catch-up

let me take a moment to catch you up with our lives...

finn has:
finally gotten over his cold that he's managed to hold onto for 2 months. we just went to the doctor's today & she says he's looking great.
(had to do breathing treatments three times a day for two weeks... not fun with a squirmy little baby!)
he's also gotten over his ear infections- one in each ear.
(he didn't mind his pink medicine for that.)
he has two bottom teeth :)
is 8 days shy of 8 months old.
is crawling!!!!!!!!
can pull himself up & walk around things, coffee table, exersaucer, etc.
can say da da... but not necessarily directed at dada.
is eating solids at least once a day. so far he LOVES winter squash & carrots. green beans & potatoes not so much.
i've been giving him big slices of mango to suck on & he gets royally pissed off when i take it away from him. loves his mango maybe more than his mama.
is still our lovable sweet baby boy.

now. i apologize for my lack of posts. we're sleeping more & less cranky -so i hope to be more on top of that.

i would like to make a promise to the blog world that either bryan or myself will post every tuesday night(or by tuesday). it'll probably be me, since bryan's blogged what twice now, maybe?

at this very moment finn is crying in his crib. i have rocked him to sleep twice now. skye keeps barking right at the perfect moment. finn has just gone limp- no longer scratching my chest or humming & BAAMMM! or BARK! shall i say.

damn dog. we are having a major soul searching, heart breaking, on-going conversation about looking for another home for her. someone that will give her as much exercise as she needs/deserves. someone that can handle a dog with a slight case of separation anxiety. that isn't a stay-at-home mom & somehow manages or attempts to keep up with her full-time job.

i feel like a horrible person. i'm the one that caused the huge fight in the beginning because i wanted her. she's a great dog- she makes us laugh & more importantly finn loves her. she walks into the room & he starts giggling. she scratches herself he starts giggling. she gets up in his face to smell or lick & he giggles.

but. big BUT. i'm going a little crazy. if i put her outside so finn can play on the ground without the fear of them climbing all over him she'll scratch at the door literally, non-stop until we let her in. it could be twenty minutes or 4 hours. scratch. scratch. scratch. it's worse than nails on a chalk board!

i realize i'm not making a strong case for anyone to want her. but if you run daily or at least often, like hiking or any other activity that she could come with- she'd be amazing! she's sweet & playful & hilarious, but we just don't run her hard enough & she doesn't take advantage of our backyard.

so. i think i'll be a much calmer & happier mother, friend & lover if we found her a new home. but then we're quitters. bryan says it's up to me. i've now put the ball in his court on how to solve this problem without giving her up. we've already tried hiring a trainer... anyone know how to get ahold of cesar?

dilemma. what would you do?

so, back to the reason you all check this thing... finn!

here's some recent pictures of him. i'll post ALLLLLL the things i've neglected soon.

his hair is by far one of my most favorite features. it's a vibrant orange! and it's filling in so it's the first thing anyone notices.

i'm sitting up like a big boy. see?

his smile & eyes are tied for second.

a couple weeks ago we had a little fashion shoot. i wanted to take some pictures of some of my favorite outfits before he grew out of them.

hannah & tom bought this jacket for him on their trip to south america... can't remember which country though!

singing.

i love it when he bites his bottom lip.

one of my brides, rachel, got this little gem! tehee.

and nana got him this hat.

push-ups. "what, i do these all the time. no big deal."


i loooooooove this coat. ADORABLE!


i watched our little friend, emma, last week & we went for a long walk. emma fell asleep, but notice her hand... stoli, this is solid proof that your daughter is a cougar! and finn is loving it.

life here is good as you can see. we're busy & having fun. how's life with you? we love comments!