You're 8 months old!

Porter Jonathan, you are now 8 months old!

I'm not kidding. You turned 8 months on Wednesday.

And I can't believe it.

You are going to be one before we know it!

 

You are the sweetest right now.

You now have two teeth,

and your little body is working on a lot more.

You don't feel very good sometimes,

but that makes you very snuggly.

And mommy loves that. 

 



 

Your little personality is really coming out.

You are a very good listener,

but you like to be heard too.

Especially when you are demanding something.

And you don't demand a lot.

So when you do, we try to listen.

 

 

You are a little pig.

You have never turned your nose up at anything.

You love all the food we give you.

And you even try to eat everything we eat.

I sware I think if I gave you a fork and a knife

and a steak and potato you would know what to do.

And when we are done feeding you,

you throw a miniature fit because it's over.

 

 

We just enjoyed a wonderful Easter.

The Easter bunny brought you a bathing suit and a book.

We can't wait to take you swimming!

 

 

You are such a happy baby in the mornings.

As soon as I get you out of your crib,

you throw yourself downwards demanding to eat.

When you're done, you are all smiles.

 

 

The Friday before Easter,

we stayed in New Orleans for the Crescent City Classic.

Your mom, dad and Aunt Amber ran the race,

while your Aunt Lauren and cousin Riley stayed with you.

It was your first time in the city and it was a lot of fun.

 

Thomas & Porter 4.6.14

You are becoming a lot more interactive.

Especially with Scout. She makes you laugh.

 

She doesn't pay much attention to you

unless you are getting attention from us.

She gets very jealous and wants to get between you and us.

And she starts to lick you all over. And you just laugh!

 

 

 

You still aren't crawling, but you are getting close.

You still do a very good job of getting around though.

Nothing is too far out of reach for you.

 

 

You amaze us every day.

 

And you make us very happy to be your Mommy & Daddy.

We love you, Porter!

7 months and 2 weeks

Well, Porter, mommy is a little late

posting about your 7-month milestones.

 

We have been soooo busy!

 

 

You did get to experience your first Mardi Gras.

And, obviously, you loved it :)

 

 

Aunt Amanda went to NYC and brought you back a T-shirt.

 

 

You had some cradle cap.

And mommy had fun with baby oil.

 

 

On March 16, we noticed you have two little teeth on the bottom.

You have been teething like crazy

and sometimes you get very fussy in the evenings.

Overall though, I think you are handling it very well.

You seem to be a very strong little person.

 

Harrison & Porter 3.23.14

 

Your Great Uncle Ken passed away unexpectedly

so we went up to Jackson and spent lots of time with family.

 

 

You are mastering the art of putting your foot in your mouth.

Very talented!

 

 

You're making new sounds every day.

You are now making the dada sound

but only when daddy isn't around.

He tries to get you to say it all the time, and I hope I'm there

when you do because I know he will just light up!

Today is his 31st birthday and we will be doing lots of celebrating.

 

Porter & Bree 3.29.13

You get to hang out with this beauty every day.

Your Aunt Maureen loves having you,

and she takes very good care of you.

 Grandad watched you one day while we went for a run,

and this is what we came home to.

I guess he wore you out ;)

 

You still love bath time.

But right after when we are getting you ready for bed

you throw a royal fit.

You are very demanding when it comes to bed time.

You know when it's time, you eat and go straight to sleep.

You are sleeping well through the night now.

Every now and then you wake up around 3 or 4 a.m.,

but you usually go right back to sleep.

It's wonderful!

 

It has been awesome watching you

grow and learnthese past 7 months.

We love you, Porter!