Nana

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, NANA!!! We love you SO much!!

Quinny can't wait to help celebrate next year when she can have cake with you. :)

Lucy wanted in on the picture taking, too!

Thank you for everything you do for us. We appreciate everything SO much and hope you felt plenty of love today! We can't wait to see you again! Love you!!!

FIVE MONTHS!

Quinny, you are FIVE MONTHS!! I cannot believe how quickly everything is going by. At five months....

• You are wearing 3 month and 3-6 month clothing and a few 6 month.
• You are wearing a size 2 diaper.
• You are definitely bigger than month 4, but we don't have your exact measurements.
• You are NOT sleeping through the night. :) You sleep a max of 4 hours...it's actually gotten worse this month and we think it's because of teething. That means you're still in our room.
• You will nap in your crib and we put up black out curtains to help with that.
• You will not sleep without a noise machine on. You can sleep through the loudest noises
• You are still getting breast milk and usually drink 5 oz at a time! You get very distracted and usually end up trying to roll out of the arms of whoever is feeding you.
• You have started oatmeal and absolutely love it! 
• We've also tried sweet potatoes, peas, squash, avocado, peaches, pears, and apple sauce.
• You HATED squash and you clearly did not get that from your Momma since that's my favorite veggie.
• You had a bad reaction to apple sauce and your Dr. said to not give you anymore until you're over a year. It was NO FUN! 
• You love love love the jumperoo - especially the one at daycare since it's lower to the ground.
• You keep your legs kicking almost 24/7.
• You are still rolling all over the place. You usually end up rolling right off the blanket you're laid on and end up chewing on it.
• You are drooling like CRAZY and chew on EVERYTHING. 
• You still try to sit up when we lay you down and have been able to gorilla sit for a few seconds at a time.
• Your feet go in your mouth if you're contently laying on your back.
• You love your feet! If we cover them up with a onesie you will just sit and stare. It's like you're wondering where your skin went. :)
• You laugh if Momma starts tickling you. It melts our hearts! 
• You love Papa! He can get you to smile and talk no matter the mood you were in .00002 seconds earlier. You scream with excitement when you see him walk into a room. It's so adorable! 
• You will put one hand on each of my cheeks and pull Momma to you. LOVE it! Sometimes you will try to latch on my cheek or chin. :)
• You reached for your Daddy for the first time.
• You are realllllly good at letting everyone in the room know you are there. You definitely love to be the center of attention. :)
• You have a talent for being dramatic.....very very dramatic. You let us know if you do not like something almost immediately we the loudest/maddest sounding scream.
• You like to spit and blow raspberries. This has lead to a bunch of sheet changes.
• You love to smile more than any baby! Everyone always comments on how happy you always are!
• You are still in daycare and are doing really well. You love Ms. Amy and seem to be on a really good schedule with eating, playing, and sleeping.
• You and Riley still like to make each other cry and pick on each other. It's like you trade off days of who is being the class bully and who is being abused. It's cute....for now. 

Quinny, we love you SO much. You let us know you were on your way one year ago on July 22nd, and it was the best news we could have heard! We miss you anytime you are away and cannot wait to pick you up from "school" every day! Your Daddy and I can not get enough of you! We love you to the moon and back baby girl! 

Four Months

Sweet Quinny Beth, at four months you are:

-You are wearing 3 month and some 3-6 month clothing.

-You are wearing a size 1 diaper
-You weighed in at 13 lbs 14 oz (50 percentile)

-You are over 25 inches tall (90 percentile)

-Your head size is in the 75 percentile, but I don't remember the exact measurement

-You still get breast milk exclusively and I usually nurse you when I'm around rather than giving a bottle
-You get bottles at daycare and take 5 oz every time

-Ms. Amy has really worked with you on holding your bottle and now you can do it by yourself!! I'm so proud of you!!
-You are not an amazing sleeper :)
-You usually sleep no more than 4 hour stretches at night - Mommy is starting to get worn down :)

-You still sleep in our room since you're up so much - soon...very soon you will be in your crib

-You are an awesome napper - usually with 3 naps during the day ranging from 1-3.5 hours

-You really like to laugh at me and especially your Daddy - it's the sweetest sound ever!

-You constantly have something in your mouth - mostly your hands
-You still love your paci at night and when you're not in a familiar place

-You aren't big on crying a ton, but when you do cry it's extra loud! :)

-You talked to us ALL.THE.TIME and will try to mimic our mouth movement

-You love to blow bubbles and laugh so hard if you cover yourself in drool

-You definitely prefer to sit up - if we lay you on your back you're bringing your chin to your chest trying to get up!
-You will roll all over the place now...back to belly, belly to back

-You usually scream if you've been on your belly too long :)

-You will grab ahold of a few toys, but mostly prefer your lovey and baby doll Nana got you

-You will try to turn your head all the way around when me or your Daddy come in the room and you hear us...it melts our hearts!

