Blueberries and the DSO

We had some fun in June such as attending the DSO's annual Symphony in the Park and going to a blueberry farm.  It was Quinn's first time to see the DSO (Dallas Symphony Orchestra).  They were at a park close to our house, so we took some camping chairs and walked over there.  The kids both did great and just sat, ate snacks, and listened to the music.  Quinn liked to clap along with everyone else after each song.

The blueberry farm is in Edom, Texas.  We thought it would be fun to take the kids to a farm where we could pick our own fruit.  It was a pretty good drive from Dallas, and I didn't expect there to be many people.  I was way off.  The place was PACKED.  There were tons of people.  It was also super hot.  We were all dripping by the time we were finished.  It would have been nice if it was a little cooler, but I still think it was a fun experience.  Family outings don't always go as planned, but at least we're together.  After we paid for our blueberries, Mia cooled off with a yummy blueberry lemonade (as did we all) and the biggest corndog I've ever seen!  Mia and Quinn ate a lot of blueberries for awhile.  I had to freeze a gallon size bag of them.  We picked more than I realized.

Symphony in the park

Ready to pick some blueberries!

Blondie

I am so behind on posting Quinn's weekly pictures.  These are from May and June.  Yeah, I know.  He just keeps getting cuter!

36 Weeks

37 Weeks

38 Weeks

39 Weeks.  He wore this outfit several times because he looks adorable in overalls!

40 Weeks.  Sleepy baby.

41 Weeks

42 Weeks

43 Weeks

Turbo Speed

Time is flying by.  Where does it go?  Sometimes I want to beg the clock to slow down a bit on the weekends.  I love our family time, but I blink and it's Monday morning again.  I try to cherish the time I get with my husband and kids and be grateful because I'm very blessed.

Quinn is crawling so fast now and gets into EV-RY-THING.  Haha!  Why do babies like to go straight for everything they aren't allowed to have?  We've had to get out the playpen so that he'll stay still to drink a bottle.  Quinn has modified his army crawl to a regular crawl.  One difference is that he kind of half drags one of his legs under him.  Sometimes he gets it right, though, so I know that his legs are fine.  He also pulls up easily.  He's very good at it, so we had to lower his crib mattress.

This picture is out of order since I need to update Q's weekly pics, but here is Quinn at 45 weeks old.

I've written on here some about mine and Quinn's breastfeeding journey.  I'm so proud of both of us.  We've soldiered on through illness (his and mine both), teething (and biting-ouch!), and pumping (for me at work).  We did great, but since my supply seemed to be decreasing, I slowly started weaning.  We made it 10 months which is so amazing!  I know that going to one year is ideal, but I'm thrilled with our experience.  I'll admit that I miss it, but Quinn is doing great on formula.  He's such an agreeable baby.

Mother's Day '13

I realize that this post is way overdue.  I keep sitting down to catch up on the blog, but these two kiddos keep me going constantly.  I'll just post when I get the chance.  We took Mia and Quinn to Heavener for Mother's Day weekend.  My family had a get together on the Runestone that Saturday.  We ate hamburgers, visited, and had a great time.  The weather was beautiful, and it was great to just lounge in a lawn chair and enjoy the afternoon.  I had my camera in everybody's face.  Haha!  I got some great closeups.  Mia got to visit the actual Runestone for the first time.  It's a big rock with Viking carvings on it.  Mia wasn't very impressed with the historical significance of it, but she enjoyed our little hike with cousins.

On Sunday, we spent time at my dad's house and then went to see Aunt Denise and Uncle Larry.  Our weekends in our hometown are always super busy, but it's wonderful that there are so many people we love to see!

I got to spend some time with my new niece, Annabelle Reese.  She was born March 25th (6lbs. 9oz., 20 inches long).  She is sooo tiny.  Zoey is loving her baby sister.

Aunt Rachel taking Q for a ride

Nana Bev with Annabelle

 Kaylee

 Nanny

 Uncle Jack and Papa

Papaw and Q

 Aunt Valerie

 Pa Pa

Shayna and Quinn

 You can see some of the Viking carvings on the rock

 Z giving Q some sugars!

 Here was my best attempt at getting four wiggly kids to pose for a photo.

 "Just what do you think you're doing holding another baby, Sissy?"

 Q riding the rocking horse I had as a little girl

 Uncle Darvey and Aunt Kenda got Q one of the cutest outfits ever.  The name on the back says it all!

Get Movin'

In the last couple of weeks, Quinn has gotten really good with his army crawl.  He pushes with his feet and pulls with his arms.  He looks like an inchworm, but he can move pretty fast.  I took some video of him crawling tonight.  He's blowing raspberries as he crawls.  :)

Growing Boy

I need to do a catch up on Quinn's weekly pictures.  I missed two weeks on taking his picture, but I'm sure he won't hold that against his dear, old mom.  He looks different now than he did even two months ago.  He's been sitting unassisted for quite awhile now.  He loves to play in the floor with his toys and especially Mia.  Hearing them laugh together is the sweetest sound.  Mia didn't like that Quinn took a nap today.  She told me that she was sad that she didn't have anybody to play with.  She was happy to play with me in the meantime, but she was really glad when Quinn woke up.

Quinn at 29 weeks old

30 weeks old

31 weeks old

32 weeks old

33 weeks old

I missed getting pictures for weeks 34 and 35.  Sorry little buddy.