Phone Videos

These are videos taken from my phone, so the quality is poor and the sound does crazy things sometimes, but I thought the videos were worth posting. As Cecil says, It sounds like I'm fighting a giant Cyborg, and I can't disagree. It can be loud, too, so consider yourself warned-- turn the volume down!

I seem to only be able to get certain things on my phone because it's much handier than my camera, and because he just yells 'CHEESE' and sticks his face in the camera when he sees it, so I suppose you may get more videos with poor sound and video quality for a while!

This is Finn and the triplets dancing like CRAZY to Peanut Butter Jelly Time, (click for link) which was a RIOT. They all stood on the plastic mat for the desk chair and stomped their feet like crazy. I did this with them for like an hour and laughed my arse off the whole time! Those kids kill me.

Who knew you could tame throngs of toddlers with Youtube? Babysitting sure has changed since I did it! Oh, and in case you're wondering, the trips are really into hats, and I bought those hats for them and apparently they don't ever take them off! The silly hats just add to the humor of the scene for me. I hope for you, too!

Here is more dancing at home with Daddy, who looks like a Leprochaun, which is also funny. I LOVE when Finn dances, it's hilarious. He had been doing it for a good half hour by the time I got this, so he was tired and more slow. You should have seen him when he first started!

This is just a funny one of Finn eating bubbles in the bathtub. It's a little old, as I have given up on the tub and just bring him in the shower with me now to save time, but still funny. He used to eat the bubbles like crazy!

And lastly, this is Matteo, a baby I helped deliver a week or so ago. Isn't he CUTE? This is the best part of my job-- holding babies who are only minutes old. He was sweet little man. I should be seeing him again today, which will be nice.

Saint Patrick's Day Celebration

Fun with the Couch

Male Bonding

Here is Uncle Cecil loving on Finn at a party. It was so sweet.

Super Silly Pillow Fighting Kiddo

Around the House

Some more new things

Finn is starting the mimicking phase, and repeats a lot of what we say, and what he hears on TV. Now those Preschool Prep videos are really helping out a lot! He also says, 'gimme a sandwich', 'share the pie, don't eat the pie', and 'I can't fly', among several other things.

This morning, he joined me in bed to beat me about the head and neck as my usual wake up call, and he said, 'where's dad? It's okay mom. Dad's at work'. Then he said (and he does this often), 'where's Sammy? Where's Poppa? At Poppa's house.'

So, he's obviously starting to talk in sentence-like structures, and still counts, but not necessarily in order anymore. Now numbers just make him excited.

He also takes like items and lines them up. So, if your shoes are out, they're often all in a line, perfectly straight. He also takes the 3 N's from his name which is carved into a stool and lines them up all over the house. I find them in the tub, the kitchen, under the couch, on the fireplace, etc. He still hides things a lot, which is VERY frustrating since I always seem to be in such a hurry.... which is why it's been over a month since my last post. What can I say? Starting a business, teaching a class, and managing a family are hard work!

Another Example of his stacking abilities.


We were going to start potty training, but Tom is a little nervous. Having watched my mom potty train two younger siblings, and countless cousins, and talking to other moms and dads, I have a pretty good idea of where to start, but Tom doesn't have this experience. I tried to explain my plan to him, but he still asks lots of questions and wanted to get a book. He's reading it now. It says a few things I didn't know, but for the most part, seems to say all of the things I wanted to try-- but maybe it's just better at explaining them!

Either way, Finn is showing some signs of being ready for pee, but not poop, and we will be starting sometime soon. I'll keep you posted!

...And the countdown begins

Finn can count to ten. He counts a lot, sometimes just for fun, but in the last few days has been counting letters, toes, etc. very deliberately. He gets to 5 each times and sometimes stops, but sometimes goes on to 9 or 10!

We didn't really do anything to facilitate this (other than watching sesame street and a few counting books), but count the stairs as we went up and down them. Amazingly, he just sort of figured it out. He's so amazing, and so interesting and such a neat little experience in human development. I love watching him learn and grow on his own. I think we all underrate kids, they're so much more than we give them credit for!

Calling Daddy

This was so cute, and it went on for a long time. I LOVE that he talks to daddy on the phone now, and I think it makes Tom's days much more tolerable now, too.

The Cousins from SoCal

Help me Daddy,I tried to fit in here, but I don't think I do!

Gram's services were this weekend, and while it was a sad day, it was really good to see everyone, and Finn had a great time playing with them all.

The eulogy was beautiful and with the exception of a torrential downpour at the cemetary, the day had a great turnout and was a nice tribute.

This is video of Finn and his girlfriend Cassie playing Wii. Finn got his own remote, and ONLY played when Cassie played, illustrating to everyone the depth of his crush on her.

He loves the Wii, and thinks he is really playing every time it's out, which is hilarious.

He also felt her up so much I had to loan her a shirt to wear! That poor girl.... and what am I to do with such a sexually charged toddler? We all agreed it is an actual and legitimate crush, and that it has all the markings of your average physical attraction. I'm glad I'm not the only one to see it!

Here are some photos of my cousins and my sis playing with my birth class props-- really good conversation pieces with the drunk-- lol.


Erin liked the birth balls, though she used them incorrectly.



Jason and Adam played with my crocheted boobs, but they were pretty deflated and needed new balloons. Can you say, gynecomastia?