Finn's First Shots

Finn went in for his two month appointment yesterday. He is growing so much! He is now 9lbs 9oz, which is 4lbs up from his birthweight, and almost a pound bigger than last week. He is 21.5 inches long, which is 3 inches bigger than at birth. His weight is in the 7th percentile, which is the highest it has been for him, which is good. Hopefully he is catching up to all the other kids!

He also had to get his shots. I gave him some tylenol beforehand, and I have no idea if it helped or not. The nurse was so quick! By the time he had registered the first shot, she was putting the band-aids on! That was nice. I got him calmed down pretty quickly, but he was grumpy the rest of the day, and he has been more touchy today. The worst part about the shots is the fact that they were all out of one, so we have to go back in next week for it. Poor Finn!

Here he is all kicky and stretchy on the blanket his aunt Jessica knitted for him. I will do a post with all the things people have made for him sometime in the near future.


This is a onesie Jason and I found that we just had to get, especially for my dad. It says "Big Horn Trail" if you are having a hard time reading it.


This is a picture of the balding spot on the back of his head. His hair is also starting to look more red. I am wondering if he will end up with reddish hair?


He has such a cute little frownie face! How I love it! And aren't frowns supposed to be harder than smiles? They do take more muscles, but he seems to have them down.


I took a whole bunch of pictures of me and Finn, but they mostly didn't turn out. But I thought I would post one, so you can see how big he is getting!


He gets this look all the time if he is laying by himself. I have NO idea what he is looking at that is so exciting!


I just think this is a cute face!


And a crying montage....


Finley and Jason. Jason is still over the moon about the whole fatherhood deal!


And last but not least, a video of Finn smiling. They are quick smiles, but they are there. Sorry the video is not so good. And about all the laundry in the background. It is all clean, fresh from the laundromat!

12% Brain Loss

So, you know how pregnant women lose 12% of their brain? Mine must have been important because I have been having some major issues. For Example:

I have been looking for my keys for 4.5 hours straight. I have looked everywhere, even under the fridge. How can they not be in any of the usual places? I did get some cleaning done while I searched, which is always a plus. I even called up my brother Preston to see if maybe I left my keys in his car. I didn't. Anyway, I just found them, underneath a game and on top of a book. How the heck did they get there? Especially since I haven't played that game in at least 4 months. Yikes! But hey, at least they are here.

Another example from a few months back:

When Jason and I go out to eat, I always figure out the tip and fill out the little form. So, I was calculating the tip. Here is my logic:
Take 10%.
Half it.
Half it again. That is the tip.
I should have added the half to the 10%, but I somehow didn't know how to do that, even though I have been figuring out tips for at least 8 years. I didn't even realize my mistake until the next day. Poor waiter! Jason always checks my math now, and we have had a few more close calls. I guess I will just get dumber and dumber!

Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby?

Well, my mother complained about my last post, so here is another one chock full of Finn. He is now 8 weeks old, and he weighs 8lbs 12oz, which is in the 4th percentile. He is still tiny, but he looks huge to me! (As a sidenote, in the middle of this post, Finley spit up a whole ton. I mean A TON! And silly me, I tried to catch it in a burpcloth (I was burping him at the time...) and it ended up all over his face. In his eyes, up his nose, in his ears... AND it still overflowed all over me, my feet, and the carpet. Joy.)

Finn started to lose his hair a few weeks ago. For a while it looked hilarious because he was losing it in the stereotypical male balding pattern in the front, but he had a patch of hair underneath that! I tried to take some photos, but you couldn't see the patch. It was so funny, though!

He has become much more alert, and is awake for longer periods of time, which is SO much fun! He has always been a great nighttime sleeper, and for the past two weeks, he has consistently gone to bed at 11pm or so, woken up at 5:30 or 6am to be fed, and then not waking up again until after 10am. I know. I am SOOO lucky. I do love my sleep! He is getting some awesome head control, and he has started smiling. As soon as I can catch it on film, you can bet you will get a picture! Okay, I do have a picture of him smiling above, but he was sleeping, so it doesn't count.

Jason's sister, Jessica, was here for the week, and I will post some pictures of that shortly. In the meantime, enjoy staring at my baby. I know I enjoy it!

I know this one is a little fuzzy, but he is always doing stuff like this. Plus it's a cute double chin shot.


He was looking out the window. He sure loves to be able to see! Cute profile! Can you tell he's starting to lose his hair?


Here is another one of Finn looking out the window. Ah, the wonder!


Drunken baby! So awesome!


Here is his cute little mouth and nose. I thought you all might want a close up!


Here is his eye and nose. You can kindof see the color, but not really.


I love this shot of his eyes. So adorable!


Fast asleep...


Here is a favorite of mine! He looks so delicious, huh? And check out those cheeks! He does look rather porcine, I think.


