this month has been a month of milestones. up until now finley did not do much. she was a wonderful little accessory that i carried around from room to room and place to place. but it seems like in a matter of days finley's development exploded. she has started crawling, clapping, playing peek-a-boo, waving, and eating more solid like foods. we still had her crib at the highest setting because up until one night last week she never pulled up. needless to say her crib was lowered the next day and she spent that night in the pack and play. she is still not very fast and prefers without question being held, but she is now mobile. she loves to play but she is also content just to hang out. i take solace in the fact that she is not a ball of fire like her brother jack. i can honestly say that i do not think that i could enjoy the infancy of this baby anymore. there has not been one day that has passed that i wished her to be older. i have not wondered what she will be like. i have simply held on to these days with a fury. when people jokingly tell me that i need to put her down if i want her to crawl i just laugh because i am okay with her not crawling or walking or growing up in general. i know she will eventually. as she has proven just this month. i won't hold her back from what she needs to do, but as long as she wants me to hold her i will let her be held. the fact that she still does not have teeth proves to me that she just wants to be my baby just a little longer :)
although she is filling out a little she is still holding strong at 16lbs. she wears mostly 3-6 month clothes and some 6-9. people wonder who she looks like but i don't; she looks like her daddy. she has a beautiful spirit and i love her with all of my heart.
she is the last of my babies and with every milestone she achieves a chapter in my life closes. i am grateful that God, in all his omnipotence, gave me a baby that would be content to let me treasure these moments as long as possible...
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