big contrast between them and the cream colored walls. We have "tummy time" everyday... but he just does not like being on his stomach. He starts kicking and pushing with his feet... twice now he has actually managed to push himself over onto his back. Which absolutely amazed me. He is constantly working his legs and pushing against me when I'm holding him. I have a feeling he's gonna be mobile sooner rather than later. </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbfWa7UzuiYNydXrVb8pz4hhWjg-m8SnfTdY-z6OeXf_o4ozGK6kyfiN4Xu0_GMfl0_5fAJvRNZfjl0R9r0ZU6OxUarCIdaHOwOqeZHeB_9FbPjRQE0QNrJAjbSK7SOeiJKrXXiEww4hZ/s1600/DSC_0327.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530252812335363826" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEixbfWa7UzuiYNydXrVb8pz4hhWjg-m8SnfTdY-z6OeXf_o4ozGK6kyfiN4Xu0_GMfl0_5fAJvRNZfjl0R9r0ZU6OxUarCIdaHOwOqeZHeB_9FbPjRQE0QNrJAjbSK7SOeiJKrXXiEww4hZ/s320/DSC_0327.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;">Look how strong I am</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">He is a becoming a really good sleeper. Last night he slept from 11:30 p.m. to 4:45 a.m. I really appreciate the night of sleep. I have found that he sleeps better on his side than he does on his back. So I have started putting him down that way with blankets rolled up on either side of him. </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdEwlsO3uAyfBT-NFNOUBK_s8aQYw9NoocolJG6oLDYXN-gUN9xY2bIF_lQMbh8nKsqTg5WIHRSyc1F9S6IGF7g_HSy1eihK3F5HKM3CfWaYvzZnOjBzCU7WzxHjXQFV0YO9cJPe_nMA1/s1600/SLEEPY+BOY3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530252803244023202" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKdEwlsO3uAyfBT-NFNOUBK_s8aQYw9NoocolJG6oLDYXN-gUN9xY2bIF_lQMbh8nKsqTg5WIHRSyc1F9S6IGF7g_HSy1eihK3F5HKM3CfWaYvzZnOjBzCU7WzxHjXQFV0YO9cJPe_nMA1/s320/SLEEPY+BOY3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#006600;">Sleepy boy!</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Of course his favorite place to sleep is on us... he passes out... and I mean straight up... passes out. He goes comatose. It's hilarious. He could sleep like this for hours... and so could I. He's such a good cuddle buddy.<br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvyLtavcglIWBgnLbTB9LlwBvCKaemHd5gG5snfKsMwCx6WHrYcW4ehbrU6L3pFjKhZ6ASA3_qNal1m5ibR-JzF4jnimWqk_C8Cj6ULMhWQCb6ZvV3MTQutxShRiF4oVluopgB6tH3lQm/s1600/P+AND+I+3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530252795603121794" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivvyLtavcglIWBgnLbTB9LlwBvCKaemHd5gG5snfKsMwCx6WHrYcW4ehbrU6L3pFjKhZ6ASA3_qNal1m5ibR-JzF4jnimWqk_C8Cj6ULMhWQCb6ZvV3MTQutxShRiF4oVluopgB6tH3lQm/s320/P+AND+I+3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><span style="color:#006600;">I love sleeping on Mommy!</span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#000000;"></span> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">His next appointment is going to be November 19th... and I have to say that I am not excited about it. He has to get his first round of vaccinations. 4 shots at one time... I hope I don't cry... poor little man. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">And last but not least... I would like to point out that the following never happens... I guess I shouldn't say never... it rarely ever happens. We had some people over on Sunday and my sweet cousins hubby, Kevin, swore up and down that he doesn't hold babies until they are at least 6 months old... well... our little man is just too irresistible... please note the proof below. </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjS7mCDCoAN7FIxsrvV5yk0sGsNrpvmVOhDRuRF35IUx28TfVCWnliOE_NclQQZi6fjPbUyMCQDv8GzXJOYtsDXnkxpoVfl1Ip5tipFu4G2CvRkYUxKr1pFMjd4dwk4UneI2lyNMC4-gP2/s1600/KEVIN+AND+P2.