Dear Quinn: Turning Two

Dear Quinn,

Last week you turned two…and honestly, I just can’t believe it! I have no idea, none, of where the time has gone. It feels like only five minutes ago that we brought you home. I was saying the other day, I think it is going to take me years to get used to the fact that your birthday is only two days before Christmas, it’s still a bit surreal.

We had family come round, which was lovely… and you loved opening presents, not the cards so much ;o) I’d sat down with you beforehand and showed you a number of cake ideas on Pinterest because Jed had said you’d have to have a tractor cake. You kept pointing at the same one, so I did my best to make you one as similar as I could. You kept saying Tractor and Signing Cake, so I think I did ok.

You really made me giggle, because when we brought it out for you to blow out the candles, as soon as you had (with a little help) and Daddy moved to take the cake away to be cut, you grabbed the iced 2, which was flat to the cake, straight off it in your little fist and shoved it in your mouth.

Jed is always joking about how you are already at the number 3 on the height chart when you are only 2…and he’s not wrong, you are really tall at the moment sweetheart, people never used to believe you were only 1. Look how much you have grown in a year.

You have got such character, you are forever making us all laugh….and your little belly laugh when Jed makes you laugh is one of the best sounds. 

You are strong willed and determined. You are cheeky and bright eyed.

You love nothing more than taking Saxon for a walk. You never need any encouragement and always go and grab your wellies and a hat at the mere mention of a walk. You are a great collector… months ago it used to be acorns,
(a-torn you used to say) and you’d fill your pockets and mine, with them, and should you ever drop one you’d somehow sense it straight away and go back for it. Now though, it’s sticks. Sometimes they are bigger than you are, but you carry them anyway. Jed likes to say how good you are at finding them and you’ll carry them the whole way, or sometimes you’ll swap them out for another one…and then when we get home you put them in the front garden. It’s these little things that I just don’t want to forget, as they are as much a part of your little world as you having grey eyes.

You hair is starting to curl more now, I think it may end up like Jed’s, time will tell, I suppose.

Things you love:

*Tractors (well any vehicle actually), we can be in the car and I’ll say to you “should we look for tractors” and you’ll reply with a sweet “yeah”, even if I think you aren't actually listening, you still hear me and answer.

*Paw patrol

*Books, you love picking a book for us to read together

*Colouring (although normally only when Jed is)

*Cake

*ice lollies (you help yourself to them out of the freezer now, and have recently worked out how to open them) – you always get Jed one too which is sweet.

We always joke you can sense someone eating from a mile away, and you’ll run, elbows pumping, to get there and ask for it.

You are really quite coordinated already, and kick and throw the ball when Jed and Daddy are playing with one of the footballs. You talk more and more too, although not sentences yet, but I doubt it’ll be long.

You are incredibly sweet and will often just run up and cuddle Jed, especially if you see that he’s sad.

When you kiss people you really pucker up, it’s very cute and funny.

You like to sleep with books. Often you read them first, but just as often you just want to lie on them, and get upset when they aren’t there. Highway rat seems to be a favourite for that at the moment. You are very good at bedtime, and will often just lie down while we are reading to you and Jed. Or you’ll say “mama” and then wave at me, just before you nod off… or, you’ll stand up out of nowhere, pucker up and then once you’ve had another goodnight kiss, you’ll lie back down and fall asleep. It’s all so sweet.

You and Jed can fight like cats and dogs, over the same toy, the same spot on the sofa you name it…and because there’s barely a heads height between you, you nearly always both end up on the floor. But, you can also be so incredibly sweet together, running around chasing each other, or both with police hats on and shouting siren noises… or both of you climbing on Daddy’s back shouting “oorse (horse)”. This morning I heard Jed say to you “Quinn, you’ll be my best brother all your life” ;o)

You’ve made our little family complete sweetheart and I will forever be grateful to be your Mama.

Love always,

Mummy x