Well folks, here we are.  Finley is 6 months old already, and Brianna is 3 1/2.  Amazing how far we come so quickly.  Finley had his doctor's appointment yesterday, got three shots and an oral vaccine (totaling 6 vaccines!) and has been quite feverish and unhappy most of the day today.  Well, that's a stretch.  He was feverish and unhappy this morning, but has slept maybe 5 hours total today.  He's a pretty easy-going guy.  Here are his vital stats:

 

 

Weight: 20 lbs 15 oz (95%)

Height: 27" (75%)

Head: 18 1/4" (95%)

 

Currently at 6 months old, we can expect these things from Finley:

 

Rolling all over the room, back and forwards

Standing unassisted, as long as we are behind him to catch :)

Sitting unassisted

Babbling/vocalizing (he often does this to get someone's attention)

Playing with toys, grasping and pulling

Moving toys from one hand to another

"Scooting" himself forward... not crawling, but pretty successful way to move

Eating most everything (we started him a bit earlier than Brie because he needed to feed the bulk)

Potty trained

Just seeing if you were paying attention

Loves to Smile

 

He's a pretty lucky boy - he's 6 months old and has his own room, has played in the pool, been on an airplane, been to the beach, has 8 loving grandparents and lots of extended family, a great sister (although I must add that he cries when Brie tries to hold him), and two loving parents.  We look forward to a great future with our lovely little family.

 

Oh, and Finley did not really like the beach much.  The sand was rough and the water stings your eyes!  He seemed to like the pool much better... most of our time on the beach was spent under our umbrella, some of it with him napping.  Hopefully when we return in two years he will like it a bit better.

A few days before we left for Florida, I had some of the moms from our Bradley class over for a potluck.  It was great fun... sad to have missed the pool party they had while we were gone.  It's always good to talk to other moms going through the same baby things you are.  Now I just need to meet other moms with 3-year olds to comfort Josh and myself about Brie's hyperactivity! :)  I'm posting pictures from the fun times with babies, some borrowed from another mom in the group.

 

Notice we make Brie scrub the patio in a dress...