Yes, one and a half already. She has even more so officially fulfilled the run everywhere, climb everything mantra of a little toddler. As she so greatly demonstrates below.
The slide is a favorite at the park for sure.
Quinn LOVES being around other kids,
her friends. I love that she is starting to develop little friendships. It is so fun to watch her interact with others. From the time she was tiny I could tell that our girl was a good listener, and I think this (and hope this) will always being one of her strongest qualities. It will make you such a good friend one day, my sweet girl. This makes me so proud of you already. Friendship is so important. Listening is so important (I hope you can teach me to be a better listener.)
She is very much still, what I consider to be, a very patient girl. The only time she seems impatient is in regards to something fun (who can blame her :)) As she so delicately demonstrates here...
I am so experiencing the understanding of the "other side" of how children act differently for their parents. I say this from my teaching experience, and now I see how Quinn's impatience is really shown mostly and only for me. (not really for daddy) Lovely. But I'm glad for that too.
She is always a talker, a babbler, but more real words make their way out each day. She is starting to repeat more and more of what we say, attempting to. Her favorite animal sounds to make are a kitty and a snake. She identifies 10 parts of her body consistently. Ears were the first she learned. She will do all of the motions for itsy bitsy spider, although it looks like she is a monkey when the spider climbs the water spout and it is adorable. :)
She is rather picky on the songs I sing her these days. My choices are limited or she will give me her furrowed brow scowl. Itsy bitsy spider, Katy Perry's Firework, Adele's Rumour Has It, and every once in a while I can squeeze in a Someone like You or even a Wheels on the bus. If I get a night like last night (that doesn't come to often, but I cherish it) of rocking her to sleep after she startles in the middle of the night, she lets me sing some Cyndi Lauper -time after time and a little Journey.
Without a clip, her hair moves into her face and she pushes it away, but I can't bear to cut it at all.
She has always been a cautious and self-motivated little girl. How do we know this? Well she does everything when she KNOWS she can do it - Not when I try to get her to, or try to practice with her, she has none of it. Then one day she will just do it on her own. I love this about her, and it makes me take a deep sigh of relief that hopefully this instilled in her will travel with her through her teenage years and she remains strong to make her own choices rather than follow. She was never a teetering walker, she just hopped up and started confidently walking, same with going down the stairs backwards, climbing safely off the furniture. I quite honestly say, she chose when it was right to do these things and only does them when she know she can 100%. (a plus to all of this - she has never really had any tumbles to the ground or bumps to the head)
Quinn is definitely starting to imitate behaviors. If you know me well, well then you know I am not a spend lots of time on the phone type of person. It doesn't take much though, and she has started picking up gestures, pitches in talking, pacing around, tilting her head, and she is imitating my behavior.
She does this when she gets to pretend to play on the computer or writing on a notepad as well. It's funny.
Sleep: 7:45/8pm to 8am - and she is in the middle of transitioning from two naps to one, it's a transition for both of us for sure. Some days it's one, some days its two.
Eat: She is a pretty good eater, yet goes through some picky phases. Favorites: still zucchini, watermelon (the only thing I really craved when I was pregnant), cheese, applesauce, yogurt, potatoes. Dislikes: carrots, sweet potatoes (never liked either of these).
Size: 21.5 pounds - 32 inches. Still wears mostly 12 month clothes. Thank goodness we can pull off more styles for a girl, her pants/leggings are too short but look cute as capris :) The waist is too big on the next size up. She is starting to wear some 18 month outfits. More 18 month tops and jammies, but 12 month skirts/shorts/pants because of her little waist.
Finally, she is loving our new home! Her room was the first big task on our to-do list. I still have a few things to hang on the wall and then we will have our first official room reveal posted. It turned out so perfect, I am quite in love with the nursery.
One and a half years gone by.
So excited for all the new things in store ahead.
I watched this morning as a few neighborhood kids boarded the bus this morning on the corner at 7:50am headed off for their first day of school. I'm glad some new things aren't quite here yet. But we will be excited when we get there.
I am grateful as ever that I have this time with her at home and all the things we get to do together - we are already signed up for a music & movement class starting next week (it's free!!) thanks to the recommendation of Kristin. :)
