Dirty car

Apparently mixing being tired and loud new things doesn't make for a good experience. I needed to get gas today on the way home from our play date and since it was so "warm" (you know, above 25 degrees!), I decided to get a car wash. Well, it was Finn's first car washing experience and had a complete melt down. It probably also didn't help that Austin started screaming at the top of his lungs when the sprayers started because he was having fun. Oops! Maybe no more car washes for a while! I'ts okay for a mom to have a dirty car. Before the incident, we had a fun play date at the Arks. The twins are crawling all over the place. It is so cute to see. Maybe Finn picked up on a few pointers!

We had Finn's one year well child appointment yesterday. The doctor was/is VERY pleased with him and his progress. She said that an untrained and many trained eyes would not be able to point him out as a preemie (other than being obviously small for his age, obviously!). That made me feel good. He weighed 18 lbs 3 oz and was 26 inches long (they must have measured his height wrong last week). We stopped at visited with our Social Worker from the hospital, which was nice. Finn's primary at the NICU wasn't there (again!), so we couldn't see her. We didn't have time to stop by the ICC. I wanted to do something special like bring in cupcakes for Finn's birthday, but they are really strict about visitors in the NICU and I couldn't get a straight answer on whether or not we would be allowed entrance or not. Oh, well.

After the appointment, the three of us went over to Rosedale so I could get my hair cut! I grew it out for Kristine's wedding and since that was in September, I obviously really needed a cut (and a color, but Renae is going to do that!). She took a lot of the length off, layered it and thinned it. It JUST fits into a pony tail, which is what I wanted. I might go a little shorter next time, but this was good for now! Jim even said he liked it and said, "it isn't THAT short!" Too funny. Afterward we went to dinner at Red Lobster. I think it was our first time going out to dinner as a family (we went for drinks after Kristine's civil ceremony at Champps and Finn and I went to Santorini's for Kristine's birthday). Finn was tired by the end, but did a great job. Thank goodness for graham crackers. Now if he would just feed himself, we'd be all set!

Finn might not be crawling, but he is scooting backwards! I don't think I mentioned that yet. If he is on a smooth surface and on his tummy, he keeps pushing backward until he gets where he wants to go. It is really cute and he is so proud of himself for getting around. EI PT said that he is also trying to get up on his knees (which I think I did mention), but he just doesn't have the strength or will power to hold his upper body up at the same time. It will come.