Quinn's Corner: 2013

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

HAPPY BIRTHDAY QUINN!! (part 2)

Quinn had her 1 year check up last week and everything was normal! She now weighs 19.4 pounds and is 29 1/4 in. long. Her head apparently is still ~~HUGE~~ above average in the 80 percentile! Ha! The vaccine shots may have been the worst yet (for Mommy anyways)! It's totally different now that she is understanding what happens. I of course ~~saved~~ grabbed her once the nurse was done, only to start crying myself! Mike's literal response when he saw me was "Are you okay?!" - insert sarcastic tone and even more mommy tears here. Needless to say it was a rough few minutes, but she (and mom) managed to survive!

In addition to Quinn's 1st birthday with friends and family here in VA, she also got to have a celebration in Connecticut with the O'Rourke family! (She might just be a little bit loved!) We made the 9 1/2 hour drive up for our annual summer visit and Quinn seriously got to see just about everyone! We spent the 4th of July at Uncle Jim's house, went to Aunt Susan's in Fairfield for a cookout on Friday, and then on Saturday met Aunt Michelle for breakfast AND hung out at David's graduation party. We were so happy that she got to see/meet so much family and of course our social butterfly loved every minute.

We have one more trip to the beach planned and of course the VT game in Atlanta to see Gigi and Papa. I am literally pretending like summer is just going to go on forever (no panic attacks needed yet!)...it doesn't get much better than hanging with my girl all day! :)

1 year old and two shot survivor!

LOVED hanging out in Aunt Terri's pool!

Happy 4th of July!

4th outfit #2 (Thanks Miss Jenn!)

Working on her fitness...

Great Grandpa O'Rourke!!

LOVED the "Northern" food...pasta, pasta, pasta

Quinn fell in love with her cousins Annabel and Caroline

Nonnie and The Great One!

...with Great Grandpa and Grandma

She was pretty much spoiled rotten...

...and loved every minute of it!

Jackson was a little jealous his Aunt Cheryl wasn't giving him 100% attention!

Sad to leave family, but very excited to see her BFF Annabelle!

Wednesday, July 24, 2013

HAPPY BIRTHDAY QUINN!!! (part 1)

We officially have a 1 year old! Unbelievable! This has seriously been the best year of our lives and we are loving every minute of watching Quinn grow. She can now tell us what many animals say (Our favorite is asking her what the lizard does and she sticks her tongue in and out of her mouth.), she is walking all on her own, and communicating more and more with signs (She finally learned help! Yay!!) and words. We were walking around downtown last night and she seriously refused to let us hold her hand. She was like a little maniac trying to get away from us! We are going to have one independent girl on our hands!!

Her actually birthday was on Friday and then we had a small get together with some friends and family to celebrate on Saturday. Quinn was so excited to have a house full of people and all of the attention on her. Jackson tolerated the noise and chaos by hiding out on his favorite pillow on the couch instead! More than anything I think that Daddy is happy that the planning is over! (Get excited Pinterest followers who don't have to see anymore pins for "Quinn's Party"!) It ended up being a perfect day...thanks to all of our friends and family who helped make the day so special for Quinn! At Mike's request I am going to try to limit the number of pics below! ;) (I will add another post about our Connecticut trip and celebration another day!)

1 Year!!!

Popcorn Bar!!

BIG thanks to Nonnie for making the kabobs!

Party decor

Newborn to 12 months pictures

Great Grandpa Lovelace!

Baby Collins wasn't phased by all the craziness! :)

Looking at picture books with Ella, Jess, and Annabelle.

Being a book worm with Miss Rachel

Perfect little party dress from Etsy!

Doing some damage to her "colossal cupcake"

Poor Jackson was exhausted and not phased by the noise!

Hugs for Annabelle...naked girl post cake!

Thanks to The Great One and Nonnie for the awesome wagon!

Sitting with Ella...

Friday, June 21, 2013

10 and 11 months...walking, talking, and taking names!

We seriously can't believe that in less than a month our little baby will officially be "1". It has seriously been the most amazing year of our lives and we never knew that we could love something so much. She is totally ON THE MOVE and doesn't sit still unless we are reading one of her favorite books!

We have made a couple trips to the Duck Pond at VT with her best friend Annabelle, another trip to the aquatic center to swim with her friend Adelaide, a big trip to VA Beach with lots of time in the sand, and most importantly LOTS of time at home with Mommy now that summer vacation is here!! She is walking everywhere with her walker and starting to stand a little on her own. We know that her first steps are literally around the corner. She is also talking/signing a ton, which has made life so much easier! Her new obsession is different animals and their noises. She has started to say "duck", "ball", "puppy", "thank you", "whoa", "dog" (she literally squeals with delight when we see them on our walks), "more", and of course "mama" and "dada". She even sings a "bubble" song with us while clapping her hands. We are currently working on teaching her "help" to avoid the ear piercing scream she has decided to grace us with instead.

We can't wait to visit Connecticut soon so that all of our family can see how much she's changed since Christmas. Hopefully we can make another trip back to the beach too! Here's hoping that this summer doesn't fly by too quickly!