Finlay is Eight Months Old... and a few days...

August 20, 2011

My have we been busy!  Finlay is changing more and more every day and it is keeping Tyler and I on our toes!  Here is a quick update and a few of the latest pictures.

 Finlay is still working on crawling.  He can push up on his hands and that propels him backwards and he has figured out how to pull himself from side to side.  He has yet to pull himself forward and, although it doesn't really seem necessary all of the time, he has got himself into a few positions in which forward motion is essential.  In the picture above, Fin has backed himself into the bookshelf and his legs are straddling the corner.  If he moved left he was bending his left leg to an uncomfortable degree and if he moved right he was doing the same this to his right leg.  I had to move him after he got upset trying but only getting more and more frustrated.

 Finlay is into finger-foods.  He loved Veggie-Booty, peas, rice cakes and veggie-pancakes.  In this shot he is trying whole broccoli, steamed, for the first time.  He wasn't quite sure what to do with it.

 Then is went in his mouth!

 It's my favourite veggie too!

Finlay working on crawling.

I keep placing toys he wants just out of reach to encourage him to move forward.  He will stretch and flex his feet but doesn't push or pull forward.  Progress though; he no longer pushes himself away from the toy he wants!  After a few tries he gives up and just plays with something closer.  He's a pretty chill kid when it comes to that sort of thing.

Hopefully we'll get some more posts up soon!  Hope you are all enjoying the end of the summer!  We sure are!