Quinn - 7 months old!

Can you believe it? This little doll is 7 months old! I can't. Well, not much new has happened since the six month update, because that one was a little (a lot) late. She is working on attempting to crawl, but it's still not happening. She just rocks back and forth on her hands and knees, and then falls flat on her face.

She hates solid foods, but will occasionally eat some baby oatmeal - but get this, she LOVES those Graduates puff things. Weird, huh? Most babies don't like solids because of the texture, and those puffs are the texture of all textures. She is silly, but picky. I think I'm in trouble.

Well, that's all for now, until she turns eight months old...stop growing! Why can't you just stay little and cuddle?

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.

Thanksgiving Break

We had a lot of fun being home for Thanksgiving, it was really nice to see Nathan for more than a few hours that I normally get to enjoy while he is going to school. It was a really long drive home, but luckily Quinn did really great in the car, and slept for a majority of the time. She really only woke up when we stopped to use the restroom or something - but I think everyone wakes up when the car stops, don't you?

Went spent Thanksgiving with the Leavitts this year and got to enjoy being around the family. Our nephews, Grant and Collin, celebrated their fifth birthdays while we were there. FIVE! Holy cow, that is just crazy to me. They are the oldest of the grandkids, and Quinn certainly enjoyed staring at them, once she figured out they were the ones causing all the noise she had been so frightened from in the beginning of our visit.

Quinn also got to meet her Great Grandma Chloe for the first time, granted it was in the hospital, which was unfortunate, but we were excited that she got to finally meet her. I asked Grandma who she thought she looked like the most, and she boldly said, "she looks like her!" I thought that was pretty funny, but I suppose she has a point.

We also met up with my sister Ember in Moscow, and ate some of the yummiest Mexican food I have ever eaten. Ember was a baby hog, and just held Quinn the whole time, but let's be honest I kind of expected that. We made an attempt to tell the waitress that it was my mom's birthday, because it really was just a few days before that...but our waitress got switched and their was never another sneaky moment to try again. We just wanted to see mom in sombrero...is that so much to ask for?

Oh, and one last thing, we got to put up our Christmas tree before we left to go home, because I knew that I wouldn't want to do it when we got back. I love it! Every year we have a tradition where we go and pick out a new ornament from Hallmark, and the rule is that it has to make some sort of noise. We have a couple of very entertaining ornaments, and it makes every year so much fun testing out all of the ornaments at the store - but I'm sure that makes us some very annoying customers. This year, Grandma Tanya sent Quinn one for her "baby's first Christmas" and I think it's super cute.

Quinn - 5 months old!

Time really does go by quickly with a little one, and it has been exciting looking forward to each day with Quinn to see what she will do next. She still remains tiny, I'm guessing a little over 12 pounds, but she definitely has some attitude to spare.

We recently went home for thanksgiving, and she got to visit Grandpa & Grandma Leavitt, and Grandma Tanya and Auntie Em (Ember). The Leavitts called her a "sober" baby, and I would have to agree. She babbles every so often when it's quiet enough that she knows she will be heard, but for the most part, she is just soaking everything in. She is constantly staring around at everyone and it seems like she is trying to observe every detail in a matter of minutes. It's very entertaining to watch a baby attempt to be so serious all the time. Grandpa Leavitt says that Quinn reminds her of Jacob, Nathan's little brother, and that he was always staring at people and hardly made a peep.

Don't get me wrong, she is a talker, but usually only within the walls of our home when it's quite and there isn't a whole lot going on. She loves to grab her feet and the day she turned five months old, everything clicked for her and she just started rolling all over the place, it was really crazy. That same day she decided that she wanted to hold her own bottle too. Granted, it wasn't for a whole feeding, but nonetheless, she decided that was what she wanted to do. I can see a trend of independence coming along.

One other silly thing about Quinn is that after so long, she is done with you holding her. In church, it's the worst! She will not let you rock her to sleep, she would just prefer that you lay her down, give her a binkie and her little bunny, and she will do it by herself. It's pretty funny how instantly she goes to sleep once you stop holding her. It's a little sad that she hates being cuddled now, but at least she is going to sleep on her own! I will say that she will cuddle for the first five minutes that I take her out of her crib, so I get my {brief} snuggles in then.

She still loves to stand and freaks out when you try to sit her down. The Leavitts had a hard time believing this to be true, and decided to test it out. She cried. Grandma Leavitt was pretty surprised and was in shock that she would just prefer to stand for a good 45 minutes rather than sit. I'm telling you independent...

Quinn - 4 months old!

Sorry for the belated 3 month post, but now onto more current times...Quinn is 4 months old! Man, time really does fly, but it has been exciting to see the new things that she learns as time goes on. Since we moved I haven't been able to find the battery charger for my new fancy camera, so these pictures will just have to suffice until I find that pesky little charger.

 

Weight: 11lbs. 11oz. (12%)

Height: 23.25inches (15%)

Head circumference: 16.25 inches (58%)

....Nathan has always said she looks like a stick figure - the big head and small little arms and legs.

As you can tell she is still just a tiny little thing, but that makes it easy for hauling her around, so we like it. I feel like this month we have really gotten to know what this little girl will be like. We have learned a lot of things that she likes, and a few things she doesn't like.

She loves to sit with dad while he plays the piano, she is completely mesmerized.

She loves to snuggle, but only if she can face outwards.

Lately she has been a little "chatty Kathy" and it has been really cute to watch her facial expressions as she discovers her voice.

She likes to be in her car seat, and especially likes to go for drives...but stop at a red light and forget it! She just starts screaming, but don't worry I still stop!

She LOVES standing up, and would probably do it all day if you let her.

Sleeps through the night from 10 - 8 (woo hoo!)

Loves to look at other babies, but is always surprised to hear how much louder they are than her, and has even been scared on numerous occasions.

Speaking of scared, big crowds are not her thing. She gets really scared in a room with a lot of noise, and slooowly starts crying and most people think she is trying to talk, but then she just screams at them. 

Wearing 0-3 month clothes...though most newborn outfits still fit.

Has rolled over from tummy to back twice! and makes valiant attempts at the opposite, but has yet to succeed.

Drools a ton!