Bright eyed

We gave Quinners a bath last night. We absolutely love giving her a bath, because it is a great chance for us to play and interact with her in a "normal" way, despite being in the hospital. And she loves it. She is always so alert and wide-eyed. Last night, while she was all slippery she was able to get her whole fist into her mouth and suck away. Funny girl. I did not take pictures during the bath this time, too busy playing and washing, but we did get some great one after we were all done.











Quinn was so smiley today. Did we ever catch it on camera? No, so you'll just have to take my word for it. While we were getting her ready for her mid-morning nap, Quinn closed her eyes, only to break out in the biggest smile I have ever seen, and then pop her eyes back open. I think she was trying to fool us that she was really sleeping while she wasn't. She just smiled and smiled. The nurse said she had never seen such a small baby smile so much. All the nurses comment on Quinn's good nature. Babies who are born so early and are hospitalized for so long, often get ornery and hard to console. Not Quinn, she is happy the majority of the time. She is still feisty and spunky, but so much happier than when she was intubated. This afternoon she did a great job with our N.N.B.F. and then took a little nap. She then woke up and just laid in my arms smiling and looking all over the place. It was wonderful.