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!

a little updating and a little ranting!

So we've been a little mia lately because things have been so incredible busy! First of all we did get that darling rental house I talked about on my last post! We are so excited and we move next week! I have already started packing but still have a lot to do...
Then I got hit with this really nasty bug that sounds like it's going around everywhere! I don't remember the last time I've felt this awful. I was telling someone that it's not fair that mothers of toddlers get sick. Praise the Lord for movies! Cars is our current favorite! Also this sneezing and coughing stuff is not good for a prego lady who already has to pee often anyways. The force is not good and I'll just let you imagine the rest:) And what was the Lord thinking when he allowed a pregnant lady's bladder to become the size of a pea during pregnancy but then allow water to be one of the best things for you during pregnancy? One of my many questions for God when I get to heaven:)
Finally I'll leave you with a quick pic of Marshall who also hasn't been feeling that great. I pulled his high chair down off the counter to eat Mac N Cheese today while watching "Cars"... I need to teach this boy how to smile normally for the camera!

Little Drummer Boy!

It's a well known fact that Marshall simply loves music, the drums especially. A friend told me that old oatmeal cans make great drums. I decided to take it a little further and make something for him that he could wear and play at the same time. He's hardly taken his new toy off for the last couple of days. This cardboard thing probably won't last through the weekend so I'm planning on getting him a real one for his birthday in 3 weeks! Holy cow I'm going to have an official 2 year old on my hands!
In other news we've found the most darling house that I think we are going to be able to rent. With the new baby coming soon we are finally going to retire of the studio apartment and get something with bedrooms:) We should find out for sure on Monday and I am so excited! It's a darling old house with tons of character and a great fenced backyard for Marshall to play all summer in! The Lord has honestly performed some miracles to make this all happen.
Have a great weekend!

Bath time and burp rags

I don't know about anyone else but I usually give Marshall a bath before bed. I'm not saying he gets one every night before bed but when he gets one it's before bed:) So he has his bath and then I dry him off and send him, without any clothes of course, into the living room to see Matt. When I put him down and send him out, he runs faster than I've ever seen him run, jumps up onto the couch, and begins jumping up and down screaming and laughing all the while. It's like there is a sense of freedom that comes from being without clothing! The child seriously goes nuts...great bedtime routine I know. It's no wonder it takes him a while to fall asleep:) So this evening after I put him in his jammies, I was trying to take some pictures of the cute burp rags I just made for the new baby, and Marshall went a little camera crazy. He's never been this cheesy in front of the camera so I thought you'd like to take a peek! And you'll notice that even though I was repeatedly telling Marshall not to touch the burp rags he got one little finger in the shot. We are in the 'testing of my mommy's patience' stage!
So here are just a few shots of my son's personality as well as a little window into one of the many craft projects I am currently keeping myself busy with!
BTW - I am now 29 weeks prego with a due date still scheduled for May 21st but I think she'll be here early:)