Things you should know and see......

Quinn crawled this week. It was socks that finally motivated her to move her arms in a forward motion. Go figure. She is such a big girl. She is currently doing a hybrid crawl/roll in order to get around, but still. It is awesome.



And here are some photos from this week (mostly for my Nana, and anyone else who looks forward to seeing Quinn's cute little face on the blog as often as possible.)







Photo 1: Ali playing my HIV. Ali gave me HIV. I let Quinn play with it. Piper likes to eat it.

Photo 2: Crazy little monkey baby.

Photo 3: Cute with bangs.

Photo 4: Crazy penguin baby.

IMC NICU Feature

I posted this video on facebook, but I wanted to post it on here too. This is a feature on the NICU at IMC, where Quinn lived for the first 4 and half months of her life.

The tiny baby featured in the video is currently in bed D42, which was Quinn's room for the first eight weeks. That was the room she passed through the window from the OR, and where she lived and grew. It was surreal to see another little baby girl in there. Dr. King was in the video also cared for Quinn, and was one of the doctor's who helped us get her feeding plan in order so we could go home.

(Quinn in Bed D42)

t is crazy, fun, and a little emotional to watch the video and have all the memories come flooding back. Plus with being in the hospital less than a week ago, I am in full hospital flashback mode. It is hard to believe it has been 10 months since Quinn was born, and almost 6 months since she left the NICU.

We are forever grateful to the nurses, doctors, and other medical staff who cared for Quinn during those first months. They were scary, hard, and great times. I would never want to be in that situation again, but I am glad we received the top notch care that we did!

Our weekend

Our weekend included some sitting, playing, snuggling, sleeping, playing, cuddling, wearing the latest fashions, you know, the usual....





And some serious rolling and attempts at crawling....



Quinn also spent about a half an hour "singing" this afternoon. I will have to get that on video. Her favorite song to sing along to? Rehab by Amy Winehouse.

Retro Videos

I downloaded an app on my phone, so I can shoot 8 mm videos of Quinn. I actually paid $1.99 for the app, the first time I have ever paid for an app. I love all things retro, and I think it will be so fun to have some 8 mm videos of Quinn. There are different types of settings according to decades, so I played around with some this evening as Quinners and the Pipes were bonding. Quinn's little giggle and smiles are priceless.

Videos

Guide to the videos:

1. Quinn blowing raspberries on my arm. Her favorite activity lately, and one of the best ways to get her to sleep. I am wearing a mask, because I may be sick. Not sure. I have a slightly scratchy throat.

2. Quinn watching video 1.

3. Quinn watching video 2 of her watching video 1.

4. Dalan cracking me up by talking about his "days at Kiddie Kandid."