A tooth or not a tooth?

After a fun-filled last week, life settled back down to normal this week. I really think Quinn knew he was back at home because he's sleeping better and seems more comfortable. There were a couple new developments this week. He is no longer swaddled at all--we quit cold turkey 3 nights ago--and I'm really thankful because I didn't know if he wanted to be or not anymore, so it was a clear answer! He sleeps 7 or 8 hour stretches now before one night feeding, which is wonderful, though as I type this, I wonder if I'm jinxing ourselves! ( ;

The big question of the week is, is Quinn teething? For over a month now, people have asked me that based on the large amount of drool that can pour from his mouth. For the first time this week, though, I think he might be. Among other signs, he is chomping on everything, mostly his fingers or ours, and the drooling has increased. I know it can take weeks for the first tooth to pop through, so I'm not holding my breath.

My name is Quinn, and I like to bite fingers and. . .

. . .DROOL! (Notice how he has more hair again! He has a nice consistent fuzz again, though you can only really see it in good lighting. ( ; )

For the first time ever, the cousins showed interest in actually looking at each other. In this picture, Quinn is peering over his Jumperoo to see Fiona. If you knew how much Quinn LOVES his Jumperoo, you know how much he must have wanted to see his cousin to stop jumping in order to gaze at her. Fiona looked at Quinn some too, but I think he was a bit upstaged by the super fun-to-look-at toys in front of him. : )

These two pictures I had to share of my beautiful nieces Carys and Fiona. Carys is a wonderful big sister (and big cousin!), and I love the interaction between them in these pictures.

More Florida Pictures

Quinn loved being at the pool . . .for about 20 minutes. Then he would fall asleep. : )
This smile is in reaction to seeing his daddy walk out toward him. It was such a treat to have Daddy around during the daytime for 7 days straight.

Quinn and Daddy liked to hang out on the lanai in the mornings, just reading and enjoying the amazing view.
Here's a back view of Quinn. Andy isn't a big fan of Quinn's patch of hair in the back, but of course, I think it's super cute. Quinn really enjoyed watching the palm tree fronds waving in the breeze.

Quinn had to wear his sunglasses to be like his cool Uncle Johnny!

What handsome Albert boys!
Beach Baby!!
Siesta Key Beach has been a special place for Andy and me for years, so we were so excited to bring Quinn there.
We had a great time visiting with "Uncle" Dustin, Andy's best friend from home. He lives in Tampa, so he made the drive down. He hadn't seen Quinn since he was 3 weeks old, so we had fun showing him off. Hopefully we'll get to see Dustin again before Quinn is walking and talking!

Florida Fun!!

We are having a WONDERFUL time in Sarasota, Florida, on our first family vacation. The weather has been in the 80's and sunny every day. Quinn is enjoying all kinds of firsts: plane ride, meeting his great-grandparents, swimming in the pool, etc.

Quinn enjoys the pool
Floating away, not a care in the world (thanks Aunt Emily for lending this to us!)
Daddy took Quinn into the pool for the first time yesterday. He wasn't so sure about it at first, but then he really liked it. I think he was curious about why his bath tub was so big all of a sudden and why so many people were joining him in bathtime!
Mommy and her Aqua Baby
First family pool pic

Since Quinn always wants to be sitting up but can't quite yet, Mommy got creative and put his floaty in the stroller. It works! Thanks to Nan for lending us the activity mat that's on the ground next to the stroller. He loves that too!

Here Quinn gets to know his Great-Grandpa Louie. He was all smiles right away!

Grandpa Lou and Grandma Ruth Ann have been so much fun to hang out with!

Mommy is all smiles as we land in Sarasota. The people around us in business class weren't too happy to see us board, but everyone exclaimed about what an amazing baby he was after he didn't make one peep the entire flight. Hopefully the return trip will be the same.

South Bend Saturday

While Daddy went to the Blue-Gold game at Notre Dame, Quinn and Mommy got to visit with Grandma Mary, Aunt Amy, Gigi, and Grandpa Dennis.
Quinn and Aunt Amy look soooo cool in their sunglasses!

Quinn loved the book Grandma Mary read to him!
Quinn was very talkative all day, and he loved telling Gigi all about his latest adventures.

Quinn turned four months old this week. I continue to be amazed at how quickly the time has gone. It's so fun to look back and realize how much he's learned how to do already, knowing there is so much more to come!


All three Albert boys are together on the couch. Which one do you think is the cutest? : )
Bath time cutie! Quinn loves sucking on his bottom lip now, which makes his chubby cheekers look even more round. :)
Quinn is fascinated by his new Jumperoo, and he is really getting the hang of bouncing now.
Quinn loves hanging out with his friend Will. Here they are in their matching Bumbo seats.
Will is a month older, so he was passing on some wisdom. I think he told Quinn, "Don't worry. You won't always be so floppy in your Bumbo seat!"

First trip to Illinois

Ending his exciting week, we went home to Illinois for Quinn's first visit to Poppa and Grandma Schley's house and his first time staying overnight anywhere. We had a wonderful visit; Quinn slept well and played hard.
Here Quinn and Poppa pose for pictures before heading outside to enjoy the sunshine.

Quinn was just cracking smiles all weekend long.
Look at that round, happy face! He just melts our hearts.

Quinn has a new trick!

It's been an exciting week! Quinn had his first Easter, he slept through the night for real for the first time (10:45 P.M. to 7:30 A.M.), and he had his four month doctor's appointment, where we found out he weighs 14 lbs. 12 oz. (the 58th percentile) and is 25.5 inches tall (the 79th percentile).


Also, Papa Bruce came to visit today! He picked a great day to come because he got to see the most fun event so far this week: Quinn's newest trick--he rolls over from back to front! It was so exciting to see him do that for the first time today.














Here are three handsome generations of Alberts.

Our first Easter as a family!

We really enjoyed Easter church service as a family.

Just for some perspective to see how similar in size our two little guys are. Everyone asks how Oliver does with Quinn. If Oliver could talk, I think his answer would be, "Quinn who?" He truly doesn't seem to notice Quinn exists. Maybe he'll notice Quinn more when he's crawling?

Daddy loves making Quinn smile and giggle.

AHHH!! It's Easter!!!! The two cousins show off their bunny shirts and wide mouths on Easter Sunday after dinner. We wish older cousin Carys could have joined the picture, but who knows when we'll ever get all three of them awake, happy, well dressed, willing to pose, etc. at the same time. Hopefully within the next year. . . :)

Cousin pictures

Fiona and Quinn finally spent some time together when both of them had their eyes open! Thanks to Grandma Schley for taking these pictures.

They are wearing his and hers "baby" shirts, which Em and I bought together when she helped me register at Babies R Us.

Here both of them are wearing adorable fruit hats made by Quinn's Grandma Mary.

The babies are making funny faces at their mommies!

3 month pictures

We had Quinn's first professional pictures taken, and we were so pleased with them! Here are a few of our favorites.