He must be in pain.

What a crazy day it has been. This morning Porter woke up with his "I am not so happy" cry. It wasn't one of those "I am mad" cries or "I just got hurt cries. It was different than what I have heard before.

At first I felt his head and it was a little warm so I gave him some Tylenol -- just thinking that he was teething and that was why he has this weird cry. We just kept going along with our normal day. We went on a walk and he was happy. We came home and he just sacked out in Daddy's arms. When he woke up from that nap he was feeling a little hotter then normal, so I gave him some more Tylenol. I tried to give him a bottle and he didn't really want to eat it. He was still feeling hot to me. I thought that maybe after 20 minutes the Tylenol would kick in. Still we took his temperature not thinking much of it. Well once it hit 102 and kept counting I was like we need to go to the Doctors.

So we went in and found out he has an ear infection. Porter's first. I just hope we caught it in time and all goes well for him. The doctor prescribed some antibiotics that looks and tastes like a creamsicle. We will just have to wait and see for a few more days.

California Trip

We went out to California to celebrate my Grandpa Selle's 80th Birthday. My folks rented a condo right on Channel Island Harbor, which became a secret gathering point for most of Grandpa's relatives. They came from Seattle, Arizona, Utah, and of course California.

It was all a huge surprise party. My folks, along with Uncle George and Aunt Laura, picked Grandpa up in a Duffy (a small electric boat) and ferried him to the condo via the harbor. When they came around the last turn to the dock there we were, ready to greet him. I think it was a fitting tribute to a guy that has done so much with his life an touched the lives of so many other people.

We all had a great time getting to know each other, eating food, and taking rides around the harbor in the Duffy. My mom put together a brief video that highlighted many of the pivotal moments and people in Grandpa's life. I liked it, and I think everyone else did. And though he probably would not admit it, I actually saw Grandpa shed a small tear or two.

Please enjoy the pictures and videos.

What's Been Up and Down Lately

The good news is that Porter is still pretty cool, even though he can be a huge baby at times, which is forgivable under his current circumstances.



He is pulling himself up on everything, which is scary at times, but he has recently learned how to get himself down from standing up on things.





He is also becoming fast friends with Penny and will not let her get any sleep when he is awake.

Most of you know that I was laid off a couple of weeks ago and looking for a new job. This leaves me time to blog, take Penny and Porter on walks, hunt for new jobs, and spend time with Cheri. Not necessarily all in that order, nor at the same time. Keep us in your thoughts and prayers. I'm sure we will end up somewhere great, even if it is not Utah. I apologize ahead of time to Cheri's family if it comes down to that.

But here are some more cute pictures of Porter doing things.

Christmas 2008

It was a first for 2008. Giving that is was a our first Chritmas in our new place. It was also Porter's first Christmas. He is 5 month here and you can just tell that he loves Christmas. We are just so glad that we all had fun. No one got a paper cut. Yet there were some close calls with Porter. His favorite part was the paper. He even tried to eat it a couple of times.

First Tooth Brush

Porter is getting older and getting teeth. That means it is time to teach him how to take care of them. We got him his own tooth brush and tooth paste. (It's made for baby's) We just wanted to take some pictures of him when it was happening. He is so funny! He thought it felt funny and he didn't understand what was going on. Still he enjoyed his first time.



This is just a little video of his first time.

Father and Son

LIKE FATHER LIKE SON....

This is just one way that these fathers love to play with their sons. It is really cute to see these two men at different times doing the same thing. It just goes to show that some things never change. At least they are having fun with their little guys.



This is Porter eating his hands. He really loves to chew on his hands.