Porter NOT Napping

He thinks he's soooooooooooooo funny! He was supposed to be napping :)

Play Pen

Porter has SO much fun in his play pen! I love it because it keeps him safe while he does what he loves to do...walk around. He holds on to the sides while walking around the perimeter of it and will often times, just hang out in one spot for an hour just to check out what's going on outside the pen. Luke and I came into the living room one day, and Porter was smooshing his face against the netting. We were hysterical. We started taking turns doing it back and forth and now it has become one of his favorite games!

Trip to the Beach

These were actually taken a month ago but I forgot to post them. They were taken at the Coronado Dog Beach when Porter's cousin came to visit.

Discovery of the door stop

Playing with Dad

Can you spot the puppy?

Caught with Mom's Water Bottle

VIDEO

Adventures at Sea World

We had a blast at Sea World! We saw Baluga whales, penguins, turtles, walruses, you name it. We also saw the Shamu show...though I think Porter was more interested in the people than the exhibits! Oh well, we had fun!

Sitting By Himself Now

Today he's been extremely fussy and trying my patience (I think he's about to show some more teeth). So I had a little laugh at his expense.

J.T.'s Wedding in Bountiful

One of my friends suggested I put some pictures of someone other than our cute little buddy, on this site. I guess she's right, ha! I didn't really realize this had become solely a tribute to Porter! These pictures were taken up at my brother's wedding in Bountiful, Utah. The one on the bottom is of our entire family, the one on top, of us, siblings, and the one on the right is of myself and Luke.

Big Socks to Fill!

Precious Last Moments with Dad

There's never an easy deployment if it means you're separated from your best friend and eternal companion. The final 24 hours you spend together could be your last. So I think that, along with the "good bye" is the most difficult part to overcome. Once you make it through that it's just a matter of putting yourself in a "function" mode and then plugging away at each day. Our marriage has always been about living every moment together as if it's our last, and we really do live it! I think that's part of what makes our love for eachother increase each day and what keeps our relationship feeling so new. (I love you, Luke! You're in our prayers!)

Precious

Having had him for only 2.5 weeks at this point, we couldn't believe the love we had for him already.

Welcome! We've waited so long!

We welcomed our first bundle of joy into our arms on August 18, 2006 at 2:42p.m. It was a long labor, 27 hours...20 without any drugs and the final 7 with an epidural! Porter Austin weighed 8lbs 9oz and measured 21 1/2 inches long. We had to remain in the hospital a little over 48 hours due to some complications during labor, but everything is great now!