Sittin' Pretty

Quinn is really working on sitting by herself. Today she seems to really be making progress! Hopefully soon we'll be posting photos without mom holding her at all!

Happy Thanksgiving!

Little Miss Quinn had a great first Thanksgiving! She got to see all of her Kansas grandparents and is enjoying spending so much time with them. She especially loves to smile at GG!

Papa & GG's house has tons of room to roll around and play!

And she has tons of fun toys to play with here. She even has her very own room!

This Thanksgiving, we are especially thankful for our wonderful Quinn Marie. She truly is such a blessing!

Goodbye Bumbo?

Since she was about 2 months old Quinn has been rockin' the bumbo. At first we'd try it out just to see how she'd do in it. Then later it became the key to getting dinner fixed, a bottle made or the kitchen cleaned. Now? Well, I'm afraid our bumbo days might be behind us. Why you ask? Well, it might be because Q's working on sitting by herself or it might be just because she's not digging sitting still. Either way, I thought we'd take a trip down bumbo lane.

Quinn at 2 months rock chalkin' in the bumbo:

Quinn at 4.5 months keepin' it real while mom cooked dinner. (I taught her the art of boiling pasta. She's a pro now.)

Shocked to see Q in gear that's not pink? This bumbo is brought to us courtesy of the Bemis family. Thank you Beemers for lending us the blessed bumbo and helping us keep all the baby junk to a minimum. We owe ya!

Bath Time!

Who doesn't love a baby at bath time? And when it's Quinnie in the bath, it's even better! We are very fortunate that she loves to take a bath. She's even good when water gets in her eyes. Let's hope she keeps it up!

Grins from the Crib

Quinn is generally so happy after she wakes up from a nap, which makes it even more fun to go in and get her. Today I thought I'd share those crib-time smiles with you! Happy Friday!

Here's to the ladies who lunch

Today Quinn attended her very first luncheon. Some of my favorite Symphony friends invited us for lunch and we had such a nice time. She had so much fun with Vicki, Audrey, Susan and little Eli. She even got a beautiful knitted blanket, an outfit AND a soft little puppy book that makes noises! Quinn's a pretty lucky little lady to have such great Des Moines friends!

All Smiles

For awhile we thought Quinn was teething again, but she's been all smiles lately, so maybe more teeth is still a little while away. She was such a happy girl yesterday! Look at this big ol' smile (and those chubby cheeks)!