Not Much to Report

Isn't that an exciting title to this post? I bet you couldn't wait to read it! But sadly, it's true--with the yucky, chilly weather and no play dates set until later today--we don't have much to tell you. But if you're super bored at work, read on!

A few highlights and updates:

1. Finley debuts in denim.

2. Finley shows how flexible his neck is while craning to get in one more picture.

3. Finley can curl his tongue! They say this skill is genetic and since both Dan and I can do it, we shouldn't have expected any less :)

4. While he continues to dislike sitting, he does love to be on his feet and can now lean up on the exersaucer with some dad-support in the background.

5. We took a break from trying rice cereal and oatmeal due to some skin reactions that appeared on Monday morning on Fin's chin, cheeks, and neck. The redness improved since we stopped solids, but we visited the great Dr. Pangburn this morning to see what's up. He told us we can't do any definitive food allergy testing till Finley's at least 12 months, but we can do our own experiment by trying rice again for a week or until a reaction appears and then stopping for a week and then reintroducing...and no exciting veggies or fruits for a while :( He also said Finley appears to have pretty sensitive skin (baby eczema in some folds, ha ha folds) so we should moisturize more and use fancy, grown up Dove soap in the tub. We can also use Aquaphor on those sensitive, dry spots. Man--how did we manage to create such a metro-sexual guy?? So many products, a cleansing routine, geez! Alas, I'm a slave to porcelain baby skin--so we'll do it.

6. Just remembered I didn't post these from a play date last week with my friend Jenny and her new arrival, Quinn. Finley was kind enough to hang out on the floor while I helped Jenny learn how to put Quinn in her Beco carrier.

Success! Minutes later, Quinn was asleep and Jenny was dancing around so relieved to have a quiet baby and both her hands free :) Finley seemed gigantic compared to Quinn, it's hard to imagine he was once that size (and even smaller). In March when Jenny told me what she'd named her daughter, I said "Fin and Quinn--just like from Glee" and she laughed. While the Finn on the Fox show spells it with two n's and doesn't seem to be short for anything--the names do sound pretty great together. Fast forward to when our babies are in high school and voila:

We won't discuss their plot too much for those that haven't seen the show yet, but I'm hoping that our teenagers don't get caught up in the same drama that these two did!