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5530252785641454578" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgjS7mCDCoAN7FIxsrvV5yk0sGsNrpvmVOhDRuRF35IUx28TfVCWnliOE_NclQQZi6fjPbUyMCQDv8GzXJOYtsDXnkxpoVfl1Ip5tipFu4G2CvRkYUxKr1pFMjd4dwk4UneI2lyNMC4-gP2/s320/KEVIN+AND+P2.JPG" border="0" /></a> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;">Kebin... you're a natural... Love, Porter.</span> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Y'all have a good week. </div><div align="center">Love, E<br /><br /><br /><br /></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-67342973163220121192010-10-14T14:19:00.000-07:002010-10-14T14:27:18.057-07:00Happy Thursday!<div align="center"> Today I got this response to silly faces and goofy talking... Even though I felt like a complete weirdo... it made it so worth it. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51FXB5vA_ZR55ZnGfD_DZ3vne3n1U-2UGZqVzlsI8ZcapuIJG2G1-e6zEMU_GIHWbo7pmDfR-cnN1SuqFyMbDWCx4iI7LJfQp1gtNX7EVvmzSbWnBTIja8h22GSEchWASWp5yde_mlw8b/s1600/DSC_0354.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528016022376243506" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg51FXB5vA_ZR55ZnGfD_DZ3vne3n1U-2UGZqVzlsI8ZcapuIJG2G1-e6zEMU_GIHWbo7pmDfR-cnN1SuqFyMbDWCx4iI7LJfQp1gtNX7EVvmzSbWnBTIja8h22GSEchWASWp5yde_mlw8b/s320/DSC_0354.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">And then he did this... and my heart melted all over again. I love this kid more than words can even describe. </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3jt4weV9QgTjMTc9Ei9d_Ulj4LlkKJq-diNszxTOco0e1_Nln3h6DdkgD5HGDZuLGwhZA_4Fs39RNtdgQ7chzDoor-4COWQwwUris4r-7wiDlBPZawnyCqbJx9z9e2r11r05uZD3j0oK/s1600/DSC_0355.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5528016031276589826" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq3jt4weV9QgTjMTc9Ei9d_Ulj4LlkKJq-diNszxTOco0e1_Nln3h6DdkgD5HGDZuLGwhZA_4Fs39RNtdgQ7chzDoor-4COWQwwUris4r-7wiDlBPZawnyCqbJx9z9e2r11r05uZD3j0oK/s320/DSC_0355.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center">I hope you all have an awesome weekend... and GOOO RANGERS! </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Love you,</div><div align="center">E<br /><br /></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-69883260930084627772010-10-03T09:58:00.000-07:002010-10-03T10:34:43.192-07:00<div align="center"> <span style="color:#333399;"><span style="font-size:180%;"><strong>PORTER KIRK ANDERSON</strong><br /></span>Entered into our lives:<br /><strong>Sunday, September 19, 2010<br />11:21 pm<br />8 pounds 9 ounces<br />20 1/2 inches long<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauoDSyMfzmjMlq4xMsqMW8h_tZlHswVyhVPjTXdXVrZXeQ0rtWiF3pKf2PCOSw6ueq46TnlmbxUOBw8CiRNLOM2yMOmtFBPVIYKijFRype2C9U_P0hVsjXSq7z_d-Sajv-Ty7ZVN9ergr/s1600/9-19-10+8.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523867662693845106" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjauoDSyMfzmjMlq4xMsqMW8h_tZlHswVyhVPjTXdXVrZXeQ0rtWiF3pKf2PCOSw6ueq46TnlmbxUOBw8CiRNLOM2yMOmtFBPVIYKijFRype2C9U_P0hVsjXSq7z_d-Sajv-Ty7ZVN9ergr/s320/9-19-10+8.JPG" border="0" /></a> </strong></span></div><div align="center"><div><div><div><div><div><div><div align="center"><span style="color:#333399;"><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>One of my very first pictures ever.