Finley and Girls

So, being a boy himself, Finley seems to prefer boys over girls. Except in my case, which is just fine.  He helped to make a wonderful Mother's Day weekend for me and his GG.  Grandpa, GG, Aunt Ellie and Soon-to-be-offically Uncle Donny were all up from New York this past weekend and we had a lovely time together.  We checked out some yard sales, a HUGE garden center, a great playground, and ate lunch in one of the towns we are house hunting in on Saturday.  GG and Grandpa babysat Finley on Saturday night while the four younger  adults had a fun dinner out in Cambridge.  On Sunday, Ellie made a delicious french toast breakfast for everyone before we headed out to Castle Island where we walked, talked, and Finley got to dig in the sand and dip his feet in the icy bay.  The weather was spectacular and just being together as a big family was all a mother (or a grandmother) could ask for.  Though it was nice to get some cards and my own pair of lime green crocs, too :) Thanks, boys!

GG played football with Finley in the living room before bed on Saturday night and it was the first thing he asked about doing when he woke up on Sunday so while Finley can be boy-centric, he doesn't seem to know about the professional sporting limitations for women which is great!! We won't tell him that his mom, Grammy, or his GG will NEVER let him play football when he gets older...

I'm crushed that we didn't take any Mom's Day photos, but we were just on the move having fun that the moment never presented itself!

But continuing on with the girl subject matter...Finley has learned a lot about girls from the friends he has at daycare.  There are two girls his age and two girls who are nearing four, all of which seem to leave quite an impression on our little stud.  One morning at drop off, I knelt down and gave Finley a kiss on his cheek and Molly bounced over and promptly gave Finley a kiss on his other cheek.  Ha! Finley seemed flustered, saying "Mollllly..."  A week ago, we were in line somewhere and a little girl had a barbie-type doll that she was waving around.  Finley asked, "What's that toy, mommy?" and I responded, "I think it's a doll."  Quick as a whip, he shoots back, "No, I think it's a princess." He went on to tell me that Janie likes princesses and Hannah does, too.  In NH a couple weekends back, we were in the restaurant bathroom waiting our turn when a teenage girl came in.  She was clearly in her prom dress and Finley asked me, "Why that princess in the bathroom?" So funny!

We are trying to get Finley excited about the impending arrival of his new little sister and so far, he seems to be getting it.  A few times when people have asked him if it is a girl or a boy in mommy's belly, he has said it's a boy...so I'm not sure if that's just wishful thinking or what.  I took him to my 32 week check up this week and after listening to the baby's heartbeat, the doctor asked what he wanted to name the baby (we're up for any and all suggestions!), he hesitated and then said "sister."  Cuteness.

On a final girl note, Finley's new favorite dance-in-the-kitchen song is Cyndi Lauper's "Girls Just Wanna Have Fun"---totally awesome, right?  This dance party broke out in the middle of dinner tonight.  Listen right at the beginning as he sings along and don't mind Dan talking in the background (he wasn't in the kitchen and didn't know I was filming!).

Perhaps this song will be a good one to keep in mind as the number of girls in the house matches the boys this summer!