The Lingwall Home

As most of you might know, we recently had a very difficult situation with our apartment/landlord. Since it's kind of a long story, I will just say that the apartment became unlivable, and not wanting to risk the health of our daughters we needed to quickly get out. Matt and Shannon to the rescue! They willingly opened up their home to us, and we couldn't be more grateful (and our girls couldn't be more thrilled!) Here are some things about living in the Lingwall home that the girls have come to love...

• 24/7 access to this...

(which usually means they have attention 24/7!)

• The Fun crafts and activities that Aunt Shanny has planned...Not to mention the fact that the older kids are so great with helping her to do them!

• The trampoline (of course)!

• Taking Baths... (we only had a shower at our apartment)

• The Hippos on the kitchen cabinets!

• 4 extra Ni-Night hugs
• More toys than the toy store
• And so much more!

My kids will be very deprived of all this when we move. But we are so glad that they have gotten to know their Aunt, Uncle, and cousins so well. We love and appreciate the Lingwalls more than we can say!

6 months or Forever?

Quincy just turned 6 months and looking back on the time, not only has it gone extremely fast, but I can't seem to remember the time before Quincy. Even thinking back to the day she was born, and the week that followed... it feels like it was all a dream. I know that she was meant to be a part of our family because it already feels like she has been with us forever. Little Miss Q is our angel baby and here is why...

• She taught herself to fall asleep on her own. One day she decided that she was done with being held and put in the swing. She was acting really fussy, so as a last resort I laid her in her crib... she went right to sleep and has fallen asleep by herself ever since. (including throughout the night)
• To hear Quincy cry is a rare occasion. If she is crying it is for two reasons: she is EXTREMELY hungry or EXTREMELY tired. Otherwise she is so content. We can take her anywhere without worrying about crying and we wake up in the morning to her cooing and talking in the crib. She is a very mellow and happy baby.
• She takes things like a champ. Adalyn really loves Quincy and for that reason she kind of mauls her. We constantly have to remind Addie to "back up" and "Quincy needs some space." But Q just takes it happily. Although, we have seen some fight in her if she really doesn't like something!
• Quincy is very loving. She loves cuddles and kisses and I admit, I could give them to her all day!

Currently Quincy's stats are Weight: 16 lbs 9 oz (75%), Height: 26.7 in. (90%), Head: 17.9 in. (95%). She is cutting her first two teeth now and eating rice cereal. She has been such a joy to have in our lives and I look forward to seeing how her "Laid-back, content personality' continues to develop. We love this little lady!