Sicko

Poor Quin is sick. Thankfully he hasn't been sick in several months, which might just be a new record (especially since moving to Colorado), but now he seems to have a little bug. Poor little guy has had a fever since yesterday morning, although I could only guess at how high it is since none of our thermometers seem to work right! Just like me, Quin gets super cuddly when sick. As much as I hate for my little boy to be sick, I love it when all he wants to do is cuddle!

Yesterday and today we have done nothing but watch movies and cuddle on the couch. For a kid who is only allowed limited TV, he has sure seen a lot of it in the last two days (five movies and counting)!

This afternoon, he actually fell asleep with shrimp scampi in front of him. Quin is not one to pass up shrimp, so if I didn't know if before, it is obvious he is sick!

Sleep

Since buying Quin a big boy bed, we have had some interesting moments regarding sleep. Quin quickly realized that having a cute little bed of his own meant he could get out of bed on a whim. Often, this means he will stay in bed for a while, and then get up and turn on his light either to play or "read". Some nights, I will actually find his light on in the middle of the night or before Tim and I go to bed. When this happens, we go in, turn the light off, and put him back in bed. It happens just as often at nap time as it does at bed time, although for naps, he isn't as quiet when he plays; he plays full throttle until he finally goes quiet and falls asleep.

One afternoon, I heard him crying during his nap, so I went in to check on him and found him sleeping on the second shelf of his bookcase. He was crying because bear fell out and onto the floor. He was rather upset that I made him move to the first shelf of his bookcase, but accepted it and went back to sleep, with bear securely in his arms.

A few weeks ago, we had a hilarious incident. We put him to bed, as we do every night, but then he decided to get up and play. After minutes, or perhaps more than an hour, he decided to fall asleep in the middle of his pile of stuffed animals.

New Baby

Yesterday, we had our 20 week ultrasound. For the entire pregnancy, Quin has been telling anyone and everyone that will listen that he is going to have a baby sister. It would appear that Quin knew something we didn't, because we are in fact having a girl. We were shocked. This family doesn't produce girls, so I naturally asked the ultrasound technician multiple times if she was sure. The new baby appears to be healthy and growing right on track. I will get pictures of the ultrasound posted as soon as I can. Tim, Quin, and I are very excited!

Fun with Family

Last Sunday, we went to the Greeley Stampede Children's Rodeo with Gwen, Carl, Christopher, and William. I definitely think there is something wrong with irking a bull, just to create a challenging ride, but thought it might be fun to see kids competing in different events. We weren't sure what Quin would think of it, but we thought we would give it a try. The best part was watching kids only a year or two older than Quin ride sheep. Quin was interested in seeing the animals and loved hanging out with his cousins.


The highlight of the day for Quin was getting to go on two carnival rides. He first chose to ride a motorcycle, going around and around.
Next, he chose to ride a bright yellow bug that went up and down, and all around. He might look slightly bored and mellow, but he had a great time. He actually cried when it was time to get off.



Christopher had a blast riding a mechanical bull. He did a great job and even though he lost his hat, he stayed on the whole time!

After we left, Christopher and Will got to ride on carnival rides and have lots more fun without a 2 year old running after them.