Quinnie Snuggling Before Her Bath

Here is a video of some snuggly downtime right before your bath and bedtime routine. It was beautiful to watch the two of you together. Our family time in the evenings is so special and dear! The three of us have so much fun while we play together and unwind before bedtime. We love you, Quinn!

Quick Check-In

Quinn, I am perpetually behind on your blog. I am still determined to catch up and to properly document the past several months. I will say that I think I have a pretty good excuse. We are moving! We are going to move you to Oregon, so you can grow up in the beautiful Western US. The Southeast just is not for us, culturally or environmentally speaking. And we want you to be able to grow up near family! So we are scrambling to get ready for our move. I hope that once we are a bit more organized, I will do a better job at blogging. Here you are in your adorable new Oregon t-shirt. You are too young to understand this now, but Daddy and I smile when we see you in it.

 

 

You had your first birthday last week, but that deserves a well-thought-out post. Right now I am too rushed! I will say for now that I loved celebrating us being a family for one year. You are the best thing that has ever happened to your Daddy and me, without a doubt.

 

You are at such a fun age right now. You have had great receptive language for several months, but you are beginning to express yourself verbally more and more. Right now your favorite words besides Mama and Dada are "dog" and "arf." Daddy reads you a dog book often, and he taught you that dogs bark and say "arf." Here are two video clips of you telling us "arf!" You are so darling!

 



 

We love you and your sweet, soft voice.

 

 

This one is sweet because it shows your cheerful disposition and your love of music as well. You are truly a content, snuggly girl. I love that you are affectionate. I hope you know that Mommy and Daddy will always soak up your love and hugs, even when you are bigger.