10 Months...and Merry Christmas!!

Quinn is 10 months old today! Amazing, he's in double digits! Guess I have to start planning that first birthday party. He had a very Merry Christmas and hopes you did too! We will have more updates later from our trip to Tennessee. Have a great week!

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Here's our Dance!

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Our Christmas Traditions

Being the sap that I am, I enjoy a good tradition, custom, repetitive action, whatever you want to call it. Now that I have a child, I'm excited to start some new traditions with him.

The first "tradition" is that each year I will ask Quinn to decide what his current favorite toy is and then we will go to the store together and purchase it and then donate it. I want him to understand that there are kids his age in our area who won't get much, if anything, for Christmas. This year I picked out and bought the toy and we gave it to a toy drive for kids who have been removed from their homes in the Hillsborough County area but have not yet been placed in foster care. I made sure to take a picture of Quinn with the toy, so he can look back on this tradition each year.

Another "tradition" I think will be to go to Christmas Lane every year. It is a local home that sets up huge Christmas displays every year. We went last night and while Quinn didn't get the full enjoyment, he did like looking at the lights and the train. I definitely think he will like it more in the coming years. Here are some pictures from our visit last night.

Quinn's Boo-Boo

I feel like a horrible mother. He had already pulled a stocking down on himself once, and I didn't move them. Well, today I learned my lesson. As you can see in the pictures below, Quinn pulled a stocking and its hanger down on himself and got hurt. It looks much worse than it is, he was smiling within a few minutes. I just felt so bad when he was crying and bleeding. Ugh, I guess this is just the beginning for stuff like this with my little daredevil!

As you can see, the stockings have been moved to a non-reachable place!

My skinny baby

Quinn went to the doctor on Friday for his 9 month appointment ( a little late, I know). He is now 28.5 inches long and weighs 18 lbs even. So in 10 months he has gained 10 lbs, something most people would be very upset with. He is in the 10th percentile for weight and the 50th for height, so he is still skinny, but his length growth is slowing. That might be good, hopefully he won't grow out of his pants so quickly!

Here is another picture of Quinn and the Christmas tree.

O Christmas Tree

The tree is up and decorated and of course Quinn is overly interested in it. Today was really the first time he went up to it and really explored. He pulled one ornament off a few times and yanked at a few branches, but nothing really terrible. He was also very interested in the 2 presents that are already under the tree. Of course they are for him!!
Hopefully I'll be able to get some better pictures in the coming days!

Big Boy Tub!

I finally gave Quinn a bath in the big tub on Sunday. I definitely need to get some tub toys for him to play with, as that will make it more fun for everyone.

He was a little unsure at first.

Then he got a little scared.

But then it was all smiles and fun!

Quinn Loves Puffs!

I introduced Gerber Puffs to Quinn a few weeks ago, and love is not a strong enough word to describe how he feels about them. I think he would eat them all day long if I kept handing them to him. They have come in quite handy during possible meltdown situations while out.

So the other night he was in the kitchen with me while I was making dinner and all of a sudden he takes off across the floor. I look over and he had spotted the Puffs container in the diaper bag, pulled it out, and was obviously trying to get at what was inside. At least he hasn't been able to figure that out yet!

Happy Thanksgiving (a day late)

We hope everyone had a fabulous Thanksgiving...we sure did. Quinn got his first taste of mashed potatoes and turkey. I was going to give him a taste of pumpkin pie as well, but he was napping when I had my piece. Quinn had fun playing with all the dogs at Grandma's house. He also had fun with Hailey, who is 13 months old.

As you can see above, we took a family Thanksgiving picture. That one was the best of the bunch. Here are some of the other attempts.

We spent most of the day at Ross's parents house, and at 7 we went to Robert's house for the traditional Thanksgiving After party. There was some serious Rock Band played and a lot of good times were had by all. Thank you Martha for watching Quinn so we could go!!

Mark and the Boys

He was really getting into it

Ethan rocking out

Henry taking over for his daddy

9 Months (a day late)

Yesterday was a busy, hectic day, so I didn't get his 9 month picture taken until bedtime, as you can see by his adorable pj's, and I didn't get a chance to post it until today. I can't believe my baby is 9 months old!! Do I say that every month? Anyway, he got his 9 month pictures taken at Picture People yesterday and there were some pretty cute shots. We also did Christmas pics, which I'll have to post once I get them scanned in.

We are looking forward to Quinn's first Thanksgiving tomorrow...it will be another busy, hectic day!

Why does mommy buy me toys?

There are such fabulous things to play with around the house, why does she think I need anything else? Here are some of my favorites!

Mommy's Old Cell Phone

The strap from Mommy's camera

The mat in the kitchen (and the pantry when the door is open).

Mommy's flip flop

The door jamb

An unopened bottle of barbeque sauce

And my personal absolute favorite, the remote control!

Quinn's friend Jada

I babysat my friend Leah's daughter Jada for a few hours today. It was nice for Quinn to be able to play with another baby. She is 1 and can walk already, so hopefully she was inspirational to Quinn! She'll be back with her big brothers on Thursday, so much for for all of us!

Quinn trying to impress her with his wit. She is unamused. Now he's trying to show her his gymnastic ability. She is thinking, can't someone remove this boy?Aren't they cute together?I worked so hard to get that beautiful smile from her, yay! But really I think she was just making Quinn the toothless wonder jealous with those pearly whites.

An outfit for Great-Grandma

I got this outfit before Quinn was born and he is finally big enough to wear it! I got it because my grandma, Quinn's great-grandma, loves giraffes. I know she will see this, so I hope she likes it!

I know its not the best picture of Quinn, but he wasn't cooperating that day.

Hello November!

Wow, time has gotten away from me, hasn't it? Between Halloween, the election, my family visiting, and life in general, I haven't updated in a while. So here are some pictures from the past couple weeks...enjoy!!Quinn and his cousins/friends on Halloween. He was a little overwhelmed at first.Ross and I as Angela and Dwight from the office at Jenni and Jenn Star's Halloween party.See, not only does Quinn look like his daddy, he knows what to do with a length of wire too!Rob, me, Jenni, Cindy, Jenn Star, and Mark at Epcot for Food and Wine Festival. And yes Ross was there, just not for the picture.Quinn and Nana at the park during their visit. We were at Josiah's 3rd birthday party.
Quinn and Grandpa at the park.

Happy Halloween!

Ok, here are the long awaited (ok, maybe not long) costume pictures! Doesn't he make an adorable Chewbacca! I will post pictures from tonight tomorrow. Enjoy!

I think he was very upset there was no candy in there!