Q - 10 Months

Never to young to accessorize

Two months until our baby is officially a toddler! Slow down, baby Q! You are getting big so fast!

Quinn is SO fun! She has the most infectious smile - and is quick to smile and giggle. She is also LOUD! Really loud. She's decided to establish her role in the family by being the loudest member. Usually it's really happy noises (or banging things on other things). But seriously, this kid makes her presence known! In addition to volume, she is also:

• Standing: all the time. She can stand up from the floor by herself - doesn't need anything to pull up on. And she can stand without holding on to anything. She's started to look like she is thinking about taking a step. But hasn't seemed super motivated on that yet. She doesn't even really like it when we hold her hands to help her walk. But Mike thinks that is mostly because she wants to do it herself.
• Cruising: She cruises along people and furniture. A couple nights ago, she went around three sides of

  

  Love this smile

  the coffee table. And there is a lot of pivoting between things. Table to couch. Couch to table. Mom to toy. 
• Sippy cups: Quinn has figured out the sippy cup. Both straw and regular versions. She likes to drink water out of it. But more than anything, she likes to troll the house to find her sister's cup and snag it - much to Bugs' chagrin!
• Talking: She said "hi dada" and waved to Mike a couple days ago. She definitely knows some words, but we don't always catch them. It's fun to see her working on her vocabulary.
• Playing: Quinn is loving the toys and recently discovered the tunnel at the playground. I put away a bunch of baby toys yesterday and pulled out some good motor skill toys for her to work on. We have a walker and some shape blocks and stackable rings for a different challenge.
• Stairs: She climbs up stairs - all by herself. She just decided one day that she would do it - and did. It's crazy and she's FAST. 
• Toothy grin: The top two front teeth are in! So she is sporting all four front teeth now. And her bottom gums are so swollen that we suspect a bunch more are shortly behind.