Moving On Up....

Now that Mr. Finn is starting to walk, he is going to be transitioning to the next room at daycare....next week! He'll be only taking one nap a day, eating all their tablefoods and sleeping on a cot! oh my! I'm totally nervous! I'm not mentally prepared to have such a big boy! When she told me my first thought was NO!!! I have no idea why, its not a bad thing but that just seems so scary! She did say that they would transition him slowly over the next couple of weeks so he won't just automatically start over there...but wow! I will say that I am excited that I won't have to pack his food for him anymore! His day will also have structure to it with activities and arts and crafts and outdoor play time. I suppose I should probably buy him some shoes now too! Wish us luck!

Walking!!!!

So a couple of weeks ago when I picked Finn up from daycare, they told me he'd taken some steps here and there. We'd seen him maybe take one or two steps on his own but very little progress. Last Thursday when I picked him up from daycare she announced "He took 8 Steps Today!!!" and then Friday morning they called me to tell me he had walked across the room! So while I was incredibly proud and excited and happy, I was also soooo sad because I had yet to see it. When we started daycare I knew things like this would happen, big milestones, while I was away at work. I vowed to just let myself think "the first time I see it is the first time it happens" and until now I had. But walking? That is just a whole other thing! It's so much bigger than rolling or sitting up or crawling....or at least it feels that way.

Well Saturday morning, we went to our buddy Liam's 1st Birthday Party (Happy Birthday Liam!!!) and lo and behold, he toddled around quite a bit! He's sooo proud of himself and so excited and a tiny bit scared, it is just so cute! So it will probably be a while before we can actually catch this on video, but you know we'll post it as soon as we do!

So we have a walker! I suppose its time to buy him some shoes! Woot woot!

Finn's new wheels

So when we got home last night, I plopped Finn down on the floor and went to put some things away in the kitchen. When I came back, here is where I found him:

I couldn't stop laughing because I've seen him try to get into the car before and it involved a lot of grunting and a little crying....turns out he has figured out how to use the door

Also if you say "beep beep" he will honk the horn! Cutest thing ever!

Growing Baby Boy

Since Finn was 1 week old, we decided to take pictures of him in the same outfit, on the same blanket and to really judge how much he has grown we needed a prop.....being from Indiana, a basketball only seemed fitting! Here's a slideshow of all of his pitures from 1 week old to one year old!

Photo and video editing at www.OneTrueMedia.com

Oh my, where did this year go?

It's a Finnabration!

To celebrate the big boy's day, we're hosting a Finnabration! Food, family, friends and FUN!!!

Happy Birthday Finn!!!

We cannot believe it has been a year, or how much he has grown, or how much we love him! Happy Birthday Finn!!!!

Reason #364 why daddy shouldn't dress baby...

tragic. no need to adjust your monitors....yes those are olive/khaki plaid shorts and a red/white/blue striped shirt.

Happy 4th of July!

Happy 4th of July!

Sooo pretty!

Finn likes to play in mommy's bathroom vanity while she is getting ready in the mornings. He likes to play with my hair brush and try to brush his own hair, he likes to bang my hair dryer on the floor and against the wall....and.....he likes to play with my headbands. I took it the other day and put it on his head....the next day, he pulled them out and tried to put it on his head by himself! Gifted? I think so! And of course I had to take a picture! he will hate me for this one day!

A Milestone!

So you know how before your baby is born, you say all these things you are or aren't going to do and then more than half of them go by the wayside once baby actually arrives? Well, we said that we didn't want Finn to watch TV, more so daddy than me, I mean I agreed with the concept, I was just nervous that I'd cave and break it at some point. However.....come this Friday we'll have made it a whole year without sticking him in front of the TV. This also remarkably enough has cut down on our TV viewing. We don't ever even turn the TV on until after Finn is in bed. So I don't know how much longer we'll be able to hold off but we're feeling pretty darn proud to have made it this far!