Late nights with Finnegan

I'm just amazed at how social Finnegan has become. He just loves to interact with me and Doug and other people. A week ago I took him to visit a friend of mine and he just cooed and babbled to her for minutes and minutes. He is so responsive that it's such a joy to be around him.

On the other side of the coin, when he's unhappy he lets you know. I've finally figured out his messy diaper cry and the sooner I recognize it the happier we both are. It takes a while to figure out the different cries. He has a hungry giggle, a poopy diaper whimper and a flat out scream at the top your lungs I'm-tired-I'm-hungry-I'm-wet-and-you-better-fix-it-fast- cry. That's the one that is hard to console because he's so unhappy, but I'm getting quicker at correcting all of the problems and getting him back to a happy state.

Last night I woke up at 3:30 to change and feed him and he just was so happy that he just wanted to play. I felt bad because I was so tired that it was hard for me to talk and interact with him. But, I played with him for a little bit to hear his happy giggle and to see his bright wide eyes looking back at me and my heart just melted because he was so cute.

As I scooped him up he giggled in my ear while I walked back to bed and Iwas so grateful to be awakened by a baby who was so happy to be with me.