Enough already! After consciously holding off on posts until we could come up with witty narrative, it seems like Finn's got too many clamoring fans  to keep folks waiting so long for updates. And, ironically enough, by the time we do post, we've got weeks worth of new pics and vids to upload, sort through and post all over! 

So, no more! From this point out, or at least until the next point, we shall post more frequently.

Just don't expect the flowing, graceful, incredibly engaging story lines you've gotten used to....

A couple quick updates:

Finn is now just over 3 months. He'll be getting a job any minute now.

He's weighing in at over 17 pounds. He'll be joining the WWE (or the circus) any minute now; see above.

Finn has run into some baby eczema somewhere along the way, but through the miracles of Cortisone cream, Aquaphor, and Dove Sensitive liquid soap, we seem to be keeping it at bay. A heartfelt shoutout to Dr. Martin for allaying our fears (swine flu! leprosy! zits!) and keeping us all (relatively) calm.

We've signed up for a family membership at the National Zoo and are looking forward to countless afternoons and evening on the premises. We all love the Orangs!

Finn has found his voice or, more precisely, the volume and tone controls. While this is super exciting and we all have a ridiculous amount of fun making absurd noises at one another it has startled mom and dad on more than one occasion when Finn starts speaking in what can only be described as long lost Atlantean at full volume.

Enjoy the pics and vids... We'll have more up soon, promise, including from Uncle Jeff and Aunt Ann's recent visit.

Peace and bacon grease!!

Finn with his Aunt Kathy over Easter

Snack time at the National Zoo

One of Finn's redheaded ancestors

And another...

Ranger Finn

Still LOVES this chair!

But he has a NEW chair, for when he's a big(ger) boy!

Look at me!

Gettin' ready to head out in the last of the cool weather.

PG Cinco with Finn over Easter

Zoo Rap

And one more Under the Sea....

And we're back!

Poof! And The Report is back online!  

Sorry to be such bad bloggers over the past few weeks; Finn’s been great, but we’ve just been getting used to the whole “two working parents” gig. We’re still working from home as much as possible, but Mags has a monster program this week that has been keeping her SUPER busy at all hours of the day and, well, I’m just a terrible parent.

Gramma Liz, aka Nannie, has been faithfully coming over on Tuesdays and Thursdays for the past couple weeks, though, from 10-2 most days, and proving quite fluent in baby-ese. She’s a natural with Finn, has been an absolute hero, and has already put in an order for more grandkids.

Oi….

We’ve been getting out for more and more adventures lately, and Finn is becoming quite the little traveler. He loves a car-ride, and a jaunt in his stroller is just about as good. Lord help the sorry soul who gets caught in rush-hour traffic or at stuck with a “Don’t Walk” at a busy crosswalk, though; the Dude may abide, but the Dude don’t abide not rollin’!

One weekend we went to Georgetown and strolled the streets of my old ‘hood. It’s really remarkable how much smaller everything is now….. I distinctly remember the houses and streets, and the PARK!, being insanely bigger. Somebody should point out this shrinkage to the local authorities: can’t be good for property values.

We went to a birthday party for Cousin Max and to see Kara and David’s swanky new crib: woo! Swank-Y!!

Last weekend we went down to the river (and no, NOT in a van that we live in) for a walk along the canal’s towpath. What a beautiful trip! The sun was out, the birds were chirping (we even saw herons and eagles), the fish were jumping and the dogs were barking. We had a picnic lunch on a little concrete landing right above Chain Bridge and ogled at the giant houses on the other side of the rapids. And on the way back, Finn even had his first diaper changed al fresco, which I thought was pretty rad.

It was, in fact, such a magical, beautiful, wonderful day that we failed to bring a camera with us and take any pictures of any of it, at all, for posterity.

So you’ll just have to take my word for it that any of this actually happened.

And this past weekend we had lots of family visits, starting with a Cumberland / Didden / Hogan get together on Saturday to celebrate another of Finn’s innumerable cousins, Joe, getting confirmed. Damian and Anne were down, with Clare and Caroline, their two little girls; Kara and Max were there; Amanda and Mark; Aunt Kathy; Lisa, Joe and Sam; Grandpa Bill (who we now call PG Cinco or PG-V); Clare and Bill, the incomparably gracious and generous hosts; and us. And Finn wow’d ‘em all! Honestly, he was a star… He’s holding his head up more and more now, looking all around, and actually seeing stuff, so he interacts with you. And he talks! Well, he wants to talk. He’s got his own rock’n’roll fantasy language and if you get him going, wow, good luck getting him to pipe down. (We know which side of the gene pool that particular attribute comes from!)

Then on Sunday we trucked on out to Grannie Glenda’s and Grandfather Morrow, Sir’s, for an Easter feast that can only be described as divin-elicious. PG-V and Auntie Lizzie came as well, and we all feasted on ham and lamb and salmon and cheese and chocolate and cupcakes and all kinds of other artery-cloggers. Phil and Tiger were chasing Kenny and Angel around Augusta in the background and G’s gardens were a riot of pink and yellow. Not a bad way to spend a sleepy Easter Sunday.  

So thanks to you all, friends and family, who’ve been with us over the past few weeks. It’s been great to see you all and making sure you get to see the Goober.

To the rest of you, we send our love, our best wishes, our thoughts for a happy and healthy spring, and our real and honest hope that we get to see each and every one of you very, very soon….

In the meantime, enjoy the latest vids….

f., a., m.

ps: and for those of you who STILL haven’t received a thank you note for a generous something or other, please bear with us!! it's coming, i swear!! 

pps: oh, and if anybody has any good suggestions about trimming the nails on a wiggly baby, please, PLEASE, feel free to let us know!

Under the sea

Under the sea 2

Under the sea 3

Under the sea 4