THE HAPPS

Not a whole lot has been going on around here but it feels like I haven't blogged thoroughly in forever... so here's the general happenings:

- Finley can roll from stomach to back. Which isn't really that helpful because I have to keep flipping her back on her stomach during tummy time. I guess she gets tired of holding that huge noggin.

- Finley is full of energy these days and loves kicking her legs and arms around like a wild person. She's definitely not what one would you would call "mellow."


- She is also starting to grab fiercely at things that catch her fancy - so we've started lessons of "Finley's Things!" Which incidentally does not include diet coke cans, tv remotes, hair, all manner of clothing, skin, or cameras.


- Finley is turning into quite the vain little baby. She LOVES looking in mirrors. She can be in an all out cry fest but if she catches herself in the mirror all of a sudden she's like, "MAN I'm cute and also quite hilarious." I'm just glad it's an easy source of entertainment for now.


- And she finally found her thumb. Although she's not very consistent about it - for which I'm grateful. More often than not she'll stick as much of both hands as she can into her mouth.


- And the best news of all, she sleeps pretty consistently for about 8 hours straight every night. Hallelujah! This makes mom and baby VERY happy.

And for the rest of the family (we aren't as exciting):

- Watch out Southern Illinois! Brad is in full swing in the dental clinic. You know - actually doing dental work on real live humans. He casually mentioned yesterday "If you come to the clinic you could potentially be my patient. We are allowed to work on family members." Oh really!? Thanks for the info. I'm so thrilled to have someone around constantly reminding me of how many cavities I have. Great. He's class president and has a host of other craziness that keeps him running around at all times. There doesn't seem to be an end in site so we've decided we need to get used to this new normal.

- I've adjusted well to stay at home life. I'm working on getting a better routine down. As I've explained to many people, the biggest shock about motherhood to me was learning to lower your expectations about what you can get done in a day. I'm learning that getting Finley and I bathed, fed and dressed before noon is an accomplishment (that might be an exaggeration - kind of). Otherwise, I'm looking forward to making Finley's Halloween costume. As you all know Brad is the worst Halloween husband - he refuses to dress up. So I'm excited to finally have a buddy to share the fun with. I have a few ideas but I haven't officially decided yet. Did I mention that I had a dream that I dressed up Finley as a T-Bone steak? This was pre-GaGa's meat dress. It was made out of felt and wire. Oh and the best part? In my dream Brad and I were debating on whether to dress as butchers or chefs. Ha!