Baby Girl

Man it's been a long time. My baby boy was 9 months the last time I updated this. He's 2 and a half now! Crazy how fast time flies. He really turned into a sweet and happy little boy. He's a sensitive little soul and gives lots of hugs and kisses. He really makes me so very happy.

Well 3 months ago I had another little one. This time a baby girl. So now we have one of each. The perfect little family, or so everyone says. We are so happy to have this baby girl in our lives. She is the happiest baby I have ever seen!

So here's her birth story!

For about 2 weeks prior to my due date I began having contractions, annoying contractions that seemed to be leading to something but never became anything more. Well my due date came and went, December 9th turned into December 12 and so on. At 5 days overdue I didn't think this baby girl was ever going to come. On the morning of December 15th I felt like things were a bit different. We sent our spunky little boy over to his grandparents house, just in case. Then we headed to the mall for a walk, that would hopefully get things moving.

As we walked the mall, the contractions began to get stronger. We ran into my grandparents at the mall and talked with them for a little while, then continued walking. Things started to get a little more intense so I told Matt it was probably time to head home. I didn't want to get too tired.

We headed home and things seemed to stop. I was annoyed. I called my midwives and asked if they could come and do a sweep for me. They said they would be by around 6pm after they had finished up some other appointments. I started to walk around the house a bit more and my contractions started up again. I called my midwives again and told them that maybe this was labor and I probably didn't need them to come by at 6, and that I would just call when it seemed to be active labor. Well that was at 5pm, by 5:30 things were super intense and Matt had to call the midwives to ask them to come quicker. They arrived around 20 minutes later. They checked to see how dilated I was and I was already 8cm. So off to the hospital we went!

We arrived at the hospital and headed straight to the maternity ward. They already had a birthing pool set up for me (my midwives called ahead, thank goodness) and I got right in. It was the best feeling in the world at that moment. Not all the pain was gone, but it was a heck of a lot better! I laboured in the pool for a while, and it was time to push. 3 pushes and the girl was out! Born at 7:52 she weighed 7lbs 15oz. It was the most amazing feeling in the world. Being able to deliver my baby with no drugs was not something I ever thought I could do. I was fully prepared for an epidural (I had one with Porter), but nope! She came so quick that there was no time anyway. I felt like I was on top of the world. I am telling you, there is nothing in the world that feels better than the high of giving birth without medical interventions. I felt like superwoman for a few days! I had a bit of tearing, but it was not even close to as bad as my first. We were out of the hospital by about 10pm, and home snuggling our new baby girl.

My parents came by to see her (and us), and then we attempted our first night home. Our awesome little boy stayed over at my in-laws house for a few days, but on the 16th he came to visit his new baby sister. He was the sweetest big brother ever, and continues to be the sweetest big brother. He wanted to hold the new baby, and gave her soft little kisses. Our family is complete! These two make me so very happy!

I soo wish that Matt's face wasn't blurry.

Contractions suck guys.

She was a chunk!

Beautiful baby girl.

Porter is 9 Months!

Are you kidding me! 9 months has flown by! How on earth did this happen, my little baby is growing into a little boy. He can now crawl, sit up on his own, go from crawling to sitting and from sitting to grabbing something and standing! It's actually crazy. I'm pretty sure he'll be walking in a few months. Even though he can crawl he still prefers his army crawl. And he's quick. He knows there are a few doors that open in the house to places he doesn't belong and as soon as those open he is on the move as fast as possible. I love his little personality. We have very few bad days, but those bad days are rough. He's working on another tooth and it's almost through. It's crazy, I kind of miss his toothless little grin. He has started eating foods fully solid, bananas, bread, watermelon (which he absolutely loves - just like his mamma).

He's also grown, again. His sleepers are now 9-12 months and his onesies too, but this boy has the smallest little waist! His 6-9 month pants are still loose, you get them to the thighs and getting them over the thighs is hard work, then his little waist won't hold the pants up! Anyway, here are his stats!

Porter M. Whiteley

Age: 9 months

Weight: 18 lbs 14 oz

Height:  29 inches

Wearing: 9-12 month clothing mostly, 6-9 month pants

New developments: Going from crawling to sitting and back again, climbing over everything and everyone. He finally said Mamma! It was the cutest thing in the world. He now says Dada, Mama and Babababa. He can say hey, which is awesome and a few other mumblings. He pulls himself to stand up, on everything and everyone. He has started to hate when I feed him and he only wants to feed himself, quite the independent boy. 

Favorite things: Puppies. For real, any puppy he just loves, real or stuffed! Baths he loves too. He started to cuddle again, which he hasn't done since he was a newborn! It makes me so happy. He also loves to be read to, like really. We started reading to this boy at about 3 months and so he now enjoys his stories (which makes me so glad since both Matt and I love books!)

Favorite clothes: I would have to say his green checked dress shirt that matches Daddy's!

Porter is 8 Months!

So this month has been hectic, you're lucky I'm even posting! Here it is.


Porter Maxwell Whiteley

Age: 8 months

Weight: 17 lbs still I think, maybe 18.

Height: Don't know.

Wearing: 6-9 month old clothing

New developments: Sitting really well on his own, starting to stand while holding things - like the stairs, trying to sit up on his own. Sleeping super well, just one wake up at 6 and then back to bed till 8:30. Chomping on everything as well! He now has one tooth!

Favorite things: His puppy, real puppies, this toy that makes a lot of noises and his rings!

Favorite clothes: His green dress shirt that matches Daddy with a little blue bow tie.

Now for some pictures!

Crawling his way over to get the camera...

And he is such a poser!

Out for a walk.

Fun at Auntie Bre's

First time on a carousel!

I think he might be too big for this!

He takes a bottle people!!!

Uh Oh.

Porter is 7 Months!

Its been a crazy fast month again! This little man is growing so fast! He's started to "crawl" around to get his toys, it's more of an army crawl but he can get up on all fours sometimes. He's also started talking so much, he chatters all the time with a variety of sounds and noises. He's doing great with his sleeping habits (most of the time) with a few exceptions. He sleeps through the night now which is a huge relief for Mom! He's also now eating 3 times a day, and really misses it when we forget his snack! His favourite is rice cereal, but he also loves oatmeal. We've tried sweet potato and turkey which went over pretty well too. 

We've had to baby proof the house now, he's started to find outlets, heating vents and baseboard corners. It's awesome to see how interested he is in everything, really cool to see him learn new things! He's a super happy little boy, always excited to wake up in the morning (unlike mommy) and happy just to be crawling/rolling around on the floor. We also bought him an exersaucer/jumper that he loves! He's also sitting much better, unaided some of the time. It's crazy how many changes can happen in just one month!


Porter Maxwell Whiteley

Age: 7 months

Weight: 17 lbs?

Height:  Who knows.

Wearing: 6-9 month old clothing, and things are fitting really well now.

New developments: Army crawling, sitting pretty well and eating lots of food! He's such a chatterbox as well. Sleeping through the night (amAzing!) and sitting in the bath! He also has started chewing on his amber necklace, which I'm trying really hard to stop him from doing!

Favorite things: His exersaucer/jumper, his stackable ring toy, rolling balls around and chewing on clothes!

Favorite clothes: His onesie with the sunglasses on them and his bright blue pants! It's super cute on him..

Now for some pictures!

I love his cute little face!

90% of the pictures I took, look like this!