Finley is ONE!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY FINN!!!

LIKES: 

 - Playing peek-a-boo

 - Crawling over objects (and often falling over the other side, haha)

 - Fruit, especially berries

 - Chasing/crawling after Eloise, whether she does it herself or you hold her

 - Hugs and kisses from Eloise

 - Drinking water

 - Bath and pool time

 - Playing in dirt and sand

 - Seeing me or Dustan after a time apart

 - Playing with hair

 - Toast and banana pancakes and cheerios german pancakes and oatmeal

 - Dancing and music

 - Ice cream

 - Cups/water bottles with straws

 - Nursing in the morning

DISLIKES:

 - Being hungry

 - Long car rides (usually anything over like 30 minutes)

 - Being laid on her back (clothes and diaper changes)

 - Most vegetables and meat and eggs

 - Not being part of the fun/feeling left out

FIRSTS/SKILLS:

 - Halloween

 - Super consistently pulling to stand on as much as possible

 - Takes steps/moves her feet while standing and holding your hands

 - Stands independently for short amounts of time

 - Waving

 - Says (mama, dada, uh-oh), hi

 - Dances to music by bouncing her booty

 - Sings along to songs (just one, "Into the Unknown")

 - Stands in the middle of the floor

RANDOM NOTES:

 - Weight: 17 pounds 8 ounces (15th percentile)

 - Clothes: 6-9 and 9-12 months

 - Diaper: Size 3

 - Because Finley refused to drink any of the frozen breastmilk I had stashed away for her (grateful I didn't need to use it though), I ended up being about to donate about 350 oz to other mamas that needed it :)

 - Six teeth and blue eyes! Though in some lights they often look hazel and/or gray as well. I'm still not positive they will stay blue.

 - More cuddly this month, for very short spurts <3

 - Light brown hair that is in a constant messy state, and she refuses to keep bows in.

 - Nicknames: Finn, Finny, Finny-Jen, Finn Finn, Finny-babe, Finny-Finny-Boo-Boo, Sweet Thing, Honey Bunches

Finley, once again, is still on the same two nap schedule. I hope it lasts a while yet! She doing great at taking at least hour long naps usually, and rarely wakes before 7:00 am. It's been a great schedule so far! She has been less interested in nursing lately, especially after her second nap, so I might consolidate her two middle nursing sessions and see if that goes better. We'll see.

7:30 am - Wake up and nurse

8:30 am - Breakfast

10:00 am - Nap
11:30 am - Nurse

12:30 pm - Lunch
2:30 pm - Nap
4:00 pm - Nurse and snack 
6:00 pm - Dinner
7:15 pm - Nurse, bedtime routine
7:30 pm - Bed

Finn has gotten so quick at crawling, and now pulls to stand on everything! She has started to very slowly walk around on furniture, but not very often. She usually prefer to sit down, crawl over a couple feet, and just stand back up. She also has figured out how to stand independently in the middle of the floor for a couple seconds before sitting back down. Her legs will be jacked soon with all the squatting she does ;)

Each month, Finley's personality just grows and I love it! She is so smiley and happy natured, and lately more feisty as well. It's not hard to get a smile from her and she is so content. She has learned from Lou and will throw herself on the ground and lay her head down when she doesn't get what she wants, which is just hilarious. Finn and Lou are also playing together and interacting more, and it makes me so happy! Finn just loves to follow her around and try to do whatever her sister is doing.

Taken on her actual birthday, after our 5k Turkey Trot

We had a little party for the girls while my family (a few days early because Finley's actual birthday was on Thanksgiving), and they got totally spoiled <3 We did a small smash cake for Finley, and she was very dainty about it! She refused to go all in, even with some coaxing haha. But she loved just dipping one finger into the frosting a licking it off slowly. It was darling! Afterward, we opened some presents and Finley loved the music set Dustan and I got for her! I'll make a blog post for the birthday party and post it next :)

We LOVE our sweet and happy girl!! She is perfect for our family and we're so grateful for her. Finley's personality is starting to shine and we can't wait to see who she becomes. She has the best, most crinkliest and toothy grin and loves to share it with everyone. Happy birthday to my beautiful girl!