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Porter loves trying to put his fist in his mouth.
My friend, Skye, who is 34 weeks pregnant. I can't believe I was this big just four months ago! Skye is expecting her first baby girl in June!

Emily and Porter. She's a friend from PA school who has returned to Anchorage to work.

Porter is turning in his crib. This is how I found him one morning.

Guess who loves their toes?

He is starting to sit more straight in his bebe pod. He does have a diaper on, he just looks naked!

Cutie pie!

Good times in the exer saucer.

Porter is testing out our new chair for the sun room. I recently discovered overstock.com for great cheap stuff!

He is also into sucking and gnawing on our fingers. No teeth yet but I bet he'll get one soon.

Too cute!

Buddies!

Porter getting ready to go out in the sunshine! He has fair skin like Daddy so we have to be extra careful!

Rolling Over

Here is a little video of Porter rolling over. He really likes to roll from his tummy to his back.

Flowers for Mommy

Exersaucer Fun!

Here's a little video of Porter in the exersaucer. Note Billy trying to get into the garbage behind him!

Four Months Old Well Child

We had our 4 month well child exam this week. Porter weighs 15lbs (50th percentile) and he is 26 inches long (80-85th percentile). He tolerated the shots well and was even able to flash a few smiles as we visited my office afterwards. He continues to be a happy baby full of smiles and laughter. Unfortunately the cough continues, the down side of day care.

Our sun room has not made much progress so I don't have any new pictures to post. Trevor and Eddy are working on the electrical. We also decided to pour a concrete slab patio on the side of the sun room which they have been preparing. We hope to pour next week if the weather allows. They will cut a pattern in it as well. We'll probably put some chairs and a fire pit outside of the sun room. It will be a good place for Porter to play.

We took pictures with Melody this week. I had planned on 3 month pictures but I was a little late, oh well. They turned out great! I don't know where I'm going to put all of his framed pictures. I unfortunately can't post them on my blog but let me know if you want the link to see his pictures.

This weekend we have a baby party at the McCoys. In the E.D. group, there were three baby boys born this year so it's quite a celebration. It will be fun to see the other two boys:) Well, that's about it for now.

Four Months Old!

Our little boy is four months old! Time is flying by! He has made a lot of milestones recently. On mother's day he rolled from back to front twice! Today, exactly four months old, he rolled from tummy to back. He did it multiple times. He usually hates being on his tummy so I think he has more incentive to get to his back. He has also found his toes!!! It's adorable to watch him hold his feet. He still has a cold, it's been a week and a half now. He is starting to act sick. You can tell he doesn't feel well, he has been more fussy the past couple days. Poor little guy! His sleeping has gone downhill as well with his cough that wakes him up. I'm looking forward to getting healthy and working on sleeping again. He came so close last week 10pm - 5am a couple nights in a row. He continues to smile and coo a lot, and he is laughing. He loves getting tickled. My dad gave us a train clock where the train drives around the clock and he is fascinated with it. It also makes whistle noises as it goes. We borrowed an exersaucer from a friend and he enjoys that. He can push some of the buttons to make them play songs or make noises. He is starting to grab objects with his fist. Trevor handed him his diaper a bunch of times yesterday, he likes to hold things. We also have our johnny jumper hanging in the family room. He can't jump yet but he likes looking around in all directions. He still loves to stand. His legs are getting stronger and chunkier by the day! Well, that about covers his big milestones. We are certainly loving each day with our little boy. I just wish it would slow down.

More Sun Room Pictures

The skylights are in! It gives the room a lot more light.

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Porter trying out the Johnny Jumper. His feet can touch but he doesn't get the jumping part yet!
Jack and Billy snuggling!

What a great smile!!! He loves time on the changing table.

Tickles from Daddy!

My mother's day cake! I missed out on a birthday cake this year so it was fun to have!

What a great mother's day!

My best gift in the world, Porter!

Wenatchee Pictures

Grandpa, Porter and Uncle Jeff.

Grandpa and Porter

Uncle Jeff and Porter.

Uncle Tom and Porter.

Proud Grandma!

Sleeping like a Baby!

He looks so sweet when he is sleeping!

He Rolled!!!

Porter rolled this weekend! It was my mother's day gift from him! It was 5am on Sunday morning and he was lying beside me. He had been happy and awake after nursing so he was talking up a storm. Finally he rolled all the way over to his tummy. I couldn't believe it! Later that morning (at a more reasonable hour) he was lying in the middle of the bed while I got his bath ready. When I returned to the room he was on his tummy kicking his feet and trying to look around. He really hates tummy time so I'm surprised he wasn't crying. I've tried to encourage him to roll again with luring him with toys but he hasn't yet. I think the soft bed helped him roll because he gets stuck at his shoulders on the ground.

Happy Mother's Day To Me (and all the other mamas!)

I had a wonderful first Mother's Day! I spent Mother's Day in Wenatchee with my parents, sister and her family. I went for a beautiful run in the morning with a good friend. It was so nice to catch up. In the afternoon we went to my sister's house for a BBQ. My sister is an amazing cook so everything is always great! She made key lime cheesecake and cookies for dessert! It was a beautiful and sunny day which is such a refreshing change from the rain in Longview. During the evening I got to do a little shopping while my mom stayed home with Porter. Shopping is so much more fun without a baby! We played cards later that evening. Porter decided he did not want to sleep so he ended up hanging out with us until almost 10pm which he never does! His bedtime is between 7 and 7:30pm but he got off schedule with all of the travelling. Our first long road trip was mediocre. He made it 3 of the 5.5 hours on the way there but had a crying fit for 45 minutes. It was getting dark and we still had another pass to cross so I had to drive with him screaming in the back seat. The drive home went better since we stopped at a friend's house to play for almost two hours. I definitely think that's the better way to do it. It mades for a longer trip but more bearable!

