Winter Fun

It seems like a lot has happened in the last month! Especially with Mitch...he's growing up so fast I can't keep up with him! I can't believe how quickly the newborn/infant stage flies by. In the last month, he has become the fastest crawler in town. He is now pulling himself up onto the first step (I'm sure I'll find him upstairs sometime soon!) and I find him playing up on the concrete step in front of the fireplace almost every time I turn my back. Even though he seems to be an expert crawler, he's not so great at sitting up by himself. It seems like he is always wanting to move, so if I sit him up, he just dives sideways (usually ending in a face plant on the floor) or backwards and crawls away.

In the last week he has sprouted 2 teeth (one I just discovered today at lunch!). His little face is changing so much but his sweet and funny demeanor has remained. He wakes up smiling and laughing and pretty much doesn't make a peep unless he is tired, hungry, or shrieking with delight! He is eating mostly baby food these days, just nursing in the early morning and before bed (he also gets one formula or pumped bottle during the day). He's not interested in feeding himself puffs or pieces of banana - gags and spits them out. But he will put almost any other non-food object into his mouth no matter how big or small. :)

Finn continues to keep us laughing with his 2-year-old wisdom. Today when we were out playing in the snow, he fell and told me "it's okay mom, I just lost my balance." As we were walking down the street, he noticed that the neighbor had left out her witch decoration from Halloween (which has been partly interesting/partly horrifying him since October). He said, "don't worry mom, it's not scary, right? Hahahaha! (maniacal fake laughter) Right? Hahahaha! (more maniacal laughter) Right?" It was like he was trying to convince himself that it was the funniest thing he had ever seen so it couldn't possibly be scary.

The other day he told me, as he was angrily wrenching the nerf baseball bat out of the baby's hands "I taking it! He choking on it!" Apparently Mitch is an anaconda and able to swallow objects twice his size. Thank goodness he has Finn to look out for him. One final Finn-ism: as I was trying to bundle him up to get out the door (he was running around in circles in the living room): "Stop talking at me mommy! I exercising!" Never a dull moment with that one.

Outside enjoying a rare sunny day

At the botanical gardens on Drew's day off

Mitch checking out the waterfall

Inspecting some animal tracks

At the boat show with Papa and dad (the highlight of Finn's childhood - talked about it for three months before it and will be talking about it for the next year I'm sure)