For The Love of Dirt

At around 3am this morning, we hear Finn screaming and crying. Something about potty. First thought in my mind, "great, he wet the bed."

Apparently, he was dreaming.... a horrible dream. His green and blue shovel was in the potty.

Daddy: "Finn it's not in the potty."
Finn: "Where is it?
Daddy: "Probably out in your sandbox."
Finn: "Go get it."

Luckily Ben was able to get him to calm down and go to sleep without having to go out into the cold last night.

Ridley is mobile and upright..

In the last few weeks Ridley has grown up so much.



A tooth popping through on the bottom
Sitting up
Rolling and skooting all over place (no crawling)



"MAMAMAMAMA" I'm just beliving that he knows what he is saying. Because of course he knows who I am.



We have already starting to think about baby proofing. This kid is already getting into stuff!

We're Jamming

Jamming, by Bob Marley playing in car....

Finn: Mom! Is this a new song?
Me: Yes, do you like it? (No Amanda, this isn't a new song)
Finn:(Nodding) Yes!

My kid has great taste in music.

Finn's Day

Driving home from grandmas house....

Finn: "Mom tell me what I did today."
Me: "I don't know what you did."
Finn: "Well, let's talk about it."
Me: "Um OK, what did you do today?"
Finn: "First we put Ridley to bed, then we played in the sandbox, then........"

Thank you Finn for reminding me to be a good mom and to ask about your day.

Finn Says: Uncle John

I haven't been updating, but some things are so funny you have to put them down in writing. I don't know how Finn comes up with half the things he says.

Finn was at my cousin's house being babysat on Tuesday. Here is the conversation:

Precia: Finn, so you have an uncle that lives with you?

Finn: No

Precia: I thought your daddy's brother lived in your basement?

Finn: Oh yeah, but sometimes he goes and sleeps upstairs with Mommy.

Ridley is 6 months old!

Ridley is 6 months. Absolutetly perfect.

18 pounds, 13 ounces - 85th percentile
27 inches long! - 80th percentile

And of couse, like with all my kids, his head size is off the charts!

Ridley can finally roll from front to back and back to front. But that is about as mobile as he can be. No Skooting or sitting yet. Just a matter of time though.

This baby is the most smiliest,happiest baby. Even right now, he has an ear infection and he is just as happy as he can be.

Ridley has been laughing out loud for a few months now. It's very contagious and hard not to be in the best mood around when around him.