</strong></span> </span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#333399;"><br />He is absolutely perfect! Jeff and I feel so incredibly blessed that we have our little man here to hold and love. And I might be partial... but I think he is the the most gorgeous baby ever.<br /><br />I'll spare everyone details... and just let you know that our delivery was pretty much perfect. I was induced around 7:30am on Sunday and started "active" labor around 10pm. And as I said, he decided to grace us with his prescence at 11:21 pm. All in all, the experience was nothing like what I was expecting and Jeff was amazing through it. More on him in a moment...<br /><br />So far... Porter is awesome. He is sweet, loving, cuddly, and I'm sorry... but gassy. Boy can seriously pass some gas. I never thought I would say it... but it's so cute... and funny at the same time. He HATES having his diaper changed and being naked (which I'm sure will change). He really doesn't like being swaddled. He loves being able to stretch out and sleeping on our chests. he's already taking after his Daddy in loving the outdoors. I think we could sit outside all day long and he would be perfectly content. Our feeding and sleeping schedule is getting a little bit more normal. He has been sleeping for about 3 1/2 to 4 hours at night and then eating and sleeping for another 3-4 hours. It is so nice. He makes the most adorable faces when he's asleep. I love watching them. I think once he figures it out... he's going to have the prettiest smile. Here's a little sneak peek...</span></div><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCriQW7aldtNjNpn8mJtlc6nncsQJHwJ0XtlgQfDR7bhByY6cv-yhmBmjzecosHlM4JVsPaVhhJW11NHbS87WCiJJE0zcJiysexeO9N_p3LAE_rc2f71Bs2ayJBMT8-4JxHt2YPgED4ps/s1600/A+LITTLE+SMILE.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523870701911195778" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizCriQW7aldtNjNpn8mJtlc6nncsQJHwJ0XtlgQfDR7bhByY6cv-yhmBmjzecosHlM4JVsPaVhhJW11NHbS87WCiJJE0zcJiysexeO9N_p3LAE_rc2f71Bs2ayJBMT8-4JxHt2YPgED4ps/s320/A+LITTLE+SMILE.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><p align="center"><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>Do you see my cute little grin??? :)</strong></span></p><div align="center"><span style="color:#333399;">We had a little fight with jaundice and couldn't get his numbers to go down so we had to have some Bili lights brought out to the house. I had a hard time with the "tanning bed" when they first brought it out... but as it turns out, Porter really didn't mind it all that much. His numbers went from an 18.4 to a 12.6 overnight and we were so happy. Doctors office 4 days in row... heel pricks 4 days in a row... no fun.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgnx2vHalbPTHdx9uzL9Y7bmZcipvYdTPyufj8FbwiQFash14tw8-a5V1sWRhgbF07frZPBtbQi-sKuu7ZmZbR8f-hMSWkrikg8-9UbLEMN8wqqSnU0KcPdkxia9wimCYrVGjeoSOVJN_/s1600/PEP+BED+9.