And then she tried to eat his paw!
Sunday, January 8, 2012
Sunday, January 1, 2012
4 month stats and what Quinn can do
I forgot to post the stats from her 4 month appointment! Plus I'm going to write a bunch about what she does and how she acts, mostly so I don't forget. So here is a whole lot of writing to go with the post of pictures I just posted.
She went on the 23rd, making her exactly 4 months old. I am not 100% sure I remember it all right because they didn't give me the sheet with her info on it but I think she is...
15lbs, 5 oz
25.5 inches tall
45.5 cm head
The doctor said she is about average for height and weight. I looked it up online and she would be between 25 and 50% for weight and between 50 and 75% for height. Her head is at 98% which means she is finally back on the chart instead of well above it.
She still is on reflux medicine, and she is still spitting up all the time. She is drooling like a fool. So we go through bibs like they are going out of style.
She is working on sitting up and can finally do it with just a little assistance. She has no desire to stand at all! Today she finally successfully rolled over from back to tummy. She hasn't shown any more signs of teething other than chewing on everything and drooling. Her hands are always in her mouth and she goes from sucking 2 fingers to sucking her thumb. I try to get her to bed between 7:30 and 8:30, but sometimes we go out to eat or something and we aren't home at that time. When that happens she usually falls asleep in her seat and might wake up when we get home, but after changing into jammies and maybe eating she falls back to sleep. She gets up a couple times to eat at night, but I'm getting a good 4 or 5 hours before the first feeding and 3-4 hours after that. She sleeps most of the morning too!!! For that I am very thankful. Today, for example, she woke up at 9 for a little over an hour then fell back to sleep until almost 1! I needed that because I stayed up way later than usual last night. Quinn didn't get to see the ball drop because she was sleeping like a champ.
Quinn is such a happy baby. Jill (the sitter) said she usually doesn't even get fussy when she is hungry, she just starts sucking on her hands harder. She has been playing on the floor with her toys most of today and only fussed a little when she got stuck on her tummy and cried a tiny bit when she was ready to eat (and was tired too). She doesn't have a set schedule for naps. We just put her down when she acts tired. Usually she sleeps most of the morning (maybe being up for an hour or so sometime in the morning, around 7 or 9), gets up around noon or so, is up for a couple hours, takes an hour or 2 nap, is up for a couple hours, takes another short nap, is up for a few more hours, then goes to bed.
And boy does this girl babble and coo! Sometimes she can be so cute and silent, but she is often making all kinds of noises, especially when she is tired. I have a couple videos on my phone that I will try to download and post sometime.
I know how lucky Daniel and I are because Quinn is just a wonderful baby. She is so happy and relaxed. She has no stranger anxiety at all. Her sleeping has improved drastically. She is progressing just like she is supposed to. Even when she cries, it's usually not loud at all. And of course she is adorable (I'm not biased or anything). I can't wait to see what 2012 brings!
She went on the 23rd, making her exactly 4 months old. I am not 100% sure I remember it all right because they didn't give me the sheet with her info on it but I think she is...
15lbs, 5 oz
25.5 inches tall
45.5 cm head
The doctor said she is about average for height and weight. I looked it up online and she would be between 25 and 50% for weight and between 50 and 75% for height. Her head is at 98% which means she is finally back on the chart instead of well above it.
She still is on reflux medicine, and she is still spitting up all the time. She is drooling like a fool. So we go through bibs like they are going out of style.
She is working on sitting up and can finally do it with just a little assistance. She has no desire to stand at all! Today she finally successfully rolled over from back to tummy. She hasn't shown any more signs of teething other than chewing on everything and drooling. Her hands are always in her mouth and she goes from sucking 2 fingers to sucking her thumb. I try to get her to bed between 7:30 and 8:30, but sometimes we go out to eat or something and we aren't home at that time. When that happens she usually falls asleep in her seat and might wake up when we get home, but after changing into jammies and maybe eating she falls back to sleep. She gets up a couple times to eat at night, but I'm getting a good 4 or 5 hours before the first feeding and 3-4 hours after that. She sleeps most of the morning too!!! For that I am very thankful. Today, for example, she woke up at 9 for a little over an hour then fell back to sleep until almost 1! I needed that because I stayed up way later than usual last night. Quinn didn't get to see the ball drop because she was sleeping like a champ.
Quinn is such a happy baby. Jill (the sitter) said she usually doesn't even get fussy when she is hungry, she just starts sucking on her hands harder. She has been playing on the floor with her toys most of today and only fussed a little when she got stuck on her tummy and cried a tiny bit when she was ready to eat (and was tired too). She doesn't have a set schedule for naps. We just put her down when she acts tired. Usually she sleeps most of the morning (maybe being up for an hour or so sometime in the morning, around 7 or 9), gets up around noon or so, is up for a couple hours, takes an hour or 2 nap, is up for a couple hours, takes another short nap, is up for a few more hours, then goes to bed.
