So big!

Quinn is all about standing. She constantly wants to be up against the couch, her walker, the dog, your led, her bassinet, etc. She can also now stand up against the couch hands free, she just needs her rump for balance in the back.


Quinn and Piper continue to be the best of friends. Piper does a lot of licking of Quinn's face. Quinn does a lot of pulling, and patting. This photo of Quinn rubbing Piper's belly is just too cute for words!



A lot more fun and exciting things have been happening while I have been on spring break, so more posts to come!

ZOO!!!!!

On Sunday, Ali and McKay invited us to the zoo. Patti got off work early, so she got to come too. McKay was doing some plumbing work for the Vala's, so they came too. Seven adults, two kids, and a whole lot of fun!

It was an awesome afternoon at the zoo. The weather was perfect. Quinn loved the animals as much as a baby can. She loved Isaac too. They are pretty smitten with each other. She took a good nap, and woke as happy as can be. She is a good baby! It is so nice to be able to do all these fun things with Quinn. We made sure we most of the classic Hogle Zoo pictures of Quinn. She was sleeping when we got to the gorilla house, so she did not get to measure up to the gorillas. Next time.

My only complaint, the baby armadillos were hidden.

The scale said Quinn weighed 41 pounds. Tubie is really working apparently.

(Sleeping) Hand comparison.

(Her mouth is NOT touching this bar.)

Highway to the Danger Zone

If Quinn was a character in Top Gun, she would be Maverick. She has become dangerous (but she can be my wing man anytime.)

She fearlessly pulls herself up on anything now. She crashes and she burns. She topples toys down. She crawls into spaces where she shouldn't go. She even tried to escape from her crib this morning, I caught her trying to shimming up the rails using the corners.

I love that she is mobile, and wants to play with some many things, but she now requires a lot more supervision. We constantly have to encourage her to be independent, yet safe. I am pretty sure that is exactly what we'll have to do when she is a teenager too. I was exhausted by the time she fell asleep tonight.



She also loves to play with the rug. That isn't dangerous. Just cute.

randoms

Lots of fun and new things have been happening around here, but before I blog about them, I thought I would blog about a couple of photos I got off Dalan's phone.

1. This is Quinn the first time she tasted jello. She went after the cup with great fury. She pulled her arm out of the top and her shirt, and then hoarded the nearly empty cup like a feral child (Romulus anyone?) And yes, this is going to shock some of you, but I have since bought sugar-free jello, and we let her eat a little bit time to time.






2. Quinn has stopped saying "guy-guy." I guess she is over it. Not over the binkie, just the name. She has been babbling Dada pretty much non-stop since them. You can't blame her, he is pretty neat!





3. Quinn has been sleeping well in her crib. However, she woke up at 6:15 am on Saturday morning, and I was not down with that, so I cuddled with her on the couch until 8:45. Dalan snapped this photo of the girls sleeping in on Saturday morning.

A day at the farm

We took Quinn to Wheeler Farm this morning to check out the animals, and enjoy the fresh air. It was so much fun, and a beautiful day. Quinn loved the cows the best, and her whole little body would shake from excitement when she saw any of the animals move. She was full of big smiles, and a happy girl the whole time. She even gave a goat a little love smack usually reserved for Piper.









Later this afternoon, Dalan and I went to a movie. In a theater! For the first time in well over a year! It was so fun. We are such movie people, and I missed the theater. We used the newfangled, futuristic coke machine. I got Peach Sprite. It was delicious. We saw Scream 4. We liked it. I only screamed out loud once. I will probably be scared for a week though!

Eleven

Our Dearest Quinn Ava,

Today you are 11 months old! Only one more month and you are a year old. I have no idea how that happened, but here we are, and I can't even remember what life was like without you. Or how I used to spend my time. Or why my house was never clean when it was just Dad and me. Or how I never fully knew what happiness and love could be like until 11 months ago. Weird!

Milestones this month:

Crawling!
*You can pretty much get anywhere you want, and get anything you want. A blessing, and slightly a curse. For example, you love to play with shoes. This includes putting them in your mouth! Kinda gross!

Pulling yourself up!
*You can get to your knees no problem, but since you are still on the short side, pulling yourself all the way to your feet is a problem. You'll get there.

Babbling!
*You are making/putting more and more sounds together that sound like words. You probably will say Piper's name as one your first. You and Piper do love each other!

Almost weaned from oxygen!
*You still need it here and there, but only at night and only every once in a while. That's cool though.

Gaining weight like a champ!
*18 ounces in the past four weeks. The four weeks before that you gained 5! This makes the doctor and everyone else very happy.

Stranger Danger
*You are very wary of strangers now. Unfortunate timing since you will soon be making your debut into the world.

Pat a Cake
*You are the best roller in the world. You love all songs, and are happy when being sung or read to all day long.

Spunk
*You are wild and feisty! Full of energy and spirit! You are silly and fun!

Mellow
*You are also calm, and easy-going. You are easy to soothe, and happy most of the time.

Sleep
*You had a few sketchy nights this month of not wanting to sleep in your crib, but that has calmed down, and you have returned to being an excellent sleeper.





We love you, baby! You are the best!

Love,

Mama and Dada (C'mon you know you want to say it!)

Guy-Guy!

I think Quinn has said her first word. She may have named her binkie "guy-guy." Anytime she puts her binkie in her mouth, she says "guy-guy." Sometimes loud, sometimes quiet. Sometimes repeatedly, and sometimes just once. But only once her binkie is in her mouth.

She started it over the weekend, and has continued to do it. Dalan asked is she trying to talk the first time she did it, because it was so different than the sounds/tone she usually makes/babbles in. I told my mom about it, and she suggested it might be Quinn's name for her binkie. Then, it became even more clear that it is likely the name she has given her binkie. Last night, she crawled to her binkie, put it in her mouth, and said, "guy-guy-guy-guy." She then took her binkie out, and went onto her next activity.

If you whisper "guy-guy" to her while her binkie is in her mouth, she will repeat "guy-guy" back in a hushed tone. It is adorable.

Quinn and her "guy-guy"

So, Quinn's first word was not mama. It was not dada. It seems to be guy-guy after her beloved binkie. Go figure!