Big boy!

Almost 4 months old! I am such a big boy! I sleep almost 8 hours in a row a night, and often sleep in until almost nine. Must be growing big, fast, and strong! I like to grab stuff and put it in my mouth. My favorites are my fingers and burp rags. I also like to go for walks with Mommy, Daddy, and Cheddar. Usually I am in my baby bjorn front carrier looking out at the world. My Auntie and Uncle moved into a house down the street a couple of weeks ago. I like to go over to their house and hang out. Well, time for me to take a nap! Love, Finn

3 MONTHS UPDATE

Wow, it’s been 3 months already?! We feel like he is barely an infant anymore! So here is an idea I saw, on another mommies blog, about posting his ‘stats’ at every month milestone:

How Old: 3 months (tomorrow!)
Height/Weight: around 13 pounds, but we’ll find out for sure in another month when he goes to the pediatrician
Eating: He is still on breastmilk (and occasional formula) exclusively. He eats about every 3 hours during the day, a total of about 6-7 times in a total day
Sleeping: Here’s the great part!.... in the last month, he went from sleeping 6 hours straight at night, to nearly 8 hours!!! In the last week, he’s done about 4 nights of 7 ½ hr stretches, non-stop, then he eats about 5:30 in the morning and goes back to sleep for a couple hours. We are SO happy and feel so fortunate!!
Silliest Moment: in the last couple weeks, he has been giggling at us, which just melts our hearts. Another silly moment was a couple days ago when he pooped just like a toothpaste tube, all over my hand when I had his diaper off – nothing to do but laugh!
Newly Emerging Attributes: He makes silly faces like mommy, which we’ve been able to capture some of on the camera. He is very strong and ‘twitchy’ like his daddy, when he’s falling asleep! He is starting to look at and trying to communicate with Cheddar, and enjoys sitting on him and petting his ears.
Looking Forward To: when he can fully sit up on his own (soon!) and grab at toys. He is such a good boy, and hardly cries at all, so there isn’t any fussiness to look forward to going away!

If you have any additional updates that you’d like to see – let us know! And I’ll get another video up soon! don't forget to check his flickr pics - I love to put his new ones up!
-mama T

cha,cha,cha,cha-changes

I looked down today and realized I have an actual little boy in my arms, not just a tiny baby! He still has his famous-curled-up-on-the-left-side elvis lip, like we started seeing at just a few days old, but now he is laughing at us, grabbing for our faces, cooing and gurgling, and showing us his emerging personality. Which, so far, seems to be pretty mellow and joyous! He is pretty happy just propped up sittin on the couch, or in his swing, or on my hip, or on the floor with his toys. Right now I'm watching him being mesmerized by his daddy's guitar-playing. He also likes it when mama holds him on her knee while she plays the piano and sings to him.
I think we're pretty lucky - not just to be parents in general, but to be Finn's parents. He is such a happy boy. Here in a week or so, I'll share his 3-month milestone stats with you all!
- mama T

2 1/2 months old

I promise, I will try to get better at having one of us update this blog - geez there just doesn't seem to be enough hours in the day for everything! Watching and documenting this kids development is a full-time job in itself! Just recently, he's discovered the wonders of his hands, and sucks on them voraciously when he's hungry. He definitely smiles a lot at daddy and I, and makes silly noises at us. Just in the last week or so, he's been intentionally reaching out to grab toys that are in front of him, and seems to favor his left hand. This last week, he has given us about 4 nights of 6-hr blocks of sleep, so we're hoping that's a regular trend! He is such a good baby - hardly any fussing, and loves to go out shopping and to restaurants. We are blessed and amazed, every day.
- Mama T

6 weeks old....already!

It's hard to believe that Finn is 6 weeks old already! It seems like only yesterday we were bringing him home from the hospital. He is growing up so fast! He got a play gym from T's friend Tawnya in WY, which he really loves. He is fascinated by the lights and sounds. He has started grasping at things, and loves to swat at the parts of it that rattle. We are gearing up for the holidays, when Grandma and Grandpa Pence will be here. Can't wait to introduce them to their new grandson!

-J
12/20/09

One Month of Adventures!

Wow, I absolutely can't believe that our little guy is just over a month old now. The time has flown by, which makes me so sad!!! It's amazing how our lives have completely changed (in some aspects) and how my opinions on what is important have changed. We've been keeping busy, getting out of the house, and having visitors over. Just in the last couple weeks, we've gone shopping a few times, out to several restaurants, to the dog park, and out on neighborhood walks - being a super-organized person before having this baby has helped me prepare for getting out of the house on time with a baby, for sure! Those of you that know me well will understand how I would "get off" on having absolutely everything I need, for any type of emergency, packed up in the baby bag and with us at all times! haha. Maybe I enjoy it so much because it's the one thing that I still CAN control. We are on Finn's eating and sleeping schedule of demands; our time is not our own anymore! But no matter how terrible I feel at 3 in the morning when I'm hoping that he will just fall asleep already, or how frustrated I get when he poops through his clothes repeatedly - this is clearly the most awesome and wonderful thing I've ever done. I can't believe there's a little part of me, asleep here on the couch next to me, breathing out his milk-flavored breath and squirming to be held. I want to eat him up! So did Santa, this past weekend - ho, ho, gulp!
- mama T

3-wk-old baby video

I can't believe Finn has been part of our family for almost a month now. I am starting to understand what everyone means when they say there isn't time for stuff like this when you're a parent! haha. Much to tell but for now, am going to post this cute video. He's going to grow up so fast, so I'm glad we're capturing the tiny-baby stuff! This is of him strengthening his neck muscles during 'tummy time' - Captivating stuff!
- mama T