It seems like just yesterday I wrote a very similar post- but it was a MONTH ago already! Today, Quinn turned 7 months old. Yup, time is cruisin'. I wish somehow I could record an entire day with this girl so everyone could see what a joy she is. We rarely have a "bad" day, but we have those tough moments of course! The toughest time with Quinn is right after her bath when i'm getting her into pajamas. Seriously, where are the Grandpa's when I need them!!! My routine every night is this: start the water to let it warm up, go into Quinn's room and crank the heat, set out her onesie, pajamas, diaper, and lotion on the floor, go back to the bathroom and fill the tub. She loves her bath a ton right now, but never gets upset when I take her out - but it's a whole 'nuther story when we are getting dressed! Luckily playing "itsy bitsy spider" can keep her sidetracked a little while I torture her into putting the pjs on. So besides those 2 minutes of the day? This girl is a keeper ;)
Quinn's favorite things these days are KIDS KIDS KIDS. No matter where we go or what we're doing, she gets the biggest smile when she sees someone her own size. She is shy and somewhat cold towards adults we are out 'n about right now (pretty funny actually) but soon enough I'm sure she'll warm up to that generation.. She also loves to play with water bottles that have lids, coasters, blocks, and remotes. Similar to all the things she loved last month. She is starting to enjoy books a little bit more now which is a lot of fun. She will sit still for the first 30 seconds :) She's mastered the crawling and can get anywhere at about any speed whenever she wants. I have a feeling that walking will be on the back burner because of how good she is at crawling! Why walk when you've mastered the art of crawling, right? We'll see!
She is eating very well these days. Sweet potatoes still remain her favorite food. I might as well get her a straw for the jar so she can just suck it down faster because right now i'm not sure she's even breathing while she eats it! She's doing very well with pears, mangoes, bananas, apples, carrots, beets, and peas. I introduced avocado to her last night, but that didn't go over so well ;) Maybe next week. Atleast it didn't go to waste :) I ate that up as fast as she eats her potatoes!
For the past month or so we have been fighting fighting and fighting with her late afternoon 3rd nap. It would only happen if I put her in the car and drove around for 20 minutes or so. I don't want to do that every night so i've decided she might be ready to start the 3-2 nap transition. The first day I tried it I thought it was too good to be true (it was) as she slept 2 hours in the morning and nearly 2 hours in the afternoon and went to bed fully awake, no crying... perfect. It hasn't gone that well again, but we have had about 4 days a week with a successful 2 naps/day routine. I'm in no rush - so i'll just continue to follow her lead I guess!
Random facts: she is in size 3 diapers and she is just about done with her 9 month sleepers. :( sad. Wearing clothes that range anywhere from 6-12 months.
I know I speak for Tony as well when I say this has been the best 7 months of our lives. Thanks for being such a great peanut, Quinn. We love you a whole lot.
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