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523868522752535442" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNgnx2vHalbPTHdx9uzL9Y7bmZcipvYdTPyufj8FbwiQFash14tw8-a5V1sWRhgbF07frZPBtbQi-sKuu7ZmZbR8f-hMSWkrikg8-9UbLEMN8wqqSnU0KcPdkxia9wimCYrVGjeoSOVJN_/s320/PEP+BED+9.JPG" border="0" /></a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>Me in my "tanning bed"</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#333399;"><br />Having Jeff home has been such a phenomenal experience for us as a family. I love watching him with Porter. I love seeing them interact. It has been such a bonding experience for us and everyone kept saying it... and they were right... this is time that we will never be able to get back. On the other side of it... I have been so humbled by labor, delivery, and the aftermath of all of it. Jeff has taken such good care of me over the last 2 weeks. I really feel like I am the luckiest woman in the world. He is such an amazing husband and an even better father. I love him with all that I am and all that I have. We are going to miss him so much when he goes back to work tomorrow. :(</span></div></div><span style="color:#333399;"></span><span style="color:#333399;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#333399;"><div align="center"><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuquXK-1xNGiV-Q8pSN7iNk9pO1q5Y1H3LZNH2i7l4pSxE0UmQygEzjAgP_qYkRb1voEf-I39kzxUugQWrAWOeMYF8qxHVBVhVCcGccDuY9gJBwza8EGkaWq-rjt7MxLZrtJIDpt4cuLM/s1600/I+LOVE+DADDY+1.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523867674891113362" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRuquXK-1xNGiV-Q8pSN7iNk9pO1q5Y1H3LZNH2i7l4pSxE0UmQygEzjAgP_qYkRb1voEf-I39kzxUugQWrAWOeMYF8qxHVBVhVCcGccDuY9gJBwza8EGkaWq-rjt7MxLZrtJIDpt4cuLM/s320/I+LOVE+DADDY+1.JPG" border="0" /></a></span><span style="color:#333399;"></div></div><div><div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>I love Daddy!</strong></span></div><div align="center"><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0grpgpxdSage7ZkV3geQP6DCRlM7JjQqMX0SMF7kPj4RwLyBcYbM1h6HeCdIrq0_ZDqs7f2KlCg_isW0K3mOeV8ipZTCvegf72BfAt74sQkCGA6QlT6Qq8dWce8jm4HGAFBK7ERzvTHEY/s1600/MY+BOYS!.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523868515974125394" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0grpgpxdSage7ZkV3geQP6DCRlM7JjQqMX0SMF7kPj4RwLyBcYbM1h6HeCdIrq0_ZDqs7f2KlCg_isW0K3mOeV8ipZTCvegf72BfAt74sQkCGA6QlT6Qq8dWce8jm4HGAFBK7ERzvTHEY/s320/MY+BOYS!.JPG" border="0" /></a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>Just chil-axing with my daddy!</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#333399;"></span> </div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#333399;">And now for what you all really want...pictures... </span></div><div align="center"><span style="font-size:130%;color:#333399;"></span> </div><span style="color:#333399;"></span><span style="color:#333399;"></span></div><span style="color:#333399;"></span></div><div><span style="color:#333399;"><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfo0RqhkZgXUL4l9aDSFqdZMMFI5ueC0ewI5mxPsCN_vz7BK0JlsPXfXowCsSZ_xo1G8O0bSC0EO9lqxbzdl3K2Rvj9FMyErH0chdLaMZORFeYSgTXx0PwiPMdqGDSR-XsHj0bemdiS4g-/s1600/AFTER+1ST+BATH+3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523867666439060210" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfo0RqhkZgXUL4l9aDSFqdZMMFI5ueC0ewI5mxPsCN_vz7BK0JlsPXfXowCsSZ_xo1G8O0bSC0EO9lqxbzdl3K2Rvj9FMyErH0chdLaMZORFeYSgTXx0PwiPMdqGDSR-XsHj0bemdiS4g-/s320/AFTER+1ST+BATH+3.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;">After my first bath!</span></div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzYIDdxOHcp8YZW0n2uYLhSMfjMoTO6N6DAD5_T2av0L2hMnrWGL7jiQ9uiSc_9gITw-UO2r5INBli2X6Sd2u5w_z1gKKHFhbfRQC1fE4lAvW-ihyphenhyphengv6aHzA_TNVRTiLP62AzVayGTGwN/s1600/HANGING+WITH+DADDY.