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Four weeks ago on March 28th, precious little Mitchell Preston Porter made his appearance.
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He was born via emergency c-section around 9 PM after a full day of labor. We were shocked to discover he weighed 9 pounds 12 ounces and was 21.5 inches in length. Whew!
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He's saying "Hi". (The red marks are from his heavy pacifier sucking.)
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I'm trying to say hello as well; however, the drugs in my system aren't allowing me to fully open my eyes and give a non-crazy smile.
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The drugs wore off the next day...sort of. Can you tell? Anyway, look how cuddly our boy is!
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More precious cuddles...
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About two weeks after he was born, my sister Mary Lynne did a little photo shoot with him. This is my favorite hat, but I'm not sure it's Mitchell's favorite.
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Oh, the messes Mary Lynne and I went through for her to get this shot! Good times.
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Here's one of Mitchell's classic expressions.
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Sweet.
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"Hmmm, what to do next..."
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"Maybe I'll just sit in my swing and look cute."
7 comments:
Finally some pictures on your blog! He's SO cute Kristin and looks like a little angel. So nice that he likes to snuggle!
Love all the pictures of your handsome little guy!
It's a good thing we weren't holding our breath waiting for the news to be posted on your blog! I love the expressions -- he's definitely yours!
SOOOOOO cute!
He is just precious! Congrats! You got me beat by 1 oz and 1/2 in. My first was 9 lbs 11 oz and 21 in. It takes a brave woman to birth that kind of baby! :) We were pretty shocked when we got the stats, too!! He seriously is adorable!!
He's so adorable! What a sweetie pie and so much like his daddy! Congrats! What a ladykiller!
I love all the pictures, but especially the red hat one. You need to blow that one up big!
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