Quinny Quinn Update

   Thought it was time for a little Quinn update.  We had her 12 month appointment (and shots) last Friday and although we were about 7 weeks late on that appointment it was great to see where she was at on the charts!  At 13.5 months she weighed 22lbs (58%) and was in the 99% for head circumference and 92% in height.  Tall girl with a large brain!  When I called to make the appointment with our wonderful pediatrician, Dr. Carol, we were told that he PCS'd last month.  I was so bummed!  So we were randomly placed with Dr. Taylor who just got to the island last month and we loved him.  He was so great with Quinn, had tons of questions, examined her scalp issues (more on that later) with great detail and care, and was just a great overall doc.  So speaking of her scalp, she has had some issues with dry skin, red skin, rash, rings, etc. from as long as I can remember.  Our last pediatrician (not Dr. Carol) looked at it for .2 seconds and just gave us some steroid cream to put on it.  Well, that didn't work.  Thankfully Dr. Taylor went to Dermatology right away and got some other expertise on the issue.  After today's appointment we were told it was the worst case of cradle cap they've ever seen.  I was actually relieved to hear this as it's a temporary thing.  We have a minor steroid cream again to put on it and hopefully it clears it up once and for all.

   Anyways, on to the fun stuff!  Quinn is as active as ever and as sweet as can be.  She is going to bed super easy with a bottle of whole milk.  I am working on being done with the bottle asap but it's really hard.  She isn't attached to it, really - but she does drink a solid 6-8 oz before she goes to bed.  Don't think she'd do that from a sippy.  Hopefully by her 15 month post we will have put the bottles back up in the closet :)  She is sleeping through the night for the last 2 weeks and for the last 3 days she's been taking 1 nap a day.  Hopefully these naps go a little longer than they have been, but I'm not rushing anything.  I'm beyond thankful we are where we are!  There were days I began to wonder if it would every change :)

   Quinn's favorite thing to do is to be outside.  Every morning we get out and she helps me water my flowers.  She's actually a pretty good helper and doesn't pick them anymore!  We walk to the park and I have to hold her back from not getting in the gross pond! She LOVES all water and also loves it in her face, which she definitely didn't get from her mom (or from her Grandma Huinker).  We had a typhoon this past Monday and we were getting a little stir crazy so I let her take a shower with me and she absolutely loved it.  I don't even like the shower water on my own face!

   She has also become pretty darn social with everyone she comes across.  She doesn't go to just anyone, but she will stare at them, give them a high five - or if the adult is a female, she will probably give her a hug and a kiss.  She is quite the kisser these days. :)

   Thankfully, she is 95% over the "eating rocks" stage.  I still need to watch her but if I just say "ICKY" she will put it down.  She has been building with our mega blocks we have and still enjoying the couch, her blankie, and a little netflix once in awhile.  Her favorite foods are homemade pizzas, fruit of any kind, peas and beans, hummus on toast, peanut butter on toast, and of course noodles and sauce.  Anything she can dip, she will.  Condiment girl.  I like it.  She is liking books more and more and her favorite one right now is the "puppy" book.  it's a touch and feel one that my sister passed down to us and she won't touch it, but she'll grab my hand and make me touch the puppies!  It's pretty cute.  Not too many new words these days, although, I THINK she said "thank you" today....or "dee dee" in two different tones.  It happened three times today - so we'll see.

Enjoy a few pics of Q!