More words

Not an hour later, as we were putting on his shoes, he held one up for me, and said, 'Shoe' clear as day.

YIPEE!

The E says eh

Finn brought me a letter E this morning, and said E. All matter of fact. So I said, does E say eh? And he said eh. Then he danced around saying eh for like 10 minutes. He's so cute and he's learning so fast!

WORDS

So, we're bink-less for about a week now, except for naptime and bedtime. Already his speech is improved.

He says cheese, car, please, choo choo, dog, me me (mommy), Dee (Dad), mama (grandma), and poppa. He likes to take the last syllable of the word ONLY, so it's really cute.

He says lots of things all jumbled together as well, like 'where'dhego'? 'et's go', and a few more.

He also slept though the night for a few nights there (finally) but is getting more teeth, so I guess that is postponed again.

He also says 'Vote Obama', which I think is very cute.

Member of the Cabinet

As you all know, we are moving, and starting to get the house in order. We're recently emptied the hutch and china cabinet, and Finn thinks they are the best forts he has ever been in. I simply can't keep him out of there without taping them shut, and that will just damage the wood. He's so frickin cute I can't stand it.

Here he is in the hutch.

And here he is in the china cabinet.

Drinking Contest

Finn's newest game is to drink from a big boy cup. He likes whatever you are drinking, and I've taken to drinking my orange juice in the kitchen while he plays, because he often drinks my whole glass.

Here he is sharing a water with dad, and having a splendid time of it.

The battle of wounded finger

Aptly named because it was so hard to get these pics after he had chewed off his first band aid. The video is the only thing that even came close to capturing his partially closed wound. Poor little guy. Even if he is accident prone, I still admire his adventurous spirit.

Peeled like a carrot

In the tub yesterday, Finn smashed his toys together, and promptly started screaming. It took a minute to figure out what was wrong, but his thumb was bleeding. Upon closer inspection, a large flap of skin was hanging (about the size and width of a carrot peel) from his thumb, and went from the tip to the base of his finger. This hurt him very much, and I could not use a band-aid, because the sticky parts would stick to the wound.

So, I got dressed and RAN to the Walgreens to get pain relief spray, and those 'blister' band-aids, which are awesome. They morph to your finger and don't stick or tear off. You can leave them on for days, are comfortable, and they work really well. I use them when I use the sharp knives and cut my fingers open instead of stitches. I'm not allowed to use those anymore.

Anyway, I still have NO IDEA how this happened, and have inspected the toys, the tub, the spout, and the drain with no results. It still hurts him, and is still pretty gross looking, but today he chewed off the bandage, so it must feel a little better. I will put another one on him later on, and keep it on there as long as I can so he doesn't tear it open again.

Honestly, this kid!!

Oh, and on a lighter note, when he sees or hears a train, he says CHOO CHOO. I think this might be the first word other than the basics. It's really cute.

Handy Manny

Handy Manny is a bilingual show on the Disney Channel that Finn likes. They sing songs, and are cheery, so we overlook the blatant stereotypes and let him watch it.

Anyhow, they had a GIANT balloon of him and bought it for him. I'm sure it cost like $15.

So, we got it home, and Finn was TERRIFIED of it, because he would run with and he thought it was chasing or attacking him. I attached a video of his terror. It was SO funny. Eventually he got over it, and now he loves it, chasing it, punching it, tackling it, and trying to kill it. I'm not sure which was funnier.

Handy Manny is a bilingual show on the Disney Channel that Finn likes. They sing songs, and are cheery, so we overlook the blatant stereotypes and let him watch it.

Anyhow, they had a GIANT balloon of him and bought it for him. I'm sure it cost like $15.

So, we got it home, and Finn was TERRIFIED of it, because he would run with and he thought it was chasing or attacking him. I attached a video of his terror. It was SO funny. Eventually he got over it, and now he loves it, chasing it, punching it, tackling it, and trying to kill it. I'm not sure which was funnier.

The dinner roll debacle

I was so exasperated the other night! I bought a brand new package of dinner rolls, and set them out for dinner on the dining room table. I planned on packaging most of them, and freezing them for use with some frozen homemade pesto sauce (Tom) for a fast pasta dinner.

I swear, I only left for a MOMENT, and when I came back in, there were 6 rolls placed neatly on a shelf in my hutch, right at Finn's height. The bag was on the floor, apparently having been thrown from the table which Finn climbed onto, and Murrey was feasting on the rest. The six rolls Finn had gotten to ALL had one bite taken out of them. Just one. The little snot. I would have killed him if I wasn't laughing so hard.

Here is the evidence.

The scene of the crime. This is the chair he moved to climb onto the table. Can you see a roll behind his head? Click to enlarge the picture.

Here he is stacking them and placing them 'just so', as well the package of compromised dinner rolls on the floor.

Here are the rolls, and Finn walking away, satisfied with their placement.

Here are the rolls with incriminating bites, placed on the dining room table for contrast.

A close up of his tasty handywork.

Talkin' the talk

Finn's language development is improving. He had words, like mee mee for mommy, and chees for cheese, and a few others, but doesn't use them that often. Instead, he is trying to say whole sentences but smashing them into one long word. It's awesome and cute.

I spend most of my day yelling at Murrey (a long story), and Finn tries to mimic me saying 'go-ay' for away, 'ay-own' for lay down, 'itchy, itchy' for kitchen, and many others. It's really cute. I wonder if he will skip right into sentences, it will be interesting to watch.

He also walks around most of the day hollering his gobbledygook at us in his own little language, and really isn't quiet unless he is sleeping. He will definitely be a talker, but we knew that. Tom and I are both pretty talkative.

He also mounts Bromo, and moreso since we got back from California. He misses Shamrock, who is a puppy and really into playing-- much more than my dogs are. Bromo is old and fat and Murrey is a neurotic spaz who spends all day combing the house for Finn's leftovers, hanging out under where I am walking, and perpetually trying to get on the 'other' side of the gate, no matter which gate. Anyway, I keep trying to get a picture, because it's so cute, but haven't been able to yet. Finn sits on him as if she has a saddle, and bounces up and down, and Bromo just lays there with his cow eyes looking old, tired, and very very patient.