9 months – and A WEEK!
I really need time to slow down! I thought summer was a time for fun and
relaxing and enjoying lazy days! While
we have had a couple of pretty lazy Saturday’s as of late, the rest of the time
has been go go go! And here we are ONE
WEEK past Finn’s 9th month-day!
I haven’t even contemplated professional pictures – let alone made
arrangements for some! But, summer with
2 full time working parents, 4 kids, a LARGE house to maintain, swim
lessons, summer camps, sleepovers, dance
auditions, operetta rehearsals, and doctor’s appointments, a moment to breathe
has been hard to come by! WHEW! Gotta love summer!
As the lead picture shows, Finn was weighed in at his 9
month pediatrician checkup earlier this week.
He is 15 pounds and 6 ounces, and he is 26.5 inches long. He is still well below the third percentile
curve for a 9 month old, but he is getting closer! I also looked up those stats on a 6 month old
(his adjusted age) and he is about 10th percentile for weight and 50th
for height. Still a peanut, but he is
growing just as he should be! We also
had another SoonerStart visit this week, and she was wanting us to encourage
him to sit alone (this was Monday), and to get on all fours to start
crawling. By his 11:30 doctor’s
appointment on Tuesday – he had mastered sitting! He just needed the extra encouragement! Nana the Wonder Sitter texted me earlier this
afternoon and said he said unassisted for over 20 minutes this afternoon –
correcting himself when he needed to – listening to his Big Twisters read him
books! SO SWEET! He was also scheduled to have a hearing test
this week. I won’t go into WHY, but it
has been rescheduled for next week… (*smh*)
In the meantime, Emma and Lara got to spend the better part
of last weekend at Yost Lake with a friend, and then spent the last 4 days at
Camp Lela! They are having a super fun
summer, and I love watching them interact with their friends, their brothers,
and just growing into fantastic young ladies!
Plus, they have amazing tan lines for being outside so much! I have had several adults that have spent
extended time with them lately tell me how wonderful it is to have them in their
company, and I truly appreciate it. Don’t
get me wrong, they still have their 10-year-old-girl moments, but they are truly
becoming the young ladies God wants them to be.
They are really starting to look forward to starting 5th
grade at a new school next month, and we have been blessed by being able to meet
several families that have kids around the same age at the school. Hopefully, this will be an easy transition
for them. Lara also tried out for a company
dance squad at a local dance studio, and has made it! We are still working out details, but look
forward to starting that fun adventure soon, too!
Jake made it until last weekend before ever going swimming
this summer – that’s how crazy busy we’ve been!
So, he was super thrilled to tag along and jump on in at Yost Lake with his
sisters and their friend for a bit last weekend. This
week he started his annual due of swim lessons.
He had a rough start, but it going strong now. At the end of last year they recommended
Level 2 for him, so that’s what we signed him up for. He started the first lesson with the Level 2
group, but was soon moved back down to Level 1.
This DID NOT sit well with Master Jacob!
Poor guy was so embarrassed and mad and SAD. But, after much talking and cajoling, we got
him going for the second lesson, and he said it was the most fun he had ever
had at the pool! LOL! 5 year olds are
fickle! He is super excited about MORE fun pool time tonight as his T-ball team
has a slightly belated end-of-season swim party.
He may have gotten a late start on the pool time this season, but we are
making up for it fast!
Oh, and those Doctor's appointments I mentioned? Not all of them are for Finn. I went to the dentist this week. I have a CAVITY! Only my 2nd in my 37 years of life! It is the exact opposite side of my first one ever - 3 years ago. My dentist (whom I love) was telling me how "easy" it was to fix and how it was "no problem" and "shouldn't take but 30 minutes." I looked at her and said , "Yeah! 'SAYS THE DENTIST!'" So, I got back in a couple of weeks for a filling. JOY!
Hard to believe we are already over half way through summer! Next week Emma and Lara are performing in the
“Jack and the Beanstalk” Operetta at the Stillwater Public Library on Monday
(for family) and Tuesday (for the public).
We are thrilled to see what they have been working on for the past
several weeks! I was 10 the first time I
got bit by the acting bug, and I loved performing from that day on. I wonder how this experience will shape their
futures! I can’t wait to run it down
here on the blog and show off pictures.
In the meantime, I have to finish their costumes… So, until next week!
Happy Summer!
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