Thursday, July 30, 2009

Bottoms Up

Finn now likes to sleep on his tummy. I put him down on his back and he just flips right over. Sometimes he ends up like this with his little bottom just sticking up in the air!


This kid LOVES watermelon!  He can't get enough!

Finn in his new fancy bike trailer.  I see lots of bike rides with dad in our future!


He loves when dad gets home from work because that means it's hammock time!  The best time of day!




A Midsummer Night's Cough

There's nothing quite like the flu in the middle of July.  All three of us were pretty miserable for about a week there.  Poor Finn got the worst of it with an ear infection and a bad cough.  I felt so bad for him, but he seems to have bounced back in full force!  He's been much happier this week and obviously feeling a lot better!  Here are some recent pictures.  Finn and I went to cheer Drew and Uncle Max on at their triathalon in Ravenna.  

Finn is in awe of his Uncle Max, the triathlete.  He loves him!

Finn had his lunch by the lake while the guys ran.



Relaxing before dinner in his new "big boy" chair.

Saturday, July 18, 2009

Finn's New Tricks

I haven't uploaded all of our new pictures yet, but I wanted to write about a few new things Finn has been doing lately so I don't forget. He's been doing a "mad face" along with a huffing/puffing/snorting noise and I'm not quite sure what he's so mad about. He usually does it while he's eating and sometimes he'll imitate me if I do it. Here's what it looks like:

This makes me laugh every time. He has also been really interested in coughing since Drew and I have had colds for the last couple of weeks. He thinks it's really funny to imitate the coughing noise. Finn is sitting up totally unassisted now and is starting to lunge forward to reach his toys, usually ending up on his tummy (sometimes on his head). He's rolling around a lot too and has started rolling over to sleep on his tummy on most nights. Despite the many hours spent tutoring him on "mamamama", his favorite sound continues to be "dadadadada". We'll keep working on it. He is somewhat interested in drinking water from a sippy cup, but mainly just plays with it. He LOVES when Drew gives him drinks of water from a real cup though (thinks he's pretty cool). Finn is also starting to communicate better about what he wants, mainly via blood curdling screaming and crying. This has proven to be an effective strategy at times, as we tend to get a little scared of him (see above picture). Most of the time, though, he is a really happy little guy. He laughs and smiles a lot and loves when we're all at home together. Whenever Drew, Finn, and I are in the same room, he gets the happiest look on his face and just looks back and forth between me and Drew like he can't believe how great life is. So cute. He's loving all kinds of foods too, especially peas, sweet potatoes, bananas, and apples. More pictures to come!

Monday, July 13, 2009

4th of July

We had a fun 4th of July this year, celebrating with the Ferry Family at a little picnic. Finn had a great time getting passed around to all of his cousins. Loved all the attention! There are also a few pictures of the adorable little scene I caught while doing laundry the other day. I walked by the office and there was Finn, watching Drew play the guitar - totally mesmerized. So cute!

Finn and his buddy Tommy.


Hannah, Lauren, Tommy, Finn, and Annie relaxing on the lawn.


Finn and his main squeeze, Hannah. 

 

A Walk in the Woods

Here are some pictures from our latest summer adventure. Had a blast looking for frogs, fish, and turtles!