Baby's First Christmas Day Toboganning!

A Special Present that my Papa Made for me...

a BIG Present from Anya, Nina, Nathan & Stephanie!

Everybody! Look at my Hot Wheels!!

Christmas Morning at K's Begins! (for Finn)

(he had, of course, already received some of his special presents from his Grandparents-B)

Advent Windows

Lemons in hand...

Superslider!

A Boy in the Suitcase is Worth Two...

...I think the idiom breaks down.

Puzzling Circles

This was taken before Finn and I even left for Medicine Hat - but it is Finn footage nonetheless...

Some Very Fancy Footwork

(Posted from our "new" computer: a swanky eMac... so fast compared to the iBook. Luxury.)

Red Bagged!

Seems like all the good stuff happens when it's dark - then again, it just gets dark so early these days!

A Single Pea in a Pod

I love famileee

Somebody had dance lessons, apparently:

Uh Oh...

Even with all the lights deliberately turned on, this is dark, but all you really need is to hear what's going on.

My New Blocks are Heavy.

It's What's for Dinner

The Baby Went Over the...

So Pretty. In a Manly sort of way. Man-pretty. Mretty.

Ape-Monkeys!

All By Myself!

King of the Castle!

Since the last post, the iBook died (the classic "logic board" issue; no video, but hardrive still intact and accessible via firewire) so we're using the iMac as our machine now and you can only imagine how slow it is to upload videos on the ol 'iMac. Pardon our new iTurtle speed!

DA-DEEEEE!

A "Turn about the House" (the Lady drove!)

Piano Duet with the Lady

Barn Dance with a Different Lady!

Finn helps set the table

Barn Dance with a LADY!

I can drink! (Almost)

DA!

Appetite for Apple

How Popeye got strong when he was little

Woof Woof?

Barn Dance

Baby's First Sushi!

Dump and Fill

I love it when he is so absorbed in sorting and playing this way. Soooooo cute...

Baby's First Snowball!

Looks like somebody lost a mitten!

I love my wagon

Thanks, Grandpa K!


(Can you even see these dark ones? Let me know, because if not, I'll stop wasting both our times :)

My Backyard with Snow!

I videotaped this from the kitchen window (hence no sound and hence the wobbly camera due to zooooom).


Check out the "spot" smack dab on his forehead - minutes eariler, whilst in the sandbox, he pitched forward in his yet ungangley snow gear and planted a nice big piece of wet sand where you see it :) The picture below shows it off a bit better:

I think my Papa likes me.

And then these antics: (!) :)

Dancin' to a new Silverwind song!!

Ostrich in hand, Finn rides his steed

(or cuddles it)



Thanks Great-Grandpa Luman!

Finn demonstrates his banana eating technique

T-Rex Attack!

Coffee Tin + Milk Lids =

More of Finn's Favorite Thing (of Late)

Post Log

Baba-Dee Hot Seat Continues

Baba-Dee Interview

Have I already asked pardon for the "GAP" hoodie? It was a hand-me-down and he wears it to bed in lieu of using a blanket.

Archival Terepocki Bath-Lolipop Footage

See Below

For a bunch of "out of order" posts:
1. Finn's Saskatoon Morning Routine
2. The Green BALL
3. LadyBug!
4. Sweet Pumpkin
5. New Toys?

Barbour Siblings Unite!

These videos were taken TODAY at Robyn's house in Regina, so all the ones taken before this (Halloween, etc.) you'll have to scroll down to see later, but it's just so nice to be all together and we wanted you (namely, Parents-Barbour) to "enjoy being with us" today :)

New Toys? (aka Candy!)

Luckily he hasn't figured out yet that they're edible :)

Sweet Pumpkin

LadyBug!

The Green BALL!

Finn's Saskatoon Morning Routine

"Hazel's" Pony!

Hazel enjoys coming upstairs for a ride on "her" horse. "Weeeeeeee!"

SpaceMan Spiff Makes Alphabet Soup.

I love it when Finn plays contentedly on the floor as I work in the kitchen. He's such a pleasant baby! (Baby or little boy? Ah!) Lately he's really been into pouring and transferring toys from one receptacle to the other. So sweet!


Spaceman Spiff!


Hi Mr. Spiff!

Papa, Read me a Book! (Please)

Finn's been requesting book readings for a couple weeks now, but his faster-than-light page turning is a new "skill"!

Block Wonders

Balls!

