Quinn's Blessing

 

While we were home for the holidays, we were finally able to give Quinn a name and a blessing for the records of our church. Nathan did a really great job, and one of the things that he said that I most enjoyed was that she would never be ashamed of her testimony of the Gospel, and would do her best to share it with others. What a blessing! Sometimes I wish that I would have the strength to do that. Nathan's mom made her dress, and it was so beautiful! We were even able to use some of the lace used on my mom's wedding dress! She looked so cute, and she loved playing with her dress as well. You could tell that she loved all of the attention, and smiled at every opportunity.

 

All the girls

...and all the boys.

The best attempt at photographing the Leavitt grandkids

But at least the girls posed well.

Christmas

We had a really enjoyable time during the holidays, especially since Nathan had so much time off from school and we were able to be with family. My mom and sister came down to the Leavitt's and it was a full house Christmas morning! We had a really yummy breakfast and opened lots of really great presents. Quinn mostly enjoyed eating the paper, but later that day got really fussy. I say it was teething, but there are still no teeth. So maybe she was just unhappy about all the commotion that was going on. Quinn got some really cute clothes and fun toys to play with - in fact out tiny little Honda Civic was so packed we had to debate whether or not we would actually have room to take Quinn home.

That's a joke.

Quinn with her new toy from Grandma Tanya - she loves it!

Checking out her cousin Grant, like I said she loves to watch her cousins

Quinn - 6 months old!

I know I say this every month when Quinn gets a little older, but man, I can't believe she is six months old! And since this post is a little overdue - I can't believe she is almost seven months old! We were gone for most of the holidays, and as a result we had a delayed doctor's appointment but here are the long awaited stats:

 

Weight : 14.6 lbs. (12%)

Height: 25.5 inches (28%)

Head Circumference: 17 inches (61%)

As you can see, she remains small for her weight, but she hasn't gone down in the percentile bracket, so the doctor isn't concerned. She is in the highest percentile she has ever been in for her height (WOO!) and she still has a big head for the rest of her body at least.

Since she was born her tear duct hasn't opened on her left eye and it has caused lots of goobers and at times has hardened and left her eye closed shut after waking up from a nap. Gross. I know. But it doesn't seem to bother, she still wakes up smiling, and I call her "Pirate Quinny" when that happens. Anyway, our pediatrician is referring her to a pediatric eye doctor to assess whether or not it needs to be opened by him or if we will continue to wait for it to open. Stay tuned for details.

Other than that, she is still quite the happy baby, and our visit back home for Christmas - she was a little more prepared for the chaos, courtesy of the previous visit at Thanksgiving. Her Aunt Amber even commented that she was a completely different baby this time - a much happier one, and less 'sober' this time. She loved watching her crazy cousins, and even made a giggle a time or two at the things they were doing. She especially loved when Grant acted like a dog, Quinn laughed every time! Here are some other fun facts about Quinn right now:

Wearing size 3-6 month clothes (3 months in Carter's), size 2 diapers.

Sitting up on her own.

Loves when someone sneezes, fake or real.

Hates solid food. Gags every time, then barfs...all....over...me. Yummy.

Really likes when people give her any attention, and smiles instantly. It's pretty cute.

No longer sleeping through the night, and wakes up once or twice. I blame the holidays and traveling, her schedule is all thrown off.

Says "dada" regularly, and in general loves to talk.