Friday, July 31, 2009
Wednesday, July 8, 2009
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!
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