Baby Genius!

Finley is holding her bottle all by herself now! I think this makes her some sort of baby genius since she only gets one bottle a day. Too bad she was interested in eating much, she just wanted to chew on it. Let's hope these teeth break through quickly.

Finley+Mommy = Mommy+Bob's Big Boy

If it weren't for my shirt color, it would be tough to tell these two pictures apart. I spotted a Bob's Big Boy at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo's Barbecue Cook Off. I couldn't resist posing for a picture with him, since he looks so much like baby Finley. They really could be related. They both have big, beautiful, blue eyes, rosy cheeks, an adorable smile and of course, that trademark hair curl.

See how happy she looks? She certainly wasn't feeling that way today. I think she has begun teething. She appears to have two tooth buds where her two front teeth should be coming in. She has so many of the symptoms: irritability, congestion, loss of appetite, clinginess, and she wants to chew on EVERYTHING. Sophie has provided her some comfort, thank goodness! Auntie Neon got Sophie for Finley at my baby shower, since giraffes are my favorite animal, I totally loved it. Little did I know how practical it was as well.

Sixteen Weeks

What a big bug~

Thanks to Auntie Sarah for the adorable outfit!

Getting ready for Crawfish!

We are heading over to Grandma Matuska's for some yummy crawfish this afternoon, next year Finley will be able to eat them with us. Finley had a great time playing with her cousin Faith last night and she cannot wait to see her again today.

Here are some cute pics from breakfast and showing off her kicks from Auntie Neon.

Future Top Chef?

One of my most favorite television shows is Top Chef, tonight is the season finale. In honor of it, I decided to get Finley dressed for it while we cooked dinner together. She really enjoys hanging out in her bouncer in the kitchen while I cook. I am hoping she will enjoy her high chair as much once she grows into it. The bacon wrapped pork tendrloin is in the oven, dinner will be ready soon.

For the record, Finley and I are Team Stefan tonight, but we would both be okay with Carla taking top honors as well. Let's hope we aren't disappointed.

New toys!

I got the Exersaucer that Santa brought Finley put together today. She seemed to really like it. Now if it were a Rainforest exersaucer, it would be the best, but sadly they don't make one. My favorite part of it is the dragon puppet, I need to think of more things for a dragon to say. So far, I only have "Rawrrrr", that is going to get old really quick.

Finley also had some play time in her Bumbo seat, she played with the animal train that Grandma Matuska, aka G-Ma, got her for Valentine's Day.

Fifteen Weeks

I am sitting with Finley in her room waiting for her to drift off to sleep for a nap, she has grown so much. She is finally getting to the point where she will nap in her crib, which is a huge accomplishment, even if she only naps for 30 minutes or so.

Here are this week's pictures:

Finley goes to the Zoo

I had another baby shower to get to (and another one next Saturday!), so Finley and Clifton spent the morning at the zoo. The flamingoes were her favorite animal of the day. All that pink exposure is finally paying off!

Polly Flinders

When I was a baby, I wore lots of Polly Flinders smocked dresses. They have been tough to find nowadays because the company has gone out of business, but I managed to get one at TJ Maxx of all places. It isn't smocked, but it is quite pretty anyhow.

We had some fun this morning playing with our real kitty cat, Wrigley, and with her kitty cat cousin that Finley got the day she was born from her real cousin Faith.

So that's what those are for...

Since Finley was born, I haven't been able to figure out what the 'cuffs' on her pajamas are. While getting her dressed after her bath today, one of the cuffs had flipped over....got it...they are like built in mittens!

On a very sad note, Finley is continuing to lose her hair. She still has her Bob's Big Boy curl, it is actually getting quite long, but the rest of the hair isn't faring as well.

Here are some cute shots from today, she finally fits in her apple dress. Her expressions crack me up!

What is she so scared of?!?!
I am cute, I know it!

I am tired of all this picture taking nonsense.

Playtime fun

Finley has definitely mastered holding up her head. See how small her outift is? I think it needs to be retired. So sad! We weighed her today and she is 14 pounds.