Spring Break

We spent our Spring Break in the cold, silly us. It really wasn't exciting at all, but here are some pictures to chronicle Quinn's first trip to Utah. Unfortunately most of the time the only camera I had with me was on my phone, so most of the pics are not very good. :(

We stayed in a hotel the first night because 1) we were anxious to get the fun started and 2) we weren't sure how well Quinn would handle an eight hour drive. He seemed to LOVE his first night in a hotel: he had an entire queen sized bed to himself and slept through the night (it was a late night and early morning, but I was still very happy about that).

We stopped in Cedar City to see Troy's sister and stretch our legs. Quinn enjoyed being able to kick his legs to his heart's content. We also saw our niece and her baby, who is five months older than Quinn. Can you believe it? She is really tiny and he is big, but he does easily outweigh her. You can see how much his belly hangs over his pants!

Quinn also met Great Grandma Curtis. Unfortunately he was not on his best behavior and was a bit of a grouch. I think he just wanted to be free: lying on the floor and kicking is one of his favorite pastimes.

Dreaded tummy time. It's a lot of work to lift that Peterson head.

My cousin Jessica came down to see us with her two girls. I promise Quinn was not a grump for our trip. He was really quite well behaved. But I think he's figured out what cameras are and purposely stops cooperating when they come out. I've been trying to get a video of him "talking" for days but have been unsuccessful.

Quinn had a pretty big Easter. A second Easter Bunny actually came and left him candy and books. Notice that he finally has some boy bedding. :)

Daddy and Quinn on Easter morning. Too bad the picture is so poor.

Getting ready for his first walk in the little stroller.

We've decided that Quinn will be a fan of every team that wins a championship this year. This is a picture of his "Let's go Duke" PJs. It made for an interesting game--us cheering for Butler amid Quinn's shouts for Duke. For those interested, Quinn is a fan of the New Orleans Saints, Duke Blue Devils, and Phil Mickelson. We are really hoping the Lakers don't win the NBA championship. There would be some serious contention in our home.

When we got home we went to the fair. Quinn could care less, but Daddy had to get a picture of him next to Dad's favorite part of the fair--the cinnamon roll stand.

This actually happened before Spring Break, but it's a usual sight around here: Daddy and Quinn watching the Jazz. Pretty boring for mom.

Triumph of the Shopper

I have some meaningful posts coming, but I have to take a minute to share my joy. How much did I pay for the items pictured above? $28.01, not too amazing. How much did I save? $65.28. Now that probably says more about the outrageous prices at our Albertsons than my ability shopping the sales, but I am still proud. Then I went back last night for diapers and pedialyte and spent a little over five dollars and saved $11. Hooray for remembering to use coupons. :)

Some random pictures

Looking handsome in his church clothes. Too bad it's getting too hot to wear them anymore. :(

Terrible mother that I am, I didn't get any pictures of Quinn on his blessing day. So I fudged a little and took pics today. Holy cow he has grown! He barely fit in the thing! I only got a few pictures before the camera battery died and he spit up all over himself, but something is better than nothing, right? I certainly hope so.

Quinn has always been a pacifier baby but in the last week he has discovered his hands. He sucks rather noisily and tries to jam his entire fist in his mouth. If I had one word for this pic it would be "caught" because 1) I'm not loving the idea of a thumb sucker, 2) he looks like he's up to no good and 3) he's wearing stripes. I just love him!

Baby Parts

I just love them!

Baby Week

I have decided that the last week of March 2010 will forever be known as Baby Week to me. In the last week, two friends have given birth, one brought her adopted baby home, two more friends and a family member announced they are pregnant and another friend began steps to make her dream of motherhood come true. I love it all. Today I leaned over to Troy in sacrament meeting and said, "I'm so happy!" He asked why and I said, "Because Dustyn and Kamie have a baby!" (they are the adopting parents). I just couldn't hold the excitement in any longer. Dustyn and Kamie are on my mind most today, but I'm so excited for all these babies, both newborns and future. All this makes me so grateful I have a baby of my own. What a happy day!

Baby Laundry

The funny thing about having a baby is that I always have clean clothes. Quinn creates enough laundry that I have no choice but to do my own. I really don't mind the extra laundry that having a baby creates. Folding it is no problem. The problem is that it takes so much longer to get started and to make the change from washer to dryer. Why? Stains, that's why. I have to pre-treat the poop and puke stains and then check the effected pieces before putting them in the dryer to make sure they came out. The ones that didn't get treated again and saved for another batch. It takes so much longer to be thorough!

Six weeks old

My boy turned six weeks old yesterday! I remember that during the first week I thought six weeks would never come, yet here we are. Obviously he is quite different than he was six weeks ago. Highlights include:

• he's a white baby now instead of a tan one (icky jaundice)
• he doesn't require near as much wrestling at feeding time
• we don't have to keep mitts on his hands to prevent scratches, lip pulling and eye gouging
• he occasionally enjoys his baths
• no more lumps on his head!
• his cry is a little more manly
• every now and then a real smile will eek out
• if he wants to, he can keep his head pretty steady when sitting up
• he survived his first cold
• he's a chunk -- at his monthly check up (two weeks ago) he was over 11 pounds

There are a lot more, but I won't bore you with the details. Here are a few more of my favorite pics.

Can you tell he just ate?

We get this and similar looks a lot, but I posted this to show off his budding leg rolls.

It's hard to get a non-blurry picture because his hands move so fast.