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Porter's New Stats...

Porter is now weighing in at 18lbs 17oz and is measuring at 27 1/4 inches! yay!! It's been quite the adventure with my little guy. Lately he's been pretty fussy during the day...not as laid back as he used to be. It's been quite a change and I am still learning how to get use to it. Feeding time has not been so enjoyable lately either...he won't eat anything I give him:( I know the best way to get him eating is to continue trying and feeding. I won't give up just yet....well, ever I guess. It's been a bit frustrating but things will turn up, I KNOW it! I did feed him TINY pieces of banana today, he actually did seem to "enjoy" it. And I learned at the appointment that it is actually a good thing to give HIM the food and let him learn to develop his fine motor skills by picking the food up and placing it in his mouth. He's not quite to the chewing and swallowing skills yet...but we are getting there!

Until next time,

notes from Blessed Mama Jenn

Inspired

'It seems only right and proper that we extend to others that which we so earnestly desire for ourselves."

I found this quote from a beautiful talk given by President Uchtdorf, titled "You Are My Hands" in a General Conference in April 2010. I promise you, you will LOVE this talk and walk away filled with happiness and love and a yearning to serve.

"One woman who had been through years of trial and sorrow said through her tears, “I have come to realize that I am like an old 20-dollar bill—crumpled, torn, dirty, abused, and scarred. But I am still a 20-dollar bill. I am worth something. Even though I may not look like much and even though I have been battered and used, I am still worth the full 20 dollars.”

Our Hands Can Comfort

With this in mind, let our hearts and hands be stretched out in compassion toward others, for everyone is walking his or her own difficult path. As disciples of Jesus Christ, our Master, we are called to support and heal rather than condemn. We are commanded “to mourn with those that mourn” and “comfort those that stand in need of comfort.”

It is unworthy of us as Christians to think that those who suffer deserve their suffering. Easter Sunday is a good day to remember that our Savior willingly took upon Himself the pain and sickness and suffering of us all—even those of us who appear to deserve our suffering.

In the book of Proverbs we read that “a friend loveth at all times, and a brother is born for adversity.” Let us love at all times. And let us especially be there for our brothers and sisters during times of adversity."

Our life recently...

I realize it's been a while since the last time I posted. Lately I've been trying to keep up with my little ball of energy! Porter has definately gained tons of energy lately and he is s interested in EVERYTHING! His new favorite things to play with are MY toys...haha. He is always grasping for my cell phone and even more recently, the laptop computer. Not such a good thing. haha!
I've tried to seem less and less interested in my laptop lately so it won't seem so interesting to Porter. He wants whatever I "play" with. :D


He is sitting by himself SO well now! Rarely does he collapse and fall over!! So exciting! His two teeth are growing in more and more each day and continue to appear larger. It's fun to watch him laugh now with those teeth budding.

Deven and I have come up with an agreement for mornings with Porter, since he usually was the one to get up and play with him til 8 a.m. it is now my turn to play with Porter from 5-8 and let Deven rest. I think it's plenty fair....Deven needs his sleep because he works late shifts so often.

As for the apartment, we are STILL trying to sell. No luck as of yet:( If you know anyone who is trying to find a 3 bed 2 bath apt in Rexburg, we have lowered our price A TON! and we are now selling the contract for $725. I know whatever happens is in the Lord's hands. We've tried everything so what happens happens and we'll be okay with it. It's tough to have patience right now but we're working on it. Well, rather I am... I think Deven is okay with things. lol.

Grandma Terry just came down for a visit last week! It was such a fun few days with her. As usual, she absolutely LOVED the time she was able to spend with Porter. She brought Ashley (a family friend) with her so it was fun to have the extra company:) On wednesday we drove to Utah to check out BYU's campus. SOOO big compared to BYUI!! I've been there before but not for a while. We were able to take a tour...no free t-shirts though...DRAB! We ran into a few friends there...Patsy and her sweet Hubby Greg Hernandez and Kylie Yeager came and met me for lunch which was SO much fun! I've missed those girls! Kylie is almost due now and has the sweetest baby bump! The weather was nice but a bit too hot! I'm sure I got a little tan while we were there. We also got to visit with my sister Kim and her two kiddos while eating YUMMY frozen yogurt!! SO YUMMY!!! I loved it!I think the place was called "The Red Mango" or something along those lines??

2nd tooth ALREADY!

Only about a week after getting in his first tooth...Porter has his second TOOTH popping through!! So sweet! His first two teeth happen to be in the center on the bottom. So sweet! Luckily for me, this teething period is going fairely easy...not too much fussing at all! Yay! I've always been nervous about the teething period from "horror" stories other parents have told me. I thought I would go weeks and MONTHS without sleep because of all the fussiness I was expecting...NOPE! None at all:) Not bragging in any sense...just spilling my excitement into words on our blog.

These are a few of HIS favorite things...

At age 6 months!! ...Porter has become a fan of MANY new things. As of two days ago...he's really been LOVING and CRAVING Oatmeal Cereal with Bananas. FINALLY! I've found something my little kiddo LOVES to eat and CAN'T get ENOUGH of! YAY! Accomplishments accomplishments:)

Another love of his would be his little teether toy "Sophie" the Giraffe (name came with giraffe). Grammy Terry bought it for him at his 2nd baby shower in Washington about mid April. He didn't know what to think of it then but it's the first toy I bring to him now when he fusses.

