The Holidays are Approaching!

Well, Nathaniel has been here for over 2 weeks and he is such a sweet baby! We are all starting to adjust to having a baby in the house again and will soon busily be preparing for the holidays. Alex is very excited about Christmas decorations and candy canes. After a slightly rough start, Nathaniel is growing like crazy and is one of the calmest babies I have seen (besides Alex). He is a cuddler too. We hope to see many of you when we are home over Christmas time, but in the meantime, here are some pictures of the boys.

Alex helping feed Nathaniel...

First "real" bath (Alex is adding toys)...

Mom, leave me alone...

What a big brother...

Our handsome little man...

Nathaniel is Here!!!

We welcomed Nathaniel Edward Fowler Portteus into our family on November 3, 2009, weighing in at 8 lbs. 5 ozs and a whopping 22 inches long. It has been a busy transition, but Alex loves his baby brother and is very protective of his mom. We have had lots of help keeping the house moving, which has been great, but tomorrow we are on our own again. As I get more settled into my routine, I promise I will get back to those of you who wanted more detail on Nathaniel's birth. As many of you know, it takes time to settle into having 2 kids around. Here are a few pictures of Nathaniel and Alexander for all of you to enjoy! I promise to write more at a later time.

Our big boy Alex...

Alex wanted to read a story with baby brother...

Alex and his cheesy smile...

Proud daddy...

Relieved mommy...