Sleeping and other stuff

Since Finn was born, he has pretty much insisted on sleeping in our arms particularly during the day. He would need a nap and you could get him to go to sleep, but the minute you put him down he would wake up and tell us how displeased he was at being put down. So, we would pick him up and sooth and repeat. It never ended well and we have mainly been resorting to holding him or wearing him to get him some good nap time. Some days I absolutely love cuddling a sleeping boy, but other days I really stress over not being able to get much done. Well, as he approaches 3 months-old, we are trying to put him down more often. It is not often successful, but every once in awhile he surprises us by sleeping in his bouncy chair. I have also had a lot of success with having him sleep in his car seat. I take him for a walk in it and he falls asleep, then he just sleeps in there when we get home (which is actually where he is while I write this post).
As for nighttime, he has been better about sleeping in his bassinet. We would hold him through the evening and then when we were ready for bed, we would put him in the bassinet. Since it is right next to our bed, if he woke up when we put him down, I can drape my arm around him and he will usually fall back asleep. But this week, we have decided to be more diligent about a bedtime routine in hopes of getting him into bed a little before Sean and I crash. We decided Sean would come home and we would play with Finn and make dinner. Then after dinner, it is bath time for Finn, nurse, read a book, and rock to sleep. Seemed reasonable in our heads. Well, he decided to throw a loop into our plans by actually falling asleep in his bouncy seat during dinner (never happens). Then of course he was wide awake for bath time and subsequent routine. So, we got through our 'bedtime routine' with a wide awake baby. It took us another hour to get him to go to sleep. But, on the upside, we did put him down around 8:45 and he stayed sleeping in his bassinet while Sean and I stayed in the living room until we were ready for bed. I guess it will take time for all of us to figure out a good pattern. I think he is still too young to really get into any kind of routine, but we will keep on trying and hopefully working with his natural sleeping needs too. Moms, I would love to hear your bedtime routines!

On Sunday, I ran an errand and came back to find this picture on our camera:

One of Finn's fussy moments:

Sean got a new fly rod with a gift certificate he got for Christmas. It breaks down into six pieces so it is good for travel. Here he is putting it together and testing it out. Can you see these two along a river?

There is definitely one member of this family who is not having any trouble sleeping: