We are going to try this again…starting now!

Porter is going to be 7 months already this coming Saturday (June 19^th – on Uncle Bruce's Birthday)!

Having him added to our life has been a big adjustment and a wonderful gift! He started out his life with a lot of tummy trouble…probably would be considered colic and has been battling a lot of ear infections for the first months of his life. This made him a pretty inconsistent, a little grumpy and not an excellent sleeper. These things together made our shift to parenthood a little less magical than we had hoped.

Now that he is feeling better most of the time and we have been able to get to know this mostly happy little guy that is so quickly developing quite a charming little personality and we are starting to get our bearings. Teething even only seems to bother him for short bouts at a time.

Big Porter happenings right now:

• Porter has his second front bottom tooth now poking through that is quite apparent when he flashes a big goofy grin!
  


• He rolls over with ease
  


• He is not crawling yet, but is very strong and stands up with support for long periods of time
  


• He is sitting up alone very well…though he still loses his balance from time to time (and has been for a few weeks now)
  


• Is eating all sorts of puréed fruits, vegetables and some meats and several types of cereal
  


• Is 22 lbs and some change….he has been eating VERY well, but is now slowing down, so we think he is just finishing up a little growth spurt
  


• Loves his Rainforest Jumperoo…which is a free standing jumper – which provides hours of entertainment and exercise…very fun to watch!
  


• Chatters, coos and mimics all of the time…he has been known to return a drawn out "Hiiiiiii" from time to time
  


• Has a beautifully contagious giggle
  


• Has acquired a new very throaty horse giggle lately he likes to try out lately that unfortunately makes him cough that unfortunately makes him hurl from time to time
  


• Just had his first weekend away from Mom and Dad – Grandma Foley and Aunt Julie were kind enough to take excellent care of him while we took a quick trip to celebrate our 6^th anniversary (and try to get some sleepJ)