I wish I were

as fit as Finn or any baby really. Seriously who sits with their legs up all day. Just hanging out legs straight up in the air and he does it with a smile. I wish I could have the endurance of a 4 month old because he moves all day long and eventually he gets tired but only after about an hour and a half of moving.

I always wish I were Finn because he is so stinkin cute, I just can't get enough of him. What a life to eat sleep and play all day long. Even though Finn is working out those strong little legs of his he doesn't even have to use them yet because he just gets held all day. Now he is just showing off that he likes working out before he even really needs to. If I had that kind of motivation this baby weight would be gone by now. This is our son Findley Jon at 4 months and I don't know how it is possible but he does get cuter everyday. At four months he has discovered a lot. He loves playing with his hands and sometimes goes cross eyed while getting so excited that his fingers interlocked. He is talking up a storm with babbles and goos and an occasional M sounds ( even though Joe thinks I'm just wishful thinking) I swear he says mmmmm, i like to pretend it's mom. I love when he copies my rasberries and sticking out my tongue. I love it more when he giggles out loud at the simplest thing. He keeps Joe and I working though because something may make him laugh one day and the next day Finn expects us to come up with new tricks because he's already seen the other ones. Today I was just mimicking him and he thought it was so funny. Probably because he is thinking, wow I own my mom. His cries are getting louder and louder followed by a scream. Though mean, I think it is so funny watching that tongue of his curl up as he screams. Just so you know son I love you when you cry, scream and laugh, but i love you a little more when you're happy so lets work on the happy, laughing part. Finn is the reason I get out of bed every morning, literally if I didn't get out of bed I don't know how long he could last. I love seeing his smiles first thing in the morning which quickly turn to tears because he realizes he's hungry. Unless Joe gets him out of bed those smiles last a little longer because he knows no food is coming out of Dad. I wish I had Finn's strength and good looks, but since that isn't happening I'm really glad I get to be with this little guy all day long.

Sweet Husband

The other day it snowed and when Joe got home from work he cleared the driveway right away. He was so excited when he came in and said that someone had left a note on the driveway. I was pretty excited about what sweet thing Joe wrote on the driveway. Since having Finn fun little notes have come to a pause so I automatically though it was so cute. SO as I walk outside excitedly to see this...Tori Shmory.

That's all just Tori Shmory, he took the time to write that and then thought it was so funny that I walked outside to see that. Our love has gone from romance to competition to just making fun of each other and I love every moment of it.

While you're at work

For when you get bored just think of Finn laughing. We love you Father Joe

And this is love

• Boys, boys, boys... I don't care what age you are you are all the same. Boys always try to throw things down other's shirts. Whether it be a boy or girls shirt or ice or grapes, boys are throwing things. And Finn is no exception. As I give him a kiss this morning and start to pull him away, he decides to spit up. Not a little but a puddle full. Does it dribble down his mouth onto his clothes like usual? Not this time, this time he decides he is close enough to me that he can make it down my shirt. And that is exactly what happened. Vomits over his clothes without getting a drop on him ( very impressive and hard to do) and gets it all down the center of my shirt where my bra can so nicely hold it all at the bottom like a stream. This is how I know how much I love him. Was I mad? Not at all I laughed then called Joe immediately. Since he didn't answer I of course had to text him " call me super important" not thinking he would call if he was really busy. But he did call while he was with a client. So next time something amazing like this happens I can't say it's important just impressive. Yes son I love you that much and think you are going to be amazing and throwing things down other's shirts.

OBSESSED

Finn, Eloise and Lucy had a wild New Year's Eve. After some breastmilk and kicking their legs it was off to bed for them around 9:30 and then the real fun started. We went to Wattsie's house and had some fun with the kinect dance central. It is about the most amazing thing I have ever seen. That kinect is unreal how accurate it is catching your every movement. Seriously have you ever played it, if not you should, it well change your life. Ever since that night I have been obsessivley trying to talk Joe into buying one. I purposly don't dry my hands after I wash them to rub my cold, wet hands on Joe to torcher him until I get that kinect ( it hasn't been really working but I'm slowly wearing him down). I love it and I can't stop thinking about it, I may have a problem. I think I love it so much because it is something I can beat Joe at all the time. Besides getting in bed first and dance central there isn't much more I can beat him at, and that is why I need it to save our marriage. He always says fantasy football saved our marriage well know we need xbox 360 kinect to save it again... I love you competitive Joe.

