What a Week!

It's been a big, crazy and eventful week for Quinn Marie! First, she officially started full-time daycare on Monday. It's definitely a transition for all of us, but for the most part she's doing well. Last week she had her good days and her bad days, but she has her bunny to snuggle and teachers who look out for her to make it okay.

We have, however, already experienced the downside of daycare. On Friday Miss Quinn was diagnosed with pink eye in BOTH eyes. Ugh! (Double bummer for eye-phobic mom.) Luckily those drops kicked in soon so her poor eyes are on the mend.

We were also fortunate that Friday we left for Topeka so GG & Jay were able to tackle the eye-drops together (seriously, I cannot stress enough that I have a severe eye phobia). But eye-drop trauma aside, Quinn had a great time in Kansas. Papa Dave made her laugh all weekend long and she got to see her great-grandparents and even meet some cousins on the Coffman side. She had a blast toddling around Papa & G.G.'s house and had fun showing off all her tricks for the Kansas crew.

And as if new childcare, double pink eye and a roadtrip aren't enough we even have some new accomplishments to report for Quinn. First, she started doing "So Big!" about a week ago and mastered it this weekend with the Coffman fam. We're so anxious to show Grandpa Gary in person in a couple of weeks (he's been teaching her "so big" since birth). :) She also has learned to say her favorite playmate's name and now says "Millie" over and over again. She LOVES her puppy!

Also, we just discovered tonight that she has a new tooth! After having 8 teeth for the past few months, she's finally got that #9 she's been working on. (Upper right for those of you keeping track at home.) And lastly...after working on it for weeks and weeks Quinn said G.G. for the first time tonight!! Must have been because she was missing her already after our fun, fun weekend in Topeka!

So after all that, we'll leave you with a few pics and a video from the weekend. Happy Memorial Day everyone!

Pink-eye-licious. Poor pumpkin on the way to Kansas. :(

Quinn's first ice cream truck experience with cousins Courtney & Ali Coffman. Hooray for Topeka ice cream trucks!! (Vetoed in Des Moines, so this is quite the big deal.)

Quinn's attempt at self-feeding yogurt. Hilariously messy.