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523867673174196610" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilzYIDdxOHcp8YZW0n2uYLhSMfjMoTO6N6DAD5_T2av0L2hMnrWGL7jiQ9uiSc_9gITw-UO2r5INBli2X6Sd2u5w_z1gKKHFhbfRQC1fE4lAvW-ihyphenhyphengv6aHzA_TNVRTiLP62AzVayGTGwN/s320/HANGING+WITH+DADDY.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#330033;">GO FROGS!</span></strong></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#330033;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHy-O3r2A6cKGbkew0Qu3RmikjQRzhLeNU0sZxo-1kl76R2-mfmvQvxXQcKJFWekzi3m8_F2iXBar5cPRoRiGwbtoLu721BVk20YSwEqE59q7BRJsfxh2B5JxMawNKarfAGGF-WW-aXZIL/s1600/DSC_0343.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523870162366628706" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHy-O3r2A6cKGbkew0Qu3RmikjQRzhLeNU0sZxo-1kl76R2-mfmvQvxXQcKJFWekzi3m8_F2iXBar5cPRoRiGwbtoLu721BVk20YSwEqE59q7BRJsfxh2B5JxMawNKarfAGGF-WW-aXZIL/s320/DSC_0343.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>Sitting outside with Mommy</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#006600;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Aj97WtdPnstQqyrNrs_3I5I_XGIKpHEmYZNnP6GyS9G0UTns7kvNxZfnAqk2gVEgoZBV-Wz-tXNaQE-SvdnE2-iSeo-g7OI31kFPiIrqAN3v_hrDTusrUIfmtY_XoUsfED3h0mXHfcH-/s1600/DSC_0411.JPG"><strong><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523868532290658226" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj5Aj97WtdPnstQqyrNrs_3I5I_XGIKpHEmYZNnP6GyS9G0UTns7kvNxZfnAqk2gVEgoZBV-Wz-tXNaQE-SvdnE2-iSeo-g7OI31kFPiIrqAN3v_hrDTusrUIfmtY_XoUsfED3h0mXHfcH-/s320/DSC_0411.JPG" border="0" /></strong></a></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>"Current Family Favorite"</strong></span></div><div align="center"><strong><span style="color:#006600;"></span></strong> </div><div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrblfZ2xyp1nESna3lEIyrdHYm3EeKPgcNYc339O0i8nmw1A-mj-EHnYbza7MDiIKdtNZnzNxgpLDuKgCU575OxD9PlKJbJ5jylbKmiwHWmsNEH13yvlZpTvuHvk1Y25sfV9_0UPLu2ZI1/s1600/DSC_0402.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523868526395727490" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrblfZ2xyp1nESna3lEIyrdHYm3EeKPgcNYc339O0i8nmw1A-mj-EHnYbza7MDiIKdtNZnzNxgpLDuKgCU575OxD9PlKJbJ5jylbKmiwHWmsNEH13yvlZpTvuHvk1Y25sfV9_0UPLu2ZI1/s320/DSC_0402.JPG" border="0" /></a></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;"><strong>Mommy and Me</strong></span></div><div align="center"><span style="color:#006600;"><br /></span>I promise to try and update fairly often... but I won't say how often it will be. Once Porter and I get on a more regular schedule it will be easier. For now... I leave you with what has become the most beautiful sight to me. </div><div><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfCbVg9hZxSt4GKIN2TVbSaxIfS_ugyhSYxfheA2EsX7qlI5ioxuMOVj_anZW2XoiGppVku8_OuJOkuJpvevqRD1LS_FX3C-v_Ya3CHwGETg5RV-kAdZ84-_RuzQ6v3H3uq2G5fSjMiSx/s1600/MOMMAS+FAVORITE+SIGHT.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523867680403535010" style="WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgfCbVg9hZxSt4GKIN2TVbSaxIfS_ugyhSYxfheA2EsX7qlI5ioxuMOVj_anZW2XoiGppVku8_OuJOkuJpvevqRD1LS_FX3C-v_Ya3CHwGETg5RV-kAdZ84-_RuzQ6v3H3uq2G5fSjMiSx/s320/MOMMAS+FAVORITE+SIGHT.