Quinn’s One Month Old!

Wow. Quinlan is one month old this week, and Mike heads back to work. We have had such a blessed family time, and now Erica dives in to “real” daily life as a mother of two. The weather is warming up now, and we’re looking forward to lots of time outside and starting up our regular hikes again.

This was a big week for us. Quinlan got to enjoy her first real walk outside with godmother Aunt Tracey and buddy Luca (6 wks.); she had a visit with her pal Emily Grace (2 mos.) and her mother, Linda Brook; she had her baby blessing with our friend Nancy; and this weekend, she got to meet all kinds of family at our gathering here on Saturday. Uncle George, Auntie Vanessa, and Kai (1 yr.) came all the way up from Texas; great grandpa came down from Schenectady; and Vanessa’s parents came over from Massachusetts. Quinn was also happily surrounded by both sets of grandparents.

Declan continues to enjoy his role as a big brother to Quinlan and often shrieks with delight, “She’s looking at me!” or “She’s waking up!” which, whether or not they were true before he spoke, are always true by the time he has finished uttering those sentences. (grin) Plus he had fun playing with Kai and showing her all kinds of new things, like drinking out of a cup and eating strawberries. He’s been a big help to mommy with baking and daddy with painting. Our home is being transformed with all of their hard work!

Daddy time