Eliza Faith Porritt
She is the most beautiful baby!!!
3 Days Old

Homecoming

This was just a little bit of the homecoming that we received when we got home from the hospital. A friend of mine came in and decorated the house and the inside with all kinds of wonderful goodies. It was so sweet. It made me feel good that even though this is our 7th she is just as important as the first one!!! By the way everyone has asked and she is now official as Eliza Faith Porritt. She is the sweetest little girl and I am so grateful that she and Heavenly Father insisted that she come to OUR family.

Bonding Time for little Eliza. Mom and baby are now home and doing well. This was taken after she was born. The medical staff had gone and we still had the baby. At least they let us bond a little before whisking here away to the nursery.

Many of our freinds and family have awaited this post with great anticipation. On 6 March 2008 we welcomed Eliza (Faith/Grace there is still debate on the name) into the world. We hope the following photos show our pride and joy. Both mother and baby are doing well. The Birth was routine except for some minor challenges for the nursing staff at the end. I will let Dana elaborate when she returns home form the hospital. For now enjoy the photos!

Weight 7 lbs 9 oz

Height 20 in

Looking at Mom For the First Time

Welcome Little One

Birthday wishes

Can you tell that Emma loves pink. Well the cake was a hit. In fact the frosting more than anything. 2 days after the birthday there are about 3 pieces still left but there is no frosting on those pieces. She is a very girly girl. Its nice to have one of those.
We celebrated with her preschool friends today and she had a lot of fun. Maybe too much. She said that she needed presents. I was so embarrassed when she said that. I have not raised her to act like that. Anyway its been a successful birthday none the less.

Finished product

Okay I know that you all have been waiting with baited breath to find out how this cake that the cake monster decided to munch on. It looks good here then you turn it around and wala. No matter how hard I tried I could not get that big gapping whole covered up.

Cake Monster

We obviously have a little cake monster in the house. This I think is the first birthday cake I have made completely from scratch. I have made other cakes and stuff from scratch but they had a lot of other things involved. This is just a plain ole birthday cake. Anyway I was letting them cool and off all things I was on the phone. And the cake monster came to our house. I took two pictures because I wasn't sure which angle you could tell what damage was done. I haven't even gotten to the frosting stage yet and there is already a casualty. I am sure it will look just fine though. I have shewed said cake monster out of kitchen probably half a dozen times since seeing this. I am just hoping we can make to the table in time to sing to Emma tonight. Thats the goal.