Dec 25, 2013

Christmas 2013

Does anyone else feel like Christmas snuck up on them this year?!! I was not ready...I wanted to make goodies for our neighbors and send out Christmas cards but did neither. I think that I told myself not to get stressed about all that stuff one day when I went into Walmart (don't do it the weekend after Thanksgiving!). I went in there to get a few Christmas things and I could feel my blood starting to boil...I told myself, this is not Christmas to me. I went home and ordered the rest of my gifts on Amazon. 

We had Cole's work Christmas Party at our house which really kicked us into gear to finish the final touches in our house. Cole stayed up late every night painting and tiling our guest bathroom (which no one even used) so it could be ready. And we finally got new furniture!! It was our Christmas gift to each other. Quinn gave me the gift of sleep for Christmas. Best. Gift. Ever. One night about a week ago she just started sleeping through the night. I don't know why. I'm not going to question it. I am just so so grateful. I think it was also an answer to my prayers...really. 

Cole has a week off right now which is going to be great. We spent Christmas Eve with Cole's family and Christmas Day at my family's. Here are a few pics of the festivities.


The Christmas outfit Aunt Jill got her

Sunday Christmas dress

Quinn loves tv, so when we walked passed a whole wall of them at Target, her jaw literally dropped. 
 
New furniture! My mom and dad even got us new lamps for Christmas since I took this picture. I feel like a grownup now even more than when we bought our house...weird. 

Christmas Eve dinner

Christmas Morning




Merry Christmas!! I'm so grateful for family, yummy food, a warm bed, and for this time of year to remember Jesus Christ's life. I feel very blessed. 

Dec 11, 2013

Happy Half Birthday to Quinn


I CANNOT believe that our little Quinn is 6 months old! 

She is getting so big. Every day she does something new and seems even bigger. She is fitting into 9-12 month clothes. She's a little porker. But I love it!! 

She has become a really fun baby. She is full of smiles and squeals. She is so quick to smile, but for some reason she will not giggle unless I break my back and a sweat for her and even then she doesn't really giggle. 

She is starting to get to that stage where she wants momma all the time. She always keeps an eye on me and sometimes gets upset when I leave the room. It makes me feel special, but kinda gets tiring too. 

She recently got her first cold and it was sad to see her not feeling herself and snot dripping down her nose. 

She is a horrible sleeper. She has gotten worse. I wonder if I'll ever sleep again really. Last night I counted and in a 10 hour stretch, she woke up 8 times!! I feel like a drooling zombie on most days. I really think its starting to effect me. I find myself not being able to remember simple words when I'm saying a sentence. Like today, for example, I couldn't remember "shopping cart" I was like trying to explain to Cole "ya know that thing you push around with wheels at the store?...." 

I feel like I don't have the energy to do things for myself like get ready and workout. Ugh. We've tried sleep training her and both times it didn't work out so well. We let her cry for only like 20 minutes. The first time I went to check on her and she was just drenched in sweat from crying so hard and the second she got so upset, she came unswaddled and scratched her face off (she literally had five claw marks down her forehead that were bleeding...poor thing). 

Other than the whole sleep deprivation thing, I am loving playing and cuddling with my little buddy. I'm so excited for her first Christmas!! She has loved all the lights and glitter. 

She can now sit up by herself. She loves when we clap and she can also clap (sorta...in her own little cute baby way). She loves taking baths and gets mad when I take her out. She loves tv, especially football. She also loves to sit in the bumbo in the kitchen and cook with me. 

I love this little girl so much! Her smile just lights up my day. Happy Half Quinn!

Howdy ya'll

What? You say I have to sleep? 

Ahh. Love my little hot tub. 

Sitting up like a big girl!!

She loved this ball pit at her little friend's house.