-Your eyes are still blue, and your hair might be getting a little darker....it's definitely quite a bit longer!

-You love your cousin Emily and Papa....they never fail to make you laugh and smile so much!

-You made your first long car ride to Benton and were PERFECT...you slept the entire way there and the entire way back...Mommy and Daddy were so thankful for that!!! :)

-You loved seeing Nana, Mimi, Papa, Aunt Trish, Uncle Ron, Uncle David, Aunt Karla, and especially Uncle Kevy....you officially have the Smily family wrapped around your little finger! 

-You love the jumperoo and bumbo a lot this month

-You had another ear infection and had to take more antibiotics :(

-Your little nails are growing like weeds and have to be cut at least once a week if not more!

-You got in your first "fight" at school :) Another sweet girl in your class named Riley has really long and curly hair. Apparently you like long, curly hair because you were laid beside her and would not let go.  Miss Riley was not a fan of you grabbing her hair so she kept slapping your nose. You wouldn't let go and she wouldn't quit slapping so you were both a bit inconsolable for a few minutes after you were separated. 

Quinny, your Daddy and I love you SO much! I cannot believe how fast you are still growing and how lovable you are. I wish I could freeze time!! You're becoming even more precious every day and we love watching your little personality come to light! We love you to the moon and back baby girl! 

Uncle Kevy

It's a few days late, but sweet Quinny wanted to wish her Uncle Kevy a happy belated birthday! 

We love you, Uncle Kevy! 

THREE months

My beautiful Quinny, in your third month of life:

-You are wearing mostly 3 month clothing and some 3-6 months.
-You are wearing a size 1 diaper.
-You weighed in at 12 lbs 4 oz 2 weeks ago!
-You are still eating breast milk exclusively and are nursing really well. You have a bottle while at daycare, but still nurse when we get home and at night.
-You have started taking at least 5 ounces every bottle and sometimes going all the way up to 7!
-You stayed with Nanny for a week and then Kevin the next when I went back to work. :(
-You started daycare the 14th.
-You are still sleeping in the pack-n-play in our room. We'll move you to your room as soon as you start sleeping through the night! :)
-You have been sleeping a little less this month. I think you've been having a growth spurt, because there's been tons of Mommy and Quinny time around midnight, 2 AM, and 4 AM most nights. :)
-You get up several times most nights, but you did sleep 10 hours straight the night of the 18th from 8:15-6:15
-We knew something was wrong after you slept 10 hours straight, and we spent the night of the 19th in the ER with your first illness and fever of 102 +.
-You were diagnosed with an upper respiratory infection and ear infection.
-You took your first antibiotic to get rid of the sickness.
-You stayed over night with Nanny for the first time after we got your sickness. You stayed Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday night and loved every minute of it while your Mommy and Daddy were getting rest trying to get better!
-You are smiling and cooing all the time. You get excited when someone you know walks in the room and get the biggest grin. It definitely makes anything bad go away immediately!
-You are starting to do a small little laugh. It melts your Daddy's heart. It's one of the best sounds we've heard!
-You are ticklish on your little toes. Your curl them and start kicking if we start tickling you.
-You now officially hate tummy time and just scream until you roll yourself over or we pick you up.
-Your hair is growing like a weed. It's getting so long so fast!
-Your eyes are still blue and are the prettiest little eyes we've ever seen!
-You still love bath time SO much, and we love how you smell so sweet after we get you out.
-You enjoy being propped up so you can see everything. You will turn your head from one side to the other as long as you're awake.
-You are starting to work your abs a lot. :) You would much rather sit up than lay flat so when you are flat you bring your chin to your belly trying to sit yourself up.
-You will hold your hands together and just stare at them for several minutes at a time with the biggest eyes. It's so adorable!
-Once you realize they'll move you immediately try to put your full fist into your mouth.
-You like to grab at things and put things into your mouth. This makes dressing you, covering you, and putting you in your car seat pretty entertaining.
-You like for us to let you stand up in our laps. You smile so big and continue turning your head from side to side looking at as much as you can.
-You're still pretty good in the car as long as you have your paci. You let us know if it comes out very quickly!

Sweet Quinny, your Daddy and I love you so much and cannot believe how much better you make every day for us. Each morning is so special when you are so happy and just want to laugh with us. This summer is going to be so fun watching you grow and learn new things.