1/2 year birthday party!

                                                                    Circle of babies!!!!

                                                        Finley & Cedar being hams!
Finley looks like they just got caught drinking... Cedar is obviously wasted and doesn't care! hahaha

1/2 year old!

Finley likes wine and naked time!

                                                          Mmmm, mmmm, mmmmmm

               
                                                                  Nakeeeeeeeeeee!

Finley goes grocery shopping!

6 months old!!!!

                                                       Happy 6 months. Finley June!!!!

Have I mentioned lately that I adore my adorable little peanut??

                                             Just hanging out in my jumper... with my hat on???

                                               On a walk to Beavers, our neighborhood market!
   

                                                                          Chuggin'...

                                                                        Being silly~

Thankful for grandma & grandpa~

An update on my first week back at work...

It had its moments, but overall I did ok!  Not digging many of kids attitudes (surprise, surprise) and I am still trying to get to know them all, way later then the usual beginning of the year, but overall there were minimul "issues".  I do hate pumping at school and it is hard to relax when doing so... so we are contemplating moving to formula during the day and breastfeeding in the mornings, evenings and weekends when mama's boobies are available!  We'll see.  We have been introducing small amounts of formula in her rice cereal and leftovers in the bottle and she is totally fine with it so far... Mainly I want to say, I am SOOOOOOO thankful that Finley gets to be with her grandpa and grandma Kacz who love her soooo much!  It really is a huge blessing and I know I would be a mess if I was putting Finn in daycare right now!  Thank you thank you thank you, mom & dad!  Finley loves you so much and I know she is getting the most love ever and is enjoying her days with you!!!

In no particular order, recent pics of the Finster~

 
                                                            Out to lunch with the big kids!

                                                      Up in the trees with mommy & daddy...

                                         Hanging with my bestie, Keegan... what a patient friend!

                                                              Helping with the laundry!

                                                       Not sure what to think about this trick...

Finley and her big brother :)

Sad mama!!!!

Today is officially my last day as a "stay at home mama"!  I start teaching the hoodlums tomorrow...  Wish me luck!  Wish me luck with waking up at 5 am, wish me luck with figuring out a morning routine getting myself and my Finley ready, luck with figuring out a feeding/pumping schedule, luck leaving my baby girl and driving away, wish me luck being back at work, luck with the kiddos, wish me luck pumping at school, luck figuring out a nighttime routine/schedule... and then doing it all over again!!!  Ahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!  I am feeling a bit overwhelmed, sad, emotional, excited, nervous, anxious.... and any other emotion you want to insert here... 

Finley is awesome and mommy goes back to work...

Finley is growing physically, emotionally & cognitively growing like a weed!  She seems to do something new every day!  She is screaming, laughing, talking and cooing & caaing ALL THE TIME!  It is so fun!  She is such a blessing and I can not believe how much I love her!  I also had to pack away tons of clothes that no longer fit her!  Boo :(  She is wearing 6-9 month clothes now, especially with her cloth diapers being a bit bigger than disposable, her pants need to be a little bigger!  She is cute as can be!  We keep getting clothes from our neighbor, Keegan who has outgrown them!  It is awesome!!!!

Mommy is going back to work on Monday and is not excited.  I have been with her 24/7 since the day she was born and know I will be away from her for hours and hours every day!!!  Thank goodness, my mom and dad are able to watch her full time because to be honest, if we were putting her in daycare right now, I would be a basket case!!!  I have some anxiety about leaving her and shed a few tears almost every day lately just thinking about it... I know she will be fine and ultimately it will probably be nice for me to have a schedule again and talk with adults every day, but it sure does feel like one of the harder things I have had to do in a long, long time!!!  I will keep you all posted...

Here are some recent pictures of my little peanut...

                                      Going for a walk in our beautiful Colorado, January weather!  :)

                 
                                                           All partied out and passed out...