what i loved... 7th edition

week #7

last week seemed to be filled with so much more to love than the week before.  it was such a good week!  i feel like Quinn is at that age where things like play group and trips to the zoo are becoming more for her than me now.  we had lots of time to play just me and her.  and it was in those quiet little moments together at home on the floor with our books and toys that i remember why being a mom is the most rewarding thing i'll ever do!

started the week off right with some sunday baking 

enjoyed a valentine's day tantrum

and a go around lake murray with liana!

some serious and loud conversations with that luffa duck in the corner

she thinks she is so funny while i'm telling her to sit down

loving our first zoo trip with friends!

what i loved... 6th edition

week #6 (a week late)

week six was pretty uneventful.  it was full of the every day things and such.  you know the days were it seems like it goes... feed baby, clean up baby, clean up baby's messes, play with baby, repeat, and repeat.  throw in lots of household chores, workouts, grocery shopping and errands, nannying, and there you have it.  but i do love those weeks where you just feel like you're getting things done!

except monday night... we did venture out to Tio Leo's for dinner.  and oh did it hit the spot or what?! i was definitely in need of that delicious mexican food.  and it looks like quinn enjoyed her lemon slices just as much! silly girl!

i think somebody dropped her lemon... 

a birthday picnic in the park...

Quinn's 1st Birthday!

(in lots of pictures)

 just look at that face! she wants that cupcake bad!

of course she just wants the bows!

what i loved... 5th edition

week #5

this week started out great! monday was my 24th birthday!  is it weird to think that i feel so old... i remember being younger wondering what my life would be like at 22, 23, 24...  would i still be in college? would i be married? have a kid or two?  it's crazy that i'm the age i always wondered about.  i'd have to say that life is pretty great at 24 even though i don't feel like i really am this age.  is it just me or are birthdays just weird once you get older?

thankfully brian had the day off and we planned on a date out without the babe.  my poor quinn had her 12 month doctors appointment that day and got a shot in each leg and arm. :( FOUR shots and a thumb prick for a blood sample made for one very sad sad girl.  i felt bad leaving her at brian's parents after all of that but thankfully she got a good nap in and always has the time of her life playing over there being spoiled by them so she was set!  we headed off to ikea to grab a few things (our nightstand lamps have been without working bulbs for almost a year! am i slacker or what?! ...not really thaaat much of slacker just hate going all the way there for one thing with a very needy baby that HAS to have her naps at home!), had a late lunch/early dinner at the cheesecake factory (delicious!!), window shopped while waiting to see a movie, and then ordered some cheesecake to go after the movie.  after we picked up and got the babe in bed for the night we enjoyed our cheesecake and caught up on our shows.  it was sooo nice just to get out only the two of us!  it was a much need day!

the rest of the week was all about getting ready for quinn's first birthday party!  i've never thrown anything by myself but i'd say it was a success!  everything turned out great and without going toooo overboard i was happy i spent the time i did on the few things that made it a little extra special. (i know, she won't remember a thing.  but it was still worth it and i had fun doing it!)

i loved having a great beginning to a busy week. and loved that it ended perfectly with a little party celebrating our favorite one year old with our favorite people!

12 months... i mean, i have 1 year old?!

what a month it's been for my girl.  i cannot even believe i am writing what she is like at 12 months?!  we are here already??

Quinn at 12 months...
-17lbs. 1.5oz. (11th %), 28 in. (12 %), head circumference 43.5 cm (15 %)

-first steps were taken on 12/29/12.  the anniversary date of mommy and daddy's engagement :)

-officially walking for reals now as of a few weeks ago!

-definitely cannot have dairy still.  i started with just regular plain yogurt after you were 11 months and you would get a rash on your face.  tried some cheese too but you weren't really a fan and your chin still got a little red.  the skin thing was the only symptom so i tired yogurt a few more times spread out over the month to watch for more allergic reactions other than epidermal. nothing happened but it made the area around your mouth get what looked like eczema pretty bad so i didn't continue with any more dairy.  until i a few days before your birthday i thought i'd try it again but this time with some of the greek yogurt i was eating.  you liked it, had about two tablespoons, but then i could tell something was not right.  you did not want the rest of your lunch and just wanted to be held, like you didn't feel well.  your face/head started getting super red like a bad sunburn and something was really bothering you.  you were so sad.  thankfully, you threw up. (didn't think those words would meet each other in the same sentence... i was glad for puke!)  so much puke even your breakfast was in there!  but you felt much better.  

