Our little lady!

Here she is! Freshly bathed and beautiful! Enjoy!

I can't believe it's June!!!

So we finally made it to the fountains in front of the capitol today! It was so nice today so after everyone's nap my sis and I headed downtown for a nice Starbucks drink and trip to the fountains with the boys. I love where we live now because it's a great walk into downtown and the capitol park with the fountains is really close. Marshall hasn't quite ventured into the spray of the fountain yet, we'll get there though I'm sure! We mainly just play near the edge in the puddles! And yes you might be thinking that my son has incredibly long hair right now! You are correct, but my husband doesn't want to cut it yet:) So we're going with the shag for now!
Life is a little crazy still but I feel like we are definitely adjusting to having two kiddos! Reagan had her two week check up today and she's doing marvelous! In the 90th percentile in height and weight...way to go baby! She's such a great sleeper...praise the Lord!
I'm going to try and put some more pics of Reagan up this week. I haven't really had a chance to take very many shots of her yet! Okay I'm off to check a few other blogs before I head to bed!

My little man!

Drinking the fountain water...we're just working on keep his immune system busy!Me and Reagan...just her feet and ankles I guess:) Sorry about the white legs...first day in shorts!

Life with two...

...is definitely an adjustment! My little Reagan is such a good napper and sleeper which is making this transition much easier on me! It's so crazy how much I didn't know with Marshall that I learned and am now putting into practice with Reagan. She is officially 9 days old today and we are going on a great schedule already. I actually had an hour and half yesterday to myself while both kiddos were napping! I still can't get over the fact that I have 'kids'...plural!
I need to take some more pictures of her this week as you can't really see her cute face in these.
I love the ones with her and Marshall. Marshall loves his little sis...however, he doesn't quite know his strength vs. hers yet so we try to keep him away from her unless I'm right there:)
I'll try and post more pics soon!

Reagan Noel Porter...

...is finally here! She was born Monday May 18th at 2:22pm, weighing in at 9 pounds 3 ounces and 20.5 inches long! And what a different entry to the world she made from her brother Marshall. My labor with Marshall was 26hours long, with almost 3 hours of pushing and an epidural that didn't work. Reagan's labor was about 6 hours long, a GREAT epidural and 10 MINUTES of pushing! All in all it was a great experience and we are loving our little girl!
She is a great sleeper so I'm feeling pretty good. My mom is here this weekend which is amazing! I'll update more later but wanted to get these pics up for you to see!
Marshall loved helping bring baby Ra-Ra home!

Get her out of the sun!

The first family photo!

And before my husband put this pic on facebook he wanted to make sure she was looking modest!

The Countdown!

Had another doctor's appointment today as I'm just shy of 38 weeks and he said the baby's head is engaged! Yay! We made another appt for next week unless I go into labor on my own before that! Which is my hope of course:) We shall see when this little one is ready to enter the world...my mom thinks she'll be on her own time schedule!
I'm getting a little sentimenal about the reality that these are my last days of it just being Marshall and I during the day. I'm hoping to be able to do some special things with him this week. Tonight I made milkshakes with special straws! Very messy but very fun!
Also wanted to show you the pic of the outside of our house! We are still absolutely loving it and I'm so thankful that we got to move when we did.
Lastly my dad came down to Salem to visit last week and I snapped this pic of the boys watching Matt mow the lawn! Too precious!
Okay the next post you hear from me might be via my husband in the hospital but we'll keep ya posted!

Belly and Bedroom Pics!

Okay so here are a few pics of our morning and also more of the house! Like I said the other day I have about 4 weeks left till baby Reagan arrives but I hope it's sooner than that! Here's the latest shot of me with a big belly!

My son wanted his hiking boots on with his shorts this morning! Whatever...

Okay this is Reagan's little corner in our room. My friend Stacy did that darling canvas above her bed and I've decorated our room throughout with that fabric...I LOVE it! My did built that little crib...isn't it gorgeous?

Just showing off my curtains...that is a tablecloth that I found at Ross 3 years ago for $2.99! I've used it as the backdrop for my wedding, a curtain headboard in our studio, a tablecloth and now it has taken on the role of curtains for our room! I love amazing finds!

I love my bed! If you'll also notice there is a gigantic mirror right behind my side of the bed! What a treat to look at my ginormous self as I get in and out of bed everyday:)

And last but not least here's the pic of our living room! I've been putting all the pillows together and putting the final touches on this room! It's so cozy...and we can watch TV with no headphones!:)

36 weeks and counting!

Ah naptime! I love the quiet in my house when Marshall is sleeping. I also love the fact that my house will stay clean until he wakes up and pulls all his toys out again:) A mother's work is never done! I can't tell you how much I am LOVING my new house! Having bedrooms is a new thing for me and I am not taking one minute of it for granted! I will have more pics of the house soon I'm just trying to finish up a few things before I reveal all! Again I have a slight tendency towards perfectionism.
Went to the doctor yesterday for my last ultrasound. I'm 36 weeks this weeks and everything looks good. He said he thinks the baby is about 6 lbs right now so she'll be big...awesome. I go back in 2 weeks and we'll see how things are looking! I'm ready to not be pregnant anymore that's for sure!
These are just a couple of pics from the family birthday party we had for Marshall and a little shower for me!

Marshall is still saying, "Happy birthday to Marshall", every time he is at this table:)

He was thrilled with a set of sports balls he got from his uncle!

Just a little taste test of his Elmo cake!

Yes my mother in law did fill his new squirt gun with water in my house!
My sweet friend Stacy threw me a little shower! I was the first in line for treats!

I wore these pajamas when I was a baby apparently! My mom was so sweet and packaged up a bunch of clothes that both her and I had worn when we were babies...still in great condition! I can't wait for Reagan to wear them!

I'm back!

Wow what a crazy last two weeks this has been! Trying to get better from the bug I've had, moving into a new house, celebrating Marshall's second birthday and Matt and I will celebrate our 3rd anniversary tomorrow! I'm working like a madwoman trying to get my house decorated and ready to bring a baby home to! I'm a little bit of a perfectionist so I've only included pictures of the parts of my house I have finished so far! There will be more soon though as I'm spending the rest of my evening crafting pillows, curtains and baby stuff!
Obviously the Elmo cake pictured below was for Marshall's birthday and boy was he excited! The other one of Marshall and Deakan is them waiting at my window for their papa! We spend Easter with Matt's family and I was a terrible mother and didn't even have an easter egg hunt for Marshall. He did get a couple chocolate eggs and I promised to do better next year. There is only so much a very prego mommy can handle right now:)
Hope everyone's Easter was great and I'm looking forward to stepping back into normal life...until I have another child in about 5 weeks!
Sorry no prego pics yet but I think I have forgotten to mention that our baby's name is Reagan. Not sure on a middle name yet though!

We Moved!

Just wanted to send out a little update! We are alive and well but life has been crazy these past few days! We MOVED! I am loving my cute house! It's very messy right now but it's so incredible to have a bedroom! And Marshall absolutely loves his room! My camera is out of batteries so I will get some soon so I can update you with pics!
Also I've had this horrible bronchitis type thing and it's been lame! I'm feeling better now which I'm so thankful for!
It's Marshall's birthday tomorrow so we've got a little preparing to do tonight! Lots of pictures coming soon!