Finn's 12th Month

May 14, 2014

12 months old

Milestones

recording all the firsts

• Finn is now feeding himself pretty well… which also means more messes and more clean-up (which has essentially become my life as his mom)
• Finn experienced the ocean for the first time! He dug his toes in the sand, tried to eat it, got toppled over by the waves, splashed and gulped the water… he loved it! 
• He claps his hands on cue. Just start clapping and he likely will clap along. 

some of Finn's

Favorite Things

• Making that funny noise with his finger and his lip--he likes to do it to his and other people's lips. 
• Looking at himself in the mirror--making faces and babbling. (He knows he looks good.)
• Picnics in the park. Finn knows what a picnic is all about now. Once the blanket is laid out he wobbles right over and plops himself down on it. After munching he wanders around, finds bugs, tries to eat sticks, watches his mommy do handstands and cartwheels, and gets spun around in the air (who can resist not doing those things when on a green open field?)
• Splashing in the water at the beach, Sea World or in his own backyard kiddie pool. 
• Being cozied up on the couch drinking a smoothie for breakfast from a big kid cup and straw while watching Baby Einstein or Harry the Bunny. 
• Emptying the cabinets and drawers. Pulling every book off the shelf (then he proceeds to sit quietly--for not long enough--while he turns the pages of the books).
• Sharing an apple or pear with mommy (even though he STILL has no teeth he seems to get some good bites)
• His very own toothbrush- now he can mimic mommy and daddy without trekking their toothbrush around the house.
• The toilet bowl--yes we've caught him splashing around in there before... gross, gross and more gross!
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some of Finn's

Not so Favorite Things

• Being away from his mommy. He is beginning to be CLINGY. Not a word we like around here. Of course I love to hold him and be there for him but we are going to have to work on this…
• Whining. Ok, so it's more of his parent's "not so favorite thing." Finn has discovered whining means he doesn't have to cry but he can still get his way. We are going to have to work on this as well…

 Waiting to ride the train with his cousin, Victoria!

He wanted to climb the tree… then while in it he yelled from the tree tops whatever it is he had to say.

 At CeCe's Frozen Yogurt 

Sea World

San Antonio Zoo