Baby Bat-- Halloween 2008

Finn visited a few neighbors for Trick or Treating and helped his Nana hand out candy to lots and lots of kids in London.

Breaking News...

We have officially found the one and only food that Finn will not eat...Veggie Burgers! I never thought it would happen. The kid loves beets for heaven's sake. I expect his Grandpa will be very pleased to hear this.

Do You See the Size of that Chicken?!

Huber's 2008

Happy Birthday, Hotshot!

Finn had a great 1st Birthday week. It started off a little shaky because we were without power and usable water from Sunday until Thursday. But we made the most of it and opened a few presents and had carrot cake cupcakes (thanks Mary Beth!) by candlelight on the 16th.

He had a ball at his party on Saturday. The house was filled with grandparents, great-grandmothers, aunt, uncles, and cousins. Finn is never happier than when he has a big crowd to entertain. We want to thank everyone for coming and for all of the gifts. We can bring out a new one once a week and that should carry us into Christmas!

Finn DESTROYED the smashcake. It was impressive. He loved to watch and hear everyone sing to him, but when I put the cake down, he was in the zone. Nothing was going to get between him and that cake. At one point, he was licking the cardboard that it was on.

The guests had all left by about 7:00 and Finn was asleep by about 7:02. Sugar crash, I'm guessing.

Almost 1 Year

I can't believe that this time last year, I was on bedrest anxiously waiting for Finn to arrive. All of the cliches that you ever hear about parenting are true. "They grow up so fast." Next week is Finn's first birthday and it doesn't seem possible. He's all boy, the happiest kid I know, and quite the ham. He has been more of a joy than we could ever have imagined.

Walk Hard-- The Finn Anthony Story

9 Months +

Finn has had a pretty eventful month.

He is eating lots of new foods and has three solid meals a day. He especially loves chicken, cheerios, and cottage cheese. He really wants to feed himself with a spoon now, but it's still a little messy for Mom's tastes. He and I usually both end up with prunes in our hair. Layla loves to sit under his highchair and catch anything he throws over the side. I think they're in cahoots with each other!

Finn has taken his first steps! Too soon for me. He stutter stepped a couple times a couple of weeks ago, but now he can take 5-6 steps and steady himself if he needs to. His preferred mode of transportation is still the crawl or spiderman walk, but he's definitely working out the walking thing.

He has a new cousin-- his first boy cousin! Keaton was born on July 8th and was the exact same size as Finn when he was born. In other words...BIG! Give him a few months and they will be a force to reckon with.

Summertime!

8 months-- A Synopsis

I had a hard time trying to figure out what to update everyone on this month. It's crazy how fast Finn is growing, learning, and changing. So here's a quick rundown:

• Finn has 3 (and a half) teeth.
  
  
• Finn hates peaches, but loves pumpkin. However, he is more a vegetable than fruit man all in all.
  
  
• Finn is trying finger foods. He has had puffs, and toast, and fruit, and egg yolk, and waffles, and a Goldfish cracker (Papaw snuck that one in-- thanks Papaw!).



• Finn pulls himself up to standing and can stand on his own for a few seconds.



• Finn can climb stairs on his hands and knees (much to my chagrin).



• Finn's crib is now on the lowest setting (see above).



• Finn is beginning to "cruise" around the couch and cofee table.



• Finn has lots of bumps and scrapes (see above).



• Finn says, "Dada", "Nana", "Baba". He said "Mama" for a week, but seems to have let it slip out of his vocabulary for now. Does he know what these things mean? Probably not.
  
  
  
• Finn shakes his head "no" and bobs his whole body "yes"
  
  
  
• Finn waves. It's a neutral hi/bye. But it's pretty stinking cute.
  
  

And He's Off!

Finn is crawling. Alot. Everywhere. Constantly.

About two weeks ago he just took off. He had been up on his hands and knees (and hands and toes) for a while, but never really gained any ground. He must have worked it out in his sleep, because he woke up one morning and started crawling like he had done it all his life. It is impressive how he can zoom in on every dog toy and electrical cord in the room. And he's fast!

He goes so hard all day long that he sleeps very well at night. He's always been a good sleeper, but he has moved his bedtime up an hour and sleeps like a log. Come to think of it, I've moved my bedtime up an hour and have been sleeping very well since he has been crawling, too!