15 months

Quinn is 15 months!  Here is a recap of what she has been up to....

 

 

 Quinn continues to make babbling noises at all times. 

She loves Beacon more than ever.  I'm not sure if Beacon feels the same way.

Quinn puts her arms up when we say "so big!"

She waves "hi" and "bye."

We are hearing little bits of words in some of her babbling...duck, show, and shoes.

She is pretty much done with her paci and full on replacing it with her thumb.

Also, she has replaced her bottle with a sippy cup.

We also visited Michigan and New York, and Quinn did really well with the car rides! (thank goodness!!)

She loves shoes to put on shoes and will bring them to you to put on her feet.

And, she topped off this month with getting all 4 MOLARS!  Glad that is over with!

BUSY, BUSY, BUSY & FUN, FUN, FUN!!  Pretty much sums it up!

 

Wheaton Girls Weekend

 A few weeks ago I reunited with some of my best friends from college.  We haven't been great about making plans to see each other but we finally made it happen!  We met up in Little Rock and stayed at Lindsey's house.  Lauren flew all the way from California with her little guy, Walker.  We literally did not stop talking all weekend.  It was so nice to relax with friends who know me so well!  We had fun eating out and exploring Little Rock a little bit.  But, my favorite part of the trip was staying up late and talking.  Although, not much has changed since college...I had a pretty hard time staying awake past eleven...haha

 

We couldn't get enough of sweet Walker.  He was sooo good!

 This was the first time I have left Quinn for more than two nights, and the first time I have flown without her since before she was born.  It did feel a little strange at first but I snapped back into being my own independent person pretty quickly...haha  The break was refreshing and I think we all left the weekend feeling encouraged and recharged.  Matt did a great job taking care of Quinn.  He drove with her to NY to stay with his parents for the long weekend.  He made it look so easy.  Well done, Daddy!

 



14 months

I was just thinking how last year at this time I posted an average of twice a week, and now it's more like once a month!  Different season of life I guess!  We are adapting well to our new location.  This city was MADE for families.  It's great!  Between the library, play places, the gym, bible study, and MOPS...we have had plenty to do, which is great since Quinn is down to one nap a day!  I was hesitant to begin the transition of dropping the morning nap, but it's actually really nice.  Plus, with the time change, I am enjoying getting my head on straight before Q wakes up in the morning!  Here is a glimpse of the past month...

 Beacon intruding on bath time

 I have been reading some parenting books this month.  I'm not sure what Quinn thinks about it :/

 Quinn is so cute in the morning with her bottle while she watches a show.  The girl LOVES milk.

 She loves her sleep!

 We survived our first "mommy has the stomach flu and daddy is traveling" incident (luckily, Quinn DIDN'T get sick!!).  I knew it would happen at some point.  Check that one off the list!

 Quinn was having fun discovering the crunchy snow.

 This is just a warning to NOT make monkey bread unless you have plenty of people to eat it.  I'll be paying for that at the gym for the next month!

 We had a taste of some warm weather and went to the playground.  So fun!

I am really enjoying staying at home with Quinn.  I am exhausted by the end of the day, but in the best way.  You can pretty much ask her for an object and she will know what you are talking about, and bring it to you.  We've gotten into a routine of putting away toys at the end of the day. She loves to help.  She always wants to read books and will not hesitate to bring one to you and then plop on your lap.  She is still very independent at nursery and has very little hesitation.  She is attached to her blankie and paci.  She loves shoes and can say "sshhoo" with a high pitched voice.  She isn't a big eater but if you give her anything with cheese on it, she will give in.  Quinn knows how to give kisses--open mouth, tongue out--we need to work on that!  She actually gave a little boy her age a kiss this week.  It was really cute until he bit her finger :)

Transition to Ohio

We have been here for about three weeks now so I thought I would check in to document how things are going.  I knew it would be cold here but I wasn't expecting it to "be the worst winter Ohio has ever had."  The snow doesn't bother me but the extremely cold temperatures + wind is pretty rough.  As far as getting out and exploring, we have  had  a pretty slow start.  Other than that, we feel very comfortable back in the Midwest. It's a nice settled feeling.  I have enjoyed buying my groceries at Meijer and going to the gym that we also belonged to in Chicago.

Quinn has adjusted to her new room really well.  Everything looks very similar to her old room.  Also, our downstairs is totally baby proofed, which has made my life much easier.  The first two weeks of being here Quinn went through a pretty hard core "testing phase."  She was throwing a lot of random tantrums and doing things to get my attention.  I am sure it had something to do with the move and the fact that she just turned one.  But, people are right when they consistency works--even at this age.  It felt like telling her "no" was doing absolutely nothing, but now she IS listening to me (most of the time:)!  Oh, and neither one of us are to keen on this whole giant coat thing.

Quinn has become really attached to this blanket my sister made her and is best friends with her paci.

I am pretty sure I have put on a few pounds since we moved here.  Do I even have to explain why?  

We have found some fun indoor activities that Quinn LOVES.  The playplace at the mall is a hit and who doesn't love the pet store?!

I took Quinn to get her hair cut again.  It was getting out of control.  Even though she wailed the entire time, it was worth it.  She looks cute with the hair trimmed up in the back.

 

 Matt is really enjoying his job, and we are getting used to his new schedule.  It doesn't seem too bad.  He had a lot of travel the other week which went pretty well.  As long as Quinn takes her naps and is healthy, its not so bad when he is away--although we do miss him!   We have also started the church search.  If you know of any good ones in the area, let us know!