Travis

As many of you know I do not function well on little sleep. So Travis has been amazing helping out with the night shifts. The poor guy is more tired than I am, but he doesn't complain. I typically will only take an hour shift and then pass Addison off to Travis. Then Travis will take a 2-3 hour shift before waking me. He is an amazing husband and he loves being a dad. So I caught a few pictures of Travis sleeping wherever he could. At my Grandma's house on the floor

Actually sleeping in bed

On the couch

This is Travis' favorite outfit for Addison. Travis loves being a Dad!

Smile

We love having Addison in our family! We can't believe how much she has changed since she was born. She is such a happy girl when she is awake. She still sleeps much of the day and then is up for the majority of the night. That is why I am blogging at 3 am. When she is awake she smiles tons. We took multiple pictures today trying to catch her smile. (Since I am not very computer savvy these pictures are all sideways).

We finally caught a smile.

Halloween

Addison slept through her first Halloween experience, but I had fun dressing her up anyway. Travis got to experience Halloween at my mom's house with our special dinner out of a pumpkin, dry ice and other fun Halloween foods. My mom has great traditions for every holiday.

Our spider, longhorn and Obama pumpkins. The Obama one is for you Julie.

Addison assisted by Travis.

Addison Kate Porter

Addison Kate Porter was born at 9:39 pm, on Friday, September 25. I went in for a routine check-up Thursday afternoon and my blood pressure was 150/82. My doctor gave us the option of being induced the following day, or on Sunday. So we chose Friday. I went in to the hospital at 10 am. After multiple times trying to start an IV it was successful and the pitocin was started around noon. Labor was much longer than anticipated. Thank heavens for epidurals!!! My mom and Paul and Travis' parents waited outside the room for two hours before she arrived. Addison is a tiny girl. She was born at 6 pounds 2 ounces and 18.5 inches. When we left the hospital she was under 6 pounds and her newborn outfits are huge on her!

Today was her first doctor's appointment. Her weight is almost back to birth weight. She is in the 7th percentile for weight and 30th for head circumference and length. We love our adorable little girl. Proud daddy

Our angel

Our first family photo

Erickson Camping Trip

Travis and I went on the Erickson camping trip this year at Willow Flats, Idaho. We went up Friday afternoon and came back Saturday night. Everyone else was really roughing it and stayed Thursday-Sunday. It was only in the 60's and it rained most of the night we were there. Travis was able to get in a few good four wheeling rides and I was able to go on a hike. We also were the champions in an incredibly long game of Mexican Horseshoes. The food was great. I have never camped in such luxury before! Thanks for letting us tag along.

Our tent

Who would camp for 14 days in a row?

Canoeing

We went canoeing a few weeks ago with our friends the Leonards. The weather was great and we had a good time, but Travis and I were always far behind the group. I think I am slowing down. We went to a new location, up Ogden Canyon. The lake had quite a few people there that day and tons of cliff jumpers.

St. George

Travis and I wanted to take one last vacation, just the two of us, before the baby came. I wanted to go somewhere not to hot, like Yellowstone. Unfortunately I could not find any vacant hotels in our price range. So instead we ended up going to St. George in July. (Nice and cool for a 6 month pregnant lady right!) It ended up being one of the coolest weeks they had all summer. The temperature only went to 100 degrees. We had a great trip. We were able to go to the St. George Temple

We saw Footloose at the Tuacan Theater. (Travis loved it. I said if all musicals were like that he wouldn't mind going to any!) The theater is in a gorgeous location near Snow Canyon. It reminded Travis of his mission.

We toured Brigham Young's Winter home

And we did some hiking at Zions. I had not been to Zions since I was 12. There are so many scenic parks in Utah. I would love to visit them all.

We made it to the top of the Emerald Pools. The first two were easy, but I felt tired climbing to the third pool.