Phin and his Monkey:

My baby is BIG!

Not only is Phin wearing 9month old clothing (it's actually starting to get "tight") he's also growing growing growing.
Here is a study of his growth rate:
8-30

10-02

11-06

11-17


He got a little cracked up in this picture!

Really, he's BIG!

I have been sending pictures of Phin to his Daddy who will be home in just a few more days! Tonight, on the phone, I asked Daddy what he thought of Phin's growth. He said it's hard to tell really because there is nothing to compare this size to. After discussing it, we decided that I should photograph Phin on his changing table - as Daddy remembers how big Phin was then. (I have told Daddy about how now Phin kicks his diaper wipe box each time I change him...). Notice in this picture that we have let out his diapers by one snap - that started on Nov 6, 2008 - but this is the first picture of the new snap...



Phin wasn't taking direction really well about stretching his legs out for Daddy, so, finally when I dressed him again, he stretched out!



And then, we went back to the sock monkey for scale.



You can click HERE to see his size prior.

In OTHER NEWS, I weighed Phin tonight. I did this by weighing myself with and without Phin and subtracting the difference. My home scale says that he weighs 16 lbs 2 oz and that was with a clean diaper and his blue jammies. So, I would say he's around 16 lbs. (Auntie Annan told me tonight that 2.5 year old cousin Given weighs 34 lbs. - WOW!)

Monkey

This is the first monkey picture (click here)
(8-31-08)

This is the second monkey picture (click here)
(10-03-08)

This is what Phin looks like NOW!

I am a woman in love...

and these are the things I see and want to share with you.
Phin enjoys is sock monkey as much as cousin Given!

It's getting cold outside and so we have started putting him in not only a pair of jammies - but also a sleep sack - as a "cover."

When he was born, his eye lashes were clear. Lately, they have become colored. I wonder how it happens. I know they didn't fall out and re-grow. I know that they are not 1/2 clear and 1/2 black... It seems that his eye lashes get longer and longer each day.

See, I told you

I would get some more pictures up today! It's just 8:30pm!
:)

Update 08-31-08

My mac is still "in the shop."
My hands are still numb...

I have a lot of catching up to do and will work on adding pictures as soon as my hands are the mac are back in working order!

But here is a picture taken of Aunt Ann-an and Grandma Susie with Phin yesterday:

(Note the SOCK MONKEY that Aunt Ann-an found for Phin. Since I was pregnant, I have been looking for a sock monkey online. Yesterday Aunt-Annan mentioned a place here in town where they were for sale! We got one straight away! I know Phin doesn't really care, but I am super excited! This will also be cool for him to be able to see how tiny he used to be (the same size as the sock monkey at 23 days old!) when he's a big kid!)

This is Aunt Ann-an with Phin this morning before she left to take her fight back home:

Note how he looks a little sad - wishing his Aunt Ann-an could stay longer!

AND, here is what is happening with Phin right now:


I will update more often ASAP!!!