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div>Also... we would like to thank everyone that came and visited us in the hospital. It was great to see everyone and we feel very blessed to have so many people that care. All of our love. </div><div> </div><div align="center">The Andersons</span></div></div></div></div></div><br /></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-81743410689298592932010-09-15T18:31:00.000-07:002010-09-15T19:03:17.907-07:00T MINUS HOURS AND 25 MINUTES<div align="center">Just a quick note... I'm getting bigger by the hour (or at least that's how it feels). Porter has dropped a little... but not too much. I am extremely ready for my appointment on Friday morning. I can't wait to see what Dr. Motley says. I'm sure I'll get to hear again that Porter loves his momma and doesn't want to leave her. Well... I have news for him... come Sunday morning at 7am... we're going to start forcing him to come out... want to or not. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">I promise to try and keep you guys as updated on everything as possible. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">Oh... and I don't know why anyone else wants to see this... but here's a picture from today. </div><div align="center"> </div><div align="center">And again I say... blah!</div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWNrX0BqHL4FTOuZed65odnUMUWgav73d5pGvzzoLHyrP0U1dYpIKW-Y3IM6L_eOewvVvg7ny3WjhoZj2AEFGv0EbomQQaA1HjKXaLJKlr6igx36uTK4NwomdP2_Z8WlYDyNlQGzwuJeK/s1600/38+weeks+3.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517325870939566914" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZWNrX0BqHL4FTOuZed65odnUMUWgav73d5pGvzzoLHyrP0U1dYpIKW-Y3IM6L_eOewvVvg7ny3WjhoZj2AEFGv0EbomQQaA1HjKXaLJKlr6igx36uTK4NwomdP2_Z8WlYDyNlQGzwuJeK/s320/38+weeks+3.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2800537224555966215.post-27910300672278046062010-09-09T18:57:00.000-07:002010-09-10T07:41:38.717-07:00He's not gonna be a little guy<div align="center">We had our last sonogram yesterday and I was so happy to be able to see our little guy. I have been having dreams that we went in for sonogram and the tech said "you're little girl is gonna be pretty big." So the first thing I asked our sono tech to verify that we are in fact having a boy. Lucky for us, our guy isn't shy and was proud to show himself off for us. Other than that we got to see his cute little profile. He was blowing us kisses in the pictures of his face. And we're about 90% sure he has inherited my family's nose. We can't wait to be able to see him!<br /><br />He is weighing in (and this can be off by about a half of a pound either way... per our doc) at a whopping 7.15 pounds. When we met with Dr. Motley I told her she should probably add that additional half pound. She told us that at the rate he's growing by the time we get to 40 weeks, Porter would be around 10 pounds. I figured that was about right... he already feels like he weighs about 15 pounds.<br /><br />So... that being said, if I do not have him next week... I WILL BE INDUCED ON SUNDAY THE 19th!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Woohoo! There is a light at the end of the tunnel! The countdown begins... T minus 9 days!!!!<br /><br />In other news, we finally got our rocker! It may have taken 4 months to get recovered... but it looks awesome and is super comfortable. Oh.. and I love the green. I usually go for neutrals when it comes to furniture... but I think this is so cute in his room. </div><div align="center"></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwMI1kYP6KczgU0QSeoM1WxUeAOAExG9T35S7T89jT9DkGUcZ7CTzy-CdyylOpRxSDNLKxvF3UsKMLygE5P6bYulZQA3ZbV3fjbloRXdhNa0Cy5E2FblW-Fz270jmHAQg9MS-wkJJOPhr/s1600/Rocker+in+the+room.