May 29th, 2010. Back tracking.

Unfortunately it has been a while since I have posted, and for that I am sorry. Since December 6th 09 (my last post) So much has happened. Kayla started crawling December 11th and 12th which happens to be Chris and my birthdays. It was so cool to see our daughter make her first movement achievement. Chris, Kayla and I went to St. Louis to visit Annie, Mark and Rachael for Christmas. That trip was so much fun. It was Kayla's first road trip. We left on December 22cd at 6pm in hopes that Kayla would sleep the whole way there. The trip was 14 hours long... Uggh! Kayla did sleep most of the way, but woke up around 3am screaming and battled sleep the rest of the way. On December 24th Chris and I joined in holy matrimony. The ceremony was performed by Mark (Chris's dad) In front of the family Christmas Tree. It was really special and a time to cherish forever. December 25th was Kayla's first Christmas :-) It was such a Joy to see Kayla attempting to open her presents and just enjoying being around mommy, daddy, Mimi, Papa, Aunt Rachael and Aunt Kai. I enjoyed Christmas seeing it through my Daughters eyes. I so look forward to all the Christmas's to come. The trip back home from St.Louis was a bit harder. Needless to say, I don't think we will be making that drive again. :-)

January and February flew by in a blink of a eye. In that time Kayla got her two bottom teeth and her two front teeth broke skin at the end of February. Just in time for her 9 month check up. Kayla has been right on schedule with hitting milestones. At her 9 month check up which was March 04, 2010 she was 27 and 3/4ths in. long which puts her in the 50-75th percentile of growth. She was 20lbs 12.50z which puts her in the 75-90th percentile of weight and her head measured 17ins which puts her in the 25th percentile of head growth. Surprisingly she is now back on the charts according to growth. At her 6 month check up, she was considered off the charts. By March Kayla had become a Champion crawler and is pulling her self up onto furniture and cruising. March 16th through the 18th Kayla and I joined Nana, Uncle J.t., Uncle Caleb, Aunt Christa, Aunt Sarah, Aunt Michelle, Uncle Micah, Aunt Lisa, Aunt Becky, Uncle Glenn, Cousin Isaiah, Cousin Kate and Cousin Leah on a trip to Six Flags Fiesta Texas in San Antonio. We all had SO much fun and Kayla really enjoyed it. We took Kayla on all the rides she could go on and we snuck her on a few. Not to worry though, They were all rides she could go on. Kayla said her first recognizable word March 26th. She said HI.. We were going over to my mom's house to get some more wedding reception stuff done and I holding Kayla walked into the garage where my mom was sorting some stuff out. I greeted my Mom with a HI and to all of our surprise Kayla said Hi too.. Since then she has been saying Hi regularly. Besides Hi, Kayla says the normal Mamama, Dadada and Nanana.. On March 27th we took Kayla to her first picnic lunch at Creekside park. We met up with some of the couples from Our small group who have young children too. One being a 7month old and the other a 9month old. Also Kayla's Aunt Becky, Uncle Glenn and Cousins Kate and Leah were there too. We took pictures of Kayla in the blue bonnets and pushed her in the swings. We all had a Lovely day. The only Bad thing was the Sun. It was really sunny and unfortunately almost all of us got a sun burn :-(.

Today, Kayla and I started the day wonderfully. She woke up at 8:30am giggling and smiling. I fed her yogurt and some cinnamon bagel for breakfast and we played most of the morning. I showered Kayla and fed her lunch around 11:30pm. I put Kayla down for nap close 12pm and she has been asleep since. It is now 2:42pm. When Kayla gets up, We are going to run some errands and clean house until Daddy gets home from work.

Life is good.

Could God really be using me to reach other people? This is the question I seem to ask myself every time He presents an opportunity for me to be a light for him. I just find it so compelling that he would want to use such a sinner like me!? Truth is I'm a little scared to disappoint God. Am I going to say the right thing? are my actions always going to be for the good? Are my words loving and sweet? Why me God, why me? But I gladly take this role and hope to not be stoned down because of my beliefs. God is good.


I'm so blessed to have been able to get a second chance at a relationship with my family. Chris, Kayla and I had so much fun last night playing Monopoly with my sister Becky brother Glenn and niece's Leah and Kate It amazes me how much Kayla loves Kate and Leah and how well they get along. Cousins are great to have the real "BFF's".

Today has been a relaxing day. This morning we all went to church and enjoyed a nice sermon about the Sovereignty of Christ . When Chris and I went to pick Kayla up however, from the kid zone we found the teachers in a panic. Apparently Kayla had had one of the worst diapers of her lifetime to date lol. She had a blow out that literally touched her ears. I really felt bad for the lady that was trying her best to clean Kayla up. There were like (no joke) 50 wipes covered in poop and all her clothes down to her socks had poop on them :-( however I'm proud to report that The helpers still want Kayla to come back. They say she's a joy to be around and just has so much fun there. I'm really happy that people want to be around my daughter and find her such a joy. I feel so blessed to have her in my life.

Chris and I are going to finish the evening off with a movie ( P.S I love you) After we put our little one down for bed. I look forward to what is in store for us this week.

Good night and God bless.

Introduction

My name is Tiffany Quinn. I was born In Houston, Texas to drug addicts and alcoholics. The government calls these people "unfit parents". I was never in the same place for long, and as you could imagine my biological parents divorced. I spent most of my infant days in a hospital fighting for my life. One day these people called Mom and Dad decided they didn't have the ability to raise me or my three other siblings and handed our life's over to an adoption agency. We were then put in separate foster homes in hopes that someone somewhere would never let go. When I was about three years old, that "someone, somewhere" found me irresistible to love. From that day on I have been known as a Quinn. I graduated from school in 04 and plan to get my aesthetics license's some day. On May 29th, 2009 I inherited the title Mommy by giving birth to a 6lb 9.5 oz healthy baby girl.

Life to me is an on going struggle. If hormones weren't already enough, I have society breathing down my back to be one way when all the while God is telling me that life is supposed to be another way. I'm always trying to please this person and that person, wondering what this one and that one thinks of me. Am I doing this right am I doing that right etc. I'm SICK of it. I think Life or living should actually be called waiting.. We are constantly "waiting" for something. sometimes, If we're lucky. That break does come. And if only for a second do we get to see God's hand in life, That to me is worth all this "waiting". I have a Fiance who's name is Chris and we have been together for almost 5 years now. He's the father of my daughter Kayla who wants nothing shy from the best for her. I am the type of person who wants the best for everyone. I try to help out in every way I can expecting nothing in return. Through life and its up's and down's I have come to know who my true friends are. Although, only hand full, I couldn't ask for better people to be in my life. I am honored to call these people friends.

Although no one can predict the future. I can only hope That following happens. 50 years from now I hope to be in my retirement home, in a tropical place somewhere, sitting on the front porch with Chris by my side while enjoying the view of the oceans sunset. We would talk about our 3 kids and their families and how they turned out. There would be talk about our mistakes and good memories. We would laugh about our struggles and doubts for future. But the best site of all would be two old farts still in love.

I would say that little girl waiting for someone to love her has somehow found love herself. Through hard times and tribulation, miraculously I'm still trucking and the pages in my life's story are still being written. Here is A Day in the Life of Tiffany.