And boy does this girl babble and coo! Sometimes she can be so cute and silent, but she is often making all kinds of noises, especially when she is tired. I have a couple videos on my phone that I will try to download and post sometime.
I know how lucky Daniel and I are because Quinn is just a wonderful baby. She is so happy and relaxed. She has no stranger anxiety at all. Her sleeping has improved drastically. She is progressing just like she is supposed to. Even when she cries, it's usually not loud at all. And of course she is adorable (I'm not biased or anything). I can't wait to see what 2012 brings!
Happy New Year!
We need our beauty sleep!
I adore this picture.
She sleeps in her carseat all the time!
There is the super cute bow I won for her. I love it, and apparently she does too.
Fell asleep holding on to her Christmas bow.
She rolled over! Today! She has been trying to roll from her back to her stomach but kept getting her arm stuck under herself. Today she was playing on the floor (and watching football) while I was making breakfast. Her head was actually where the sun is on the mat. She ended up scooting herself around. I go in there a couple minutes later and she's on her tummy!!! She is 4 months and 9 days old.
Friday, December 23, 2011
Pictures again
Showing off the Alice in Wonderland onesie I got with Sarah in mind. I wish they had a bigger size because she won't be fitting into it for long, but it was too cute to pass up.
This is her adorable Christmas dress. This is also approximately .037 seconds after Heather left the house from taking her pictures. Apparently she was tired. Thankfully the pictures turned out adorable anyway.
I LOVE this toy. We finally fixed it so it doesn't just play the demo mode. Quinn is able to make it work by touching it. She acts like she loves it too!
I was getting ready for work this morning and she was hanging out in the bed next to me. She was babbling and stuff then all the sudden she was silent. Fast asleep.
Friday, December 16, 2011
Just an Update
Life is hectic. The good news is that I am finally getting some more sleep. It is getting slightly easier to get Quinn to bed at a normal time if we stick to our schedule. If I get her in her bouncy and get it really dark, she usually fusses for about 10 minutes and then sleeps. If she is crying, I will calm her, rock her, whatever and then put her back down. Eventually, she seems content and drifts into sleepland. My favorite are the days that I will put her in there, she will grin and giggle and talk to me, and then fall asleep with no problems. This past week, she's been sleeping for about 4 hours at a time, so that's awesome!!! I will only have to get up once. It does stink that she's been getting up around 6:30 more than once to eat and I have to get up at 7, so I'm up a half hour earlier, but the longer stretches of sleep are helping drastically.
Last weekend we had Christmas with my dad. I have to say it was horrible! Poor Quinn was showing all of the signs of teething. Drooling, chewing, diaper rash, cranky, fever, etc. She screamed or whimpered or slept the whole time we were at the party. Eventually we found a little white thing in her upper right gum. I'm pretty sure it is a calcium deposit. If so, I hope she doesn't get any more. And I hope she doesn't have horrible reactions for every tooth too. We left the party as soon as we could basically. I wasn't feeling well and Quinn was a mess, so we went and got some stuff for her for teething. It helped a lot. By the time we got home and took her temperature, it was 101.6! I was freaking out. Some meds brought it down and it stayed down. I ended up getting a fever the rest of the weekend and into the week, so I think she was reacting to the thing in her mouth AND sick with a fever. Either way, she went back to her super happy self by Monday.
Here are some random pictures:
Last weekend we had Christmas with my dad. I have to say it was horrible! Poor Quinn was showing all of the signs of teething. Drooling, chewing, diaper rash, cranky, fever, etc. She screamed or whimpered or slept the whole time we were at the party. Eventually we found a little white thing in her upper right gum. I'm pretty sure it is a calcium deposit. If so, I hope she doesn't get any more. And I hope she doesn't have horrible reactions for every tooth too. We left the party as soon as we could basically. I wasn't feeling well and Quinn was a mess, so we went and got some stuff for her for teething. It helped a lot. By the time we got home and took her temperature, it was 101.6! I was freaking out. Some meds brought it down and it stayed down. I ended up getting a fever the rest of the weekend and into the week, so I think she was reacting to the thing in her mouth AND sick with a fever. Either way, she went back to her super happy self by Monday.
Here are some random pictures:
Modeling the snowman hat the day I got it, and Cooper sniffing it out.
IU Jammies
"I will get you evil duck"
Her very first Christmas present!!! (baby glo worm)
Gross Quinn!!
The bow I won online, and a Christmas dress, even though I didn't get a good picture.
And goodnight everyone! (My view from bed)
Christmas Pics
And then there is what we call the "dead snowman"
And my personal favorite... Go ahead Quinn, tell us what you really think about getting your picture taken.
Monday, December 5, 2011
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