Miss a month…and you miss A LOT!

Porter hanging on the deck (day after I returned from CA)

Our Little Centerfold

JACKPOT!  Rollin' in the toys :)

Little Miss Taylor Grace Kriegel about 1 month old

Grandpa and Porter - January 1st - 2010

This month has been very crazy for me, starting off with a week in California with my Mom and Sisters, catching up around home and this past weekend a visit back to Delhi and Cedar Rapids to meet my friend Gretchen's newest beauty and Mom's birthday and to quickly see a few friends and family….so I haven't updated in over a month, sorry!
So….In the meantime – Porter keeps growing and changing so fast, we cannot even believe my eyes and ears!
BIG Notables:

• He has now gone more than a month sleeping through the night!!! I can't tell you how much of a difference this makes for our quality of life! Thank you ear tubes =)
• Has 4 new teeth coming in on the top making the grand total 6 Teeth!
  
• While I was in California, his Dad worked on letting him cry it out at bedtime and since then, we are pretty much able to lay him down a week and let him fall asleep in his bed at bed time. He occasionally cries for 5 minutes or less, but is doing wonderful!
  
• He is pulling himself up (as long as what he is using to do so can support him) and seems to prefer playing standing to anything else
  
• Porter has always liked music, but it is becoming apparent his favorite things are those that incorporate music. A piano, xylophone and bongo drums among his favorites
  
• He is now saying Ma-Ma, Ni-Ni, Bye-Bye in addition to his favorite….Da-DaJ
  
• In the past week or so, he has picked up a little shyness every once in a while, I don't know where he gets that ?!?!
  
• He may not say a lot yet, but he is very capable of letting you know what he wants and what he doesn't want. I think we are in for some battles of the will
  
• Been trying table food in the past few weeks and he seems to like it and handle it well. Eating has never been an issue with the little guy. His favorite has been cottage cheese so far!
  
• Is scooting backwards, but mostly rolling around as his main mode of transportation
  

In general – Porter is just a sweet little guy these days who lights up a room with his little toothy grin and wonderful giggle. He loves other kids and people in general. He is a big show-off!

 We celebrated his 9 month milestone last Wednesday on the same day as what would have been my Dad's 70^th Birthday. Celebrating Porter was another way to celebrate Dad – I only wish we got to celebrate with him in person! 

Happy Birthday Grandpa, we miss you so much!

Porter had his 9 month appointment and he is no longer off the charts, but safely in the 90^th percentile range for weight, height and cranium measurements!