Quinn is growing so much these days and discovering so many new things. She enjoys her crib, her fingernails grow at record speed, and her smiles and cooing are in full effect. It's actually more of a yell than a "coo". She continues to gag on any pacifier and refuses to take any bottle. I've tried 5 different ones. Not going to give up! She is sleeping about 12 hours a night (bedtimes ranging from 5:30pm-7:30pm). Her longest stretch is the first stretch anywhere from 4-7 hours. The 7 hour one was just after we arrived back in Okinawa, so not holding my breath for that to happen quite yet, but it is welcomed! After her longest stretch she is up every 2-3 hours the rest of the night. Quinn isn't the greatest napper in the world right now. She takes a 30 minute nap (exactly) every 1.5-2 hours. Some days I feel like all I do is put her to sleep! We are working on different strategies. Just yesterday I got out a cozy fleece blanket and she had her best days' sleep. Don't worry Grandma's, she hasn't been cold! Who knows what the trick is. Once I think I know, she'll change it up on me anyway ;)
She is loving the Baby Bjorn and going for walks. We try to get out a couple times each day to get her some fresh air. Thankfully the weather is cooling off now so our walks will start to get longer and I can put her in the actual stroller. She kicks her feet with excitement when I lay her on the floor while I snap the bjorn in place. She knows what is coming :)
As the grandparents pointed out, looks like Quinn is holding the umbrella!
Tummy time is happening a whole lot right now. She enjoys it for about 1-8mns. Yesterday she rolled over from back to stomach! I put her on her back in the living room and went to the kitchen to get my water out of the fridge and when I came back she was up on her elbows! I was one proud momma! She did it about 10 more times that day. We even were able to FaceTime the Grandma and Grandpa's to show off her new skill! Dad was one proud dad when he came home from work, too :)
Quinn has been a drool queen lately. She loves to get her fists in her mouth, often choking herself on a couple fingers, and sucks on anything that is near her face. We've gotten the bibs out and using them daily!
Tony has had so much fun with her when he gets home from work. He plays a lot with her on the play mat we have and takes her outside quite a bit. I swear she gets really mad when we come back inside. Today, we had the football on and Tony purposely stood in-between her and the TV so she wouldn't watch it - and she got MAD! It was cute.
My morning coffee, news, and babes :)
As for me, my heart grows more each day I am with this little girl. She is so fun and sweet. I enjoy all the snuggles I get through the wee hours, the smiles, and everything about this girl. I am so blessed to be staying home with her. We sure love our little buggers.
Love that little thing too!! All of those pictures are so darn cute. My favorites are the one with Tony outside and the one with her in the bumbo, your coffee and the news:)
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