Our VERY Sleepy Boy

So.....this is what happens when Finley only takes one nap at 9:30am at daycare and has swimming lessons in the evening. He leans over on Dad to reach for his slipper and falls asleep. This was just too precious I had to share!

Also Finley is 7 months today!

Look at me I'm sitting!

First day of "real" sitting (more than 10 seconds) was on Monday, September 8th!

Month of September....

September has been a very low key month for the Schneider family. Finley and Mom traveled Up North to the cabin for Nana's quilting retreat the first weekend but other than that; we have vowed not to travel this month! We are sick of it! We have just been relaxing at home and spending quality time together.

One thing I did forget to mention however was Finley's first words....On Wednesday, July 23rd we were at Grammie's pool and Finley looked straight at me and said "Mama" as clear as day. Later that evening he said "Dada" as well. The next morning he was playing in his gyminea and he looked straight at me again and said "Mama"; again clear as can be. I then thought we were maybe onto something - like he knew who I was. Well, as the days progressed there was no more "Mama" and lots of "Dadadadadadada" and this is still the case today. I have not heard "Mama" since July 24th. I picked him up from daycare last week and he looked straight at me and said "Dada"; we've got a ways to go!

I'M 6 MONTHS!!!!! THAT'S 1/2 A YEAR!!!!!

So we had our 6th month check up for Mr. Finley Gene today. All good reports!

He is weighing in at 15lbs 9oz (10% on the growth chart)

Measuring to 26 inches long (25% on the growth chart)

And wonderfully healthy!

He may seem small on a growth chart but he by no means is. He's solid and as happy as can be.

What Finley does today:

1. Babbles, Babbles, and Babbles. He can say Mama, Nay-Nay, Hi, and Dadadadadadadada....

2. Finley has also found his screaming voice....oh lord!

3. We are so close to sitting up, by the end of the weekend we will have it!

4. Finley loves to play "Row, Row, Row your boat"

5. Finely loves his homemade brown rice cereal and will soon be trying homemade oatmeal!

6. Finley also loves his homemade fruits and veggies that Mama, Nana, and Great Nana worked hard (but not very hard) to make for him.

7. Finley can smile from ear to ear and laugh when you tickle his collar bone or his belly.

8. He can roll from front to back, back to front; although he prefers his back.

9. Sleeps through the night (thank God!)....for quite sometime now.

10. Can roll his tongue to imitate the twisty bug toy Great Nana got him.

WELCOME MALLORY ELIZABETH!

WELCOME TO THE WORLD

BABY MALLORY ELIZABETH!

Mallory came into the great world at 1:24 am after what sounds like not too bad of a labor for Mom. Yeah!

She weighed in at a small (but healthy) 6lbs 4oz and 18 1/2 inches (Dad says 19!)

She is wonderful and beautiful.

We are so happy for you Richter family! Congratulations and Meredith is going to make the best big sister ever!