Finn demonstrates at home the laws of gravity that he discovered the weekend we ate Thanksgiving dinner at Lee and Twila's:


(And sorry for the shakey-cam; I had zoomed in initially because he was across the room, but then he walked towards me and once you've zoomed in for a video, you can't un-zoom while you're taping. So there's my disclaimer :)

Computer Wiz

He had been putting "input" (scraps of the old phonebook) into the empty drive slot, but as it always is, he stopped by the time the camera came out!

Mealtime Antics

He still shows no real preference for one hand over the other:

Looks like meal time's over, Mama!

Nuts and Rocks

Hope they're not too dark?

Baby Finn's favorite thing of late is to "dump and fill". Here he has (and many times before) dumped Grandma K's nuts from their reindeer basket and mixed them with the special rocks from the candle holder (a plate). A "fun" sorting task for mama after, as the "fill" part of this equation is usually left undone.


The "motorboat" sound he came up with all by himself the other day.


And some more real walking action.

I'm gonna get yoouuuuu!

He usually stops in mid-crawl and waits to be caught, but we didn't seem to quite "catch" it on this video. Cute anyhoo.

What is going on in the Kowalsky's Backyard?

A Thanksgiving weekend surprise! (The influence of our new Uncle Joe is far-reaching and highly effective. The natural K siblings could never have convinced their father to rent one, ever! Whoa. :)


Baby Finn's contribution: VB CA Ω ZZZZΩ¸ (from the "hand" of babes - he got ahold of the keyboard and was gleefully pressing the buttons :) Hey, how did he make that omega symbol? Our baby is a genius!

The Re-Introduction to Bora (and Aunt Robyn!)

Lemon!

This isn't the greatest video (Renae's actually talking to her dad on the phone), but it's funny because it's the second or third time that he's wanted to eat a lemon and it always ends the same!

Attempts to Catch the Early Walking Days...

...weren't too successful:


The backlighting on his head and the glowing hair - so sweet! But no video-evidence of steps :(


This one I think he actually takes steps, but those dear batteries just couldn't take it...!

Thanks Diana for the Pirate Book!

(I'm not sure if you can understand what I was telling Daniel; so let me tell you: I was saying that I hadn't even let Iris look at the book when we opened the package that afternoon because I knew Finn had to be the first to read his special pirate book from Diana.)

Package from Germany!

I'm still trying to find the camera - these are the last videos I uploaded and I sure hope I find it soon!

Baby's First Leaf Pile!

But first, a random puppy (from the road) visit!





And there's that rando puppy again.

Who took our baby & replaced him with this little boy?

Surprise!

Is it too dark? Hope you can see what's going on in this first one:

He's been "furniture-walking" for a few weeks now but it's so intermittent, we can't seem to catch it on video - and then he leaned on this piece of furniture, realised it was skiddy and then proceeded to move with it - surprising and delighting himself and us!

Baby's First (almost) Playground!

There are some pretty cute stills of this day in his online photo album, too.


The first time he sat in this swing and started swinging, he squealed with excitement for a minute or so!



The Big Slide:




The Ramp to the Baby Slide:


A Big Boy on the Baby Slide!

This is what I do when I'm quiet and mom can't find me...

Toy Box

I'm Wearing Dancin' Pants!

You'll make toddler for this!

Baby's First Sprinkler!

Monkey Crawl

This is the first time Finn showed any interest in his stuffed toys
P.S. Happy Birthday, Grandpa K!

Hungry Click

I've been doing this since before we moved to Saskatoon, but mama and papa just finally recorded it:

ROAR!

I love Grandma B's Strawberry Freezer Jam!

Oven Game

It's quite dark, but can you tell that Finn is playing a very methodical game with his plastic cups by placing them on one oven rack with one hand and then switching hands and switching racks, etc. Such a fun age where we see the wheels in his head turning!

Hot Pancake!

Outside "Bath"!

The ear dipping was seen for the first time this evening!

If my food's hot, I...

I actually blow on most of my food now, just in case it's hot.
(Soooo cute!)

I think I just figured out what this thing is for...

Fittin' In

And I'm even wearing Papa's jacket that he wore when he was small!

Dips, Please?

This video captures a little more the typical series of events - Finn asks for a "dip", smiles with pleasure as he examines his dipped bread, touches it with is finger, smiles, touches it to his lips, looks at us with happiness, smiles, puts it in his mouth, smiles, savours it smiling, and then asks for another "dip"!

Like the LikeBike!

Papa's First Day of School!

There goes Papa... (I cried a little)

Walkin' Kitchen-Dining Area Tour

Do a little daaaaance...

