march 28 and 31

Finley so happy to be outside on his pedal tractor. It is huge though and he can hardly push it much less pedal it!


You can tell he's trying so hard not to cry!


A little blip of Finn singing "Somewhere out there beneath the pale moon light".

all about the pipester...

Piper in his jumperoo...




This may be my favorite picture of him yet...


Oh the cheeks...and the drool!


My favorite video of Piper. It looked like he was dancing to VeggieTales.

march 26

Piper still loves to lie on the floor and watch what's going on around him. He has really strong legs now and is pulling up both feet with the braces and bar on, which is kind of heavy.


Piper also is starting to like 'flying' where I will lie on my back and put him up on my knees to 'fly' through the air. I get the biggest grins out of him and I laugh extra hard too looking at those chubby cheeks hanging down!


Piper is such a happy baby and really a joy to cuddle and play with. He is so ready to give you a smile any time of day...even when he's tired. The nights are sometimes long with a lot of crying...he just can't stay asleep at night, but it will get better. I've been calling my sister-in-law, Melissa the most to vent and ask for advice. She is a great listener and has good advice.


Bob came over and gave Matthew, Finley and I a fun-size candy bar for a treat. Finley ate his within minutes and later found Daddy's. He knew it was Daddy's and had been told not to eat it because we were going to give it to him when he got home. Apparently, the temptation was too great for Finley to resist. It was hard not to laugh as he came up to me and said "Uh-Oh". I knew exactly what he was saying it for because of all the chocolate around his mouth. He then led me to the crumpled up wrapper on the floor. At the end of the movie he says "workout". I thought that was a fitting thing to do to work off the calories and fat he just ate!


Daddy time with Piper. He smiles a lot for Matthew and likes to stare at him. Matthew is able to hold him like I'm not able to. If I sit with Piper he gets antsy and just wants to move, but Matthew can sit on the couch and hold Piper for 30 minutes and he's so content. I know Matthew has a really calm spirit and Piper must sense this. I really appreciate those still moments...watching Matthew and Piper quietly bonding together.


Piper lying on the floor. When he gets upset or tired when he's on the floor, he will lift up the brace and slam it down on the floor really hard. I dread the day he does this in his crib. Not only will it be loud, but his brace will tear the wood to pieces!

march 24 and 25

Piper is so happy in the jumperoo. I think he may like it even more than Finley did! His head control was not very good at first, but within a few days we could see a huge improvement! Here are a few of his famous smiles!


Finley likes to read a story called "The Boy With A Drum". It's about a boy that has a drum and he plays as he marches down the road. He is joined by all kinds of animals and making all sorts of sounds. It's a cute story and probably Finn's favorite. This is the first part of the story.


This is the last part of that story.

march 21 and 23

Matthew's family got together for Bob's birthday. The kid's had a ton of fun (as usual) running and rough-housing. Finn loves playing with Allie and Anna. Whenever they are around he is sure to get a piggy-back ride...one of his favorite things to do!


Anna giving him a ride...looks like Finn is enjoying himself...maybe not so much Anna.


A fun ride on Allie's back.


Here is a video of Finn saying "Kee-keeyou, Shawa" (Thank you, Sharon). We did not teach him to say our names, he just picked them up on his own. It's hard not to laugh when he says it...especially when he runs around the house yelling for "Mattote!" I wonder where he learned that...

march 17 and 19

Piper exercising his legs with the brace on. He really doesn't mind them at all.


Sweet little Piper hanging out on his quilt from Nana.


A smile from Piper.


I think he's workin' on something...


Okay, this is painful to watch, but here's Piper's poochy lip.

march 16

Here's our smiley little boy! If you so much as look at him he will smile at you with a big grin.


He likes to just hang out on the floor and watch Finn jump and play around him. He also loves getting his diaper and clothes changed!


We had a relatively warm day and Finn got to go outside. I told him specifically to "go jump in the mud puddles".


He loved jumping in the mud, but did NOT like getting his hands dirty! In this picture he is saying "Messy!".


You can be sure that the first thing he did when we got in the house was wash his hands for about 45 minutes!