Go Utes!

Utah beat BYU quite badly last night. (54 to 10)

Our whole family wore our Utah red to the fair (more on that to come later, because there are a ton of pictures!) and Quinn was a crowd stopper!

Later that night we went to my parents' house to watch the first half of the game. Dalan watched the second half at home online, while Quinn slept, and I kind of watched....ha!

Go Utes!



And here are some pictures of Quinn is her Utah gear last year around this time.

More Piggies....

Pig-tails, that is.....

She looks so grown up to me with her hair in the pig-tails. I can see my baby turning into a toddler. Sad, but exciting! A year ago, we were not sure about Quinn's future, and now we have wild, pig-tail wearing, toddler becoming, adorable, and healthy little girl. We are very lucky!

A Letter & Baby's First Pigtails

The kids had a writing assignment this afternoon to write a letter to someone important in their lives. One of my boys wrote this letter to Quinn. It made me cry a little, and laugh a lot.

Dear Quinn

You are super cute. You are amazingly cute. I wish I can just take you home and play with you all day then I can see you take a nap. I bet you are good with games and learning new words and Spanish. You are super cute. I am sorry you came out to early but life is life. We all make mistakes that is the circle of life. You look just like your mommy when you where a baby. Happy birthday Quinn.

Sincerely,

A. (student)

Also, yesterday, I put Quinn's hair up in pigtails for the first time. It was so adorable. They were these tiny little nubs sticking out of the side of her head. I loved it. She looked so cute, and grown up!

Online Shopping

Ever since our family was put on house arrest, (i.e. having a baby who needs to avoid children and crowds through the cold and flu season) I have become quite skilled at online shopping. Plus, I have Amazon Prime, so I get free two day shipping and no sales tax! I am a little addicted right now. I am guessing it will stop once I can leave the house with my babe, and the weather is nice, but right now it a bit a necessity, and a bit of a new favorite activity. My mom calls the UPS man my gentlemen caller, and my in laws are used to sometimes multiple packages being delivered when they are here with Quinn. I have quite the reputation among our families.

Anyway, Carter's (one of my favorites) has all their clothing priced at 50% off this weekend, plus an additional 20% off when you spend $50. Plus flat rate shipping. I want to get Quinn some summer clothes. She currently weighs 13 1/2 to 14 pounds, which puts her in the low to middle range for size 3-6 months clothes. Her weight gain has been very slow since January. However, tubie should speed things up in the weight gaining area, and summer is still 2 1/2 months away. I also have far less 6-9 months clothes than I do 3-6 month clothes. So, I am stuck. I don't want to buy clothes that will be too small, and I don't want to buy clothes that will be too big while the weather is nice. Basically I am asking, what size would you buy?

On a side note, they have all these cute first birthday shirts and outfits, that only come in 12 months and higher. I mean, I guess it is not normal for your baby to be wearing 3-6 months when she turns a year, but I can't be the only one!!!!!

Walking on Sunshine

Sunshiny day + Stir crazy family = More Walks!

We went out for another walk since the sun is shining and they temperature is in the mid-forty's. Quinn sat in her stroller like a big girl for the first time, opposed to reclining in her car seat or being held like Baby Carlos in a backpack. She did great. Piper kept cutting off the stroller, and needs to obviously have some walking next to the stroller training. It was nice to feel the sunshine on our faces and soak up some new scenery and some Vitamin D.

Getting ready...


Before....

(She did not like the chin strap)

During....



After....



In other news, Quinn is finally tall enough that we could put the tray on her highchair. She had some serious playtime in there this morning after she ate a full serving of apples, and half of pears.


And one of my happy girl. She looks bald, because her hair is pulled into a bow (clip). She also has enough hair that we can do some fun things with it now.

Because it has been awhile...

....it is time for another comparison. Quinn received an adorable pair of white jammies with green dots and flowers in both newborn size, and 3 to 6 months. It is seriously one of the cutest outfits, and I was so excited when I got to rotate it back into Quinn's wardrobe after a couple months hiatus.

Then (on September 7th)....

(note the rolled up sleeved while in newborn sized outfit)

And now (today)....





And Quinn next to her matching outfits; she wasn't really feeling a photo shoot. Her facial expressions are so funny. She is totally telling me off in the first photo. She was not happy about it!

Photo-extravaganza Part 6

These pictures are from this weekend. I am finally caught up....whew! We had a low key weekend. (Like always, since we are basically on house arrest due to cold and flu season/the poor air quality/cold weather. I cannot wait until spring. I usually get spring fever, but not quite this early, but I am ready for warm weather and the opportunity to take the baby out of the house!)

Quinn is pretty much wearing her 3-6 month clothes now. The pants are a little big, and a little long, but the outfits all coordinate together, so we just moved her up. So, our little fashionista is now rocking a whole new wardrobe.

(our little beatnik)

(overalls from Ecuador...ignore how frumpy I look.)

Quinn now loves to play with remotes, cell phones, and cameras. She also loves to look at pictures and videos of herself.

(Making movies...)

Quinn loves playtime and toys. She especially loves to play on a blanket naked. It is my go to activity at night when she gets more ornery.

(Playing with her tubes, next to Minnie.
This huge stuffed animal was a gift from Grandma and Grandpa for Christmas.
Quinn has some catching up to do.)

Cute little babe in a hat

One night in the NICU, they were using Quinn, since she was awake and ready to party, as a hat model for one of the nurses who makes hats for babies as part of the bereavement services. Since it was the middle of the night, I never got to see the show until we got the CD of pictures of the NICU. She looks so adorable and small. They ended up giving her the second hat for the letting them use her head.

Toupee

Quinn's hair is now starting to look like a bad toupee. The top is getting more unruly, thick, and long, while the sides and back stay unchanged. To me her hair is a mix of Donald Trump, Don King, and a Who from a Dr. Suess book.

She seriously looks like a cray cartoon character in this picture between the hair, and the goofy face she is making!

Halloween '10

This Halloween weekend was a little different for Dalan and me. No parties, no costumes, no big events. But we did have fun! My parents stopped by to see Quinn in her costume. Dalan's parents were feeling under the weather. Also we did get to hand out candy for the first time, of course, it was pouring rain all night, and all we got were older kids in poorly thought out costumes, but it was still fun. I made a dairy-free pizza that was ok. The crust was not great, and in my opinion a good crust is key to a good homemade pizza, like my mom's.

We dressed Quinn up as a duck on the Saturday night before Halloween. It was adorable. We dressed her up as Quinnie the Pooh tonight for actual Halloween. It was adorable. We also dressed Piper up as a ladybug. It was adorable.

Now for the pictures.....


My dear friend Hilary has been super generous, and given Quinn at least 75 percent of her Halloween clothes, including her Winnie the Pooh costume! Thanks! (She also wrote a beautiful tribute to Quinn when she came home from the hospital.) Hilary's son, Isaac is almost four months old, and about twice as big as Quinn. (He was suppose to be born about two months before Quinn, but as it worked out she came about a month and a half before him....so she is older, but he is way bigger!) Here are some comparison photos of them in their Halloween gear.