Video: Quin The Quooster

We're off to Colorado on vacation tomorrow, and we have a little something to keep you company while we're gone.

Tonight we went to Target to get Quin a new cheapo toy to keep him occupied on the plane. Something new he hasn't seen before will keep him happy and quiet. In the toy isle we saw this little rooster toy that we let him play with. He liked it. A lot.

I won't spoil it, you'll have to watch this video to find out what happened.



If you're reading this in your email, you'll have to go to the main site to see it. I promise you'll laugh.

Books

Quin already has a passion for books. I suppose it developed in part due to the nightly recital of Goodnight Moon, starting well before he was born. Maybe it is a result of an almost limitless supply of books, many of them from my childhood. Regardless of the cause, Quin loves books. He seems to love everything about them, from their glossy pictures to their indestructible pages. He loves to look at the pictures, turn the pages, and of course to be read to. We make it a point to read at least one book each night. Right now, his favorites seem to be Goodnight Moon (of course) and The Very Quiet Cricket, although just about any will do.

Teething Never Ends!

I know that I have been bad about updating this blog lately (sorry Gwen!), but here is a quick update on our teething situation:

Tooth number FIVE is on its way in right now! Consequently, Quin loves his teething rings again. We have six of them, and yet it never seems to be enough. He likes each of them for different reasons, although these two are by far his favorite. He loves to crawl around with them clenched between his gums; he doesn't even need his hands!


I am guessing that this tooth will come through in the next week or so, since we can already feel its point. Poor Quin has been very unhappy about getting another tooth, although I can't really blame him. Tylenol seems to help a little, but we try to limit how much we give him. I am really hoping that this tooth decides to make a speedy entrance, especially since we leave for Colorado in four days. I will be sure to pack all six of our teething rings for the trip, just in case. More than likely, tooth number six will be on the move soon as well. This teething business never ends!

Bath Time!

Quin absolutely loves bath time. I think this could, possibly, be one of his favorite things in the entire world! What's not to like?! He gets to splash around in the water, splash me and then laugh about it (like he did this morning after breakfast), play with his toys, spend time snuggling with me while wrapped in a towel, and then play the "where's Quin" game (Quin hides his face under the towel, we ask "where's Quin?", and he pulls the towel away from his face and laughs hysterically!). He also loves to play with the fire duck (faucet cover). The thinks that it is fascinating that his hat flips up.

Another new, fun, and exciting object that he has discovered in the bathtub is the drain plug. It looks so alluring beneath the water that he can't help but be drawn to it. Even when his toys are floating around, just asking to be played with, he goes for the drain plug.

Our boy definitely is a fan of the water, just like his mom and dad. He is even warming up to the idea of going out in the rain. I think next summer is going to be a lot of fun; we will have to find plenty time to spend in the pool!

Quin Hits The Playground

The three of us headed up to Dallas for the long Labor Day weekend. Quin was hamming it up as usual, making faces and odd noises at everyone, grunting at them like an ape, and generally making complete strangers crack up. That's my boy.

Quin was also lucky enough to have his first trip to a playground this weekend. While many of the features of the playground were still a bit too old for him, he still had fun. He crawled around like mad, peering over the edges where he could fall to his death (but dad was on him like white on rice).


He also got to take a ride down some slides. He even went down all by himself on a few occasions. He loved it!


The next day we took him to another playground where they had some swings. We weren't sure if he liked it or not. Sometimes he smiled and frantically waved his arms. Other times he seemed like he was going to go to sleep. We think it reminded him of his little swing at home that used to be his daytime bed.




Quin's got a new 12-18 month photo album on Picasa. It's already got 57 pictures in it you haven't seen!