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me : finners, say "f"
finn : f
me : say "i"
finn : iiiee
me : say "n"
finn : o

watching that "super why" and alphapig is paying off. gots to love it.

photo shoot

our first go at really-for-real family pictures was not quite the success i hoped it would be. finn was a mess for the first half, screaming and crying and not wanting to relinquish his beloved john deere. *sigh i didn't care so much about him having a little toy to keep him from throwing a tantrum, but the girl wasn't having it. she kept telling us to take it away from him. i finally told her i didn't care, i wanted him to have it in the picture. we did actually get some good ones. wanna see?

the big one8

our little baby is officially not a baby any longer. *sigh* he's 18mo as of today. *SIGH* and as cliche and overused as the saying goes, time has flown by. except that...it doesn't seem "just like yesterday" that we were bringing him home from the hospital; it feels like he's been home forever, that there wasn't ever just a me-and-mor because we didn't really exist until the fig came along. he's the love of our lives and penny's bestest friend/worst tormentor. he is the sweetest/least snuggliest kid you'll ever meet. he's shy when it suits him and loud whenever he likes, which is usually when we need him to be quiet. he's a terrible eater and an excellent sleeper. he loves being read to, taking baths and playing outside. he loves his bobs and his blanks. he hates having his bum changed and his face wiped, being told no and not getting to watch his shows (dora, diego and mickey mouse). he is my mama's boy and his daddy's best buddy. he is gorgeous and funny and soft and all boy. and we love him more than words can express, every last stinky, sticky, sweaty inch of him.