Tuesday, April 6, 2010

Wowsers, time flies. Fin Fin Feroo is almost 9 months old already. Here are some snapshots of what he's been up to lately.

He loves to sit, play, and listen to music. He's always full of smiles.


And he still loves to eat. Here, he's perfecting his fine motor skills by using his thumb and forefinger in a pincer grasp to pick up puffs.


Ah, got one!


Here he is with his favorite new toy...a HAMMER! Way to make Poppy proud...


This is Fin's very excited face/pose. He tenses his little arms, tightens his little lips and makes a single, very excited grunt. Here, I believe he's anticipating the next bite of food...


He's now sitting and splashing in the bathtub by himself.


He likes bathtime!


Fin is also working on his gross motor skills - he can stand holding on to things very well. Here he is holding onto his crib rails


Fin's favorite activity (besides eating) is going for walks. He never goes very far without his beloved pink plastic elephant toy, though, which you can see in his grasp.


He loves his elephant and walks!


And, of course, he just celebrated his 1st Easter. He stayed with us during the church service instead of going to the nursery and he did very well. Here he is in his Easter outfit.


Our family at Easter


Close-up - Fin's laughing at his Poppy here, who is on the other side of the camera


And check out these two sweet Easter bunnies! My sister, Chelsea, got the kids bunny ears for Easter - here's Fin posing with his cousin Callia.


Here's a few pictures of Poppy with his other grandkids during the Easter egg hunt. My sister, Julia, hosted Easter dinner and all the festivities at her house this year. We had so much fun!


Poppy with Gretchen


Finally, here's some videos of Fin. The first shows several of his new skills including him mimicking me by clicking his tongue, clapping, and saying "ssss" - what a smart baby!

Here's more of his "mmmmm's" while eating - too funny

In one of my favorites, here he is laughing and screaming while his Daddy sneaks around behind furniture and scares him. The anticipation on his face is very cute.