-can say cup. (your sippy cup of water)

-i think you understand what you're saying now when you say 'dada'.  you looked up the stairs for him the other morning while saying it. and then pointed to the pictures on the wall of him saying it.

-can say mama!!!!

-when you see your baby doll or any baby doll you want it and then you make this kind of 'aw' sound while making a little grin and hugging it.  

-you give kisses without being asked for them!  sometimes lots in a row or back and forth between daddy and mommy.  the sweetest kisses ever!

-up for the day about 6:45-7am / two naps about 9am and 1pm / bedtime about 7pm.

-eats breakfast once you're up, a bottle before morning nap, lunch around 11:30/noon, a bottle before afternoon nap, a snack around 3:30/4, dinner between 5 and 6, and a bottle before bed.

-foods that are guaranteed to be eaten (all the rest depends on the day): blueberries, bananas, strawberries (i think most fruits actually), canned green beans and peas, meatballs, whole wheat bread, muffins, and ritz crackers.
-still very social but you are very aware of strangers so it depends on how you feel about them if you act shy and scared or smiley/giggly and waving to them.
-you're obsessed with books, anything in the sky like birds, the moon, planes, and bright stars, any small animals running around, and other little kids.
-you are non-stop on the go all the time!  you keep me busy and on my toes!  i'm scared for the day when we add a newborn to the mix! (with your strong personality i'm thinking the longer we wait for that the better)  i'm realizing that you are going to be one who will need many outlets/opportunities to get your energy out.  hellooo dance class! :)


(no pictures yet... she's been in such a weird/whinny mood lately, maybe teething..?, that i haven't even wanted to mess with getting calendar pictures because i know she isn't a fan of them.)

what i loved... 4th edition

week #4

i think the fact that brian has monday off makes me feel like it's still the weekend when i should be catching up on things instead of playing.  it's kind of our family day/i can get stuff done while he plays with quinn day.  so i am late posting once again... if it counts i actually started writing this up on thursday of last week!


-i loved that i found just the words i needed to hear lately.  for those mamas raising toddlers, or any kids for that matter, this post is worth the read... reminding you that you're not alone in your faults.

-what a better compliment to get from a stranger than an "i like you"?  okay that sounds weird...
the instructor in the pi-yo class i take asked if the class wanted to try new things and switch it up.  i said yes and that i liked what we did more at the end of last year because it felt more challenging.  she said it was more challenging and then followed with an enthusiastic "i like you!".  you bet i worked my butt off that night! gosh i love that class!

-i'm loving that my husband booked a hotel for me to go to a friends wedding in fresno next month when i really thought i wouldn't be able to go!  how awesome is he!?! ...don't remind me that i'll be away from my quinny for two whole days for the first time in her itty bitty life :(

-i have a one year old now!!! not sure if i loved that my baby turned one but i do love how much more fun this birthday is than last years :)  she is a lot sillier and a lot easier that's for sure!

-i loved having a busy saturday full of girl time! first a baby shower and then a girls night with taylor and liana of course!  we went out to eat at a yummy place in downtown la mesa and then did things like we were 15 again... but you can never be too old for nail painting, dessert baking, and late night talking you know.


and of course, the only pictures i ever remember to take are crappy iphone ones of Quinn.  These were taken on her birthday and i am looooving that i got these little moments to remember her forever at this age!

"what is this stuff sticking to my hands??"

"ooo it's so itchy! ah don't let it touch my baby feet!"

"this is the best day ever!!!"

"uh? sand? ...i don't know about this stuff."

"but it's getting on me!"

"okay, it's pretty cool i guess.  ooo wow it's on my feet."

that owl face just kills me.