Carcassone Prodigy

Last night Porter and I played Carcassone after I put Jonas to bed.  Porter was steadily beating me and I'm pretty sure he would have beat me if we'd seen the game through to the end before he picked up all his guys and said he was done.  Fortunately I did beat him at Go Fish earlier in the day so I can maintain some of my pride.  But, then I remember there is absolutely no skilled involved when playing Go Fish.

A Child's Prayer

Tonight when I was putting Porter to bed we sang one of my favorite songs together, A Child's Prayer.  I love to hear his sweet voice sing the words of a song that I have always sung when I was struggling.  He knows both the "boy part"  and the "girl part".  

Do you still love me?

Tonight Porter asked, "Do you still love me even when I drive you batty?"

The answer will always be, "Yes!"

We often run through these two questions:

"How much do I love Porter?"

Porter's answer, "So much."

"How long do I love Porter?"

Porter's answer, "Forever."

"I love you to infinity and beyond."

We love our boys.  We love our family.

Family Pictures (10/31)

I love getting family pictures so I can remember us at different stages.  And, I love the not so perfect photo showing personality.

10 months old (10/31)

Jonas is 10 months old. It's hard to believe that in 2 months he'll be a year.  Where has the time gone?

About this sweet, little man of ours:
Continues to crawl in his nontraditional way
Climbs stairs like a champ.  It basically took him a day to get it down and he's quick.
Finally getting more teeth, but not many.  He has two bottom teeth, one front tooth and one canine is coming in.
He is a good eater and loves to eat.
Becoming extremely "vocal" with his opinions.  It is very easy to tell what he wants or doesn't want. He sounds somewhat like a pterodactyl squawking.  It is loud and ear piercing.
He also knows how to hold his own.  If Porter is doing something he does not like or takes something from him, Jonas will go after him until he gets him.  And by getting him, I mean until he bites him.  Then he goes on his merry way back to whatever he was doing before while Porter cries or is so upset that Jonas got him "messy".
Jonas has started throwing tantrums.  Do not take him out of the bath before he is ready.  He loves the bath.
He babbles, smiles and gives you those sweet, flirty eyes.
He adores Porter and Porter adores him.  It's a mutual love that is my favorite to see.