Stats!

I forgot to put Quinn's stats in my post from the 25th. He's still carrying on his skinny streak, and now he's up to 23lbs10.5oz, which puts him in the 13th percentile for his age. Above 10th is great! He's 33.5 inches tall, which puts him in the 79th percentile for height.

On another happy note, congratulations to Anne Marie and Steven on the birth of their son, Kellen Luke. He was born on 8/26 at 7:35pm, weighing 8lbs9oz. He has a lot of dark hair and looks a lot like his daddy. We can't wait to meet him!

We are now closer to 2...

...than 1. My goodness. You really can't repeat it enough. Time does fly. And where does it go and is there anyway to get it back? If anyone can answer that for me, it would be very helpful.

So Quinn is 18 months old today, and what a day it has been. It started off with a torturous doctor appointment, more torturous for me than him, as he wailed and flailed and was fairly miserable, even though it was just a simple check-up, no shots or anything. Than I had to run some errands, which were overall ok, until the end when I was trying to get a new cell phone and he decided to flip out and become Chucky in the T-Mobile store. Nice.

I got home and put him down for a nap, knowing I still had to go to the post office and the bank. I have a somewhat leisurely afternoon, until 3:50 when Quinn wakes up and I then suddenly realize the post office closes at 4, not 4:30 like I was thinking. I have never changed his diaper and gotten him into the car so quickly. We made it though, just barely. Thank goodness some post office employees must be satisfied with their jobs. He did start pitching another fit at the bank, but we were quickly out of there and on to home and some lovely picture taking!


At least he looks happy in the picture!

As some of you who read this may know, my friend Joy is in Cambodia until the 30th, working at a home for women who have been rescued from prostitution. She is very passionate about the plight of these women, and is doing wonderful things while she is there. But we do miss her, so here is Quinn with a message for her.

We are praying for you Joy!

2nd Beach Trip

I was able to take Quinn to the beach last weekend for a couple of days. He had a great time! The first evening we went to walk by the water and he just threw himself in, fully clothed. He was soaking wet by the time we were done, but he loved it. The next day we went to the beach in the afternoon and he loved digging in the sand and running in and out of the surf. It was a lot of exercise chasing him around! The last day we went to the beach in the morning and he played in the water for a while, then sat in the fluffy sand under the umbrella and played...that part was awesome! Here are some pictures of our all too short trip.


Contemplating life.

He loves the beach!

Nicole and Yogurt

Yesterday Quinn and I made the trek to Lakeland to see my officially-former-but-still-together-in-our-minds Little Sister, Nicole. It had unfortunately been ages since I'd seen her, and she had never met Quinn. We had a great time hanging out and catching up. She and Quinn got along great and we will definitely be seeing her again soon!

They are so cute!

Can you believe how old she looks? I've known her since she was 7, so to see her at 15 is amazing!

I've been working with Quinn on using utensils. So today I decided to let him feed himself yogurt with a spoon. The pictures definitely tell the tale!

Hello August!

Welcome to August everyone! Is this year flying by for everyone?

Since we live in a more wooded area now, Quinn has been getting a lot of bug bites. And it turns out he is a scratcher. He is constantly scratching at his legs, to the point of bleeding sometimes. We have resorted to putting him in pants to sleep. So today for his nap, I just unsnapped the bottom of his one piece outfit and put his pajama pants on. Super cute I know!

Later that afternoon, Ross and I took Quinn to a sprayground in Tampa. It was super fun! If you don't know, a sprayground is a water play area for kids, where water fountains come up from the ground. There are several in Pinellas County and one (free) in Tampa. Quinn had a blast. It wasn't overly crowded, so Quinn was free to run around. As the pictures show, he loved the lions and even made a new friend. It was a great way to spend time together on a hot Saturday afternoon. Now if only we could get one in our part of the county.