squeak squeak!

A few weeks ago Aunt Jennifer called me asking what size shoe Quinn wore.  I told her that currently he was in a 3 1/2 but probably not for long (he's a 4 now!).  She said that she found some shoes online that he had to have!

We got the shoes yesterday.  John had been in Maryland for work and brought them back with him.  When he got home he said, "Let's put on the shoes Aunt Jennifer got you!" He sat Quinn down and laced them up.  I said, "Oh, they are so cute!"  They are very cute-and musical...

As you can see, Quinn didn't know what to think.  If you listen you can hear John and I trying not to laugh out loud.  It was hilarious! 

 

Thanks Aunt Jennifer!!!  Now we'll always know where Quinn is :-)

brusha-brusha

Our pediatrician told us that once little ones have teeth (and around the age of 1), you should take them to the dentist.  Quinn has 7 little teeth (4 on the top, 3 1/2 on the bottom), so we thought, let's do it.  I started researching on my Mommy blogs and boards looking for the best pediatric dentist around and I came across a dentist with rave reviews, Dr. Beth Cook.  When I called, I half-expected them to laugh at me, "You want to bring a 1 year-old to the dentist??" They didn't though, so I guess other parents have brought in their children at this age.  Hmm, maybe I'm not an overly-obsessive Mommy after all...well, at least not about this!

We actually had to reschedule our appointment due to the "blizzard" last week.  It all worked out though, because we rescheduled for a day when Daddy was able to come along!!

The big day arrived and we got there early to make sure all of our paperwork was filled out correctly.

I swear, my insurance card is around here somewhere...

When they called us back Dr. Cook suggested that I sit in the chair with Quinn, so he wouldn't be scared-or escape.

Everything seemed to be going so well.  He really liked Dr. Cook.  When she put on her gloves he was laughing-he even tried tasting them!  She showed him his new Big Boy toothbrush and he was quite interested. 

Hmm, so you say I am suppose to put this in my mouth?

Then, she tried looking in his mouth and all bets were off.  He cried and squirmed, but she and her tech were able to get in there and look at his teeth-for about 30 seconds!!  She said his teeth were healthy and clean-yippee!  See you again in 6 months Dr. Cook!

learning new words

Quinn has become a little mimic - absorbing things we say and then saying them back to us. 

Daddy started teaching Quinn a new phrase and he easily picked it up - and it's meaning! 

He loves to drop things now.  He tosses his sippy cup, pushes his fridge farm pieces off the fridge and onto the floor - each time saying, "Uh Oh!"  Sometimes he'll even say it before something has it the floor!  I think we've created a monster!  Guess Mommy & Daddy need to start watching what they say ;)

first snow

As you may have heard Charlotte got "a blizzard" on Monday.  Seriously, that's what the local news called 5 inches of snow - the blizzard of 2011.
I thought maybe, just maybe, the weathermen might be right this time, and went out on Sunday and bought the little guy some snow boots.  When we woke up Monday morning I was glad that I had because the snow had arrived!  It really was so pretty!  
We bundled up to venture outdoors.  Quinn was not a fan of the layers.  He was even less of a fan of tucking his pants into his boots.  What a mess!  There were a lot of Puffs consumed in order for me to get those boots on securely! Don't even get me started on the mittens ;-)  

Finally, after taking about 20 minutes to get dressed, we were ready!  We went into the backyard and looked around, watching Sally run happily through the snow.  I put Quinn down and he plopped right down.  He had no interest in going any further!

Hmm...what is this-and where are my fingers??

After a few minutes though, he decided it would be OK to touch it and move it around-maybe even eat it.

Our neighbors were out cleaning off their cars and had a good laugh watching Quinn.  He seemed perfectly content to just sit in the snow and observe!

We didn't stay out too long, because I suspected his little tush was getting cold!  Overall he seemed to like the snow.  Who knows, maybe next time we'll actually try walking in it!!

Quinn is 1!

Believe it or not, Quinn is 1!!!  Where in the world did time go?!?!

We had a wonderful birthday party for him at Aunt Jennifer's house on December 23rd. 

Wow!!  A tag!!  The little things amuse him :-)

This wrapping paper stuff is cool!

Aunt Christie, Uncle Chris, Maggie, Aunt Jennifer, Nonna, Grandma, Great-Aunt Cathey and Great-Aunt Malinda were all in attendance - and of course Mommy & Daddy were there too!

Before the cake...

 Daddy made Quinn's birthday cake - it was apple spice cake.  It had no eggs and no sugar....but it was COVERED in cream cheese icing ;)  So, the sugar rush was in FULL EFFECT for a good hour after the cake was eaten!!

After some initial hesitation, he truly enjoyed smushing the cake and icing between his fingers. 

What is this stuff?!?!

Eventually he did eat some of the cake and seemed to really like it!  He tried to share, but Daddy said no thanks.  He's not a fan of cream cheese :-)

Daddy! It's so yummy!!

 So, he decided to share with me.

Here Mommy, check this out.

  Quinn really wanted Daddy to try the cake!! He tried launching it at him!

 Quinn got some great gifts - lots of clothes and LOTS of toys!  We successfully pulled off a Christmas-free birthday!!!

Now, the challenge begins of finding room for them in our house ;-)

There are tons more pictures on our Shutterfly site if you want to check them out!

The Putnam Family

Yeah for Quinn!

 

What a great time we had!!

ho ho no santa

Today we took Quinn to see Santa for the first time. We waited until he got up from his morning nap so he would be well rested. We put him in the cute little outfit that Daddy got for him and made sure he didn't have anything that he could spill on it. Then we set out for the mall. Low and behold we missed Santa by 2 minutes!!! He went to lunch! So, we walked around the mall for an hour and killed some time.

Finally, it was time and the big guy was back!! So we waited patiently in line for it to be our turn. Daddy held Quinn and showed him the trees and pretty decorations while I combed his hair. Then, it was our turn! I walked with Quinn over to Santa and I sat him in Santa's lap....and he SCREAMED in terror and wouldn't let go!! Santa tried to alleviate the situation and had me sit in the chair while he snuck around behind us so we could take a picture, but as you can see below, Quinn's no dummy and he knew the fat man was there!!

So, sufficed to say that Quinn did not like Santa - at least not this year!!

peek-a-boo!

After a long drive home from a very long visit in Maryland for Thanksgiving and the birth of our niece and Quinn's cousin (Yeah Maggie!! We're so happy you're here!), we arrived back in Charlotte this evening and stopped to get some food. John ran in to get it and "The Monster," as John calls him, Sally and I stayed in the car.
Always the happy-camper, Quinn decided to start a game of peek-a-boo. We've played it many many times but this was the first time he ever did it all by himself!! He was laughing and having a ball!
I quickly grabbed my cell phone to capture the moment. Please forgive the quality of the video!

I have a lot of pictures and videos to post from our Thanksgiving adventure, but I wanted to hurry and get this one up so everyone could see it!!