20 Months!

My baby turned 20 months old yesterday! That's 1 year and 8 months for those keeping score. I can't say enough how all those annoying people who say it goes fast are so right. He is becoming more and more like a little boy every day. He has a current fascination with most modes of transportation, especially trucks and buses. Oh, and when he hears an airplane he points up to the sky and makes the P sound over and over. Too cute. He also loves Momo (Elmo) and gets very excited when Sesame Street is on. I love seeing his personality develop and even the bad stuff (tantrums, whining) is all a part of that.


Oh, and he does Pilates!

Finally, some activity!

The past few days have been busier, which has been nice. Despite my ongoing car issues, which are both better and worse, we had a great time with my parents and sister for the time they were here, short as it was. We took a 2nd trip to the aquarium, due to the zoo being closed due to rain, went shopping, and just enjoyed spending time together. Below is a great picture of Quinn and grandpa looking at the "pish".



Today I met a friend and her family at a pumpkin patch in north Tampa. It was quite a drive, but we had fun. Quinn loved looking at the animals, especially the horses. I hope to take him to another one south of us at some point before Halloween, we shall see.

Here is Quinn and a goat.

Here he is patting a horse, which he was both scared of and loved.

He tried so hard to pick up that pumpkin.

He is my own pumpkin king.

Hope everyone is having a great fall. It is finally a little cooler here, and we are loving it!

Still not much going on

Again, sorry about the lack of updates, but not too much has been going on. At least not much worth taking pictures of. Quinn did get a stomach virus last week, which included him throwing up 11 times in 4 hours and twice in public the next day. Then mommy and daddy got it, which was really no fun. Something no one ever tells you is how toddlers don't understand throwing up and it ended up streaming out of his nose as he didn't know to keep his mouth open. He was trying to keep it in and it had to come out somehow. Not fun.

We're all healthy now and my parents and sister are visiting, so hopefully we'll have some fun and good pictures to post! Have a great week!

A little late but...

Quinn is 19 months old!! He just keeps getting older, doesn't he? Like I've said before, we haven't been doing anything too interesting lately, but here are some of the things he can do:

Find the following body parts: nose, eyes, ears, hair, teeth, tongue, mouth, fingers, hands, arms, elbow, shoulder, knee, toes, feet, butt (we are particularly proud of that last one)

He has an excellent receptive vocab and can follow most simple commands, even though he often chooses not too!

He can identify Elmo and Big Bird, although he calls them Melmo and Bird

He knows what sounds a sheep, cow, dog, cat, snake, lion, pig, and monkey make, and we're working on adding more

He is getting more verbal, although he is still not using his words all the time. He says Hi and Bye Bye and calls us Mama and Dada, and he knows some of the names of the dogs here...Ozzie, Emme (Memme), and Duke (Du), and he can often repeats words, but he doesn't always use them again. But we are working on it every day!

Here is a picture of my 1 year, 7 month old boy...as you can see, he's obviously got better things to do!

Last Thursday Ross had a job get cancelled, so he stopped off at the dentist and got a wisdom tooth pulled. Random, you say? Very, but that's how he is. At least his dentist wasn't too busy!

Lack of Updates

I haven't updated in a while, but only because I really haven't had anything to update. Since we got back from TN, we really haven't been doing much. I've hardly even used my camera. I have been having car problems, so that has been keeping us home a lot. Quinn and I have had a couple playdates with our new friends Tasha and her son, Beckett. Here is a picture of them!

Beckett and Quinn have some very similar features and besides their eye color, they look a lot alike. We have had a lot of fun spending time with them and are looking forward to more fun stuff in the future!

A Trip to the Aquarium and a Quick Vacation

Last Saturday Quinn and I were lucky enough to go to the Florida Aquarium for a birthday party. Ross wanted to come, but was unable due to work. We went a little early so we could walk around. It was super busy and not the easiest to navigate, but it is a very nice aquarium and hopefully I'll be able to take Quinn back soon. Since it was only me I couldn't let him out of the stroller or he would have been gone in a flash.

Here he is looking at some fish.

The birthday party was held in the Explore-a-Shore part of the aquarium, which is a huge splash pad. Quinn had fun and just kept trying to keep up with the big kids.

Here he is getting a hand from the birthday boy, Keaton.

I think he was asleep before I got out of the parking lot.

That night we were finally able to go visit my family in Tennessee. It was a last minute, quick trip, but it was a lot of fun and I know Quinn loved seeing his Nana, Grandpa, Great Grandma, and Aunt Meredith!

Quinn and Daddy enjoying a lovely dinner at Five Guys.

We had lunch on Labor Day at Creekside, the retirement community where my Grandma lives. All the people there loved seeing Quinn, and I'm pretty sure he felt the same.

Nana and Quinn had fun in the pool.

Quinn and his favorite women!

Thank you mom and dad for making our quick trip such a great time!

Things Quinn is doing

Quinn and I have been trying to keep busy, which isn't too hard, although the endless heat and lack of working vehicle have put a dent in some plans. But here are some things that have been keeping us busy as of late.

We went back to the sprayground and met some friends. Here is Quinn and Joey playing in the water.

Here is Quinn making sure he looks beautiful!

Quinn decided he is big enough to drink out of mommy's cup. He was doing ok...

with just a few spills. Well, right after this picture was taken, he pretty much dumped the entire cup down the front of himself. Fun stuff.

I posted before about the new addition to the Chadwell family, Kellen Luke. Well, here is his with his beautiful mommy, Anne Marie. I got to see him on Monday and he is so sweet and precious. He is a wonderful addition to the family!