11 months old

Porter is now 11 months old. I cant believe he's almost a year old. He has grown so much in the last 11 months. It's truly been a miracle to watch him go from a newborn baby to a little boy with his own personality. He loves to open cupboards and drawers and empty them out or put things in them. He loves to find toys that will fit into the hole on top of his ball popper. One day we were sitting in the living room talking while Porter was playing and all of the sudden we heard a loud squeal from the ball popper fan. I ran over to check the ball popper fan and Porter had put a plastic spoon down the top hole that had lodged itself in the fan and stopped it from spinning. Porter was delighted in himself. He still loves the vacuum and can follow it around even better now that he can almost walk on his own. Close, but not yet.He got a balloon from Kennedy's 1st birthday party and then wouldn't let go of the balloon to take a nap. I tried to take it away from him after I laid him down but he just held on tighter with both hands. So, he slept with the balloon.These are Porter's adopted sisters and brother. He fits right in with the Wilkes. And now there will be one more to come next month. What cute kids. I'm glad that Porter has them to teach him the ropes and play with him. Just look at the girls fussing over him. They are so good to him and yet toughen him up at the same time. I forgot to mention in my previous blogs that Porter has a bit of separation anxiety when I drop him off in the mornings. It started at about 9 months. I cant complain too much because I'm the one he wants. It makes me feel very loved.Porter LOVES apples! I cant eat an apple without giving him one. I used to hold it for him and let him taste it, but now I just give him the whole apple and he goes to town. He'd eat the core if I didn't stop him. I thought this meant he was ready for other solid foods but he's not that adventurous, he just loves apples.Eating an apple....

Halloween

Christmas came early this year and Porter got to be Santa's little helper. We had fun at the Ward Party, the Isobe's block party, the pumpkin patch and petting zoo, and at the cousins' house on Halloween. I don't think Porter knew it was Halloween but he did have fun. And we had more fun because of him.Helping Grandma make Mrs. Claus' apron and hat...And the finished apron and hat! What a good little helper.Picking a pumpkin...The petting zoo...Friends, Cam & Angie and their new baby, Chloe...Angela's sweet niece, Bobby...Porter is no longer a little baby compared to little Chloe...Porter looks like a little elf upon the shelf...Halloween with the cousins...Allie in the bean bag toss pumpkin...Porter in his pumpkin shirt from Joanne...What a Happy Halloween!