welcome 2013!/what i loved... 1st edition

i can't believe this year is here! i mean didn't i just push out my new little girl, like yesterday?! (i'm trying to pretend she is not turning one this month.)  i know that all this blog really has become is a monthly update of quinn and not much else.  i'd really like to change that though... because with a growing babe in the house it's nice to look back and remember these precious times we have together as a family of three.  (that is not me saying it will be four soon.)

so as this new year passes, i'm sure much faster than the last :(, and with the new adventure of raising an almost toddler, i'd like to focus on what made each week lovely and copy a friend's idea of weekly "what i loved" updates.  here's to new adventures in mommy-hood and to appreciating the small things that make each day lovely.

week #1

the hubby has had a whole week off work before he starts his new schedule soon.  it's been so nice! mostly because date night actually happened! yes people, i was able to really enjoy/finish my dinner uninterrupted by baby demands.  and i saw my first movie in theaters since quinn was born.  i have no idea why it's been so long but it made for the best date night that was very much needed! plus quinn got some extra grandma time in :) thanks mom!

daddy & baby kangaroo

i've discovered, again, how a mother's heart can be so full of joy as i watch my babe take off walking on her own with no prompting from us!  she hasn't made it past 10 or 12 steps but she does it more and more everyday! i can't wait until she decides crawling isn't the fast way around and she can toddle around as she pleases, free of dirty hands and legs!

 after nap puffy face

 her "wow" face

she thinks she's a toddler or something now... squeezing herself behind the couch!

i really loved the afternoon when husband surprised me by bringing home a delicious lunch!  much needed after i spent a good amount of time in a battle trying to get a stubborn one to realize her crib is not for rolling around like a hyper puppy but for sleeping, and that throwing pacifiers out of the crib results with them on the floor and not in her mouth.

"nooo mama, i don't want to stop playing!" and somehow she got her arm out like this haha

lunch from antonelli's can really turn around your day!

we loved having a super delicious dinner at the schimpfs and quinn got in some good play time with grandma and grandpa.

as much as i am envious of all those beautiful snow pictures i'm seeing around i'm loving that quinn can practice her walking skills in this beautiful san diego weather.

her little owl face admiring outside christmas decor

and target's dollar section is also where you can find the little things that make like lovely as well, right? :)