Stairmaster

While we were in California Quinn learned to climb the step from Grandma & Grandpa's living room to the kitchen. We were anxious to see Quinn's new abilities when we got home, so we let her at the stairs the other night. What's that Paula Abdul song? "I take two steps forward..."

Quinn is 7 months!

Well believe it or not our little Quinn is seven months old! I apologize for the delay in posting, but Jay and I ditched poor Q on her birthday for a few days out in Wine Country. But Quinn didn't mind -- she was hanging with Grandma Nan and Grandpa Gary!

It's been quite a month for Quinn Marie. She mastered crawling, pulling herself up and now is working on climbing stairs! (Check back on the blog for that one!)

Her fun little personality comes out more and more every day. She's such a happy little girl, but we're sensing some stubborn streaks too!

And as she gets older, these bunny pictures get tougher. Who has time to sit still when there's a world to explore?

Quinn: "This bunny tastes delicious. I heard mom & dad talking about a rabbit dish in Italy, but I didn't know it would be this fuzzy."

Here I think she's saying "Bunny, just keep quiet and nobody gets hurt."

"I don't know about you Bunny, but I've had about enough of this."

And now that the bunny shoot is over she says "na-nah na-nah boo-boo!"

Happy Saturday!

Happy Saturday to you all from Quinn Marie! Last night we had a "playdate" over at the Koprivas, where Quinn got to play with her friend Elsa. We had so much fun! And today we're hanging out while mom gets ready for the big bad Bridal Forum tomorrow.

We hope you have a great weekend!

Get Up, Stand Up!

As Quinn gets older we're learning more and more about our little girl's personality. Lately we've learned that this girl is on-the-go and always ready to move on to the next big thing. Right when she mastered sitting, then she was trying to crawl. And now that crawling is old hat, she's trying to stand. Can't a mom catch a break?

When I went in to check on Quinn during her nap today I found her standing up in her crib. Yep, she pulled herself up and was trying to climb out of the dang thing. Seriously!

We recreated the moment for your blog-viewing pleasure.

Look how pleased she is with herself! Stay tuned for next week's blog post where Quinn completes her first triathlon. (And I collapse from sheer exhaustion.)

Baby on the Go!

Right before Christmas Quinn started crawling, but it wasn't until recently that she really started to crawl. As in, don't-take-your-eyes-off-her-for-one-second type of crawling. As promised I have a video for you with some real movement. Check out our little mover & shaker!

Clearly, the first thing on the Syverson To-Do list this weekend is "Baby Proof the House."

And since I've been slacking on the blog with all the hubbub of the holidays, I thought you might enjoy a few more pictures of our little Q. Here she is looking way too busy enjoying eating her new book from Grandma Marcella to bother posing for the camera. (I should get used to this. I feel it's the "Really Mom?" look.)

And here she is trying to tackle her next task, standing. (To get more photos we must have two parentals in the room. Much safer for baby that way.) But in the meantime, don't you just love that little grin?

Coffman Christmas

As mentioned before, we had a great weekend with my family celebrating Christmas, the new year and Aunt Dani's birthday. It was the first time Quinn has been with the entire Coffman crew all together!

Here's our girl with her way-old 24-year-old aunt. Happy Birthday Dan!

And we're not sure who had more fun, Quinn or Uncle E. Eric was great at getting a smile out of Q.

They even did a little bit of Rock Band together. (Perhaps we have another vocalist on our hands?)

What was the most entertaining was Eric & Dani's version of peek-a-boo with Quinn. They had the whole room laughing!

And while she had fun, it was still a tiring weekend. There was just too much going on to waste time on proper naps! This pic might just sum it up:

I swear she was awake! You'll just have to take my word for it. :)

Happy New Year!

Happy New Year from Quinn!

Quinn is having such a fun weekend! Why? Because the Coffmans are here! Papa, GG and Uncle E got in Thursday evening and then after a LONG drive Dani, Allen and Chevy pulled into Urbandale on New Year's Eve. We've been having so much fun that I haven't taken many pictures, (shocking, I know) but we'll take more tonight when we open presents AND celebrate Aunt Dani's birthday.

Quinn is just loving spending time with her family! Here's a cute pic of Q with Papa Dave:

And while Quinn was sleeping soundly last night, we all rung in the New Year. The Coffman kids got very creative with commemorating the first 2011 pics.

More photos to come soon! Happy New Year!