gack!

Untitled from christina porter on Vimeo.

determination

I know I'm getting a little video-happy these days but I just found this one on the camera and it cracks me up. This kid has more spunk than I have ever seen.
Despite the barricade I put up, he is determined to get to the cord behind the television. And he is not letting a little discomfort stop him.

fun in the tub

a very important message

fast forward baby

our lives will never be the same again

raspberries and puffs

Jack has been trying all kinds of new foods the last few weeks and he actually likes most of them.

Some though, not so much:

this is how we do it

two spoons at once from christina porter on Vimeo.

mobile jack *sniff*

I somehow got the video camera to download onto my computer and I'm so glad because I got this video the other day and could not wait to share it!
Here he had already rolled over twice in a row before I thought to pick up the camera so he took a minute to do it because he was probably tired and saying to himself, "Is this woman ever going to stop making me perform like her little monkey??"

The answer to that is, "No, that is why I went through 9 months of pain and misery to have you. So you could do fun stuff like this":

let it roll baby roll from christina porter on Vimeo.

play time

We got Jack a jumparoo last weekend and yesterday he started really warming up to it. There is a Parrot that hangs from a leaf over his head and he seems to get the concept that if he jumps, music plays and the parrot jumps and now that is all he wants to do. He also makes a funny face while doing it. I don't know what that's all about but I think it's his gameface.
Enjoy!


Untitled from christina porter on Vimeo.
***Can someone please leave a comment to let me know whether they can see the video or not. I am having trouble with Vimeo on my computer but that has happened before and everyone else can see it just fine. Thanks!

happy boy!

Jack's happy bath from christina porter on Vimeo.

I finally found my camera (it was hiding deep deep inside the diaper bag) then I could not find the USB cord the whole weekend. Finally last night, I discovered it under a couch cushion (something tells me maybe I should try cleaning the house a little...) so I was finally able to download pictures and this awesome video.

I hope to begin posting daily again. I know people miss the little guy.

jack lolzzzz

lol from christina porter on Vimeo.

bar o' soap

bar of soap from christina porter on Vimeo.

Yay!

I have to say how great it is to have Jenny here this week. Yesterday was one of Jack's more difficult days; refusing to nap, general fussiness, eating all the time and if she wasn't here to help me out, I would have been pulling my hair out by the time Chris came home from work. I have gotten used to Jack being so easy and happy all the time that when he has days like this it is much harder to deal and I start thinking what it is I am doing wrong. But of course, it is just Jack being a baby and within a day or two he will be back to normal.

This morning he is already back down for a nap at 8:30(and knock on wood has passed that critical 20-minute mark) so hopefully he will sleep for a while to make up for yesterday.

Thanks to Jenny, I even got a half hour off to run to the gym and while I was there, she and Jack made this video.
So cute!




jack n jenny from christina porter on Vimeo.


And here's a gratuitous Jack picture because I can't get enough. Can you?

whoo whoo

whooo whooo from christina porter on Vimeo.

Please be patient and pause the video for a full minute before pressing play again.

yay for happy babies!

I finally figured out what it takes to get Jack to smile. It's really annoying though, so turn your volume down.

Also, press play then immediately pause for 2 seconds then play again and it will play much easier. (weird vimeo thing)



smiling jack from christina porter on Vimeo.

miami winter blues

We have had quite a arctic blast the last few days and I don't think I need to tell you that people in Miami don't know what to do with themselves when the thermometer dips below 70, let alone into the (GASP!) 30's like it did the other night.

I always used to laugh at people in this town who would wear winter coats when it was in the 60's but after living here almost 5 years, I find myself less able to tolerate the cold but I will never become as delusional as some people.

A couple of weeks ago when we had our first "cold snap" the temps dropped into the 40's at night but warmed up relatively quickly during the day and it was close to 60 degrees one afternoon when I took Chewy and Jack for a walk. I put long pants and a jacket on the baby and covered him with a warm blanket and a hat and he looked pretty cozy to me. About 20 minutes into our walk, I ran into the UPS guy and the first thing he said to me was "You shouldn't have that baby outside today. It's too cold."
After looking at him in his short sleeved shirt and assuming he was joking, I laughed and said that I thought he would be OK. But UPS guy was undeterred. He went on to tell me that I should turn around right now and get that baby home before he got sick. Then he looked at me as if he was weighing a call to DYFS or if he would let it slide just this once but he was planning on keeping an eye on me.
All I could do was walk away. shaking my head.

Today I took the same walk and the temperature was again near 60 so I prayed I wouldn't run into UPS guy again. for fear he would put me under citizens arrest for child abuse. We didn't see him and I'm glad because Jack was obviously neither warm nor comfortable the whole time. (turn up your volume)


snoring baby from christina porter on Vimeo.

feeeeet!

(The video loads best if you press play then pause for a few seconds then play again)

I don't know about the rest of you, but I cannot get enough of this stuff!
feeeeet! from christina porter on Vimeo.

i'll take sharks and jellyfish any day

In my sickness, I stumbled across this video. I would like some input as to what the heck this thing is.

Anyone? Anyone?

baseball vs. football

About a year and a half ago, I got tickets for Chris and I to see George Carlin at the Carnival Center here in Miami. It was one of his first shows after a stint in rehab and he probably wasn't as on top of things as he could have been, but he was nevertheless hysterically funny. He just had a way of looking at things in a way nobody else could.

Yesterday, George Carlin died of a heart attack. He was 71, which, considering the way he lived, was a very long life. This is a clip from one of his standup routines, and believe it or not, is incredibly PG or even G-rated.
Please to enjoy.