Finn is taking more and more consecutive steps with every day. He is pretty much “almost” walking! Sometimes I look at him and then turn my back and start to do something and when I turn back around to look for him he’s in a totally different place! He can move pretty quietly when he walks so I find him in surprising places!
We started off this week by going to the pediatrician on St. Patrick’s Day for Finn’s 12 month checkup. He was a happy boy that morning, we put on his green shirt and gave him the lucky bear. He is really loving cuddling with soft animals and blankets lately. He checked in at 19 lb 11 oz (24th percentile), 28.75″ (12th percentile), and his head circumference was 46.5 cm (63rd percentile). He was still on antibiotics for his ear infection (through Thursday 3/20). His weight was down 4 ounces from a week ago (at his ear infection appointment), and it was down 4 ounces at that appointment from the previous couple of weeks. So I’m a bit nervous about that, but I asked the doctor and he said since he’s been sick with the ear infection he isn’t concerned right now. He said we’d let him get over the ear infection, and would want to maintain or increase his weight once he’s kicked that. He definitely hasn’t had his full appetite for bottles or finger foods. He’s also getting in his 7th tooth so that could be some of his lesser appetite too. His mood has definitely gotten better since he’s gone on the antibiotics for his ear infection. Poor little guy got a finger prick to check his hemoglobin (which was great), two shots in the arm (measels and chickenpox) and one shot in his leg (Prevnar). He was worn out for the afternoon and the next day – he got in some extra sleep!
Thursday we went over to Aunt Amy and Uncle Andy’s to celebrate with dessert for Amy’s big 40th birthday! On the ride over Finn and I had some fun in the back seat playing high-five. He loves to give high-five’s when you ask him to 🙂 The kiddos had fun playing and we all enjoyed a nice strawberry cake made by Andy and the boys. 
This week at Millcreek we nearly completed our office renovations, which include a new office for me! I feel rather spoiled, as my new digs are quite spacious and very nice. The server rack will be moved out, but for now it is in my office. Here is before I moved in and after! I still am working on getting everything in its new place and laying everything out, but it’s a start!
Friday after work we headed to Mansfield. My parents were gracious to watch Finn for his first official overnight without momma or daddy! Kevin gave me tickets to a David Nail concert in Medina, OH. So we took Finn, Cammie, and Lily to mom and dad’s and had a nice dinner with them. Then we left Finn to play with Grandma and Grandpa while we headed to the concert. We had a fun time and at the end I got an autographed t-shirt and cd (which I really haven’t ever done, but I figured, hey, why not? It was a small venue and was a short wait!). We arrived back at mom and dad’s Saturday morning, just after Finn got up. Our little man slept so well they woke him up around 9:15 (he’s usually up by 8) so dad could see him for a bit before he went to a church work day (and he hadn’t made a peep so they were getting nervous, I think! I do the same thing when he gets up much later than normal!).
Saturday we headed back to Columbus and had a family dinner with Mom, Dad, Amy, Andy, Graham, Rowan, Greta, Kevin, Finn and myself to celebrate Amy’s and my birthdays. We went to a Japanese Steakhouse, which turned out to be tons of fun for the kids as they could watch our chef’s skills with his utensils and tricks! Mom crafted another lovely birthday cake that we enjoyed afterwards back at our house. Then everyone went home and it was lights out – it was a busy week and weekend and we were beat!
Kevin and I are enjoying our shakes and making some headway on our weight loss. My parents brought us back these lovely Tervis coolers from their trip to Florida. Now each day I take two shakes to work in these nice travel coolers. Can you guess which is mine and which is Kevin’s?
Finn and Sam continue to have fun together and this week they’ve enjoyed playing with so many new toys. Here they are playing with Finn’s new Mega Block wagon – pretty cute, eh? Sam’s a strong boy!
Check out Finn, liking the outdoor exploration at Grandma and Grandpa’s! We headed to Mansfield on Mother’s Day for a nice afternoon of walking around the yard and hanging out together. All of the kids had fun running about and going back and forth over the bridge. It was a nice, sunny afternoon which was a welcome change!
The week was a blur for me, up until Saturday, when we headed over to Amy and Andy’s to celebrate Graham’s 4th birthday. Where does the time go? I remember heading to Michigan the day Amy texted to say she was in the beginning stages of labor, now Graham is an energetic and lovable 4 year old! Amy put together quite a lovely ocean-themed party complete with cute foods including a homemade fish cake. And there were plenty of photo opportunities in the cute red boat!
On the project updates: Kevin is continuing to work on taking down the walls in the kitchen and determining what needs to be moved from within the existing walls and where it can go! We’ve also been tossing around ideas for cabinet colors and the layout of where everything will go – any and all feed back is welcome 🙂 And as if we didn’t have enough projects going, this year we wanted to have some veggie gardens and this weekend Kevin began building them! We may be getting in over our heads, but I’m excited to have a veggie garden. I remember when mom and dad had a big veggie garden in the side yard growing up, and I love that Finn loves to touch plants and smell flowers. I take him in to the seedlings in the dining room a few times a week to check on how the plants are growing. I’m really excited to have a garden where he can watch fruits and vegetables grow! I also planted up some new planters for the patio. It’s beginning to look like spring around here! Now, if I can be home during some of the daylight hours to enjoy it. Not to worry, I’m hoping that beginning this week things are on the downswing at work!
