What a Mess...

Never, should this kind of hair be acceptable in society. Bald spot, receding hairline AND a mullet?! Oy vey Finn!



I'm thinking we'll comb the hair UP from the back and maybe use that awesome spray-on hair for the front...you know what I'm talking about :)

New Trick!

Guess who can hold his head ALL the way up! He can push himself up and hold it oh, for about 20 seconds or so at a time, like so:



But then he gets a little lower...



And then....



Plop. He just rolls over.

Yep, this constitutes as pretty darn exciting 'round these parts. That and he's talking and smiling at anything that moves. Even ME...finally. Sheesh. You'd think the giver of life would be a little higher on the smile totem pole, wouldn't you? Nope, I was pretty much last in line for that parade. Seeee!


Or is he was smiling at whoever was taking the picture? Ha! Joke's on me :)


FAMILY PICTURE on Finn's 1st Thanksgiving

Don't Be Ungrateful!

You know its Thanksgiving, right? Right. And you know how everyone goes around saying what they're thankful for, right? Right. Well, instead of being thankful for all the obvious, cliche, super-sappy stuff (like my family, health and all that crap ;)), Imma go out on a limb here and be grateful for all the stuff most people DON'T really like...look at me being all optimistic and stuff...

-Poopy diapers: It means the boy is eating alright!

-Baby weight: Something has to motivate me to exercise, right?

-Thanksgiving dinner in the midst of my greatest weight-loss battle of all time: Doesn't everyone need a break from bran muffins?

-Finn's erratic sleep schedule: Hey, if he wants to play at 230am, who am I to deny him some super-squeaky-fun-time!

-Luke having to working on Thanksgiving: Money, money, money, baby :)

-Finn's ever increasing vocabulary...in the middle of the night: I swear he's trying to sing me to sleep, mmmk?

-Having to feed the monster every 3 hours: Not only is it the most productive thing I do all day, but apparently its good for both of us.

-That milk smell that seems to have permeated all of my clothing and apt: Ummmm...this is a hard one.

- Staying home for most of the day: Two words: Online Shopping! Plus, I'm just saying a long good-bye to our apartment before we move to Cedar Hills.

-Ridiculously cold weather: Who DOESN'T love to wear cute boots and jackets!

So there it is. My not so epic be-grateful-for-stuff-that-is-sometimes-unpleasant list! Because when you think about it, life ain't that bad :)


plus, ain't they the cutest?

2 Month Stats!

Two Months Baby! Here are the stats!

Height...Length? Whatever: AROUND 23" The nurse said he was 22.5" but we didn't believe her so we measured him after she left and got 23"...take that, nurse!

Either way he's in 50th percentile.

Weight: 11 lbs 10 oz...75th percentile...I believe the phrase the doctor used was "chunky but normal" :)

Head Circumference: Who really cares?

Of course the shots portion of the appointment was mildly traumatic. There he was lyin' butt-naked on the table smiling and babbling away at the nurse and then...bam! He turned BRIGHT red and it was absolutely hilarious. I laughed. Because I'm a terrible mother...AND because you have to have a sense of humor about these things when they're inevitable, right?

Finn doesn't think so. Even though he recovered pretty much immediately he's been sleeping for the past two hours because he's mad at the world. Harumph.


chunky...but normal :)

Someone Needs to go on Weight Watchers...

No, not me...well, maybe...but that is beside this particular point. Finn, on the other hand went from this:


2 days old

to this:


2 MONTHS old


Poor guy, I know I'd be self-conscious if I put on that many rolls in two months...

On the flip side, I am very proud of my little man for growing like the stud that he is :)

Twins!

No, not me and Nick...well, we are but thats not what this is all about, mmmk?

This is:





I really need to take pictures of something/someone other than Finn...but I just can't help myself! That and the only other thing I'm doing these days is going to the grocery store and trying to get my fat self into some kind of recognizable shape. 10(ish) more pounds to go! I'm convincing myself its mostly milk weight...lol, gross. :)

Surprise!

So, the other day Finn and I ventured our way into the great unknown...aka the University Mall on a Friday afternoon...scary business I tell ya.

On our way out a lady comes walking out of the photo studio towards us with a really hopeful look on her face...the kind where you KNOW they're going to try and sell you something...the look where you try and walk to the other side of the mall but you don't quite make it in time so you prep yourself to deny her immediately what she wants to sell you...phew.

Anywho, I reluctantly stopped and she said that she was new to the studio and doing training and would we like a free studio session so that she could practice...

I'm all about turning Finn into a diva so I totally obliged. And here are the results! Granted Finn WAS in the middle of his nap...and not really dressed for success camera-wise...but on the plus side his whole outfit is from the Baby Gap so I'm thinking of selling them the pictures ;)



Yes, he's flipping off the camera :) That's what you get for waking him up, yo.


I love this one...



They tried to make him look 'delicate' I think, by putting him in a fruit basket with fluff, but he managed to stay studly :)





SO cute!