finley is getting to be such a big boy. i can see he's grown longer, but possibly more important, he's gotten some baby chub. some babies might be losing baby fat at this point, what with all the extra moving around, but peanut is just starting to really fill out. (you can tell he's grown because that onesie is the same one i've been using since around 3 months - look how short the arms are!) he nurses three times a day and gets a formula bottle once a day. solid food (finger and purees) three times a day and snacks on the go. he loves to eat.
he has five teeth, two bottom and three on top. so cute, but also shocking that my child will never again have that gummy smile. my stomach gets a little knotted when i think like that...i mean, did i look at his toothless grin enough? enjoy it? memorize it? because it's gone now, forever. i know there's so much to look forward to, but i'm straddling the baby/toddler line and it's a big, slightly painful leap across.
finn crawls like a maniac. he can get to something faster than i can predict where he might go. he loves to chase and be chased and has just learned to play with the dogs. he is pulling up on flat surfaces now and can cruise the furniture fairly easily. he loves to walk holding hands but hasn't dared take a step on his own. he learned to wave hi/bye and says "hi". he says "mmmm" for more (food). he's really babbling with all sorts of bababa, dadada sounds but nothing concrete as far as word formations go.
he started going to baby care at the Y while i work out. it's great because we get 2 hours of care everyday and i get some sanity - some time to myself, for myself. he loves playing with other babies and children and while he's super clingy with me at home (all day whine fest, pulling, pinching to get up) he doesn't mind being without me there. i've watched him play for a bit and it's so sweet. he rarely plays here at home with me around because he seems obsessed with climbing all over me and chewing on/tearing off my face. as soon as he spots me at the Y, though, he reverts back to his ways and melts down until i pick him up. he still isn't shy to go to others and gladly lets the caregivers and friends/family hold him.
he's in his 11th month now. 1.5 months until ONE. please, someone hold me. and pass me some champagne.
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love watching our boys grow. fin is such a cutie! ONE?! can we say, "where did that year go?!"
i can't believe you're able to button that 3 month onesie!!! holy moly. and i totally know what you mean about the gummy smile--as much as I'm like "when will this kid get some teeth?!" i'm pretty much not ready for that gummy cuteness to go away. :(
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