(Does it look like Finn's the one bouncing? Because he was; Daniel was just bouncing/dancing to keep with the rhythm!)

My Favorite Cupboard!

I missed recording the initial squeals of delight as he swiftly removed the first tupperware items from the shelves:

Straw Tricks

I are good weeder!?

I am CRAZY for My New Sandbox!

Most Renewable Tree Ever!

Bath Blitz

I'm helping!

For the first time...

What do we do when we fall off the cabinet?

Close behind (hah, ha) in the footsteps of Anya:

We had to clean rocks out of his crease, if you know what I mean? :)

The ride home...

...from Great-Grandparents-Kowalsky's 60th Wedding Anniversary Celebration. He travels so well.

Travel Sounds

Like sands in the hour glass...

Look belooooow!

Things are insane here... will I ever get ahead again!

Most unlikely but very successful sleeping spot!

(unfortunately, no videos, but the pictures are too cute to miss:

http://picasaweb.google.co.uk/Renae.Barbour/13Months/photo#5236385639192099970

there was much too much noise in the house with contractors and home renovators combined).

More new posts down there...

Or "post". Things are pretty crazy here...

Mom's Laundry is in MY bathtub!

We were hoping to catch some more end-over-teakettle action into the bin again, but of course, we just caught some normal cuteness instead:

Chubby Blueberry Bunny

"Swimming Pool" Bath!

This boy is used to wee baths in his handy (for his mother) rubbermaid bins. But on dad's watch, dad popped him in the real tub and hilarity ensued: the bath lasted over an hour and Finn thought he was in a swimming pool! (Jillian, this is what you missed seeing the night you came for supper - hope this helps a little!)

Scroooooll Down...

Looks like I missed a bunch of videos in July - we got 'em, I might as well post 'em! Here's a link to the first of many:

I'm being eaten by a boa... er, daddy?

Ahhhh Bumps

Finn always enjoys a buggy ride, but he enjoys it relatively quietly - until we deliberately drive over the bumps...

The last time I...

... get to see Grandpa and Grandma B for 4 months...

:(

What's in the box!

Self-feeding begins...

off to a bad start! :(


that's better!

2 Steps forward...

We started out dragging him back on his tummy and it was fun the whole time - even when we looked more closely at the sheet and noticed little red smears - Finn must have bit his lip slightly and rubbed it down the sheet as he slid... Funny thing was though, he showed zero signs of distress!

Splish, splash!

My Wagon!

The sounds, the sounds, what, what the sounds!

These sounds have been characteristic of month 13 and finally we succeeded in getting them on video:

A Book and Bora

Bouncy

I'm being eaten by a boa... er, daddy?

Sooo Sweet...

Monsieur Plum

Water Talk.

Happy Hiccups!

I was feeding mama, but now I'm just being sweet:

(I stopped posting videos because Cam and Jennifer are in Canada - but then I realised that when we aren't together, they are still in Medicine Hat and Lethbridge is still 1.5 hours away! So here's to more posts):

Lake Roosevelt Vacation!

Baby's First Wagon Ride!

In Grandpa K's specially refurbished little red wagon!




Countdown: Grandparents Barbour will be flying from the states tonight and arriving in Calgary this evening in Calgary! Whooo weeee!

Baby's (and Mama's) First Writing on Stone Park!

Just pictures, this post; I guess we're mentally winding down with videos because Grandpa and Grandma B get to see me in person soon!!!



















(We went on Sunday... still feeling icky - but we figured sitting in an enclosed space (car) with air conditioning was nicer than sitting at home without it?)















Countdown: 3 more days until Grandparents-Barbour are in Canada!

Dad has sniffed me out!

Countdown: 6 more days until Grandparents-Barbour are back in Canada!

Finn's Favoritest Birthday Present Ever!

Sad to say, soon after this video, it became clear that the gut fireworks weren't over yet... Baby Finn explored the depths of reverse peristalsis alongside his hapless mother for the next 12 hours. Happy Birthday!!!

Short (accidental) clip of 3 babies... so cute...

...until baby Finn got the stomach flu from one of them...

Babies, babies, everywhere!

Fights ensue over Great-Grandpa Luman's wonderful rocking-horse:

Loot!

Thanks, Auntie Jill, for my stacking Tupperware buckets!


And Auntie Leina and Uncle Joe for my awesome toque that Auntie Cara made!

Unstoppable! (almost)

Part-ay!

Balloons!

Cousins!

Baby's First Birthday!

