he's THREE!!

Porter is THREE!!  

Time has flown! 

May 29, 2007:

First Birthday:

Second Birthday:

Third Birthday!

**more pics coming soon!

FUN DAY!

Porter's last day of school was yesterday, and to celebrate {or mourn--depending on who you are ;)} we took him to the splash pad when we picked him up...needless to say he had a blast!

He was sooo excited!!

making Porter cool mommy off :)

Then today, his school put on one last "fun day" for all of the kids {and parents} with water slides, jump houses, and games!

 he had LOTS of determination to go on all the "big kids" stuff!

The waterslide was by far the favorite!

And the bounce house definitely was a highlight!

AND this is what happens AFTER all of the fun!!

last day of school

Porter had his last day of "school" today!  It seems like his first day of school was yesterday!  And it seems a lot of things have changed in the last 9 months, but some things have pretty much remained the same...

....he still likes to sleep in on school days {most of the time}

first day {august 09}

last day {this morning}

BUT he's moved to a big boy bed and NO DIAPERS!!

He's grown so much!! {and yes, I made him wear the same outfit ;)}

first day:

last day:

with Daddy first day:

with Daddy last day:

with Mommy first day:

with Mommy last day {Porter's not the only one who's grown--28.5 weeks pregnant!}

Some last running around before the school day!

lombardi

Someone sent me this pic today of Ryan with the Lombardi trophy {taken a few weeks ago during the draft}...

It still doesn't feel real and like the superbowl was a million years ago!  I can't believe in just less than 4 months we'll be starting a NEW season with a NEWBORN baby!!!

cupcakes!!

This is Porter's last week of Mother's Day Out, and since his birthday is in a couple of weeks, I brought cupcakes for his class last week!

 Needless to say the kids LOVED them, even though we got there right as naptime was ending and I think about half of them were still asleep ;)

waiting not-so-patiently

Porter thought it was really cool to be in the center of the table...

...that is until everyone started singing to HIM...he got a little shy!

He got over it quickly though!

happy birthday, nana!

happy birthday, Nana!!

Today is Nana's birthday, and Porter and I were lucky enough to get to spend the afternoon with her!

She came down to Mandeville, and we took her to lunch, did a little shopping and stopped by the "cup cakery" for some cupcakes :)

Here's some pics from our day today

We went to eat at Rips on the Water and it overlooks Lake Ponchatrain, so we got some pics with Nana before lunch:

I think at this point, Porter was saying, enough pictures "let's go eat!!"

After lunch we drove down a little ways, so we could get a picture of "flat stanley" that cousin Kensi sent us {if ONLY we had gotten it a day earlier, Ryan could have taken "him" and got his pic with the Lombardi trophy--Oh, well, The lake will have to do :)}

typical Porter, after about 2 minutes of pictures I get this look:

So we attempted to get some pics of us with Porter...

he only wanted us to "swing" him ;)

Then with mommy...

{we have the same hair}:

the best picture I got of me and my little buddy :)

"scary monsters" and 26 weeks

Porter has ALWAYS slept in his own bed...he has never been a great sleeper anywhere else {when we brought him home from the hospital, he lasted one night in the bassinet, then it was the crib!}...so when we got back into town from being at Pop's house all week, I couldn't believe when I put him to bed and he told me he didn't want to sleep in his bed, but the "big bed" {our bed...with ME!}!

He had slept in the bed with me all week at Pop's house, but it was a king size bed so we had plenty of room :)  And I wasn't too excited about sharing our smaller bed with him when we got back!  So I asked him why he didn't want to sleep in his bed, and his answer was simple: "scary monsters are there"!  I have NO IDEA where he got that!!?? 

After 2 nights of this, I was starting to worry that he was going to be stuck in our bed...BUT after taking his first nap this week in his bed yesterday, he woke up and proudly told me that, "the monsters are GONE, mama!!".

I knew he was back to his normal bed time routine, when after I put him to bed, he came and told me the "flashlight" aka night light {that I had put in there 2 nights earlier to try and get him to stay in his bed} needed to go back to the bathroom and he didn't want it in his room ;)

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In Baby news, I'm about 26.5 weeks now and almost into the 3rd trimester!  I can't believe it...I noticed the ticker on the side was down to double digit numbers {speaking of double digit numbers, apparently I'm in that part of my pregnancy where I start to gain nearly 2 lbs a week--5lbs in THREE weeks--how does that happen??? I thought I was doing so much better this time, let's hope it slows down soon like it did with Porter!}!!  I am also starting to get tired {again}...I confess I took a {much needed} 2 hour nap earlier when I got home from the Dr. {which means I'll be up until at least midnight doing all the cleaning and sewing I was planning for while P was in school, so I guess it kind of defeated the purpose?!} .  But all in all I feel great--well besides the heartburn??!  I never have had it, and didn't have it with Porter and it's kind of annoying!  

BUT I am much more comfortable now that I have some maternity clothes!  After having to leave suddenly last week, and try to pack for home and the funeral, I realized I had nothing to wear!!  Luckily I found a few things that still fit {ummm unbuttoned AND unzipped!}...but I am much more comfortable now :)

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And happy cindo de mayo!! Me and Porter are going out to celebrate with guacamole {my fave} and cheese dip {his fave}...and also celebrating that DADDY will be home tomorrow--for GOOD {well, at least the next 10 or so weeks!}

pop

There is no doubt who Porter's favorite person is.  Pop {my dad}!  Porter absolutely LOVES going to Pop's house.  We were at his house all last week, sadly because Pop's only brother {my uncle} passed away, and while it was an unexpected and sad trip back home, we really did enjoy spending the week with not only Pop, but the rest of our family as well! 

When we came back this afternoon, it was a screaming Porter who clung to Pop, and did NOT want to leave...he was totally fine with me leaving {even taking his toys, and blanket with me} but he was NOT going to leave Pop :(

Porter is no doubt trying to talk Pop into giving/getting him something here ;)

Porter & Pop