So here's the scoop....

Our little girl is here ALREADY!
Last Thursday I went in for my regular doctors appointment, and at that appointment my blood pressure was a little high and there was some protein in my urine, but no real concern. Well then the next day (Friday) I was at my friend's baby shower and my right ankle swelled up really fast, and it felt like my whole leg was asleep. So I decided to call the doctor and just make sure that with the swelling, and the things they found at my appointment the day before, there wasn't a concern.
The doctor told me to go home and lay down for a half hour and if the swelling didn't go down, to go in and get my blood checked. Needless to say I ended up going in that night to get checked out. The nurse who checked me out was kinda vague. She told us she was going to call the doctor and see what he would like to do. She came back with the phone and handed it to me, the doctor said it looks like I was on the verge of toxemia. He said it would only get worse before it got better and that since I was already dilated, that we might as well have the baby. So that's what we did. Which I am SO GLAD we did. I CAN'T believe that she was 9.4 pounds. HOLY COW!!!!

Porter and his sister...

This is Porter's first encounter with his little sister. When he first got to the hospital he didn't want anything to do with me in that bed. It was so disheartening. I think he went through his own rough time that day. The night we went into the hospital we ran him over to our good friends' house. He woke up the next morning at 6:15am not knowing where he was and he didn't see us the entire day. Once we let him get down and wander around my room he warmed up. And this is what we got. He was quiet and just wanted to watch her, then Jason put her in his lap and he did not want to let go. It was so sweet.

Now that we are home he loves to hang out with his sister. Any time I have her up on the couch he likes to be up there with her. He usually just sits there and she will get the occasional pat. He pretty much just leaves her alone throughout the day. If she makes a noise he will go up and "gab" at her. And he loves to blow her kisses.

No bow is TOO big! But it is sad to say that her 0-3 clothes fit just right :(

It is rare to see this little girl with her eyes open. Here she is while her dad is burping her.
She is such a good baby. She has given us a good 5 hours in between feedings at night and we rarely hear her cry. It has been so fun to have her in our home. It's like she has always been here.