When I returned home I found a cake decorated with 'Happy Mother's Day' waiting for me. Trevor had a bouquet of flowers and a very large card (I"ll post a pic this week). It was very thoughtful of him. He got several different colors of cake decorations for the top of the cake! It was the longest he has been away from Porter so they got some quality time together, and I got a break after a LONG weekend.

While my first Mother's Day was wonderful, the entire weekend was overshadowed by my friend's memorial service. Her funeral was very emotional. They showed her life in pictures which had many pictures of Hawley and her friends and family. The most difficult part was watching videos of her and her babies, you could see the joy in her eyes as she played with them. It is devastating to look at my beautiful, healthy friend how I remember her and then to see her health deteriorate in her last two years. She is such a beautiful person, inside and out. She will be truly missed by so many. I cannot even begin to think about her two young children growing up without her in their lives. She was such a great mom and absolutely loved it, it's unfair that she won't be able to watch them grow up and witness all of their milestones. Her husband has a big job ahead raising these two little ones on his own. It is also hard to enjoy the day knowing that this is her mother's first Mother's Day with out her, and her children's first one without their mama.

While in Wenatchee I was able to spend some time with my close friends from high school who were also in town for the memorial service. I have such wonderful friends and it was very therapeutic to see all of them. I was able to meet my friend's new baby girl only 1.5 weeks old! Last summer we all get together (including Hawley) at a cabin in Lake Chelan. We had a blast reminiscing about the past and talking about our lives and families. I will cherish that weekend forever because it was my last with Hawley and we had so much fun! We hope to have another reunion later this summer. Of course, it won't be the same without Hawls.

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Lots of love from Jaime.
Smiles with Kate.

Love that smile:)

The roof is on!!! Trevor added skylights to the roof to add more light. The sliding glass doors have been added as well. Poor Trevor, the 3 glass doors arrived in almost 50 different parts! He had to spend several days just to assemble them.

The front view!

Aunt Brooke and Porter (all dressed up for the baby shower we attended)
Eddy and Porter

What a cutie pie!

What a big boy! He LOVES to stand up!

Daddy and Trevor.

In Loving Memory

I received devastating news that my close friend, Hawley, passed away this weekend. She was a dear friend from middle school and high school. She had been battling breast cancer for two years. After being diagnosed when she was 13 weeks pregnant with her second baby, she underwent chemotherapy while she was pregnant with her healthy son, Bryce. After delivery she had a bilateral mastectomy as well as more chemotherapy and radiation. She was doing great last summer. We had a girls' reunion at Lake Chelan in August and had a blast reminiscing about old times and catching up after many years. I shared the news about my pregnancy that weekend, I was 16 weeks pregnant! My other friend, Marcu, was 34 weeks along!

Earlier this year the cancer returned and spread to her lungs, lymph nodes, and liver. After battling hard this year she died early Sunday morning in the arms of her husband. She left behind an incredible husband and two beautiful children (Bryce is one, Lydia is almost three). Throughout the two year battle she remained strong in her faith and learned to cherish each day with her family, such a great reminder for all of us. As I look at Porter, it reminds me to be thankful each day for our health and happiness. Porter and I are heading to Wenatchee this weekend for her memorial service. It will be a good weekend to celebrate what an incredibly beautiful, strong and courageous woman she was. Her memory will certainly live on with us forever. We love you and will miss you Hawls!

Porter Visits Seattle!

Porter had his first overnight trip this weekend. We went to Seattle for a friend's baby shower and a birthday party. Unfortunately Trevor had to work so it was just the two of us. I was a little intimidated to travel alone with him since there is so much baby gear involved with travelling now! We filled our car and headed out early Saturday morning. The baby shower was a lot of fun with my college girlfriends. Porter had a breakdown in the beginning but he recovered well and we enjoyed the afternoon. We stayed at my biological father's house so they were able to meet Porter for the first time. Porter loved looking at all of the beautiful flowers and plants at their house. On Saturday night, they babysat while I went out for a birthday dinner. It was so nice to get a night out! I stayed out until 11pm which is amazing since I usually go to bed at 9 or 10pm. Of course, I was the first one to leave but what can you expect since I'm getting up once or twice night. Porter did a great job that night and slept for 7 hours straight! He did wake up at 5:30am and was talking loudly, so everyone heard him bright and early.

On Sunday we had a great breakfast thanks to my biological father. His wife, Jintana, and I went to Ranch 99 which is a huge Asian grocery store with great prices. On our way home we stopped by my friends' house for more Porter-viewing. It is so fun to introduce Porter to all of my friends. I enjoy watching them with him. He was in a great mood and full of smiles! He slept all the way home fortunately.

Day Care Strikes!

Well, Porter got his first (of many) colds. He has had nasal congestion since he started day care but it turned into a cold this weekend. His nose is like a fountain of snot, poor little guy. I have gotten very good at nasal saline and aspiration. He tolerates it fairly well but he's definitely getting sick of it. He has been crying and fussy all day. He did not nap very well either. I just put him down at 7pm and he woke up within an hour which he never does. It could be a long night! He has not had much of a fever so we're hoping that it stays that way since he can't go to day care if it's over 100. Let's hope that he gets better soon since we are heading to Wenatchee this weekend.