The boys

We've had two snows so far this October. Leaves are mostly gone, except for the maple trees and the burning bushes.

Finn is really moving fast these days. Not really crawling, but pulling himself by his arms, and pushing off with (only!) his right leg. Sean is actually having fun playing with him too! He eats alot. Loves to eat and squish bananas. We give him bread, maybe too much, but he loves it. Also eats spaghetti. And will devour rocks, leaves, and dirt if we let him.

He can hold himself up on his chubby legs, and loves to have me hold him up by his arms with his feet on the ground: "standy man". Also loves bathtime. He and Sean bathe together, and it's really cute. In fact last, night, Finn didn't want to leave the tub and grabbed it when I took him out.

He sleeps half the night in his crib, then wakes up, cries, and we put him with us to nurse.

Sean - what to say about him? He says he does not want to go trick-or-treating because he's shy. But I suspect he will want to go once he sees other neighborhood kids out and about. He has alot of energy, and can talk nonstop, particularly ifthe topics include dinosaurs, pokemon, power rangers or "poopy-butts". Yes, he has a potty mouth. It' s very annoying to us, but that is probably why he finds it so amusing.

Since he was born in October, he will not start kindergarten until fall 2008! He will be among the oldest, largest, and no doubt brightest kids in his class. I worry that he will not like school because he likes to play with older kids. He may grow bored and get into trouble. But BVSD is strict with the Sept 30 cutoff. The other bad thing is that his friends are mostly older than him so they won't even be in the same grade.