Rice Cereal...Mmm

Now that Finn is 4 months old, we've started feeding him rice cereal twice a day. It's been fun. It did take him a feeding or two to get the hang of it, but now he seems to enjoy it. He likes to "help" by holding on to the fingers of the hand that's holding the spoon, and direct the spoon into his mouth. He also likes to stick his other hand into his mouth with the food, so things get a little messy sometimes. I can hardly wait to start fruits and veggies...when he's bigger and has a better handle on this of course.

Finn also started rolling over from back to front last week. On Thursday I spent the morning in Zeke's class, you know, to see how things go there and what's it, and when we got home I asked Josh how his morning with Finn and Deacon was. He said it was fine and that he had a good time watching Finn roll all over the place. When I asked for clarification as to what he meant by "all over the place", Josh informed me that Finn rolled from his back to his belly, would hang out a bit, then roll back over. WHAT?! The little bugger rolled from back to belly when I wasn't around. I almost didn't believe Josh, but he's done it again since, so I guess Josh wasn't lying.

Finn also started blowing little raspberries yesterday, and I must say, it's quite adorable. Again, I'll have to work on getting a video of it. I just get so wrapped up in him sometimes that I don't think of getting video footage until the moment has passed (plus I want to get a new camcorder since the program from my old one is...well...old).

And going back to the topic of feeding Finn, I am a little sad to say that I am finished breastfeeding him. My body just can't keep up with the demands of my ravenous little man, so it's pretty much given up. I made it 5 months with Zeke and Deacon, but only 4 with Finn. I guess it's a good thing he takes his bottles so well, and really likes them. It also makes me a little sad that I won't get to use the sweet nursing cover that my wonderful friend, Nicole, made for me. Finn would get so excited when he would see me take it out whenever we had company, or when we were out to eat or at church. But, as long as he's healthy and doing well, that's really all that matters, no matter where the nutrition is coming from. Looking at Zeke and Deacon, I think Finn will be just fine. Hehe...looking at Finn I think he'll be just fine. Chunky monkey.

Guess Who's 4 Months Old

This guy!

That's right, Finn is 4 months old already. Some days I feel like, "Has it been 4 months already? It seems like only yesterday he was born" and some days I feel like, "Has it only been 4 months? This kid is huge and looks like he will start walking any day now." Seriously though, this boy is pretty chunky (check his new picture on my sidebar). We measured him at 17 pounds and 25 inches. He's wearing 6-9 month sized clothing. But he is just too sweet. I mean, just look at that smile.

I'm really enjoying Finn. Which is probaby a good thing, since I am his mother and all. But he's so happy and laid back...most of the time...that's it's hard not to enjoy him. He will get fussy when he gets really hungry (he likes to eat which is probably why he's such a chunk), and when he's tired. He'll also cry when he's in bed and doesn't want to be. Wow, can he get angry then. But if he's being held, or played with, or even just left alone under his playmat, he's perfectly content. He loves that playmat. He also loves it when I lay down on my back and lift him up over my head. Oh the laughs this brings about. It's wonderful. I'll have to work on getting a video of it for you.

And now I must away because the little man is fussing, so I should check on that...make sure he's not poopy or anything. You know.

Who Knew Reading Was A Contact Sport?

The other day Zeke woke up WAY too early from his nap, and started getting loud in his playing. Not really being ready to let him get up, I gave him some books to read in bed. When I got him up later, his face looked like this:

Somewhat surprised that his face had been scratched, I asked him how he did it. He simply replied that it happened while he was reading. Because everyone scratches up their faces when read, right?

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Zeke has really been doing it up at lunch lately. Most days he'll eat a peanut butter and jelly sandwich, a banana, an apple, and if I'll let him, a waffle or two. So the other day he finished his sandwich and his banana, and asked for an apple. Since I was in the middle of feeding Finn I told him to get an apple from the fridge, figuring it would take him a little while to get one out of the bag, hopefully long enough that Finn would be done eating by then. Zeke, however, was much quicker about it than I expected him to be. So I told him to wash the apple in the bathroom sink (since he can reach that one pretty well), he did, and then asked if he could bite the apple instead of having me cut it that time. Since I was still feeding Finn I said it would be fine.

A few minutes later I had finished feeding Finn. I looked at the table and Zeke had eaten half of the apple aready. Figuring he'd be full soon I left him to it while I got an apple out for Deacon. By the time I got the apple out of the fridge, washed, and into Deacon's hands, Zeke had finished his apple - seeds, core, stem and all! He ate the entire apple. All of it. THE STEM EVEN. Yeah. He was pretty pleased with himself too. And that's why there's no picture to go with this story, there was nothing left to take a picture of. Silly boy.

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He's Such a Sweet Boy

You know, when he wants to be.

Zeke has always been pretty sweet. Zeke has also always been pretty helpful. But I feel like, since having Finn, Zeke has ratcheted up the helpfulness quite a bit. Most times when I ask him to do something for me (throw something away in the garbage can, throw a diaper out in the pail outside, pick up something to hand to me, answer the door, answer the phone, clear the table, set the table, empty the dishwasher, etc) he's more than willing to do it. Zeke also likes to help Josh. He'll help Josh pick up sticks in the backyard, hammer whatever needs hammering, screwdriver whatever needs screwdivering (yes, I know those aren't "real" words), carry Josh's lunch tupperware, wallet and keys up when Josh gets home from work, then put them all away in their respective places. He's really a handy little kid to have around.

And just this week he got even handier. As I was folding laundry the other day, he happily took his pile of clean clothes and put them all away. Score! Even better, was what happened later. i brought up a basket of clean sheets. Zeke watched me fold one then asked if he could help. Of course he can! So I told him to pick up the one end at the corners, and then showed him how to fold sheets. It was great. Now I'm wondering what else I can get him to help me with. Do you think he's too young to change the baby's diapers?