Finley Milligan: Home Sweet Home

The big news is that we have finally moved into our new home. It feels so nice to know that this is where we plan to live for the next twenty years. Thinking back over the past eight months, we have really put Finley through some challenging times, all of which she handled like a champion. I can’t tell you how wonderful it feels to put her to bed in her very own room in an actual bed. Welcome home baby girl – I hope that we have found a wonderful place for you to grow big and strong.

Now that we have a home I am the schedule queen. Finley takes two naps a day, one at 9AM and one at 1PM. This makes for spending a lot of time at home, but I don’t mind; the best part is that she goes to bed at 6PM. Now that we have a home, after Finley goes to bed Todd and I have the opportunity to make dinner and to have some quiet time. I feel like we have a really nice schedule and routine.

Finley loves music. She loves to listen to the radio, Todd tells me her favorite song is Postcard from Paris (how cute is that). Last week we started a music class with other infants. Her Gigi came to visit and took her to her first class, which was a smashing success. Just today she started to clap, something that she learned in music class. Finley’s other new trick is pulling up and standing up. She can hold herself up for extended periods of time and has found the first step of the staircase in our house to be very fascinating. Stair gates are on order!

Every day I fall a little more in love with our redhead. However, I am starting to realize that she is a true redhead. We had a friend over for a playdate and she was keen to pull hair and steal toys from a non-crawling friend. Do redheads get into more trouble??…stay tuned I am sure we will find out!