He also loves BATH TIME! He's getting into the kicking and splashing ...and he's recently (about 2 weeks or so ago) discovered his manhood. It's pretty comical seeing the new things he is getting into. When feeding him, he reaches for the little bowl containing VERY LIQUIDY food and smacks it so it pours onto EVERYTHING! I've become a pro at feeding time now though and can walk away from the experience with ONLY Porter's chin messy:) ACCOMPLISHMENNNNT! :D

He has also been loving his two strollers, both the jogger and the everyday stroller from Grandma Munns. It's the view and the smells and the warmth that I think makes him enjoy it so much.

Lately, I've been taking Porter out to our complex's little play area and take him on the swing. At this point he doesn't quite know what is going on...but in time I'm sure I'll see his little gummy (or tooth filled) grin showing up. :D

Little Tooth Poppin' In!!

This morning while playing with Porter, he stuck my finger in his mouth to chew on, (as usual) and I felt something sharp hitting my finger....he's getting his first tooth in! Yay! I didn't think it would happen this soon!! Oh I can't wait! It'll be so sweet ;D. Excitement would be an understatement...he's been extra fussy today but not uncontrollably. Poor little guy. It's on his bottom left center gum area. OOOOh, it's going to be SOOO cute!


OK, I just needed to share the excitement:)

P.S. Porter, you are adorable! Ooo I love you so much! You love jumping up and down on EVERYTHING! It's the sweetest thing. You've definitely been building up my arm muscles lately and taking away my energy. You silly boy...I am so excited to watch you grow and to learn and experience new things. I love you so much my little monkey!

A day at the SPLASH PARK ;D!!

Today was such a treat for Porter and I. Haley and sweet Sadie came to pick us up and we all drove over to the local splash park. Once we parked we found the park EXPLODING with babies, kids, adults...everyone of all ages pretty much. What can I say...it's a fun place to be! After getting our kiddos all ready with suits, sunscreen and smiles...we walked over to the spraying water. Porter wasn't quite sure what to think at first...I was a bit worried about his feet getting scraped because he LOVES to jump up and down on anything and everything (we were on cement) but I decided he'd be alright. After jumping in a little spout of water next to Sadie, Porter finally began enjoying it and jumped like crazy!

With Haley's help, Sadie walked right over to the little spouts of water and upon reaching one, she just plopped down and played in the water...also trying to take a sip every now and then to stay hydrated. ;) Silly girl! Oh she was such a cutie! We took our kiddos down the slide a few times before the bigger kids went down. We had to go quickly with the slide though because a big bucket of water on top of the play area would tip and DUMP LOADS of water!! AH!

Before heading home, Haley and I thought it would be fun to take the babes on the merri-go-round. Oh they LOVED it! Well, Sadie loved it...Porter wasn't sure what to think throughout the whole horsey ride...he started getting fussy the last couple of minutes of the ride. Poor little guy. It was sweet though.

Oh, and after changing Porter into dry clothes...I noticed that I had little spots of blood all over one leg of my SOAKED khakis. I'm getting a bit worried at this point...just praying Porter didn't hit his head or get badly injured...nope, just a couple of tiny scrapes on his pinky toe...but it was still bleeding and I felt so bad!! Next time for sure I'll have little water shoes for him. You live and you learn right?

Thanks for such a fun day Sadie and Haley!

Happy 4th of July/ My lil. snoozer:D

Because the 4th of July was on a Sunday this year, the city of Idaho Falls celebrated with their Maleluca Fireworks show on Saturday, the 3rd of July. To our dismay, Deven had gotten called in to work so he wouldn't be able to join me until about 10pm. (Luckily this is the time the fireworks show started on the Green Belt in I.F.).

My cousin Haley called a couple days prior and invited me to join her nick and the Terry clan to celebrate...I was so excited! I love the Terry's!! Such a fun bunch:) I headed over to Brent and Joyce's to hang out prior to a family BBQ (which was AMAZING), before heading to the BBQ, we drove over to Bonneville HS for car races!! So fun to watch! The guys loved it. I wasn't sure what to expect seeing how I've only been to car races once before, but wow...it was crazy fun! There were random cars racing, not necessarily the kind you would expect to see whipping around cones and making sharp turns. Amongst the cars, I remember seeing...a Mazda Miada, Prius, Corvette, a few Mustangs, an old VW, and a bunch more. (Sorry, I'm not big on cars so I can't remember the models).

Firework show was THE BIGGEST I have EVER seen! SOO beautiful! There were thousands of people that come from all around. Even from different STATES! WHOA BABY! We got pretty lucky in our search for a "plot of land" (heehee) to watch the show. We ended up DIRECTLY across the river from where the fireworks were lit!! Couldn't get any better than that right?

Deven showed up just as the show started and we had a really great time. Little did I know...he had to run about 2 miles to get to where myself and the Terry's were seated. (No Parking). We weren't sure how Porter would handle the loud noise, luckily he LOVED IT! The expression on his face was unexplainable. I guess it was a mixture of shock, surprise and awe. Then 10 minutes before the 31 minute show ended....he fell ASLEEP! REALLY?!

....They say babies can sleep through anything right? I wasn't aware that it included Fireworks.