We made it, Finley turned one, and we are all still alive and kicking! The entire month of September has been very special for our family. On September 15th we baptized Finley at St. Martins Episcopal Church. Finley’s baptism was beautiful and we felt so blessed to have so many friends and family honor her special day. Finley’s Godparents are people whom Todd and I have a deep respect for their religious, ethical and personal values. We know that Finley will be in good hands as they watch over her and guide her in life. We combined the celebration of her baptism with a little birthday party at our house. I couldn’t wait for her to have her first taste of cake, Finley proved to be very cautious and dainty with her cake. I wish I could say the same for the spaghetti and meatballs that she had for her birthday dinner!
Finley spends her days telling stories, some of which are reallllly grand with lots of inflection and drama. She also enjoys trips to the park to swing and did I mention that she loves to go get coffee with me in the morning! We were at the park last week and a Spanish speaking nanny was asking a little girl if she wanted “mas” Finley looked right at the nanny and did her sign for “more”, all those months of sign language are finally paying off.
Finley spent her birthday morning having pancakes with her friend Isabelle. It was really fun to have a little girls breakfast, I hope that we can make pancake breakfast an annual birthday tradition.
Our biggest challenge these days is throwing food. She just loves to drop her food right off her tray and then peer over to make sure that it hit the floor. This really makes me want to spend hours making food for her! That being said her favorite foods at the moment are spaghetti and meatballs and blueberries. It is amazing to me what she will eat, I keep waiting for the, ‘I only want grilled cheese phase’, I am sure it is right around the corner. We are still anxiously awaiting her first steps, I can't wait for her to wear all of those cute little dresses in her closet.
