Valentines and 1 Month

We can't believe how fast time flies. Our family just celebrated our first holiday together, and even Porter got valentines from some family members. It was so much fun. Porter has not ceased to grow and gain weight. As you can see he is a little chunker now, which means that he is healthy. (Wouldn't it be great if that was true for every age?) Last time we went to the doctor Porter weighed 11 lbs. even and we think that he is a little over 23" long. Wow! I can't believe how much he has grown from looking at the pictures of him when he was first born. He has really filled out.

We got our first family picture taken on Valentine's Day, but Porter protested and didn't want to participate. Unfortunately, mom and dad made him do it anyway. I think he was actually hungry at that time.

We have also celebrated Porter's one month birthday on the same day as Presidents Day was recognized. Mom and dad ate chocolate cake. (Porter got it a little later that night.) How fun it has been to watch him grow and progress. He experiments with his vocal cords and is learning how to sleep better at night. Mom and dad are very excited for that. But we are still trying to figure out who he looks like more. We have not got it down yet.

New Addition to the Family

On January 19th we welcomed Porter Paul Nielsen into our family after the long 9 month wait. He weighed 8 lbs. 3 oz. and was 19.5 inches long, not counting his long toes. He is a smorgasbord of both mom and dad with definite features from both sides. He is learning and growing so fast. He already knows how to tell us when he is hungry, can get his hands out of any mitten or covers that you put on his hands, and can still squish into a ball the size of moms tummy when she was pregnant with him. His talents are endless. We look forward to seeing all of his new firsts that are going to happen every day.

This was our first Christmas together. And with the baby on the way sometime soon, we decided to stay home and not travel anywhere. (And besides, Eric is tired of me complaining about being uncomfortable when we are in the car.) So we spent the day in our pajamas doing nothing but cooking and spending time together. It was great as both of us have had a very busy semester.

Athough we did go down to Utah for Rebecca's wedding which was so much fun. We got to see a lot of family, which always makes it exciting. I played basketball for a while, which wasn't the smartest idea, and started some contractions for me. Eric thought that we might have the baby the night before the wedding, but they stopped and the baby is doing fine and still playing in my tummy. Oh well, it has a little time to go still anyway.