This post is long overdue (I bow my head and sigh in shame). But we have had a busy few weeks, so cut us some slack ;)... I will take this opportunity to comment on the visits we have received from Finny's out of town aunties and uncles (side-bar to in-town Auntie Heidi and Uncle Eric - it's been awhile...we need to arrange a meeting soon!). Auntie Kate came up from Dallas for a long weekend awhile back, and was the first out-of-towner to come visit Finley. We had lots of fun and Kate was super helpful - she did a lot of holding of Finley so I could write thank-you notes, address announcements, etc, etc. Some serious grunt-work, let me tell you. Then came Uncle Carl and Auntie Shannon a couple of weeks ago for a quick weekend getaway from Boston. They were immediately followed by Auntie Alyse and Uncle Jeff from Austin. Both were fantastic visits and we were so sad to see them all return home. All we are waiting on is a visit from Uncle Patrick - we eagerly await his visit next weekend! We miss everyone loads and wish they were all still here to provide more free babysitting and be around to watch as Finley grows. Which, now that I mention it, seems to be happening at lightspeed. Taylor and I think she is now a little person - not so much a baby any more. Yesterday was her birthday - two months old! Can you believe it? It has gone by so fast. Next week is my last week at home with her full time, and I dread my return to work. Not so much concerned for her care while I am there, but sad that I will have to be apart from her for so long on work days. I imagine there will be a long and difficult adjustment period. Just last night, Finley spent her first night in her own bedroom (well, portion of a night - she started out there, but stayed with us after she got up for her first night-feeding). She has grown out of her cradle, which now is the home to her books and stuffed animals in the nursery (though in truth, she spent the last few weeks pretty much exclusively sleeping between Taylor and I. We caved and valued our sleep more than forcing her to stay in the cradle all night). So she is now in crib territory. A big step - and drew tears from me as I went to bed without my baby by my side last night. :( On the upside, I was able to cuddle with Taylor for the first time in quite awhile! Another sign of her advancing age, Finny has her two month doctors visit tomorrow morning. So we'll have some new weight, length, and head circumfrence stats for you in our next posting! Plus, she'll begin receiving immunization shots, so cross your fingers that she isn't overly traumatized by the shots. Alrighty - enough from me...I feel as though I tend to babble in these postings - I'll try to get Taylor to do the next one. I will close with pictures from our fun with the visitors, and a few recent ones of Finny. She just had her final baby shower - are you loving the hat Taylor's cousin Laurie knitted for her? To die for...