What to blog, what to blog

Besides having the cutest baby ever my blogging ideas have slowly disappeared. It seems all i think about is Finn and how stinkin cute he is. Seriously I want to just squeeze him all day long. Plus he is becoming an amazing sleeper, which makes me love him a tad bit more. He really is amazing but i wanted to blog about something different. SO i thought and thought and then i realized I have way to many guilty pleasures. I am a total nerd and get hooked on these ridiculous shows but I just can't help it when Finn is sleeping and everything else is done to turn on the TV to find myself engulfed in just stupidity. Number 1 secret is Jerseylicious. Just by the name you may want to stop being my friend but seriously I don't know what it is about stupid Jersey people but they make me want to meet them and ask if they are being serious. It's not a slutty show or anything just about some hair salon but oh the drama filled with over the top hair, makeup, clothes, catfights and accents is so entertaining, I just can't seem to turn away. When scanning the channels I try not to scan all the way to style because I know it well be on and then 3 hours of my day has disappeared. Number 2 secret is 16 & Pregnant/ Teen Mom. I think I just like watching this show because it makes me feel better about myself. I'm glad I am not nearly as stupid as the girls on that show. But honestly I can't blame it all on the girls and the guys they pick because their parents are just as stupid, it must be genetics. Maybe my problem is with getting sucked into these shows I just like to see how miserable these people are. Maybe my worst day isn't nearly as bad as the girls on these shows. Maybe my guilty pleasures are there to make me feel better about myself and life. Maybe I'm going to Hell because I find a little bit of happiness in others misery. Maybe these shows are put on TV to teach me what not to do when raising my children so they don't end up on reality shows. I already know number one thing to do while raising my kids is to not move to the South because I'm pretty sure every episode on 16 & pregnant is in the South. Maybe I don't need a reason to like these shows and I like them because they are so entertaining and that's that. Yup I'm a nerd and should be reading books on how to raise Mr. Finn, but in the end I'm happy and a happy Tori filled with guilty pleasures makes for a happy mom and wife.

Latest and the greatest

Both Joe and my computer decided to stop working around the same time. A month later Joe's choose to let us use the external hard drive again, so now I can upload pictures. The past month we have been busy with Finn and it seems the busy-ness(?) won't stop, but we love every second of it.

The first Sunday in November was cousin Chloe's blessing and our first day back to church as a family. Finn and I then decided to take a break from church again until his blessing, we like hanging out just us 2 and not sharing with other people.

Thanksgiving rolled around and Finn was not a fan. I don't know if he was just confused as to why Dad was home during the week, but he was not a happy camper that day. A fussy day led to our first full nights rest. Thank you turkey for making Finn sleep his first 9 hours.

Of course we had to get a picture of Finn & Chloe on their first Thanksgiving. Plus they both had on some amazing shoes.

The following Sunday was Lucy's blessing. Here are the kids finally hanging out together. Finn just relaxed while Eloise and Lucy fought over him.

For my birthday Joe took me out with no Finn. Though we were sad we didn't have our little guy to stare at we still had fun. We went to a movie and dinner followed by a little shopping. It was nice to go to a movie because we haven't been to one in so long and that's my favorite.

On my actual birthday we went to take Finn to see Santa. We practiced his smiles at home, but once we saw Santa it was all frowns and tears.

Thanks to Emilie and her magic skills of photography. Maybe next year Finn well like Santa a lttle more.

December 4th Ethan got baptized. I couldn't think of a better day to get baptized.

December 5th we blessed Finn. We had all our family and friends there and loved sharing that special day with them.

Look how stinkin cute that boy is!

Other than keeping up with Finn and the holidays Joe and I just debate who is the best. Really for about the past 2 weeks Joe and I have been racing into to bed to see who is first the best. I of course am always first the best Joe just has a hard time accepting it and cheats often. Our life right now is nice, simple and happy.