WALKING!!!!

So much has happened during Quincy's 11 month of life. On Feb 8, 2010 Quincy Kai Heady took his first steps!!!! For the first couple of days he would only walk right before it was time for bed. But now he tries to walk all day long. He has realized the main reason to walk is so that you can carry things in your hands. He love to carry big awkward things, like his drum or his baby butt wipe package. We have outlawed walking with sticks or any stick like object. The other exciting news is that we have 5 chickens and a beautifully constructed chicken coup. Quincy loves the chickens. He has given up on human words and has become fluent in chicken sounds. I love feeding the chickens snails from our garden. Our neighbors lent us the baby bike pictured above. Quincy has decided that it is way more fun to stand on the seat then sit on it. I feel like this picture proves that Quincy is definitely the child of Walter & Kristen. In general standing is about the best thing to do in the world. Last night in the middle of the night, I awoke to Quincy standing over me in bed. I don't think he was fully awake...sleep standing. Quincy has two new top teeth which has made for many a restless night. Quincy got his first bloody lip this month. I think his injury was harder on me than him. I felt awful when he hit his lip on a garden stake that I shouldn't have let him play with. So while most of the world is watching the Olympics, Walter & I have been watching Quincy walk. We think he takes the gold
Hugs & smiles,
kristen, walter & quincy

Happy New Year

I hope that everyone had a wonderful start to the New Year. Quincy is now 9 months old!!! His Ama Winkie knit him the beautiful sweater in the picture. His first and only word is DUDE which he says continuously. He has also learned to make a fish face. He is on the verge of walking. He spends his days standing and balancing and walking along furniture. Quincy is also an excellent traveler. We spent two weeks in Florida with the Kusic Clan. Quincy favorite food is sand. It was a little unnerving how quickly the handfuls ended up in his mouth and even more unnerving when it came out the other end. It was wonderful spending solstice in Florida. We went swimming everyday. Quincy loves the water. He also had fun in the ocean. The highlight of our trip was seeing alligators in the everglades and watching polenesian dancers at the Mai Kai. I think if he was walking he would have been on the stage dancing too. We are still working on eating food. Quincy just doesn't seem that interested. I can't believe how fun everday is with Quincy.

Go Quincy Go

Quincy officially began crawling on Oct 24, 2009. We were at a baby shower for little catfish at Rani & Jed's house which had carpet. Carpet is really a key ingredient for crawling, especially when you are just learning. So as you can see we have added a purple Yoga mat to the lovely decor of our 19X13 foot living space. One of Quincy's favorite activities is knocking over his rainbow blocks. He also loves his rolling turtles. Thanks Charlie for telling us about them. I don't know what Quincy will think when our house is finished and there will be multiple rooms for crawling and exploring. At the rate he is going he may be walking before we are back in our house. The plan is to move into the old part of the house on Jan 2, 2010. Hopefully we will also have permits and will be able to finish our bedrooms and bathroom which is currently red tagged.

Happy Halloween

Still working on tooth number three...

Yummy rice cereal...The Heady boys...


I love Pumpkins...

Super fish...


Quincy is seven months old!!!! Over the last month Quincy has taught himself to crawl. It is amazing to see him learning how to make his body move the way he wants. He is getting super fast, especially if ther is something that he shouldn't have near by. He can also get from a crawling position to a sitting up position. One night during dinner we looked down to see Quincy sitting on the floor. We didn't believe our eyes since he had never gotten himself into a sitting position alone before. He had his first major fall on mom's watch. We both cried a lot after he crawled off the bed onto the very very solid bamboo floors. A small bump on his head made me feel like a bad mom. Quincy has also learned to clap. YEAH!!!!! He claps all the time. Quincy is no longer the smallest Heady. Darwin Walter Frick Heady was born on Oct 20, 2009. Mom & baby are doing well. We got to visit on the eve of his birth. I can't believe QKai was ever that little. Quincy is over 18 pounds now, twice his birth weight. He has started eating food. So far rice cereal and chard have been smeared all over his face and hands and a little has made it to his belly. Although the first item that he ever digested was a mazine. He is also drinking from a cup, which he loves doing.. Quincy is starting to talk. The fart noises and growls are being replaced with DADALALABABA.
Hugs & smiles,
Quincy, Kristen & Walter

Doing Dishes 101

Quincy is very independent as long as there are a few toys to play with. This is how I keep Quincy occupied while I do the dishes or make dinner.
kristen

Thank You

Hello everyone,
I just wanted to take a moment to thank everyone for all of their love and support over the last 6 months. I am still in the process of writing thank you notes and sending out birth announcements. But I though it would be fun to upload some photos of Quincy enjoying his presents.
Below is a picture of Q at the pool with his friends wearing a french long sleeve shirt from his Auntie Brynn. Quincy met these other babies, while they were all still in their mom's bellies.
Quincy in his very cool onsie from Connie. Pictured on a blanket hand knit by my friends at the marine labs.
Quincy sleeping with his snuggely bear from the Rankins. I love sleeping baby pictures.

Quincy in his cool peace pants, from Lori & Madison.
Quincy in his beautiful handmade sweater from Carrie...
Between all of the gifts and hand me downs, we have everything we need and more.
Thanks to everyone,
kristen, walter & quincy

Six Month Old!!!!

Dear Friends & Family,
I am now six month old. I thought I would send some pictures of what I like to do...
Look at doggies...especially my cousin kikoman. Hang out with my dad & uncle dave.
Hug my mommy...
Wear my hair in a mohawk.
Play with all of my eco groovy toys.
And of coarse poo in the toilet like a big boy.
I love you all so much. Come & visit soon.
Q Kai