Halloween!

Because you kind of just HAVE to...





The best part is we didn't even go out anywhere in his outfit. Silly us. The worst part? Luke didn't even wear the DOCTOR WHO scarf I spent two weeks making. Le sigh.

Phew!

I wish I had more to say to the world concerning something other than my fabulous child, but in all truth there ain't much else goin' on over here, which is apparently totally normal for a 6 week old...go figure.

So here it goes: Finn is sleeping in his big crib down the hall now, and guess what...we're ALL sleeping better. I don't hear his grunting and he isn't hitting the sides of the bassinet anymore. Success! Most nights he sleeps for about 4-5 hours at a time. Sweet! Which means I'm only up once a night to feed his hungry self...I think this is the calm before the "teething" storm in a few months?

We've also ventured outside more thanks to our lime green Baby Bjorn baby carrier...which I LOVE not only for its obnoxiously fantastic color but also because it makes me feel like a kangaroo...and who doesn't love that? Plus...as you can see he's got a good view ;)



Finn is currently in his swing watching me write this as I consider what is more obnoxious: the noise of the stupid swing motor? Or the music its playing to cover up the noise of the motor?

Aaah, life's important questions.

What else has been going on?

-Me and Nick celebrated our GOLDEN birthday on the 23rd at In-n-Out...we party like rockstars, what can I say?

-It snowed and as a result I was FINALLY able to wear my new winter coat/boots/scarf...fabulous...now if i could just lose those last 10 lbs. Shoot, I'd have it going on!

-We dropped my BFF Kayla off at the MTC to serve a mission in CO for the next year and a half.

-Gretchen won Project Runway and my soul officially died. Ugh.

Good times. Here are some pictures to document my life for all y'all who don't believe me :)




Dad and Finn


Finally! A picture of me and Finn!


Look at that smirk :)



MTC...oh, and I love winter fashion :)

Sherbert Lane

So Finn's favorite "Aunt" Sheree (that he hasn't even met yet) makes adorable onesies and sells them online which is fantastic because they look fantastic! Plus, Finn loves his, so they have to be pretty cool, right? Anywho, all ya'll with chilluns need to check out her Etsy store http://www.etsy.com/shop/SherbertLane because they're only $8 AND she does custom orders. Heck Yes.

Here's a sample:



Such a super model...

The Strangest Case of Sleep Deprivation...EVER.

I guess you could say I'm lucky...(for now)I have a four week old who refuses to cry at night...And yet, I'm still a bleary-eyed new mom. How does this happen? Oh, I forgot to mention. Finn is a grunter. A LOUD grunter.

You know what? That's not fair to Finn...he doesn't just grunt, his noises span the range of an entire barnyard and beyond. Much of the time he sounds like a baby elephant which then changes to something of a gorilla mating call. Sometimes, during his 'quieter' nights he just sounds like a sheep or a horse wistfully neighing into the wee hours of the morning. Cute, right? Maybe if he was an elephant, gorilla, sheep or horse. Or an elegorilorse. Or if he just did it during the day. Yeah.

The point here is that he is loud. Loud enough to keep me awake for much of the night as I contemplate actually putting him in a barnyard for the night just to compare noises and seeing how accurate I am. Thankfully, he doesn't usually keep Luke up, but I often do as I shake him awake asking, "How do I shut him up?!" He doesn't know so we try swaddling him, unswaddling him, loosely swaddling him, picking him up (which stops it until we put him down)and feeding him AGAIN (same result...temporary).

So it looks like Mr. Finn won't be sleeping in our room in his bassinet much longer. Nope, its big-boy-crib time...in the nursery. Sorry, dude.



EQUALS:

Baby Blessing!

Last Sunday, Finn was lucky enough to get a proper blessing from his pops at church. By all means I think it went swimmingly even though his appearance was brief...we pretty much whisked him in and out of there like the true celebrity that he is. That, and we're still avoiding the crowds-of-snotty-nosed-kids thing. All that aside, Finn behaved like a gentleman and even got to wear his first sunday suit :)



Or...




Luke's parents and brother were also able to make it out from Wisconsin for the occasion so it was a right party-o over at the Rebarchik household! Until I got sick, but whatever. The best part? I made everyone wash their hands religiously (ha!) so they wouldn't get Finn sick...Apparently my immune system is weaker than that of a 4 week old. Sigh.

Anywho, here is our first picture as a family! And the first picture of me and Finn in the same frame...I'm the artist BEHIND the camera, people...what can I say :)

Because I'm a Bit Too Tired to do an Actual Update...

...I'll let this picture explain

Hello World!

...he seems to say.

Newest Finn Developments:
-Rolling over from his tummy to back....verrry exciting, I know.
-Smiling? Maybe?
-Pooping. LOTS.
-Pretty much just being a baby :)