Some of us are tired..

..and some are not. Elijah is usually exhausted by 5:30 every night and asleep by 6:00. Not tonight! I just had the most surreal, unusual evening with him. He was smiley and giggly and not showing a single sign of tiredness so I kept him up till 7:15. Even though he still wasn't acting tired, I decided to try to put him to bed anyway. I rocked him for a bit in his room and he kept grabbing my nose and laughing. I finally put him into his crib, expecting tears like usual, but he just rolled onto his side and went to sleep. Unbelievable! I stood outside his door scratching my head like, What just happened? It was wonderful!

Dan and I switched off taking naps today and even after a large 3-hour nap, I still feel exhausted. What is the deal? I almost feel like I've had too much to drink I'm so tired. The hospital really kicked our butts. It is taking forever to get caught up.

I did get a few things on my List crossed off today like getting my hair cut FINALLY (thanks to the wonderful Jai who came all the way to our house for it!) and sorting through the Heart Walk t-shirts. I should be able to get a shirt to everyone who showed interest in them, so hopefully I can get those mailed out very soon. If you asked for a t-shirt, would you mind emailing me your mailing address to mmporta@gmail.com? Thanks!


Look at my new big boy car seat! Thanks Grandma!








I have such big, pretty eyes and curly hair! My mommy always tells me I'm pretty.


Brushing my teeth before bed. Look at my belly!




One last thing. Please keep this little girl in your prayers. My good friend Cara has a niece, Ellie, who just got diagnosed with a brain tumor that carries a 10% survival rate. She will be starting radiation soon so please pray that she will be healed and fall in that 10%. Here is a picture of Ellie.