On the Move...

The day Nana watched Finley during Operation Grandparent Week, I came home and little Miss got up on her hands and knees and rocked back and forth...

I'd never seen her do that, so I called Chris in and he grabbed the video camera... she rocked and rocked and rocked... and then put herself back down on the floor on her belly. Hmmm...

And then started to move...

Its more of an "Army" crawl (or should I say "Navy" for Rory :) than a traditional crawl, but it's official: she's on the move. It's pretty adorable, especially the concentration face.

8 Months!

Morning of my 8 month Birthday...
Close up of all my new hair... now, I actually have more hair than eyebrows :)

I'm very curious these days... I don't want to miss a thing!

Operation Grandparent Week

I am thrilled to say that sweet girl is feeling MUCH better-- back to herself these days. A reminder that good health is not a guarantee, but a gift rather, to cherish everyday. After a week home, mom and Finn (and some days dad too), it was time for mom to go back to work. Finley was feeling better by the end of the first week, but Chris and I wanted to make sure so Operation Grandparent Week commenced. We are so blessed. Since I am off work on Thursdays, each grandparent took a different day of the week off of work (M, T, W, & F) to spend with Finley. Daddy also managed some shorter days (or at least to work from home in the afternoon). Finnie loved her time with her grandparents and by the end of the week had started to CRAWL! (Check back for those pictures). And we're also grateful for the use of Nana's camera while ours is being repaired so we can keep saving these moments and memories for a lifetime and also keep sharing them with you!


With Grandma (Tuesday) and PaPaw (Friday) above and Nana (Wednesday) and Mimi (Monday) below.

No one loves you like your FAMILY. We're so blessed.

Sick Days

Sweet baby has been home for the past week... feeling more crummy than I think we can imagine. Here's a picture of where we spend our days because cuddling is about all we can do to make it better. She has a yucky virus called RSV (bronchiolitis) and as a bonus it also caused croup and bad ear infections. Thoughts and prayers are appreciated as we hope for better days ahead real soon. She's a trooper, hanging in there and we are looking forward to her being herself and feeling well again, hopefully soon. (Oh, and as a bonus, this picture looks grainy because we had to edit it after our flash went out on our camera which will be in the shop for 6-8 weeks-- awesome). :) Oh well, we're all okay and we count God's blessings even on the "yucky" days.

Trick or Treat

Yee Haw!!! I mean... Trick or Treat! We had a great time celebrating Halloween with the neighbors. We took her to our friends house(s) to say "Howdy" and then hung out with our friends handing out candy.

Ghosts and Pumpkins, Oh My!

Left to Right, The Ghosts: Koen and Jake and The Pumpkins: Brett and Finley. The group photo was comical with the boys sleeping and Miss Finnie trying her best to wake them up!

Halloween

We had several "costume" changes and a ridiculous amount of fun and laughter on our 1st Halloween. Mom was thrilled to take the day off with her sweet little pumpkin.