Hi Grandpa and Grandma in Germany; thanks for your phone message on my birthday! - Finn

Piano Stand

Baby's First (non-battery powered) Real Swing!

Baby's First Hammock!

Grandma K's Tupperware Cupboard and Jerome make me Excited!

Papa makes the movement, Mama makes the noises and it makes Finn laugh!

Baby's First Puppy... Interaction!

Finn meets Solveigh's last puppy from her last batch ever...


But the puppy wants to play with Finn and this is Finn's face when the puppy gets too playful...

Play it by Ear

(He had been getting increasingly antsy - until he found his ear:)

Stair-Master, I climb stairs faster!

(This is Finn's first attempt at stairs. The stairs at our house are barely passable by us (SO dirty), so Finn attacked with gusto the stairs at his Grandparents-Kowalsky's house. His next feat a few hours later was climbing all 14! Way to go Finn!)

I was grumpy until...

...dad let me help him open his package of car parts!

Mom was hoping I'd show every one how I can stand up...

...but I didn't.

The blissful slumber of the neckless wonder...

Shoulder Action

There's another baby in the oven!

Comin' to help Papa!

(Finn loves "air toys", he always sucks on his bath toys and loves it when we squeeze air into his mouth. Here we are trying just that with Great-Grandma Bergstrom's turkey baster!)

He Scoots, He Crawls!!!!

I was playing in the corner cupboard...

The key word being was...

Mommy found a new tickle spot!

Good Morning Finneas!

(Poorly lit, but sweet...)

Hammin' it up...

Table Talk


Look, Ma, no Hands!

Ball Chair Banter

I Have a Special "Cat Voice":

Shhhhh!

Bath-tastic!

Our little boy is sooooo musical

Buttons!

Finn & Papa Re-explore "Sticky"

Mobility Update:

Bath Drink

Life is Good.

I'm on the street(s)...

Fresh Caragana Foliage is Soft!

"Crawling"

Sleeping Peacefully, but not Quietly!

Happy Birthday, Papa!

(One day early)

FLB Explores the Physics of Toasted "O" Palm-Sticking

Wrenched!

A Day at the River!

Diaper Free!


Eat Rocks!


In Deep(er) Water!

Outdoor Bathtub Antics

Decadence?

Baby's First Smokie!

Finn's Fancy "Moves"!

Splash-time, Bath-time!

A(n Increasingly Rare) Tanuki Sighting!

(the "walk" I mentioned ended up a 2.5 hour walk - on a lovely spring morning down in the river valley. Finn slept through an hour of it :)


(The tanuiki sightings are increasingly rare because the tanuki suit is getting too small!)
:(

On the futon with Papa


Quest for the Grape Hyacinth


Wiggly Worm (or, In-fistible!)

Keegan & Finneas

Airplane!

More Papa-Time

A Day in the Life Of...

Finn Explores the Power of Magnetism?

The Forgotten Jumper

Baby's First Grass!

How Big Are You?

Speedy Pat-A-Cake

More High Chair Dances

Little Bunny Foo Foo, Hoppin' in my Belly!

Scroll Down...

(To keep it all in chronological order, I posted Cam's birthday video before the two other ones I just added - so scroll below the birthday video to see the "latest" footage!)

Happy Birthday Grandpa B!

Guess what I like to do at 11:30pm?

Finn was teething with his second tooth and woke inconsolable at 10:45pm. We gave him some Tylenol, but he didn't settle until after midnight, yet he was surprisingly mobile for a little boy in pain!

Grandma K has delicious fruit on her slippers!

...albeit plastic... mmmmmmm!

My Own Piano

I just missed capturing on video the delight that brightened his face when, minutes before, he first touched the keys and realised that he had made the sound.

A game of Achoooo!

A Baby Foot Polish by Jerome the Cat

Playing Outside at Granparents K.

I don't care about puppies.

Dinosaur Bait.

Sheets!

HeadBuckets

Finn-Dance!

The legs move too.

The Engine Revs!


Tempted:


Spinning Through First:


Spinning Through Second:


Finale

(Anticlimactic, but visit back for updates as he progresses!)

SnapDragon!

Ballooooon

Socks for Supper.

I'm 10 months old today!

Breakfast Menagerie

Tickles:


"Bonk" Game that Great-Grandma taught me:

Dancing for Breakfast.

Papa shows Finn how it's done:


One little wiggle (he does it all the time, even laying down, but it's difficult to catch):

There's a Baby Pterodactyl in the Kitchen!

