12 Months!

We did it, we survived our first year of parenthood (and what an amazing year it’s been)! Two weeks ago, our little boy celebrated his first birthday. Memorable moments from this past month include:

Milestones:

• New sounds
• “m” (we think he learned from his buddy Kia’i who says "mama" all day long!)
• “n”
• First word
• Nana
• (translation: banana and most recently, anything food/hunger related)
• He’s been saying dada for many months as well, but we’re not convinced he’s connected the word dada with his daddy.
• ·First antibiotics
• Pink eye/ear infection (unfortunately)
• Pouting with purpose
• Quinn knows what he wants and he has been testing “the cry method” as a means of getting it!
• Great mimicking
• Patty cake
• #1 (this may look a lot like pointing, but we’re pretty sure it’s #1)
• Putting the phone to his ear and saying something that resembles “hiii”
• Strumming lips (Pat and my personal favorite)
• Pointing
• First mini-haircut

He has his 12-month check-up next week, and so we'll learn his most recent stats then!

On the eve of Quinn's first birthday, we took a stroll to Gasworks Park with our great friend, (and photographer) Will, for his one-year photo shoot. Below are the photos that we feel best document Quinn's personality.

Goofy Quinn face (with his hometown monument in the background)


Our little independent explorer!


"Look, it's the Space Needle!"


Quinn on a mission.


My personal favorite!

We aimed for a few nice family shots as well:










Happy birthday, Quinn!