Wednesday, March 16, 2011
March 16
Today is my brother Fredrik's birthday! He is 34. He is a husband (to wonderful Karin), father of one (son Sam), soon two (baby #2 arrives in May), living just outside our hometown Ystad in Sweden. I called him to chat and to wish him a great day. Seems he was having a good birthday. Happy birthday little brother!
Monday, March 14, 2011
What's new?
On March 4th, Finn's first two teeth finally came in! As commonly the case, it is the two in the front, on the bottom.
On March 10th, Max got his new bike! It is a 16" Hot Rock from Specialized (bikes). Uncle Todd works there. The bike is totally cool and in Max's favorite color - blue. Max was so comfortable on his little 12" bike that he has been riding without training wheels since September and we didn't know how Max would react to the larger bike. It only took a few minutes before he got on the new bike and rode it as if he had never done anything else. The following day, he went for a mountain bike ride with Dad, Uncle Todd, Gigi & PopPop who were here for a few days and Finn. The next day, we all got a tour of Specialized in Morgan Hill to see where Todd spends his days. They have a pump track set up in the back of the warehouse that Max tried out. He loved it. Is he going to be a downhill bike craze like his Uncles Todd and Scott??!
Finn is (do I dare to say it out loud...) sleeping much better at night. It has not been that long, probably six weeks or so, since the nighttime feedings stopped. He still wakes up, especially with the teething situation, but usually the pacifier and/or the favorite blanket helps him go back to sleep.
Max is now in a booster seat vs. a car seat while riding in the car. He can open and close the car door on his own and buckle himself in which is great.
We introduced baby cereal and other solids to Finn right after his 6-month birthday. He had shown such excitement about food for several weeks prior so we knew he was ready. He has yet to have his 6-month checkup with Dr. Nancy...but we are scheduled for next week. He will be 7 1/2 months by then..
Our boys are growing so fast and thriving! They are a lot of fun and we are very, very proud of them.
On March 10th, Max got his new bike! It is a 16" Hot Rock from Specialized (bikes). Uncle Todd works there. The bike is totally cool and in Max's favorite color - blue. Max was so comfortable on his little 12" bike that he has been riding without training wheels since September and we didn't know how Max would react to the larger bike. It only took a few minutes before he got on the new bike and rode it as if he had never done anything else. The following day, he went for a mountain bike ride with Dad, Uncle Todd, Gigi & PopPop who were here for a few days and Finn. The next day, we all got a tour of Specialized in Morgan Hill to see where Todd spends his days. They have a pump track set up in the back of the warehouse that Max tried out. He loved it. Is he going to be a downhill bike craze like his Uncles Todd and Scott??!
Finn is (do I dare to say it out loud...) sleeping much better at night. It has not been that long, probably six weeks or so, since the nighttime feedings stopped. He still wakes up, especially with the teething situation, but usually the pacifier and/or the favorite blanket helps him go back to sleep.
Max is now in a booster seat vs. a car seat while riding in the car. He can open and close the car door on his own and buckle himself in which is great.
We introduced baby cereal and other solids to Finn right after his 6-month birthday. He had shown such excitement about food for several weeks prior so we knew he was ready. He has yet to have his 6-month checkup with Dr. Nancy...but we are scheduled for next week. He will be 7 1/2 months by then..
Our boys are growing so fast and thriving! They are a lot of fun and we are very, very proud of them.
Saturday, February 19, 2011
Friends
I'm so thankful for my very good friends. A few hours of girl-time today with Karen and Kristen was great fun and much needed. Pedicures and lunch with to-die-for coffee made it perfect!
Finn is now eating cereal at least once a day and we have tried peas (not too popular), banana and pears. He gets so excited when he sees the bowl and spoon he can barely stand it! My little boy is not so small any more. He has outgrown the pj's size 6 months and wears those for a 9 month old. He babbles and laughs and is mostly happy. He sleeps much better (sometimes all night from around 8 to 5) which is heavenly! I love, love, love to get some sleep of my own and feel like a new person when I do! Yay!
Finn - 6 months
Finn was 6 months old on February 9th. He sat up on his own for the first time that evening! He loves to have Max roll a ball to him and then I help Finn roll it back to Max. While doing this, I let go of Finn and he sat on his very own! My big boy!
Sunday, February 13, 2011
Our weekend
We had another amazing weekend...70 and sunny. Unbelievable. Yesterday, Craig, Andrea & Alexis came over for a visit from SF. We hung out, made panini sandwiches and went to Blondie's for ice-cream. It was great to see them all.
Today, we spent hours over at the Rosegarden Park. Brent and Max rode their bikes there while I walked with Finn happily in the stroller. Our baby loves to be outside! Just like Max. They are "outdoor" kids. With weather like this, you don't want to sit inside! We met up with Max's friend Leo from school. Max and Leo rode their bikes around and around. Just a few minutes into it, Leo asked his Dad to remove the training wheels! He did great! Ella from school and her family joined us too and we had such a good time. Nice people! We should see them all more often. Max had such a blast! Finn is now asleep outside in the stroller and Max is watching a TV show in our bed. I hope he will nap for a while. He needs it!
Here is to a marvelous weekend! Too bad tomorrow is Monday..
Today, we spent hours over at the Rosegarden Park. Brent and Max rode their bikes there while I walked with Finn happily in the stroller. Our baby loves to be outside! Just like Max. They are "outdoor" kids. With weather like this, you don't want to sit inside! We met up with Max's friend Leo from school. Max and Leo rode their bikes around and around. Just a few minutes into it, Leo asked his Dad to remove the training wheels! He did great! Ella from school and her family joined us too and we had such a good time. Nice people! We should see them all more often. Max had such a blast! Finn is now asleep outside in the stroller and Max is watching a TV show in our bed. I hope he will nap for a while. He needs it!
Here is to a marvelous weekend! Too bad tomorrow is Monday..
Saturday, February 5, 2011
Finn tries baby cereal
Finn has shown great excitement about wanting to try food for a while now. Anything we eat, he seem to want. So, we gave him baby cereal for the first time. He liked it, kind of. We kept it pretty runny and most of it ran out again. I think he got some of it down though! Funny enough, anytime it ran out of Finn's mouth, Max started to dry heave. Guess Max has a weak stomach..
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