dude, you're killin' me! really. mommy is waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy too old for these shenanigans. i do not want to have to hunt and peck to find you in the house (fell behind the entertainment center after scaling it), hear daddy tell you to get out of the kitchen sink (you climbed a window sill, up onto a counter, and into the sink), help you fish your toys out of the toilet (yeeeecccchhhhhh!), hear the sickening thump-thump-thump as you roll down the stairs (or ride your space ship toy down the stairs), or wonder about any loud noises that are followed by a cute little "uh-oh."
you are an active little guy, quinn. even though you are old enough to walk with me, i still have to put you in a stroller when we go out b/c you have a tendency to bolt and/or terrorize your surroundings. on the plus side, your shenanigans got me a free fax AND some good advice about living as an expat while at office depot. after the fourth time i had to sprint after you in less than 7 minutes, the guy trying to help me just gave me a sympathetic smile and a free fax. thanks, dude (both dudes).
you've been having lots of fun these past couple months with a few sides of drama. it's winter, so we have been battling our fair share of winter ickies. you and i seem to be the most susceptible to these while daddy and sissy are not. i have to say that this winter is still way easier than last winter...you seem to have come away from last winter with more immunities. the weather has been pretty awesome...we have had some really warm weather, and recently some really cold weather...with snow. you are your mother's child, buddy. you weren't fond of that cold white stuff at all.
at just over 2 years old, you are talking quite a bit and doing other things 2yos do...like throwing tantrums and fits and being ornery. it's mostly pretty cute with a side of insanity. you are still very big for your age, so your fits can be dangerous to your health and ours, and sometimes it just plain looks HILARIOUS to see this gigantic child throwing a screaming, kicking hissy fit. i do get a lot of looks, though...i think that sometimes folks think you are much older than you are b/c of your size.
speaking of your size, you have recently gone through a MAJOR growth spurt. you have grown about an inch and a half just since your 2yo appointment, and you have had the leg pains to prove it. for about a week, you were waking nightly with a lot of whimpering and clutching of your legs. tylenol, water, and head rubs got you through that. you have blown through just about all of your 2T stuff and a good amount of your 3T stuff. you even have some 4T stuff that fits, which is a little crazy.
we are now just two weeks from our big move to china, and while i am SUPER excited for this adventure, i am dreading the initial acclimation phase. you are definitely a creature of habit, and helping you form new habits on a new schedule in a new place promises to be painful. we'll get through it, though. i think we will find so many new things to see and do that we all might be too tired to fight the changes. i hope, anyway.
i love you my little hurriquinn, quinnado, quinn-kong,
-mommy
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