Updates

We've been busy busy, usual time of year, Americorp grant and everything. Finn still refuses to crawl, though he has been sprawling forwards from sitting more often to reach toys, and has army crawled a bit (though I haven't seen it). But he is charging around all the time, really fast. He loves the walking game where Francesca and I sit facing each other and he walks from one of us to the other, he usually gets 2 1/2 steps in and the third step would be a face plant, but we catch him. He's extended this game to cruising on the couch, walk next to it a few steps, then dive for whoever's spotting him. He could probably balance and walk more on his own but he hasn't realized it yet and is still depending on us for his balance. He's still being adorable. Sometimes he puts his head all the way on his side. He thinks peek aboo is super fun. Oliver often tries to entertain him if he's sad "it's okay Finn, Oliver's here" or telling him "kaplouiee". Finn is entranced with Oliver, and often walks up to him the same way he walks up to Francesca. Finn loves the bathroom, and marches over to visit whoever's in the shower, and if Oliver is taking a bath Finn always wants to play in the sink. Finn loves baths, he always wants to get in the tub, which is funny because when he's in it he doesn't act like it's a big deal. Been teething lately, lots of that funny snarl face. Been talking up a storm lately, all night long the other night, just random babbling. Francesca says he just picked up the "d" sound, so maybe he'll get my name soon. Getting more personality, gets angry when something is taken away from him ("hey, I was looking at that choking hazard"). Still likes musical instruments, he has taken over Oliver's music class (which Oliver wasn't liking as much as preschool, and Francesca realized all the other kids in it are much younger then Oliver) and likes it. Loves going outside, usually calms him instantly. He likes walking up and down the steps on the porch. Lately he has been wanting to play with Oliver's Basketball hoop. He's given up falling asleep nursing, so Francesca has been having to strap him on in the ergo to put him down for the night.