Family Visit

Troy's sisters came to visit and Grandma decided we should have a photo shoot. Here is a small sampling of the fun we had.

I think Quinn felt grass for the first time. In some pics he looks like he's hating it, but the smile is so much cuter!

All the kids eating popsicles.

Troy and his sister sharing an inside joke. You never know what they're laughing at. I think this time it was a funny word from the crossword they'd done earlier in the day.

Five Months

My baby is now five months old. How is that possible? He has a super cute laugh and huge smiles. He rolls off his back, but gets stuck on his tummy and gets really mad about that. However, he's not mad enough to figure out how to get off. Quinn also tries to sit up ALL the time. He even managed to do it on his own for about 20 seconds yesterday. Such a big boy!

We pulled out the six-month clothes a few weeks ago and some were already too small for him. Especially this hat on his 95th percentile noggin.

He reaches for everything and of course it goes in his mouth. We are thinking teeth aren't too far away because many times he's fussy unless he's chewing on something. I do not like this idea. I hope they'll irritate him every now and then and not pop through for a few more months.

We love him so much and are so happy he's part of our little family.

Spring Cleaning

Can you call it Spring Cleaning if it's 105 degrees outside? I vacuumed every inch of my house and Quinn was not too happy with the lack of attention.

How can I not love this boy?!

He's just so cute! We tried to do a photo shoot yesterday, but didn't get far before he spit up all over. Oh well, I got one or two good ones.

Four Months!

I can't believe it! Here are some pics of our growing boy:

We're still dealing with blocked tear ducts, but he's handsome even with eye goop.

Hands are still delicious. So are plastic rings, toys, burp cloths and mom's fingers.

This is to show what his tummy looks like when he flexes. I love the fat bunching over the muscles, especially the roll above his diaper. At his four-month checkup he tipped the scales at 17 lbs, 8 oz and is 25 inches long. And still has a massive head, in case you were curious.

Quinn and Daddy love video games (don't worry, it's football. Mom won't allow Quinn to killing games).

Tackle him, Dad! Don't let him get a touchdown!

Blankets are for the head, not the legs. Silly boy.

There you go, that's the life of Quinn!

Warning: not for those with aversions to potty talk

Baby diarrhea bites. Quinn is such a good baby that I never know trouble is brewing until I have orange stains on my clothes. It's just so messy. And the problem isn't even as big now that I've switched diaper brands, but annoying nonetheless. That's all I have to say about that.

Our Little Tease

I have decided that Quinn is a tease. He first accidentally rolled from his tummy to his back nearly two months ago, but that was just because he got off balance. Recently he has learned how to roll from his back to his side and was VERY close to going all the way on Sunday. Hence the poor quality cell phone video.

We decided to pick the day we thought he would roll over. Troy chose today. I picked a week from yesterday. Grandma picked Mother's Day and Grandpa chose not to participate. He was not close at all to going from his tummy to back (because I'm a bad mom and forget to give him tummy time). Well, along comes Monday. I was making dinner and Troy was watching Quinn during tummy time. He reached to get the remote and when he turned around, Quinn was on his back! He then rolled over twice more in the next ten minutes. Again, I only had the cell phone handy. One day I will actually get something good on the real video camera.

Then Quinn rolled over again that night. So he's got it figured out, right? Wrong. He has not done it since. And he hasn't come as close from his back, either. I think he just likes to get us excited and then would yell "Psych" if he could.