(Finn's been screeching like this quite frequently as of late - and stops immediately when I pull out the silver electronic eye, so this clandestine take is only a close example, and gets the idea across, but I 'd sure like to get some real footage of the baby pterodactyl in my house: we'll keep you posted!)

Hat's Off!

I can pull myself up!

I surprised my parents and Aunt Robyn when I did this last week IN the bathtub, but I was sick and didn't want to do it again. (In fact, I cried a little bit.) But look! I surprised them again when I was playing in front of my bathtub after my bath and just pulled myself up like a big boy!

German Psychedelic Bath Ducks from Grandparents Barbour!

My Dad, the Pirate!

I get to drink from the... water bottle!

Sticko

**Photos of Finn's First Tooth...*

... are posted on April 1, 2008 so scroll down a little for a peek.

The Bathtub Makes Me Happy (and Thirsty!)

This is the first time all day that mom has heard a happy sound from my lips. I sure don't feel good when I'm sick - except when I'm in the bathtub:

This bath is NOT dolphin safe!

Sick or not, Finn loves his evening bath and keeps surprising us by completely cheering up (after an usually fussy suppertime) for about 25 minutes while he splashes in his "tub" every night.

Sicko

The Hair of Care-olyn

The Barbour siblings gathered in Lethbridge this past Saturday, hours before Robyn's final concert with the Lethbridge Singers. A lovely time ensued. Finn, on the verge of a cold, enjoyed the attention from his aunts:

My First Tooth!

I cut my first tooth over Easter:

Motion Finale

Bora vs. Finn: A 3-Part Match.

Round 1:


Round 2:


Round 3:

The First Forward Movement:

"Welcome to the Human Race" Revisited

Ready to Launch?

"I'm examininnggg... the zipper!"

Welcome to the Human Race, Little Buddy...

..we all did that!

My Own Rocking Chair...

...that my mama sat in when she was little!

... and for dessert, I'll have ...

Captain Finneas Sails the Hardwood Seas

In Crazy Aunt Robyn's Blue Laundry Basket!
part one:

part two:

Another Gooood Morning!

German* Morning Nap

(To say the least, it's been a challenge during our basement construction to find a relatively quiet place for Finn's naps. Now that it's warming up outside, the back deck proved to be the most brilliant solution.... Until they started using their power saws outside, and woke him early into his afternoon nap... Aaarrrrggg!)

(*I say "German" because when we were there for Christmas, we were told that babies are often bundled up and set outside (the weather is like Vancouver's) to get fresh air while they nap).

Deeelicious... Table?

More Cucumber Action!

Daddy taught me to drink from my sippy cup!

Deeelicious Cucumber!

Great Grandparents Visit

Even Finn can play games with Great-Grandma!

Gimme Five!

If you look closely...

..there is discernible movement!

Basket Case

Finn was playing today at the kitchen table with a basket full of toys and when I came back into the room, he was enamoured, as always, with the basket, but he'd pulled it over his head and was looking through the slats:














I tried to catch him pulling the basket back onto his head, but in this video, he just talks to it:


...in this video he just eats it:


...and in this video he almost does it!

But not quite.

Wheelbarrow ride.

(Our alley looks like it could belong in a developing country)!

Hungry Dinosaur!

Just Because...

...my Mom thinks I'm pretty cute.

The Beginnings of Mobility - in Reverse.

Quite candidly speaking...

(The buzzing in the background is the pneumatic chisel the contractors are using to remove our crumbling foundation in the basement).

Revenge on Bora!

(Bora discovered the playpen that Finn's been sleeping in and decided at 2:30am that it looked much more comfortable that her spot on the futon. Crying ensued. Finn takes his revenge the next morning by disposing of her bowl of catfood! I see how things around the house will have to change a bit as he becomes more mobile...)

Bathed in Sunshine

Mom had the real tub full of twigs (I think she's hoping they'll make flowers earlier), so I needed a bath and they just filled up this big black plastic bin and set me in a square of sunshine on the kitchen floor. It was fun!

Morning Chores are My Favorite!

Every morning when mom makes the bed, she makes it with me in it! I like Saturdays best because my dad's home, too (and so he could record us).

Great-Grandpa Luman's Horse!

Talk to the Bowl.

My Mama is Crazy

(As seen in this video, it's so hard to get him to talk when the camera's in front of him! He is quite a chatter box...)


(So, I tried a new strategy - random video footage as I worked in the kitchen, and the audio from the camera finally picked up his sweet sounds!)

Bestest Morning Ever

(Tuesday mornings Finn gets to see both his parents when he wakes because Renae drives Daniel to work so she can have the car for the day.)

