Siete

Porter is now 7 months and as amazing as ever! The truth is (and I don't know if it is because is a boy or not) he is different in every way. He is so much more active than my girls even dreamed of being. They were content sitting and staring. He on the other hand, loves to play and jump and roll around to his destination. He continues to have a killer smile though and make people's day.



He has started his babbling- "ba ba ba" and now he waves as if saying, "bye bye."

He is sleeping well but every once in a while throws us for a loop and wakes up randomly.

There is no check up for this month so no weight/height to update but he is large. Ha! He has two teeth and possibly two more on their way. He enjoys toys that talk and play music and loves to bang things to make noise. He still nurses well and I have been able to keep my supply which is an answer to prayer. I had to supplement with Bella around this age when I was away at work and I had completely changed over to formula for Ava at this point, but with Porter (and I think it is his constant demand) we have not had to use any formula. I pump before I go to bed and when I am away from him and while I do not have a great stock in the freezer by all means, we are getting by. Randy is so helpful in this. He also eats a lot of baby food: rice cereal/fruit for breakfast, and two meals with meat and vegetables for lunch and dinner. He has started being able to pick up puffs and eat them though he can get frustrated with that. I haven't been able to take on making my own baby food this time around and the selection at the stores is slim these days as most brands have recently added preservatives/acids that I am determined to avoid. With the girls it was easy to find jars of simply a vegetable or fruit and water. These days almost everything has something else but we are making it work. My biggest concern is providing a variety and I am determined that this child will not be as picky and will eat some meat for goodness sakes. The girls are still boycotting meat of all kinds- other than Chick-fil-A chicken, ugh.

He is sitting up a little here and there (his chub seems to be a factor) but most beneficial for us is that he able to use a high chair when we are out and about. He is not quite ready for the grocery cart but it shouldn't be long.



Overall, he is one happy baby. This past weekend we had a Christmas bonfire for church and we bundled him up in his new winter coat and stroller blanket and the boy looking like ET hiding in the stuffed animals (remember that part?) but he still cracked a smile at us behind that paci and I just melted.

Lets Play Catch Up!

First, there was Thanksgiving at Grandma's. My niece, Sloan, and Porter enjoyed their first one but poor Sloan was sick. She was such a sweetie though.



Then came the Christmas tree. It was a long process this year. We ran out of time over the TG break so we didn't get it until halfway through the next week and didn't even decorate it for a few more days. Sadly, we haven't gotten our lights up outside either but it just doesn't feel right to skip it so plans are to get those up ASAP.



Porter turned 7 months but I will post that separately...

And we tried taking family pictures...

my little beauties

This was so much fun to do! My dad recently brought a few boxes over that I had been storing at his house and in one of them was my wedding dress. This was the perfect opportunity to let the girls try it one and snap a few pictures! If only I were a photographer and had a decent camera... (sigh)



Oh yes, and in that same box was my high school graduation cap and gown...