Hailey Emeline Porter


Born March 25th at 1:51 pm
7 lbs. 1 oz
19 and 1/2 inches long
Mom and Baby are home from the hospital and doing great! Kaitlyn and Logan love their little sister and can't get enough of her.
Kati had a field trip to the Clearfield Aquatic Center today. If you haven't been there it is worth the trip! It has an indoor waterpark complete with a lazy river and a huge slide! Casey woke up early so he could go with us. It was so mouch fun. And Kati was so brave swimming all by herself. It is the first time she hasn't been freaked out when the water touches her face. Afterward we went to the doctor and had an ultrasound. The baby already weighs almost 7 lbs.!!! I am so glad we only have 14 more days! She's going to be a big girl! We got a 3D picture of her chubby cheeks! The kids went with me today because Kati was wondering how the doctor can see the baby. She had a great time and the nurses spoiled her and Logi with suckers. It was a really fun day.

Update

Our baby girl will arrive in exactly 21 days. (Unless she decides to come earlier, which we are hoping against!) I can not wait. I realized today that I have exactly zero pictures of me this pregnancy. I hope to remedy that tomorrow. (while playing with my new tripod!) Especially since this is the first time I haven't been a total blimp!! We have decided to not name her Meghan, and are considering Hailey. (Kati says this name is "adorable") I am so indecisive this time around I think my husband might just exclude me from the decision anyway. The beginnings of spring have hit our home and we've been spending some much needed time in our backyard. We decided to clean it up while it was warm (as it was supposed to snow again this week) and 5 hours and 10 yard bags later we have a beautiful, though slightly muddy backyard. My bulbs are coming up in the front flower bed, which always makes me smile. Casey even got the bug and has started building a bbq island for our summer entertaining. (which we do ALOT of!) He is so funny when he gets a project in his head. I will be glad when it's finished because it's all we will be able to talk about until then. Kati is having a ball in preschool and has much to look forward to this month. They are doing dress up days and she gets to dress up as a ballerina tomorrow. She has been looking forward to it for days! Her field trip this month is to the swimming pool, which she can't wait for. She says she is going to swim all by herself, but I will believe it when I see it. So far she's been pretty timid in the water. She is starting to read and loves to "teach" Logi the letters. He is actually picking up on some of them. Logan is cute as ever. He's a ball of energy and gets more boy every day. (Which I honestly didn't think possible!) He has a mohawk, and glares at everyone who compliments it. Don't even ask to touch it! But he says he likes it because he "looks like a dude" with it. His vocabulary is improving, and more people can understand him when he talks, which is so nice! He likes to write his name but mostly it ends up just a bunch of "L" and "O" 's. He's potty training and does well with some reminding. He loves to play candyland and memory match with Kati . I am making some progress in school, which is rewarding after such a long time of slacking off. I have done a few studio jobs. It has been fun and really good experience working with all kinds of people. I redid my blog and it is more functional than it was. I'd love to hear anyone's opinion who is interested in looking. There's a link at the bottom of this page. I have been taking it easy lately, trying not to go into labor. I am excited to be done being pregnant, and to meet this little gymnist I've been feeling for so long. We have an induction scheduled a week early so Casey will be able to be home(and I won't have to stress that he'll be in Denver when I go into labor), and my Mom will be able to be here. My doctor is supportive of this because the baby will be 8 lbs. or better if we go to my due date. My kids can't wait for Grandma Rhees to come babysit them. I don't know if they've made the connection with the baby yet. We have a countdown calendar and everyday they rip off a number, but again I don't know if they've made the connection. Mostly I think they just enjoy taking turns ripping the papers. Life is good. Casey's job is stable and everyone is healthy and happy. I couldn't ask for more.