Genetics

We have had mixed reviews on who Finn most resembles. Some have sworn he is all Sean, while others say he looks exactly like me. So, for some fun, here are some baby photos of us. What do you think? See the new poll on the left.

Banana Boy

We have been introducing food to Finn for the past week, starting with sweet potatoes and then avocado. Each time we gave him a little, he would purse his lips and grimace as if we just put dirt on his tongue. He would then look at us with such utter disbelief as if he couldn't fathom why we would torture him so. Well, this weekend he got his first taste of banana and he finally thinks this eating thing might be okay. I don't think he ingested very much, but he was still smiling by the end so there may be hope yet.

HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY!!!

CHEERS, Momma!

Thank you for everything I never knew you did for me until I became a mother!
I love you so very much!

And thank you to all the wonderful, nurturing and caring women that have helped me navigate these first 6 months of motherhood. I admire and love each and every one of you.

Just Some Friday Cuteness

Wanna play?

Finn loves bubbles!

Finn really wants to crawl (probably still a ways away):

We are seeing more and more extreme sleeping positions:

Cinco de Mayo

I know, I know, but this is what you get when you leave me home alone with a baby, a dog and a sombrero......

Happy Cinco de Mayo!

Finn is 6 month old!

Wow, we have had a son for half a year! It has been amazing. It has passed so quickly, yet everyday has been intense and lived in the moment. Never in my life have I felt so present and living moment to moment and feeling every emotion so explicitly. It has been so hard and so joyful. There have been times I have wondered why on earth I did this, why anyone does this! But then, Finn smiles and laughs and I have never felt the happiness that soars through my heart. Okay, those are my deep thoughts for the day.

Finn is very interested in toys and grabbing anything and everything he can:

He loves standing up and always looks so proud of himself and amazed at the view from 2 feet up!


We are still working on crib sleeping especially for naps. We can often get him down for one sleep cycle. He loves sleeping on his side:
Can you believe the difference 6 months makes?!?

Sweet Potatoes

Well, as Finn turns 6-months-old tomorrow, we decided to begin the solid food phase. We really wanted to make as much of our own baby food as we can. It is cheaper and easy to do! I have the book Naturally Heathly First Foods for Baby: The Best Nutrition for the First Year and Beyond by Jacqueline Rubin and I have been reading a lot on wholesomebabyfood.com. We decided Finn's first taste should be sweet potatoes and we are going to follow the Wholesome Baby Food introduction schedule. Last night, I baked 3 sweet potatoes and blended the heck out of them in our blender. Then I put them in an ice cube tray to freeze. Now, we are set with portions of sweet potato for quite awhile! We froze them overnight and then took them out of the tray to put in a bag. This morning I took one cube and microwaved it and then added enough breast milk to make it very thin.


This morning, Finn was happily ready, but he doesn't know what he is ready for:

At the first offered bite, he whole-heartedly grabbed the spoon and brought it to his mouth. Of course this is what he does with everything he is given so it wasn't eagerness for a meal.

He ate it and then sucked on the spoon a little bit:


After that, he really wasn't sure about this eating thing:


In the end, he just wanted the spoon.

And that concluded Finn's first breakfast. Not really a fan, but it is supposed to be a learning process. I thought it tasted pretty darn good myself, very sweet and creamy, so he should get the hang of it. We will try again tomorrow. We will stick with sweet potatoes for about 4 days to make sure he doesn't have any reaction and then we will try some avocado. Perhaps sweet potatoes just aren't his thing, or maybe solids are just going to take some time. Quite the adventure we have started on.