I asked “How big is Fionbharr?” waited a second, then said “So big!” and Finn raised his arms for the first time!  I repeated it a couple of times and the last time he raised his arms and lowered them very quickly, as if to say, “yeah, yeah, I get it mom, I’m so big!  Now let’s move on.”  He’s also started dancing a little.  I’m guessing Violet was showing him a couple moves last weekend!

Finn continues to explore his surroundings every day.  He points at everything looking for explanation as to what it is and what it does.  Then, he wants to touch and play with it.  Of course, not everything is for little hands so he begins to throw a fit.  How do you explain to an 11 month old that ‘no you may not have that’?

As we prepare for Finn’s first birthday I find myself looking back and seeing how much our lives have changed since he arrived!  Every task takes much more time to complete:  grocery shopping, vacuuming, folding laundry, hell, cleaning up in general!  I have come to terms with the fact that our house will never be clean again.

To no one’s surprise, Finn’s first word was doggie.  However, it came out more like ‘dah uh’.  He continues to enjoy playing with Jasper and Fred.  Finn will grab one of his stuffed animals and shove it in Fred’s face as if to say ‘play with me!’.  Jasper continues to be unimpressed with this fumbling ball of energy.  If Finn takes a tumble, Jasper will come over to make sure he’s okay, but will otherwise keep himself confined to the kitchen.

Hey!

I’ll help you fold, momma