Thumper

This post is a week late, but last Sunday Wes, Mia, and I went out to my dad's house to visit before we had to head back to Dallas.  Mia loves going out there to see the horses and cows.  She started out doing a puzzle with her Papaw but abandoned him halfway through it to go read a book with Nana Bev.  I had been dreaming of going swimming, and I knew that Mia wanted to also.  She and I as well as my brother Ryan got in the pool.  It was heavenly.  I felt light as a feather and just floated around the pool like a lizard sunning on a rock.  When I got out, my body felt so incredibly heavy.  Sometimes I wish we had a pool but then I remember that we'd have to clean and maintain it.  I'm really glad that Dad and Bev have one, though!

Before we had gone swimming, we were all standing in their kitchen talking.  Dad put his ear to my stomach and said, "Hey!" in his low, rumbling voice.  I guess it startled little Quinn because he suddenly kicked Dad in the head!  So funny!  I laughed out loud and so did Dad.  Dad called Quinn "Thumper" after that.  That might be a nickname that sticks for Q.  He's constantly moving.  Sometimes it feels like he's practicing ninja moves and other times I think he's pretending to be an octopus.  It's like all of his arms and legs are going at once!

"They call me Thumper!"