First Haircut

Cian got his first haircut yesterday.  I put it off for a long time, partly because I like his curls, and partly because I was dreading the crying I was sure would ensue.  But I figured since I've had a couple people ask if he's a girl or boy, and it takes what seems like forever to comb it out every night, I could endure a trip to the local kid's salon.  Below are the before and after pictures.  He did very well, the fit that I was expecting didn't happen - no crying at all.  I'm very proud of him!

10 Months



It's hard to believe we are only a couple months away from the big one year milestone!  If you look closely at the picture you can see a bruise on his forehead, but all the hard work is paying off, since he can take several steps on his own now.  He babbles a lot, using da, ma, ba, ooh, doo, ow, and probably some that I'm forgetting.  He also pitches himself backwards when he doesn't get his way.  We recently started letting him bathe with Cian every night too.  They like to splash each other.  I'm trying to get him to start using sippy cups, because he always seems highly interested when he finds his brother's on the floor, but I haven't had much luck yet.

Nine Months

I thought it was time to update, since my memories of the nine month timeframe are starting to blur.  At his nine month well check, Fintan weighed 21 lbs 12 oz (70%), was 27 3/4 inches tall (33%), and had a head circumference of 46 1/2 cm (83%).  He can walk holding just one of our hands now, and wants to do it constantly!  We've started feeding him Cheerios and Gerber puffs.  He also finally has one tooth on the bottom.  And, we took another plane ride for the next visit to Seattle Children's, where they said he seems to be doing well.