Christmas Past Part 4

A gingerbread house and 2 1/2 year old me!

Christmas Past Part 3

My First Christmas!
1979

(X-mas morning....getting ready to see if Santa came...)

(He did! And left me some awesome toys!)

P.S. Today is my 31st and half birthday! I hope you didn't forget. I know if it hard to remember such an important day when the holidays are so close.

Christmas Present Part 2

Quinn preparing for this year's Nativity scene.

Christmas Present Part 1

Every year I get Piper's picture taken with Santa at the Humane Society. It is a lot of fun, I get a cute picture out of it, and my money goes to help homeless animals. This year, it was even more fun, and a lot cuter! How is that possible? Well, you throw an adorable baby and coordinating pink stripes, and it is winning combination, that's how!


This is the first and only time we have taken Quinn anywhere other than a doctor's appointment. Dalan sat with her in the car until they called our names, and then we rushed her in to see Santa and rushed her out. This picture was taken on November 14, so it is already a month out of date, which has never been an issue when it was just Piper, but Quinn has already changed so much. Oh well, still darling and fun!

Lucky number 7

Dear Quinnie,

Happy 7 month birthday! You are so much fun! I have never seen a happier baby. You spend most of your day smiling and giggling. It is awesome! You are awesome!

*You love toys! You are so good at grabbing them, shaking them, and putting them in your mouth! You can roll from front to back and from back to front. And you often get all tangled up in your tubes and cords. Although, more and more often you are on room air, so hopefully, some of those darn things will be going away soon!





*You are a great sleeper! And you always wake up happy! You go to sleep every night around 9 pm, and sleep through the night, with the exceptions of when we have to wake you up to eat. All you need to go to go to sleep is a binkie (or your thumb now) and blanket, and sometimes, not even that. It is incredible.


* You are becoming more and more of a thumb sucker. Not sure how I feel about this one, but you love it! And it is adorable!




*This week you have really started helping holding your bottle. Of course, this means you have also become more skilled at pushed your bottle out of your mouth. Guess what you do more often?


* Your hair is wild. Dad calls it your Doc. Brown hair. It has a mind of its own. It is also looking more and more brown. Here are some before and after shots, after I tried very hard to tame it.



* Your pouty face is getting sadder and sadder, and now you cry real tears. Breaks our hearts every time, good thing you are easy to comfort and that this is a rare sight.


* Did I mention you are the happiest baby and have the greatest smiles? It is true!


* You are loving your solids. You have tried sweet potatoes, avocados, yams, and carrots so far. You also love to stick your tongue out. All the time.



* You also love being silly with mom and dad!

*And you are the cutest little elf ever!





We love you so much! Happy 7 months (3 and half months adjusted)!

Love,

Mama

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.

yum yum yams

This little girl hates her bottle, but she loves yams!

This week has been better with the bottles and spitting though. Hopefully, this is a sign of things to come. Keep sending Quinn those eating vibes!