Just About Ready for my Nap.

(The background buzzing noise is from the contractor's pneumatic chisel chipping away the basement wall).

There Goes the Basement!

A Bright, Fruity Laugh

What's Green and Goes 200 km/hr Backwards?

Head Banger!

Outstanding

The Stand

On Cue.

Finn Meets Polly

(Auntie Jill's House!)

Basket Case

Anya Feeds Finn

Anya Paints Finn

Cousins

Bathtime with Cousins

Tile Rummy with Sound Effects.

Great Grandma's Reacher is the BEST!

Great Grandpa is GREAT!

Great Grandma IS Great!

Finn likes napping best (or is that his mom?)

Backrobatics

I get to hang out with my craaaazy Aunt Robyn every Wednesday afternoon so my mom can go for a swim. I was doing some interesting pirouettes in my jolly jumper.

Washing Dishes, er... Babies?

Baby's First Toboganning!

For my first toboggan ride, mom and I rode down the hill at the Sugar Bowl on the aluminum disk that mom and dad found while walking in Puyallup, WA, one spring day with Grandma B. It went dissapointingly slow, but it was perfect for my first ride.


For my second trip, Greg and Laura Thiessen loaned mom their plastic blue disk and boy were we in for a surprise! I think mom almost wet her snowpants!


Then Dad took me down. Such fun! I love toboganning!

It tuckered me out, though. After this ride, I apparently fell fast asleep.

Bottles are for Babies!

(Daniel and I are going out Thursday evening and Robyn and Shelly are Finn's first evening babysitters. Finn always nurses to sleep at night so in order to hopefully facilitate more of these evenings, we succumbed and tried Finn on a bottle (granted, with water):)

Avocado & Pears, Mmmmmmm...

Bora's New Favorite Perch

A Day in the Life Of... (a video series of three!)

#1 (with a sneeze)


#2


#3

Train Wreck

For the first time, Finn notices snow!

Content

Floor Swimming

With my favorite train, of course.

Criss Cross, Applesauce

Finn has company!

(Sam is 10 months old and the son of Marty and Rayleen Meyer - they were up for the afternoon and we enjoyed the visit!)

Gobble

Chick Chik!

Hook it to my veins!

Papa's Hair Tickles

Magnets

It is ein "poopen" (or, "Puppet Show")

Squeals! Tummy Tickles!

Mama's Hair Tickles

Master Sitter

Look Ma, no hands!

Here comes fine motor control

Baby's First Rice Rusk! (and first finger food, for that matter)

(it was his SECOND rice rusk, really, as the first was in the shopping cart at Superstore)...

Tummy Flubber-Dubbers from Grandpa K

Pat-a-Cake "a la" Grandpa K

Delicious

iDrink

Video Archive: January 24th, 2007

Check out a 5 day old Finn as he hiccups through his first Sunday!

I'm still cute from the back, right?

Twirly Talker

Staring Contest

Pre-Masticated Borscht

Papa's Home!

Oopsie Daisy

Now I'm Talkin' (a bit)

I was talkin' but now I'm jumpin'.

Looks like someone else wants to be on video

Video Archive: Finn's First Bath!

It is astounding to see the change in an infant from 7 months! I came across this video while perusing old pictures that other family members had taken of Finn's birth-day.
LINK: Finn's First Bath

Once I work off this six pack...

Learning Sign Language is Funny.

(Of course, I was laughing more before the camera came, but, well, you know how it works!)

P.S. Do you like the amount of carrots that I have on my cheeks and up my nose?

Look what I do when I want to get picked up....

Train Sitting

The bestest teething object ever!

Extra special rocket ship ride with orbital drop and gerwalk mode!

(Gerwalk.)

Adventures in Snow with Papa

What a fun way to spend my 7 month "birth-a-day"!

Playtime with Crazy Aunt Robyn

Happy Birthday, Grandma B!

Though separated by an ocean, Finn celebrates on Grandma's behalf (whilst sitting for the first time in Great-Grandpa Luman's special chair - see pictures of it on Finn's picture site).

aVaBaBaVa!

Thrill as inhuman Luman amazes his meat-parents with his newly acquired skill!



(Parental note: Renae had a friend with her two sons over for lunch, one of whom (Keegan) is a month older than Finn and delightfully vocal. Finn's new noises (nearly identical to Keegan's) surfaced soon after the guests had left.)



(Excuse the pride-ful shirt; it was a gift; indeed, only God is "awesome"...)