I think all the picture taking was getting old. Oh well.


We sure love our little guy!

A New Love...

For those who don't know, I am an obsessive list maker. I make lists for EVERYTHING. For example, let's say I will be going on a trip to Costa Rica in 1 month. Here are the lists I would have:
Things to Do Before I leave
Things to Clean Before I Leave
Things to Do in the Week Before I Leave
Things I Need to Buy Before I Leave
Things I Cannot Eat if I Want to Lose 10lbs Before I Leave
Things to Pack
Things to Pack for Jason
Things to Pack (Miscellaneous)
Things to ask Friends and/or Neighbors to Do While We Are Gone

And probably a few more too. Anyway. I was introduced to a wonderful website for listmakers like me by my dear friend Faith, who knows me too well. It is http://www.knockknock.biz/
They have all sorts of lists on pads, sticky notes, mouse pads, filing folders and whatnot. Well, not lists, but things to help you make lists. I will shortly be the proud owner of a "Pack This!", "What to Eat", "All Out Of", "Accomplish" and "Mental Note" pads. They have boxes to check and lines to write on, and you can stick them to your fridge. They also have funny little quotes at the bottom of the pages, like: "The Eternal Question" on the "What to Eat" pad. I think I am in heaven. If only they had more that I may need. Joy!

More Finley, Because I KNOW you all want pictures!

Finley got weighed today and he is now a honking 7lbs 15oz. Last time he was weighed, about 3.5 weeks ago, he was 5lbs 13oz, so he has grown a ton! He is finally out of the newborn clothes and into 0-3mo. He still hasn't smiled, so we are waiting for that! He is 6 weeks old today, and I can't believe he is already so old! We sure love him!
This is his startled face.


This is his full face!

This one I think is cute because his mouth is all crooked!

This is Finn in his first 0-3mo outfit. I love the face and the hands!

This is Finn asleep, about 15 minutes later. Jazz hands! (And they were not resting on the swing!)

This is Jason sleeping with Finn. I get to see this just about every morning. So cute, huh?

And here is Finn's latest bath (Monday). He looks so much fatter, huh? Just look at that round belly! Here's a comparison photo-

Life After Pregnancy Part 2

So, you know how asparagus makes your pee smell funny? I had heard that only some people's pee reacts, but that is wrong. Instead only some people are able to smell it. I never was, and that was just fine with me.

So last night, I had some asparagus for dinner. And guess what? Yes, you guessed it! Now I can smell the weird "asparagus pee" smell! I think this must be a really strange side effect of pregnancy. I mean you get the amazing smelling abilities while you are preggers, right? Well, I never noticed anything. So I guess I get it now. AFTER I am pregnant. Bummer.

More Finn, and a New Ring!

Well, I know this blog is getting Finn overload, but there are grandparents and aunts and uncles that are all wanting to see plenty of pictures and whatnot. So no complaining. :)

In Finn news, I finally got around to taking some pictures of the different faces he makes. Unfortunately, most of them are a little fuzzy because I had to hold the button half-down so that I could catch the cute faces as he made them. Maybe not the best plan, but they are still cute.
He is getting a little more fussy, but also a ton more awake, which is really fun. He is still a really good baby. I am a lucky duck, let me tell you!
He can sleep in any position. We don't get it, and are jealous!

His mouth drastically changes shape depending on the face. Also, his cheeks are getting pretty chunky!

This is one of my favorite faces. He puts his mouth in this tiny rosebud and raises his eyebrows. It's pretty funny because you can't see his eyebrows, and all you see is forehead wrinkles!

He likes to flare his nostrils. Cute chin, huh?

Here is a duckbill-like mouth. Again with the raised eyebrows!

Can you see how tiny he can make his mouth compared to the last photo? It's incredible!

Here is a cute picture with a little tongue.

I am not sure what Jason was doing to him. So don't ask me! :)

He was sortof smiling here. He was doing it more before I took the photo. Of course.


Also, Jason got me a new ring for Christmas! Well, it was really 1/4 Christmas and 3/4 bribery. You see, Jason wants a 375 H and H Mag. It is an expensive safari gun. But not too expensive. So he figures if he buys me a new ring, I will say yes. Although I would have let him have it anyway. But let's just keep that a secret, huh? :)
It's a green amethyst. You can't see the color super well in this picture, but it's an almost see through minty green.
Here is the setting. Isn't it pretty? This ring reminds me of winter. I love it!

And to finish off, a few videos of Finn. The first is from yesterday, and it's just him crying. He has a cute cry! I love how his arms get all wavy. He was pretty darn upset here, so all you people with LOUD babies can be jealous!

The second one is a little older- from Dec 13, and he is being all stretchy (which is weird for a baby.) I also think it's fun how you can see his leg wrinkles and his scrawny little self. He has plumped up quite a bit!