Moving On....Down?!?!

Now that Finley is sitting up and not fully swaddled (at least not all the time), we moved her crib mattress down. What a big day that is! We basically had to take the whole darn crib apart to accomplish the task and there were no instructions whatsoever in the manual. It was a real fun time...

Here are some pictures of Miss F enjoying her new digs. She was very happy!

Twenty-Seven Weeks Old

Opa!

Yesterday afternoon we headed out to the westside to take in the official IFOCE Gyro Eating competition at the Festival of Greece. Pat "Deep Dish" Bertoletti had won last year and was poised to take the prize again this year. We got gyros (just one each) and a plate of loukoumades to eat before the big show. Just as they began to announce the competitors, the skies opened up and it was a deluge of rain. It was tough to see the competition from our space under the roof, but we toughed it out. Finley was quite a trooper.

Bertolleti won again, eating 21 gyros in 10 minutes...think you can beat it? Anyone can enter, Clifton wants to next year.

Pretty in Purple

Little Swimmer

Finley had her first dip in the pool yesterday and she loved it. She is already so good at kicking her baby legs, you can really see the instinct there. As soon as you lower her into the water, she floats up and begins to try to swim. Soon enough she will be swimming around on her own.

Playdate

You know a good time is going to be had when the babies outnumber the moms~

The twins, Courtney and Kendall, Riley and Ryan all came over for lunch and some play fun. Well, Ryan and Finley had play fun, the rest of the bunch napped and observed. Soon enough it will be a madhouse when we all get together. It was my first time meeting Miss Riley and she is so gorgeous!

Sweet Potatoes are Sweet

Finley got her second solid food today: sweet potatoes! She loved them. She had them all over her bib and she had the best time trying to lick them off. She ate every last bite of them and I think she would have had more if she could have. So far, solid foods has been going well. Next step is bananas, which I have already made and frozen. Then comes peas. We are going to alternate fruits and veggies for awhile so that we are sure she isn't allergic to anything.

And a cute smiley play picture for fun!

Six Month Doctor Appointment

Six Month Stats:

14 pounds, 6 ounces (25 percentile)
25.5 inches (50th percentile)
16.34 inches (50th percentile)

She is actually down in weight and the same in height from her four month stats. She took her shots like a champ and she charmed everyone in the office. Such a smiley girl!

Meeting baby Noah and Winston, too!

Finley and I got to meet Neon and Matthew's new son Noah, he is super cute and quite teeny tiny.Once we got home, Finley got to meet Winston, of Terry Fator fame. She loved him and had lots of fun talking and playing with him.

Finley's First Trip to Freebirds

After the morning avocado adventure, Finley is for sure getting the avocado add on for her first ever Freebird's burrito. It was my first trip there as well and we all left happy and quite full. Round two of avocado comes this morning, hopefully she eats as well as she did yesterday.