Headband

I had to share this picture of Quinn even though she wasn't the happiest.  This was Friday morning and we had just had the best night of sleep yet.  She went 6 hours between feedings that meant I got 5 straight hours of sleep!!!!   It was time for Quinn to eat again and she was not happy that I was getting a picture of her with her headband on.  Well the headband didn't last long.  Just like her sister she is in the top of the charts for her head size at the 90th percentile.  Five minutes of having her headband on she already had a mark on her head from it.  No headbands for this girl!

Sleeping

Here is Quinn sleeping away during the late afternoon.  She sleeps downstairs throughout the day as well as in her crib.  We are trying to get her used to her crib for when she transitions in there full time.  She has started to sleep a little better.  I feed her around 10pm and then she is usually up around 1am and then anywhere from 4am - 6am.  I can function on this sleep!  I have still been going to bed in the early evening to get a few hours of sleep. 

Happy Birthday Mimi!

We hope you have a great day Mimi!   Sending you birthday wishes from your girls.

We got out the playmat for Quinn and as you can see Sage had to show her how to use it!

Big Helper

We are slowly getting into a routine as a family of four.  I am starting to get a little more sleep!   Sage has been a huge help with Quinn.  She loves to help out and always asks what can she do.  Earlier this week I asked her to come to the table for dinner and she said she was busy. 

She was busy changing her baby.

And feeding her baby.  I love this one - she is sitting where I sit to feed Quinn.  She has the boppy, the burp cloth, and the cup is her bottle for her baby.  Apparently she has seen lots of diaper changes and way to many feeding sessions!

Second Haircut

A big thanks goes out to Bev for setting us up with a new hair stylist.  She comes to our house and only charges $10 for kids haircuts!  That is a win-win in my book - Thanks Bev!  Last week Tori came over and cut Sage's hair.  It was only Sage's second haircut and she got 4 inches cut off! 

She asked for a braid and then wanted to see it.  But she couldn't see it in a mirror so I took a picture for her!   She loved her braid!

Painting in the snow!

A few weeks ago we got over a foot of snow.  It was so much fun to watch Sage play out in the snow.  But then the Polar Vortex took hold and it was too cold to go outside.  With the wind chill it was -40!  So we brought the snow inside - a friend gave me the idea!  Reese went out and filled the pyrex with snow and Sage painted away.  Reese got her a syringe out and a bowl of water and she had fun putting that in the snow as well.  Painting in the snow kept her busy for an hour.  I think her favorite part was when Reese dumped the snow onto the patio and she could see her artwork.  It lasted for almost a week with the cold temperatures and when it got warmer she was very disappointed it was gone. 

One month

It is hard to believe that one month has passed since Quinn was born.  Maybe it has gone so fast due to lack of sleep!  We had a few rough weeks with Quinn not gaining weight as fast as she should have.   We have been supplementing with bottles and she has packed on the ounces!  She was up lots during the night and it has slowly been getting better.  I have been going to sleep at 7pm for 3-4 hours and then Reese hands her off to me for the night shift. Maybe soon she will have her nights/days switched.  Quinn is smiling lots and exploring with her voice. It is so fun to see Sage help out with Quinn.  Sage is my big helper!  It has been a fun first month and we can't wait to see what the next months hold for us!

New hat

Sage got this new hat from Pam and Brian.  She has been loving this hat and wearing it in the house.  It is a flippy hat - you squeeze the hat and the tails flips up.  She loves it!

Next size

For the first five weeks Quinn has been in newborn size clothes.  She finally moved up to 0-3 month clothes.  Here she is in her first 0-3 month outfit!