Tomorrow, Sean, Finn and I set forth on an adventure across the country. We are flying to Phoenix to spend some time with family there and we are meeting up with my parents and my sister and her family. Then, on Wednesday, we drive to San Felipe, Baja California, Mexico to visit with my Grandma. We will be there until Sunday, then drive back to Phoenix and fly out Tuesday to complete the trip. We are so looking forward to seeing everyone and having them meet Finn. We are a little leary of the actual plane trip with a very active 12 month-old, but no matter what, it will make for good stories when he is 18.
If you all want to see us living the high life on the beach this Thanksgiving, you can check out the webcam right outside of my Grandma's house. We will try to be outside to give a wave at 3pm EST Thanksgiving day.
I hope everyone has a most wonderful holiday. We will have lots of pictures and stories to share when we return.
Friday, November 20, 2009
A Bucket Full of Silly
Finn really likes putting things on his head (or mine or Sean's or Lily's for that matter). I think it stems from when he was younger I would put things on my head to make him laugh. Well, he received a bucket with some toys in it for a gift for his birthday and he loves it. He loves to put toys in and then dump them out and then put the bucket on his head! I really am waiting for Mensa to come knocking on our door! Pure genius :)
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Two Top Teeth
Finn has cut his two top teeth. It is a bit of a surprise for us. A week or so ago, I was wondering if he was teething as he was quite fussy, but it was also right after his 1 year check thus it could have been a bit of something from his vaccines. I just wasn't sure. Then it passed and I didn't think much of it. The past few nights, Finn has had more wake-ups than usual, but it wasn't out of a completely normal realm for him, so again I didn't think much of it. I was chatting with my mom today and she asked if Finn had gotten anymore teeth. I told her, "no," but then it got me thinking that I hadn't checked out Finn's top gums lately. I gave a good look and lo and behold...two teeth. They have barely just broken through, with one still partially submerged. I feel extremely unobservant and clueless! It is exciting to see some more teeth.
Tuesday, November 17, 2009
Fe and Pb
We got the results of Finn's 1 year blood tests back.
His lead levels were much below the expected normal, which is great news. As Sean put it, we have managed to keep him from eating paint chips.
His iron levels (hemoglobin) were above the expected normal, which is also great news. As Sean put it, we are feeding him well. This is also a bit immature, but it makes me feel good after that first pediatrician threatened that they would be low at his 4 month check up (yes, I do hold a grudge). Ha, I say take that, psycho pedi!
His lead levels were much below the expected normal, which is great news. As Sean put it, we have managed to keep him from eating paint chips.
His iron levels (hemoglobin) were above the expected normal, which is also great news. As Sean put it, we are feeding him well. This is also a bit immature, but it makes me feel good after that first pediatrician threatened that they would be low at his 4 month check up (yes, I do hold a grudge). Ha, I say take that, psycho pedi!
For the love of DOG
I know I have mentioned before how much Finn loves Lily, but the cuteness of their relationship just requires lots of posts!
Lily always has to be in the middle of things and is typically in Finn's room when we play. Finn now likes to bury his head into her and roll all over her. She just lays there and takes it:
I know I have also mentioned that Finn loves to stack things. Apparently, this includes stacking things on Lily:
A good hug for a great dog:
Lily always has to be in the middle of things and is typically in Finn's room when we play. Finn now likes to bury his head into her and roll all over her. She just lays there and takes it:
I know I have also mentioned that Finn loves to stack things. Apparently, this includes stacking things on Lily:
A good hug for a great dog:
Thursday, November 12, 2009
1 Year Well Check
Finn had his 1 year well check at the doctor on Tuesday. I was a bit nervous about it because at the last visit he had dropped to the 23rd % weight class and the doc wanted me to really push the nursing. Well, this time around he weighed in at 21 lbs and 1 oz, still in the 23rd percentile. He also remained in his height percentile (70th) at 30 1/2 inches. This is great news. He is growing steadily and the doc thinks he was just "finding" his proper growth curve. She also thinks he is doing exceptionally well developmentally. All in all, a happy and thriving little boy!
He did have to have several vaccines (MMR, Hep A, Chickenpox, and seasonal flu). Poor babe, they hurt! He didn't have much of a nap prior to the appointment, so was already tired when we got there. He was upset just being placed on the scale, so the needles really got him to crying. Then, just when he was recovered and happy, I had to take him to the lab to get his blood drawn to test his lead and hemoglobin levels. It was so sad to have to hold him down while they took blood from his arm. He was quite the trooper and recovered quickly with a good nap in the car on the way home. We will hopefully hear on the blood work soon.
He did have to have several vaccines (MMR, Hep A, Chickenpox, and seasonal flu). Poor babe, they hurt! He didn't have much of a nap prior to the appointment, so was already tired when we got there. He was upset just being placed on the scale, so the needles really got him to crying. Then, just when he was recovered and happy, I had to take him to the lab to get his blood drawn to test his lead and hemoglobin levels. It was so sad to have to hold him down while they took blood from his arm. He was quite the trooper and recovered quickly with a good nap in the car on the way home. We will hopefully hear on the blood work soon.
Our Lap Dog
I am afraid in the lead up to Finn's 1st birthday, it slipped my mind to create a birthday post for Lily! I feel terrible about it. She turned 4 on October 30th. She is by far the best dog. She has been so accepting and gentle with Finn's addition to her life. Happy belated birthday, Lily Sweets, our lap dog!
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