March Pics

April Foolishness

Can't believe it's April already! (Ok, it's technically still March, but close enough.) Dan and Finn and I spent a good bit of time in Alabama with Mimi and Boo...partly under sad circumstances (Memo's passing) and partly under happy circumstances (seeing Aunt Beth, Uncle Bill, cousin Julie and sweet little Will and Josh). We had some fun times on the beach and getting Life o' Reilly ready for the big upcoming family vacation week!

During the past couple of weeks, Finn has done a fabulous job of continuing to eat his way off the height and weight charts....what a Chunky Monkey! :-) Also, he has a whole host of amazing new tricks, such as rolling over from his belly to his back. WOW! And, even more exciting to watch, he can now fully grasp small objects....oh, you know, things like small plastic rings, miniature stuffed toys, Daddy's fingers, and Mommy's hair (ouch). It's incredible! At this rate, he'll be asking for the car keys in no time. ;-) Pictures to follow soon...

Morning chat

Sometimes the boy and I like to sit and chat about current events and whatnot...usually this occurs very, VERY early in the morning. He was particularly chatty this morning. What an articulate little guy! ;-)

He may disown us as parents someday for this...

...but it's too funny not to share. Finn loves bathtime and swimming around the tub. Dan can't wait to get this kid in the pool!

Chunky Monkey!

We took Finn to for his 2 month check up on Tuesday. Dan was out of town, so Mimi (Finn's grandmother on my side) came for moral support since Finn was going to get his first round of innoculations. We were anticipating some serious howling from him when he got the shots...and, that's exactly what we got! At first he screamed and yelled like mad and then he just cried and cried for a while....it was so sad. Thank goodness for Mimi -- I would have lost it if I were alone! Shots are the just the pits when you're a little fellow. Actually, he's not such a little fellow...weighing in at 14 lbs and 24.25 inches, our little guy is in the 95th percentile for weight and 90th percentile for height. What a chunky monkey! From the looks of his double chin, you'd think he ate his entire baptism cake! Oh yeah, we had Finn's baptism two weeks ago at our church -- Our Lady of Lourdes. It was a beautiful service and he was such a good boy throughout the entire mass and baptism. God bless our (not so) little Finn.

Finn photos, January-February