eight months!!

Porter is now eight months old going on two! He amazes us everyday with his energy and expressions! He loves his big sisters, especially Ava right now because they spend the most time together. She is so good about playing with him and acts as a little mommy. If she hears a peep out of him, she is there to wait on him hand and foot and he just eats it up. He continues to want to get everyone's attention both at home and in public. He goes around smiling and waving at everyone like he is in a parade and will go to a perfect stranger. At home if we turn away or take too long to give him his next bite, he is moving his whole body to get his face in line with ours and make eye contact. He is louder and more active than the girls ever were but there is something so enjoyable about it. He began to growl this month and we all find it hilarious. It is as if he wants us to know he's a tough boy already. He is eating great and sleeping great with the exception of a few days he was struggling with a new tooth. He has two teeth on the bottom that have now fully come in and at least two more that are slowly making their way in on top. He is generally really happy but lets us know when he is mad too! (Again, he is the loudest of the kids.) He enjoyed his first Christmas and New Year this past month and learned that he will have a new buddy across the street about the time of his first birthday. Our great friends and neighbors are having a boy!

He still loves to get his picture taken...


He just decided to relax after a few minutes like an old man...


And my two and a half, almost three year old being a threenager... (sidenote on her- we have no touch screens or internet on our phones but the girl could operate one like an adult. she is always trying to slide her finger to look at pictures. where do they learn this stuff??!!)