Quinn Zachary is eight months old! I feel like a broken record exclaiming I never know where the time goes, but with each passing month I feel like time continues to pass more quickly.
Developmentally speaking, Quinn has honed in on his crawling skills this month as he gets faster and faster by the day. He continues to prefer standing and will pull himself up onto anything and everything (including, but not limited to: a plain wall, crib, couch, basket, chair, mom, jumper, exersaucer, door... you get the point!). At the beginning of the month Quinn seemed to get a new bruise each day due to his inevitable falls. Thankfully, over the past couple of weeks he has began to "fall gracefully" and new bruises are becoming more of a rarity. Quinn is beginning to experiment with unassisted standing as well. He can stand for a couple of seconds on his own (even in the bathtub) but he quickly realizes that he needs support and will grab on to whatever is close for assistance (i.e. couch, mom, entertainment center). Quinn will also couch-walk and is motivated by anything that is not his (i.e. lap top, remote control, cell phone, dog bone).
Sadly, this month Quinn experienced his first cold. This combined with Quinn cutting his first teeth made for a very miserable boy for a week or so. We were giving him tylenol every four to six hours for a few days to try and keep him as comfortable as possible. The saddest part was when he lost his voice. Our poor baby! I got some practice testing the response time for the email system at the doctor's office (the record was 15 minutes for an email response... not bad!) We were able to keep Quinn away from the doctor and he did get better, but the misery of his cold was definitely intensified by his teething. Quinn cut his first two teeth this month. He loves to feel them with his fingers so much so that his left index finger is raw. He seems to really enjoy having teeth.
In fact, Quinn's first teeth led to his first taste of formula. I wasn't too keen on being bit, and this gave me the motivation to begin supplementing with formula. Quinn doesn't mind it one bit and it has been such a convenient addition to our lives. Lately, Quinn has been having a bottle of formula before bed each night. In addition to milk, Quinn has been eating up a storm. He has been a pretty great eater, trying anything that I offer him. Unfortunately, he's beginning to resist his veggies now that he's experienced more delicious items like fruit, cupcake, ice cream... yes, I'm terrible, I know! On any given day Quinn will eat a few of the following: sweet potatoes, yams (although I'm learning that what I believed to be yams are in fact orange sweet potatoes), peas, green beans, carrots, butternut squash, apples, pears, peaches, beans, rice, and puffs (dry cereal). I've been making the majority of Quinn's food. It's been simple and fun, but I haven't experimented with anything fancy. We'll see how adventurous I get in the future.
The most exciting development this month has been Quinn's new sleeping habits!! His new norm is sleeping 10-12 hours straight each night! Our little angel is no night owl, though, and is ready for bed by 6:00 pm (this is something we need to work on... maybe next month). So, 12 hours of sleep still means that we have a happy, rested baby by 6:00 am each morning. Pat and I need to work on going to bed ourselves before midnight.
Overall, Quinn is such a happy and healthy baby who continues to enrich our lives beyond explanation.
"Check out my teeth!"
"Where are we going Mama?"
"I'm coming, Lucy!"
Yep, he's still a drooling fool.
We love you Quinn!!
Developmentally speaking, Quinn has honed in on his crawling skills this month as he gets faster and faster by the day. He continues to prefer standing and will pull himself up onto anything and everything (including, but not limited to: a plain wall, crib, couch, basket, chair, mom, jumper, exersaucer, door... you get the point!). At the beginning of the month Quinn seemed to get a new bruise each day due to his inevitable falls. Thankfully, over the past couple of weeks he has began to "fall gracefully" and new bruises are becoming more of a rarity. Quinn is beginning to experiment with unassisted standing as well. He can stand for a couple of seconds on his own (even in the bathtub) but he quickly realizes that he needs support and will grab on to whatever is close for assistance (i.e. couch, mom, entertainment center). Quinn will also couch-walk and is motivated by anything that is not his (i.e. lap top, remote control, cell phone, dog bone).
Sadly, this month Quinn experienced his first cold. This combined with Quinn cutting his first teeth made for a very miserable boy for a week or so. We were giving him tylenol every four to six hours for a few days to try and keep him as comfortable as possible. The saddest part was when he lost his voice. Our poor baby! I got some practice testing the response time for the email system at the doctor's office (the record was 15 minutes for an email response... not bad!) We were able to keep Quinn away from the doctor and he did get better, but the misery of his cold was definitely intensified by his teething. Quinn cut his first two teeth this month. He loves to feel them with his fingers so much so that his left index finger is raw. He seems to really enjoy having teeth.
In fact, Quinn's first teeth led to his first taste of formula. I wasn't too keen on being bit, and this gave me the motivation to begin supplementing with formula. Quinn doesn't mind it one bit and it has been such a convenient addition to our lives. Lately, Quinn has been having a bottle of formula before bed each night. In addition to milk, Quinn has been eating up a storm. He has been a pretty great eater, trying anything that I offer him. Unfortunately, he's beginning to resist his veggies now that he's experienced more delicious items like fruit, cupcake, ice cream... yes, I'm terrible, I know! On any given day Quinn will eat a few of the following: sweet potatoes, yams (although I'm learning that what I believed to be yams are in fact orange sweet potatoes), peas, green beans, carrots, butternut squash, apples, pears, peaches, beans, rice, and puffs (dry cereal). I've been making the majority of Quinn's food. It's been simple and fun, but I haven't experimented with anything fancy. We'll see how adventurous I get in the future.
The most exciting development this month has been Quinn's new sleeping habits!! His new norm is sleeping 10-12 hours straight each night! Our little angel is no night owl, though, and is ready for bed by 6:00 pm (this is something we need to work on... maybe next month). So, 12 hours of sleep still means that we have a happy, rested baby by 6:00 am each morning. Pat and I need to work on going to bed ourselves before midnight.
Overall, Quinn is such a happy and healthy baby who continues to enrich our lives beyond explanation.
"Check out my teeth!"
"Where are we going Mama?"
"I'm coming, Lucy!"
Yep, he's still a drooling fool.
We love you Quinn!!
