2010 Christmas Photoshoot Outtakes

July/August -- 8 months old!

Summer is drawing to a close and the cool, crisp weather today almost felt a little bit like Autumn. All the kids are back in school, the days are a little shorter, and the Atlanta summer heat is starting to give way to more pleasant temperatures (hello, 80 degrees, goodbye 90s!!). It's a welcome change, for sure.

I can hardly believe it, but Finn turned 8 months old yesterday! I took a bunch of pictures of him today, and I just can't believe how much he has changed in the past two months. I told Dan just yesterday that he looks more like a toddler than a baby now! Everyone said it would go by so fast, but this is ridiculous. He'll be leaving for college before we know it. :) The past couple months have been chock full of fun, adventures, and milestones for Finn.


First and foremost, he's crawling! Check out the video below. It's so awesome and fun to see him scooting around on the floor. He's into everything now...which means Dan and I need to baby-proof stat!! A couple weeks ago, Finn moved into the Level II class at his school, so he's now around a bunch of kids who are a little older and mostly walking. We think this prompted him to get his rear in gear and start crawling!



In other news -- we are definitely teething. He's already go two sweet little teeth that came in on the bottom. They are pretty cute! And, as far as we can tell, there are more coming. He's a drooling machine. He leaves his wet drooly mark on just about everything he comes in contact with. And, speaking of leaving a mark, all three of us -- Dan, Finn, and me -- have recently been sporting the distinctive red scratch marks that can only come from a baby's razor sharp finger nails. Why is it that something so small and cute can be so sinister?!?! And how come trimming them doesn't really make a difference?!? I've had more than a couple embarrassing days at the office, with those unmistakable red marks on my nose, cheeks, and chin!


As far as other events and activities, we've been spending as much time as possible at the pool this summer...Finn loves the water! He'll be a good swimmer, just like his Dadda. We've seen lots of family recently too. Hugh and Brooks' wedding party in July was a blast and we got to spend time with all the family. Two weekends ago, the three of us traveled to NYC and got to stay the weekend with the Schlumbergers in their beautiful new home. We had lots of fun playing with Carter and Hudson! This weekend, Hugh was in town and we had a big family dinner at Mom and Dad's...Finn got to spend lots of QT with Megan, Kate, and Samantha. They even "babysat" him this morning so Aunt Mares could sleep in. Woohoo!

Overall, it's been a great summer and our sweet Finn is just getting bigger and bigger every day. It's amazing and wonderful to see him grow! More soon...

THE END! ;-)

June Fun!

So, it's already July and I have a lot of catching up to do! June just came and went in an instant, it seems. But, even though the month went by fast, it was chock full of fun and big milestones for Finn. We had lots of important social events to attend -- birthday parties for friend Quint, and cousin Samantha. Oh yes, and of course the biggest social event of the month was Uncle Hugh's and Aunt Brooks's wedding weekend in Amelia Island. Talk about FUN! A weekend of non-stop celebration with our families, which led to late late nights and, consequently, long long days working off the effects of the partying. Finn had some late night fun as well...he's a party animal, just like his uncle Hugh Bob.


The most exciting thing about June was that Finn turned a half-year old!! It's so hard to believe that he's six months old now...it seems like only yesterday that he was just a wee little fella sleeping peacefully in his bouncy seat. (ok, he was never what anyone in their right mind would describe as "wee", but it makes for a good story). And now he's a big roly poly bruiser bursting with personality and curiousity. He's sitting up on his own now and rolling over and kicking and swatting and grabbing and it just seems like he never stops moving...unless, he's eating or sleeping, both of which he does VERY well...and frequently, I might add.

As shown in the videos "Adventures in Food 1 & 2", Finn has taken well to the art of spoon-feeding and is starting to dabble with the art of the sippy-cup. The food thing is really just an exercise in making sure that there is enough food -- any type of food, be it fruit or veggie -- on the spoon and heading in the direction of Finn's mouth at a speed deemed acceptable by him, which is somewhere in the range of a spoonful every 2-3 seconds until belly is full. It is a sight to behold indeed.



By the way, at the 6-month check-up he weighed in at 21 lbs and 28 inches tall...putting him in the 95th percentile for weight and height. Again.

Another fun new Finn trick is his endless babbling which has produced sounds like "ba-ba-ba" and "ma-ma-ma" (my personal favorite) and just this week he's added "da-da-da" to his vocabulary which is, of course, Dan's favorite. Hmmm, wonder what will be the Chunk's first "real" word?!?


Oh, and before I forget, we also celebrated Dan's first Father's Day this month! It was great. Finn and I had a whole day full of fun planned out for Dan, which included homemade blueberry pancakes for breakfast, lots of fun gifts, a trip to the pool, and ice-cream! Finn surprised Dadda with a very special art project that he made at school (see picture). And Dan has promised that he will wear it to his next board meeting...you don't think it's too flashy do you? ;-)

We've just returned from our big trip to Gulf Shores for the 4th of July weekend and it was a real treat to be with family on the beautiful Gulf coast for 5 days. Plus, we got to spend lots and lots of time with the boy playing on the beach, which was super fun. Pictures from the trip coming soon!

Giggle fest

Weekend in Cashiers, NC