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515116534284465730" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhtwMI1kYP6KczgU0QSeoM1WxUeAOAExG9T35S7T89jT9DkGUcZ7CTzy-CdyylOpRxSDNLKxvF3UsKMLygE5P6bYulZQA3ZbV3fjbloRXdhNa0Cy5E2FblW-Fz270jmHAQg9MS-wkJJOPhr/s320/Rocker+in+the+room.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjasozGsdreCAdpLpEglWNOkcRY2X419CDAqEPaDHC2pClm_EFI4D69N4dgS_D5hAZYJFs3q0Gv6bssiz0v0jUFAoA5mmiT5aPGF2rwXzkwA98Pkc9jCJmXt1b-50SaCmLhZKBAG2xUePMF/s1600/Rocker+in+the+room.JPG"></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIMkXpKWOzr_vBxsAcpKkLwl7qdPXiya_VZaQzZTUZb_dCAF87Ydmrex9EcJc81Wdg6ZRdzOARkQY7zjqissqyHSTJF49oWO7zYzXHoWEMg9TlR3xeLttDehgCVaWtTBdBnGcSxZZXRiK/s1600/Rocker.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515113365077566242" style="WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuIMkXpKWOzr_vBxsAcpKkLwl7qdPXiya_VZaQzZTUZb_dCAF87Ydmrex9EcJc81Wdg6ZRdzOARkQY7zjqissqyHSTJF49oWO7zYzXHoWEMg9TlR3xeLttDehgCVaWtTBdBnGcSxZZXRiK/s320/Rocker.JPG" border="0" /></a></p><div align="center">I also told y'all I'm really swollen... well I now get to wear carpal tunnel wristbands, because the swelling is so bad that my hands are numb. Motley was worried that I could end up with permanent nerve damage, so the wristbands are supposed to help. I can't say its a ton better, but it helps a little. And then there are my feet and ankles... or what used to be my feet and ankles. They have been replaced by cankles and what Jeff calls my "Shrek Feet". It's awful... most of the time I can feel the tops jiggle while I'm walking. Painful does not describe how bad they are... so I am showing you a picture, ***Please note my school spirit: GO FROGS***<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1dOfR9nsjqAVLwiJgDzr4Rhgb-513VFlzrgNUlkIgk6He68_qxTi4SiHP26lBRdWdZlAdftj2wFq0hUQoCAf7hOmdWFlwhwUTb3yVICKp-DqTFfypbPggoavE1GObm7ItZ7ywEBC2QQy/s1600/37+weeks+swollen.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515112562110352738" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1dOfR9nsjqAVLwiJgDzr4Rhgb-513VFlzrgNUlkIgk6He68_qxTi4SiHP26lBRdWdZlAdftj2wFq0hUQoCAf7hOmdWFlwhwUTb3yVICKp-DqTFfypbPggoavE1GObm7ItZ7ywEBC2QQy/s320/37+weeks+swollen.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">And last but not least... me... blah... that is all. </div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaB2RDsQDSyLIkG818xXodidiNB4tFvCN1VB3mrs0S2282aRg4Hq8imnhGJWMv3xO35APt9183VDXldoNNJiI36HfIDQZ8dP3hB2CEL8H1olqE2xaigLGDy86SoCJlzkWgx1B1ujz2_6y/s1600/37+weeks+(4).JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515111335728124162" style="WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyaB2RDsQDSyLIkG818xXodidiNB4tFvCN1VB3mrs0S2282aRg4Hq8imnhGJWMv3xO35APt9183VDXldoNNJiI36HfIDQZ8dP3hB2CEL8H1olqE2xaigLGDy86SoCJlzkWgx1B1ujz2_6y/s320/37+weeks+(4).JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div align="center"><br /></div><div align="center">Love... desperately ready to not be pregnant anymore!<br /><br /></div><div align="center"><br /></div><p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgj1dOfR9nsjqAVLwiJgDzr4Rhgb-513VFlzrgNUlkIgk6He68_qxTi4SiHP26lBRdWdZlAdftj2wFq0hUQoCAf7hOmdWFlwhwUTb3yVICKp-DqTFfypbPggoavE1GObm7ItZ7ywEBC2QQy/s1600/37+weeks+swollen.JPG"></a></p>Erikahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10620428973423461318noreply@blogger.com1