Five Months!!

I know I say this every month but time really is flying! Porter is five months old today, Aug. 13, 2012. We don't have a doctors visit this month so no official weigh in but I feel safe in guessing he weighs close to twenty pounds. He's a big boy or so we are frequently told.

Here's what's new this month:
Porter definitely has a personality of his own. He still talks all the time. He laughs and smiles a bunch which pretty much melts your heart. He lights up when one of us or the dogs walk in the room.
He is trying to do a lot of big boy things like hold his bottle and stand without our help. Standing and sitting still need a spotter but I think we are close to him being able to do it on his own.
He is starting to reach our and grab things around him. He can put his pacifier in and out of his mouth and is pretty cocky about it. He reached out Sunday afternoon and knocked his dad's drink over. I think he just wanted to let us know he could.
He has discovered his feet and is constantly grabbing the left foot. He hasn't tried putting his feet in his mouth- yet.
He loves to stick his tongue out all the time. We think he likes feeling his teeth. He looks like a little lizard.
Brewster (our little brown dog) has secured his place as Porter's best friend. If Porter is crying Brewster can help make him stop by laying next to Porter. Chatty is warming up to him too. Carl & I spend a lot of time trying to prevent Porter from being slobbered to death by the dogs.
I want to make sure to remember this forever- when Porter & I are out running errands or on a walk etc and he is in the Ergo carrier on my chest with his right arm he always rubs it up and down my left arm as if he is reassuring me that he's ok. He did it the whole way through Central Market Sunday. I am literally tearing up writing this.

This month:
Porter went to our friend Greyson's 2nd birthday party. Turns out there are all boys in the Dallas area friend group. We are in lots of trouble next year when all the boys are mobile!
We went to San Antonio/New Braunfels to see all the grandparents. Grandma & Grandpa (Pat & Ken) had a sip & see for their friends and extended family to meet Porter. No surprise, he was a hit!
I started back to work last Thursday & Porter started daycare. We love the lady and her family that watch Porter. Thursday was a little rough for me.....

We are excited to see how Porter grows this month & the new things he learns. I think we need to baby proof sooner rather than later.....

(i am not sure what order the pictures will post since I am doing this from my phone so here's what the pictures are of: boys and mamas is from Greyson's party, family pic from sip & see, standing with only the help of the ottoman last weekend and his five month pictures from today)

Porter's Uncles

Porter is very lucky to have two uncles who love him very much.

Uncle Halen & Porter share a birthday week which is a real big deal in my family. Their birthdays are a day apart (Porter 3/13 & Halen 3/14). I think it might be a little while until they share a birthday party. They also share a name-Porter is Halen's middle name. Halen is so sweet & loving to Porter! It pretty much melts my heart! He is always willing to hold Porter & sings to him a lot.

Uncle Brad was a little apprehensive about holding Brad but now he's a pro. It's so sweet to see them together and of course this melts my heart too. Brad even found a Johnny Cash song for Porter with his name in it. Porter loves the song!

Both uncles have big plans on all the things they are going to teach Porter: surfing, wake-boarding, skateboarding, motorcycles, travel etc. Halen said they are going to have a "man camp" for Porter during the summers when he gets older to teach him all this and more. I am a little nervous......

I know my mom would be so proud of her boys and how great they are to my little boy!

Rolling.....

Porter rolled over for the first time today!!!!! It happened twice! I think my clapping and cheering for him might have scared him a little and brought an end to the rolling. Looks like I am already that crazy cheering mom. No real big surprise right?!?

(picture is right after 1st roll)

Addition to 4 month post

I forgot to add to the 4 month update that Porter has started "kissing" me back. I think it's what a blowfish on your face might feel like. He opens his mouth and slobbers on my cheek. It's the best kiss ever!!!!!

Four Months!!!!

I am embarrassingly behind on posting!! Hoping to get better at this.

Porter was four months old July 13. We were at my dads so we had to do our monthly photo shoot a week late. Brewster had to get in on the action and be included in the action for at least one picture.

I can not believe he is already four months!!! I know it's cliche but time is really flying!!

Here is what is new this month:
- Porter talks ALOT! I would love to know what he is trying to tell us. At his four month checkup he talked to the dr the whole time trying to answer her questions. She said he is going to be very verbal. For anyone who knows the King family that shouldn't come as a surprise.
- Porter has TWO TEETH!!!!! The whole teething process was a little rough. Porter likes to run his tongue over his teeth now. He seems like such a big boy now when I see him show off his teeth.
- He is very alert & takes in everything around him. Uncle Halen says he is making a mental database of everything.
-Porter & Brewster are becoming best friends like we hoped. Porter likes to "pet" him & Brewster loves it! I did find Porter trying to put Brewster's head in his mouth the other day-Brewster was totally fine with it.
-He is super cuddly & smiley!!! Porter has started laughing. It truly is my favorite sound on earth! He pretty much melts my heart constantly.
-Porter loves to stand & sit up (with a little assistance). He is super strong and likes to pull my hair. Good times.
-We are finally getting on a schedule which is making our lives much better.
-He has slept a few nights in his crib. My goal is to make that an every night thing in the next couple weeks.

Stats for the month:
Weight- 16 pounds 10 ounces (90th percentile)
Height- 25.75 inches (50-70th percentile)

We are so in love with this little man. It's so exciting to see more and more of his personality coming out daily.

Three Months - June 13, 2012

I can't believe Porter is three months old! This past month went by really fast.

Here are some highlights from this month:
I had to work several days this month & Porter went to the daycare ladies house. He did great & really likes her & her family.
Porter has discovered his hands & can not keep them out of his mouth! I think the feet are next....
He is sleeping longer stretches at night- 7 to 8 hours- which Carl & I appreciate!
He is getting the hiccups less & less. Where he used to have them once or twice a day he now has them once or twice a week.
We didn't have a doctors appointment this month so we don't have official stats but we are thinking he weighs 15ish pounds.
Porter smiles, laughs & talks to us a lot which we love. When I pick him up in the morning he greets me with a smile- heaven. He is very happy in the morning. There is something magical about his changing mat. When we lay him on it he immediately stops crying & will start smiling.

We are so happy & blessed with this sweet little man!

The Original Porter

We named Porter after my mom's dad- Odis Porter LIttle.  He went by Port.  It's a little bittersweet for me to call him Port because it makes me miss my mom and Yampa (that was his grandpa name- as a baby I couldn't say grandpa so he ended up with Yampa) but at the same time so happy that he is named after someone I loved a lot and to know that it would have meant so much to my mom that we named him after her dad that she loved so much.  Carl sometimes calls him Port which is really cute and sweet. 

The original Port was known for wearing jumpsuits all the time.  In the winter he would jazz them up with turtlenecks underneath.  Snazzy dresser I know.  It was only fitting that Baby Porter also wear a jumpsuit.  It's a more modern/preppy take on the jumpsuit.  We thought we would hold off on the turtlenecks for a while.....

I should have taken the bib off but that would have probably woken him up.