Quinlan had her first doctor’s appointment this week, and as of Thursday, she weighed 9 pounds, 14 ounces. She is enjoying her last week or two in the newborn size.
Quinn loves Declan – any time he talks, which is pretty much all the time, she turns her head to listen, and Declan loves how she looks at him. He’s not totally getting the concept that she can’t throw a ball to him, yet (“Just let her try, mommy,”) but he loves being called a big brother, which he often responds to by saying, “That means I can lift *big* boxes!…but I can’t touch the ceiling yet…I’m not that big…”
Enjoy the pix.
Quinn in her first real outfit (for her first outing, to the doctor) – one of many cool hand-me-downs from buddy Norah (9 mos.) — here’s Quinn saying “No pictures, please”
Dismissing Daddy, the camera guy…
Daddy and Quinn
Mommy and her brood
Helping Daddy assemble Quinn’s book/toy shelves
After months of obsession, and using any two objects around the house for a pretend instrument and bow, we finally got Declan a violin just his size. He plays it all the time – he seems to especially enjoy the ritual of it all — opening up the case, putting rosin on the bow, “tuning” it by plucking the strings like mommy does, then playing “Eensy Weensy Spider” and the alphabet song while he sings along. Then he wipes everything off with his cloth, then puts it away if he’s not too distracted. Then, maybe an hour later, he does it all over again. We do sing-alongs with the piano, but other than holding it correctly, I’m not doing any formal instruction. Just having fun with it.
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