Happy 2nd Birthday Quinn!

My baby turned 2 today. It was quite an eventful day, which I won't recap now, but lets just say it was full of ups and downs.

2 years ago Quinn was a small, pink bundle of life. He couldn't talk or walk or do anything for himself. He depended on me or Ross for everything. I loved feeling needed, even when he needed me at 3 am for the 6th night in a row.

1 year ago Quinn was a much more formed person. He couldn't walk but could stand, was talking just a little bit and still needed me, but less than he did a year earlier. He was starting to feed himself and move through the house at a faster pace. He was still my little baby.

Now he can walk, but prefers to run. He can talk quite a bit and does it loudly. He does need me, but likes to show me how he can do things by himself. He is much more of a big boy, but he is still my baby.

Quinn is truly a gift from God and I love him more now than I ever thought I could. It is amazing that we have been blessed with such a precious gift. I sometimes can't believe I was picked to be his mom. I just hope I do him justice.

Quinn's Last Day as a 1 Year Old

Today is Quinn's last day as a 1 year old. I don't want to sound overly cliche, but wow does time keep going faster and faster. Tomorrow I will have a 2 year old. Scary and exciting all at the same time. And for the record, I think it should be called the Terrible Before 2's, as Quinn has been experiencing them for some time now.

I hope I get to post tomorrow, but we are going to the Magic Kingdom and I'm sure I'll be super tired when we get home. I can't wait though, I know it is going to be awesome to experience it through his eyes. So even though he won't remember, I always will.



Quinn in the morning on his 1st birthday, February 25, 2009.

Quinn right before bed on his last night as a 1 year old, February 24, 2010. I guess he's not a fan of getting older.

Quinn's Olympic Dreams

I am a big fan of pretty much anything Olympic. I've even been known to watch a round or two of curling (if I could just figure out what is going on). Anyway, since we've had the Olympics on, I've noticed Quinn pay attention to two sports, snowboarding (both half-pipe and cross, so does that count as 2 separate sports) and figure skating. Whenever either one is on the TV, he watches it and often emphatically says "Wheeee!" It is too cute. Unfortunately I think living in Florida might nix his chances of being an Olympic snowboarder. He's wearing his Mom's Half-Pipe Half Pint shirt today in honor of his dreams of being the future Shaun White.

On another "fun" Florida note, Quinn stepped on an ant hill today. Ugh, I hate ants that bite. He was outside with Ross and I heard him come in a little upset and pointing at his hand. I noticed an ant and squashed it. Then he started stomping his feet and I saw that they were all over his feet. I got his socks off and killed as many of them as possible. They were crawling up his legs, good times. I counted 8 bites, hopefully he'll handle them ok. Man this state is awesome!

Quinn's Loves

So I tried to take pictures of Quinn for Valentine's Day, similar to the ones I took last year. Here he is last year. Cute, right?


Well, this year is a little different. He didn't want to sit still (as usual) and he just wouldn't smile at the right time, but I had to take some kind of picture. So I gave him two of his great loves to sit with...Elmo and a school bus. Doesn't he look blissful?

I told him to give Elmo a kiss and this is what I got. Ha! Can't wait to show him that when he's 16.

Oh, and if you're wondering, which I doubt you are, his shirt has a drum set on it and says Rock My Valentine. Cute stuff.

Quinn's 1st Trip to the Zoo!

On Sunday we went to the zoo for Quinn's friend Beckett's 2nd birthday. It was a little chilly, but we still had a great time. We became members at the zoo, so we can go back when it warms up a little.

Quinn had a good time looking at the animals, but I think he'll enjoy it more when the animals are moving around more. It was just too cold for them!



Quinn and daddy in the lorikeet exhibit. Quinn really liked the colorful birds.

Momma, look at the birds!

Quinn checking out some chimpanzees.

So for $2 you could buy a cracker and feed the giraffes. They must really clean up because that line was pretty long and those crackers couldn't have cost too much. There was one giraffe that was particularly feisty and hungry. Quinn thought it was quite funny. Those things have long tongues!

Here is Quinn getting to know a rather large Alligator Snapping Turtle. It just propped itself up against the glass and opened its mouth. Not the cutest turtle out there, but Quinn liked it!

We're already looking forward to going back!