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Irish Eyes are Smiling
2007-03-14 (Wednesday) 8:58 CDT

St. Patrick's Day is around the corner, and I feel like the luckiest mom to have two beautiful boys to wake up to early each morning. I am sure more than luck made it possible for us to be blessed with two healthy, strong boys, but Grandma B would love for me to give some credit to her Irish ancestory. Porter turned 9 months in February. He is crawling, pulling up and trying his hardest to keep up with his big brother. Porter has mastered climbing stairs, but is still trying to figure how to come back down. He is walking when holding onto a scooter or your hands. Porter loves to eat table food. He has tried baked potato, refried beans, noodles, creamed corn, and a few other soft foods. He recently had a reaction to chocolate, when he got ahold of a few of his brother's M&M's, so we have to make sure and keep chocolate out of reach for a few more months. Porter loves to imitate his brother pushing around trains and cars. It surprised us that he caught on so quick how to play with older toys. Porter is babbling all the time and learned to clap his hands in February. Matt loves to come home at night to Porter talking and clapping with much enthusiam when he hears his dad's voice. Porter has struggled over the winter months with upper respiratory viral infections and is finally clearing up and his cough is gone. We continue to give Porter breathing treatments at night for a couple of more weeks. Porter is scheduled for a minor out-patient surgery in March, so we pray that everything goes as smooth as possible for him. It is hard to believe that Porter will be one in May, I feel like I just brought him home yesterday.

Cameron is 32-months-old. Cameron has turned into a young boy over the past few months. He has developed his own personality, a sense of humor, and is able to tell you just what he thinks about everything. We enrolled Cameron in preschool at our church, which he will begin in the fall. Cameron has shown an interest in music and tumbling. He has a lot of upper body strength and coordination. We plan to enroll Cameron in gymnastics when he is 3. Cameron loves to sing songs to his baby brother. Cameron shares a love for music with his Grandma and says he hopes to play the cello when he is big, just like his big cousin, Seth. Cameron is learning how to play with his little brother. He gets frustrated at times, but has become more patient with his brother. Cameron loves to shower Porter with hugs and kisses. He told me the other day, "I have a cute baby brother, Mom". Cameron is happy that Porter has become more expressive and gets very excited when Porter laughs and claps with him. I give thanks each day to God giving us two beautiful, healthy boys. When I have them both in my arms snuggling up to me to laugh, or read a book, I wish I could stop time and sit there with our cheeks pressed against one another forever.

Shave and a Haircut, Two Bits
2007-03-10 (Saturday) 9:37 CST

Cousin Morgan
2007-03-09 (Friday) 8:17 CST

My Cousin, Morgan, and his friend, Jason, live in Taiwan. We were so happy to have them visit us recently. Cameron met Morgan and Jason when he was two-months-old, and was thrilled to see them again. We were so happy that they were able to meet Porter too. Morgan is my mother's nephew. My mom and Morgan are only 12 years apart and have always been very close. I remember my mom and Morgan talking to eachother forever out on the porch swing at our Grandma Dooley's farm. Morgan attended MU to receive his Master's degree at the same time that I was working on my Bachelor's at MU. Morgan and I are 12 years apart as well, which makes Morgan, my mom, and me born in the Year of the Dragon. This may explain why we all love to talk talk talk and enjoy each other's company so much. Morgan moved to Taiwan after graduating from MU in 1998, he eventually met Jason, who has helped make Taiwan Morgan's home.

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