Half Birthday! (aka 18 months old)

Dear Quinn,

As of tomorrow you will closer to two years old than to one year old. I am sitting here, asking myself how did that happen? How is it possible that our tiny little 440 gram baby is a year and a half year old? Mind boggling. And amazing! And a little sad! And a lot wonderful!



Dad and I have decided that you have two alter egos. The first is the preemie princess. She is sweet, girlie, loves to give kisses and hugs, and is full of sugar and spice. The other is Quinn the Destroyer. She is bold, wild, opinionated, and knocks down everything in her path. I think each of these parts of your personality have and will get you far in life. Don't ever lose them.

Quinn, as an 18 month old, is.....

....an exclusive walker and runner. (It is a blessing and a curse.)

....a jabber box and mimicker. (You are using language more and more effectively. You say Dada, Mama, Piper, Bye Bye, Bath, Ball, No, Yes, Google, Coco, Go, Hey, Me, guy-guy Papa, Nana, WaWa (Water), among a bunch of other things.)

....a pointer and a doer. (You know your hair, nose, mouth, belly, and chompers. You can clap, and wiggle your fingers, wave, etc)

.....an animal lover. (You know the pig, sheep, tiger, owl, camel, snake, monkey, elephant, and fish sounds.)



....a toy player. (You love babies, dogs, blocks, your bike, amongst a bunch of other things)



.....a book reader. (You could look through books for hours.)

.....a better eater than ever. (You love yogurt, and meat.)

....a horrible sleeper, unless in bed with mom and dad. (You are a bed hog)

.... a youtube video watcher. (Will youtube even be around by the time you can read these on your own? Probably not.)



....a binkie girl. (i dread having to take it away.)

....a signer. (more, all gone, please, and thank you.)

....a mover. You never sit still. (Seriously never.)

.....a dancer. (You dance to commercials or anything with music.)

....a silly goose. (You will do anything for a laugh.)



....a giggler. (Sweetest things ever and totally contagious.)

....a problem-solver. (You figure out things that AMAZE us.)

.....a thinker. (You even tap your forehead when we say think, think, think.)

....beautifully petite with blue eyes and dark blonde hair. (See pictures)

....impossible to get a clear picture of (See pictures.)



....friendly, loving and sweet. (You give the best hugs and kisses!)

....curious. (You are always finding new things to get into and will usually try anything at least once.)



.....nuts. (Sometimes you are the wildest and craziest baby I have ever met!)

Happy Half Birthday! (These are a big deal around here....we celebrate as many birthdays as we can a year!) We love you so much! We think you are practically perfect, and are so excited that you have reached the very important age of 18 months!

loves!

Mama and Dada