Porter's Monthly Update: 10 Months
Date: December 6, 2010
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| First Carolina Game |
Weight: Guessing about 24 lb, BIG boy
Movement: Well he made it just under the wire! We are excited to announce that Porter took his first mini unassisted steps! He is getting WAY more comfortable now. He cruises and walks along all the furniture, stands by himself and claps sometimes. Today, Neil had a toy he wanted so he took two teensy steps forward to get it. He totally can, now it is just a matter of confidence. He is much more steady and controlled, but you can see the hesitation in his face. Porter pretty much gets where he wants to go though. He climbs, cruises, crawls over just about everything. He isn't afraid of a tumble. More of a takes a lickin keeps on tickin guy!
Sleep: MUCH better than last month. We got more uninterrupted nights sleep than ever before. He usually is down about 7:00-7:30 sleeps till 3, wakes for a bottle and is out till about 6:30. Still getting up, but compared to last month, is a great improvement. Plus we went to see Grandma Helen so she graciously helped us with a lot of nights too. Nap times are getting easy and consistent. He has been taking 2, 1.5 or so hour naps a day. All in all, as much as I would love to have him consistently sleep all the way through MY nights sleep, it is not realistic. Porter is a good sleeper for the most part.
Porter Loves: the Ergo (how did I live without that thing?!), airplane rides (especially the window seat), opening and closing drawers/doors, playing peek-a-boo, eating what we eat, waving, his new squeaky Gamecock big boy shoes, the Gamecocks, laptops, Grandparents, his toy lawn mower, toy cell phone
Food: This area was probably the biggest change. He is kind of over purees. he loves to try new things and is a super eater. He eats anything and everything. Still has his bottles of course, but he loves Shepard's Pie, turkey, rice pudding, soups, bean dip, black beans, chicken and on and on and on. He likes to eat what we eat, how we eat it. So, he likes when I feed him off a fork. So silly, but cute. I am so grateful to have a good eater! His most favorite food though is PIZZA! He loves it and can eat almost a whole piece himself!
Mood: Still happy. Really he doesn't know a stranger. He is so jovial. But we have discovered the fine art of the temper tantrum this month. Complete with kicking, screeching, fists, red faces and tears. It is actually quite funny. He mostly does it when he is super tired or when you take something away from him. Oh MAN he does not like to have stuff taken away from him! But, I redirect to things he can have and he almost always switches back to a happy boy. The vast majority of the time he is a laid back, cool cat baby. he is developing more personality and opinions these days, but still my smiley little guy overall.
Happy Highlight of the Month:
Neil Says: Taking Porter to his first Carolina Gamecocks game. Along with surprising Neil's mom, we got to take Porter to his first game. Neil grew up going to games, so it is really important to him. It was a perfect day. The weather was great, Porter wore his Carolina jersey and his new shoes. We got to tailgate and eat, Porter was in a great mood, looked all around, chewed on the chairs, took a nap and didn't fuss with all the loud noise. Gamecocks had a huge win and it was an awesome introduction to the Gamecocks!
Linsay Says: Surprising Neil's mom! I have been dying keeping this secret! It took two months of planning and a lot of juggling but it was a total surprise and so worth it. We showed up at her work, fresh off the plane, the Friday before her birthday. She got to show off Porter and was caught totally off guard. Not only were we able to celebrate her birthday, we got to go to a game, stay for Thanksgiving, go Black Friday shopping and lots of other special little things. It was great to spend that amount of time in South Carolina with Porter. It was great family time.
What We Miss:
Neil Says: Porter being more dependent. Now a days he is so independent. Not just in movement, but he plays by himself, wants to get down, isn't afraid when you leave, goes where he wants. It is bittersweet. he is developing into a little boy, but there is less and less of the ity bity baby left. We see new or little babies out and about and it just seems like SO long ago.
Linsay Says: This is hard for me this month! I don't miss much, I am really enjoying this stage. I used to really miss him being so little and such, but now I think about that with having another baby (in the future... not pregnant yet!). I save my little baby fantasies for his future siblings! I am finding a lot of relief this month. He is sleeping better, eating better, plays well alone, etc. He is my love bug. Lots of mommy snuggles this month too.
What We are Looking Forward To:
Neil Says: Porter walking better, it is almost assuredly happening this month with the progress is just a few days. His saying Mama, still no mama. Occasional Ma randomly. And probably the biggest, watching his eat the wrapping paper and enjoy the boxes of all his new toys as much as he is gonna love his Christmas presents themselves! That boy LOVES boxes and crinkly paper!
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| Happy Holidays |
Linsay Says: The Christmas season! I love, love, love Christmas. My mother in law and brother in law are coming here, so we will have a shin dig for sure! I cannot wait to take him to see Santa, look at Christmas lights, maybe doing Zoo lights, opening gifts, eating the yummy food spreads and getting into the holiday spirit. I love this time of year and it is all about children and I am so blessed to have one of my own to share it with! I love my family.
Porter's 10 Month Pic's
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