Lake Powell

Although the weather did not want to cooperate, we had a fabulous time in Lake Powell. We are so lucky that my mom has such nice friends, the Redds, who include us in their invitations. Their daughter is Haven, the darling little girl that gave Porter the nickname Quarter. On Thursday, we loaded up the Sequoia and headed down with my family as soon as the boys got home from work. We got down there at 12:30 and it was pouring. Luckily, the rain let up just long enough for us to load everything onto the House Boat. I was a little hesitant taking Porter, but it turned out to be a great trip . We even had our own room on the House Boat which made things quite nice. He had a little cold, but that didn't stop him from having fun, although he didn't even get in the water. We hooked his swing to the top of the Boat and he would swing for hours, just enjoying being outside and watching the water. Surprisingly, Porter loved the boat, the life jacket was another story. Porter played really hard which left all of us exhausted. We had tons of fun, the food was great, and we can't wait to do it again in August!

Morning Exercises

Every morning Porter and I get up and exercise together. Here is Porter's version of exercise.  He even gets out of breath and works up a sweat!  Maybe he should do it longer because he is giving me a bad back.  But here is Porter:

He loves this jumper and will stay in it happily for up to and hour and a half! Just check out those awesome thighs!  The best recording I have of it is sideways.  I'm no computer junkie, but I found a plug in to rotate it in imovie, but I can't post it in my blog after I rotate it.  I'm still working on it, but this one is pretty funny too.  

 

A Day at the Zoo

We took advantage of the great weather on Saturday and headed up to Hogle Zoo with the LeBaron clan. Although it started out a bit cold, it ended up being quite a great day. Tom and I have decided to dress for the weather we want it to be rather than the reality. I had Porter in shorts and a t-shirt and felt like a horrible mother when I saw Joseph with his long underwear and his bundled up kids. The animals were huge fans of this weather and many of them came out of hiding. Hogle Zoo has definitely improved since the days of the Elementary Field Trips. The Elephant Encounters and Asian Highlands are a much needed step up, although something has to be done with the Reptile House. That is the sickest smelling place I have ever been! Porter was wide eyed at the beginning of the trek and did catch a glimpse of the Elephants and the Black Bears, but fell asleep soon after and was zonked out for most of the day.Sometimes I wonder who we came to the Zoo for. Leave it to the LeBaron boys to always find something ugly and want a picture of it. Tom loved the Penguins. I loved the ducklings! Although the Zoo may not be my favorite place in the world, it was a great day!

Spring Time?

Well, we were loving the weather when it was here, but where did it go? I don't know how much more of this we can take. I've gotten so desperate for nice weather that I even find myself looking for jobs for Tommy in Hawaii. Porter loved trying out the popular swing set at Nanny's house with Tilly last week. Tilly was so excited for Porter to try swinging with her and would get worried when Porter's swing would go off course. It is really cute how much all Porter's cousins love him and how excited he is to see them. He is usually such a sweet boy, but as of today i am now the mother of a fussy drooling beast. This, and the white fleck on his lower gums, leads me to believe that he is embarking into the fun stage of teething! How wonderful.

First Feeding!

We went to the doctor yesterday and here are the stats:
Weight: 16lbs. 9 oz.
Height: 26 3/4 in.

The doctor also said that because of his size, Porter was ready to start baby food. So today we started having him try squash. He wasn't sure what he thought at first, but he did manage to get some of it down.  Here are the pictures:

          

Blessing the Food                                  Yuck!

         

This is Fun!                                     Ok, I like it!

                   I wonder what's next?

Just Hangin Out

Ok, I know I haven't posted for a while, but not much has been going on lately. Porter and I spent much of the weekend with my parents because Tom had flown down to Texas with my brother to pick up his new car and then drive it back. Most of my time these days is spent taking care of Porter. He is still growing really fast and he is also developing some really naughty habits:
1) He has now discovered the power of his own voice. No longer am I responding to a sweet little whimper, no sir, he screams at me at the top of his lungs. (both when he is happy and when he is sad)
2) He loves to play with his bottle. Often he is not interested in drinking it, but just playing around with it.
3) He has started doing this thing when i get him out of the car. He keeps his eyes just slightly open and then when I say his name, his eyes open wide and he laughs.
4) He has started to spit up. Up to a week ago, he had probably only spit up six times. I thought I had been blessed with a baby that didn't spit up because the smell of spit up makes me vomit, but apparently that is not the case.
5) He is addicted to TV and could stare at it for hours. He gets mad at me when I turn it off.
Oh, one more thing. I just got a new car!! Yes, we finally traded in the Big Blue Truck. It is a Mazda CX7 and as my sister in law Carrie put it "a fun, mom car". I realized I haven't taken a picture of it, but here is what it looks like:

Quarter LeBaron

Last week Porter met my mom's friend's daughter Haven. She must have misunderstood me when I told her his name because when we left, she said, "Bye Quarter." Thus, his new nickname is Quarter.
Here are a few of the pictures we had taken of Porter. Now tell me I don't have the cutest little boy ever. At the portrait studio, I think the photographer failed to realize that Porter is only 3 months old. She kept trying to make him sit up on his own, but he can't! Although he just about tried to crawl away. People who think he is 6 months plus must think he is developmentally challenged if he can't even sit up. I also have yet to realize why people must continue to inform me that my child is big. Ok, yes and so what is your point? Don't you think that I have realized that myself? Today I went to Bajios with my mom. As I was finishing, one of the workers walked up to the table and said, "Wow, I can't believe you finished the entire thing. You must have been really hungry!" Although this was the case, can someone please tell me the point of expressing this fact to me? It certainly isn't a compliment, and if it isn't meant as a cut, please inform me of the purpose.