9 months old...and a few new tricks!

Goodness gracious...where has my little girl gone? On Friday (1/20/12) Quinny had her 9 month check up, and all was well. She weighs in at a whopping 15 lbs. 12 oz (5th percentile) and is 27.3 inches long (37th percentile). Since she has been dropping from her growth curve a little bit over the last few doctor's visits, they encouraged us to up her calorie intake. Which is all super fine and dandy for this little girl. Like her momma and daddy...she has a very healthy appetite! She'll have no qualms eating an extra meal a day :)

The pedi also said that we can start giving her some scrambled eggs, a little peanut butter if we would like (not too much since there is so much sugar in there!) and cows milk (not to replace breast milk or formula...just get her used to it). So, we are excited to introduce her to even more types of foods here in the upcoming weeks!

Also - she has got somethings that she has been working on over the last few weeks:

• Kisses! She LOVES to give kisses now! And they are so precious and cute. You ask for a smooch, and she smacks her lips at you (she doesn't use her hands to throw them yet, but you just have to listen and you will get one). I swear...that is one of the cutest things I have ever heard! She's been doing it for about 2-3 weeks now and she gets more and more liberal with them as the days pass on.
• "All done!" This one is very similar to her kisses...if you ask her if she is all done with the food in her mouth, she will smack her lips and then give you a huge smile. You have to be careful though...she likes to trick you into thinking that it's all gone but it isn't always. That little stinker.
• Hugs! She has been giving hugs for a little over a month now. Although, it isn't a big ol' bear hug that you'll get. You'll get a "head hug". Where she leans her head on whatever she is trying to hug. I could get those all day long and I would never get tired of them! She also likes to hug herself when we are getting dressed. She just bends in half and hugs her legs. And if you keep asking her to give herself hugs, she will keep doing it until you pick her up. Ahhh! It's just too, too cute!
• Walking! Ok...it's not like she is trotting all over the house...but last night she was standing next to the coffee table, just holding onto a newspaper. Then all of a sudden, she decided that she wanted to go forward and took two steps all on her own! Now, she has been walking around the house holding onto our hands for well over a month, if not longer, but this was the first time she had any interest in going on her own. I think she will be walking here in the next few weeks and then we'll really be in some trouble! Watch out world! Quinny is becoming mobile!

There is so much more...and I know I have to update with some updated pictures here soon. Hopefully soon, I will have a video with our little nugget toddling around and you can enjoy her as much as we are.

When Christmas comes to town...

Oh my, how time flies! In less than a week, we will be celebrating our very first Christmas with the very best gift we could ever have asked for. And I have a feeling that she is going to be one spoiled little girl :)

To help keep up the Christmas cheer, here is one of my favorite pictures of Quinn...well, at the moment anyway. It's always changing.

She is playing with a bell that I got when I went to see Santa one year. Who knows...maybe someday she will have her babies take pictures with it too!

Here are some other ones from our photo shoot that day :)

"Mom...do we really have to do this right now? I have better things to do."

She reminds me of a cute little Glow Worm!

She has the best facial expressions!

Santa Baby...

Thursday night (12/8/11) we took Quinn to see Mr. Claus. We waited patiently in line for our turn with Santa as we watched the other children fill him in on what they would like for Christmas this year. Some kids were very happy and excited to see him, while others were less than pleased (we were a little afraid that she would fall into this category since she's been dealing with a bit of stranger anxiety lately). Quinn on the other hand, was rather neutral. They told us to back her into his lap so she didn't see him and then we had to walk over to the camera. After I placed her on his lap, she turned to look at him with these furrowed eyebrows and this expression of confusion. Then, she almost just shrugged her shoulders, turned around and faced the camera like "Ok...I'm ready for my picture now."

Quinny had to have her Ella Wubby with her and Dan thought that since it is her favorite thing, that we should let her have it and also each year, have her bring her favorite thing with her to see Santa so she can remember what was her favorite love that year. So, a tradition has been started! 2011 Favorite Item: Ella Wubby ♥

October in a Pumpkin Shell

Lots happened in October that I didn't get to post about. Here is something that is just filled with adorableness:

She is having a blast blowing bubbles in her water cup!

And here are a bunch of pictures from October that are too cute not to share...

Modeling the cute pumpkin hat from some of our favorite people...the Huxes! Thank you!

Practicing brushing her hair...for when it comes in :)

"Helloooooo!"

My lil cutie-patootie!

"I see you trying to take another picture of me..."

My two favorite peeps...Daddy and Quinn! ♥

Little Monkey Girl!

She sure loves the camera and her close ups!

I love this picture of Quinny and her Great Grandpa Kunde!

Happy Halloween from the cutest Tinkerbell around!

It's Quinn's first Halloween!  And she was as cute as can be :)

Bye-Bye Gummy Bear

On Tuesday (11/1/11) Quinny and I were playing peek on the couch...which got her laughing her cute, open-mouth baby laugh. And then I saw it...on the bottom front/left side of her gums...a tooth bud!!!!! Quinny is getting a tooth! As soon a she allows me (and it comes in fully) there will be pictures. So long my little gummy bear grin. Hello mouth full of pearly whites! :)

Stand Tall!

Oh goodness so much has happened since the last time I posted! Quinn has decided that she is no longer going to be a baby and she is now a big girl! The Friday before Halloween (10/28/11), Quinn and I were sitting in front of her Exersaucer (her new favorite thing). All of a sudden, I look down, and this is what she thought she should do...

Dan and I were so excited! And she was so proud of herself! She is so much better at it now than in the video...but we sure were impressed! Go Quinn, go! Oh goodness...it's time to put up the gate!