Quinn-o-Vision 2.8

Wow, almost to Vision version 3.0. Time goes too fast. Even just last week it was the rare occasion for her to sit unassisted for longer than 3 seconds. Or roll over unassisted or unprompted. Too bad she can't seem to master tummy to back. She wails when she's on her tummy for too long after she's managed to roll on to her tummy. Go figure!

I can see why Q hates her crib sometimes...it's sorta like her own little prison...

..although there are nights when she will stare at her crib instead of nursing-as if longing to be there instead of still awake...those are the days she goes to bed without eating within the hour of bedtime and wakes up at 2am. You can't quite tell from this photo, but it's almost time to lower the bed down a rung as she will be pulling herself up all too soon!! Once she decides standing is fun, we will need to put it down 2 rungs as those legs of hers go on for miles for a 6 month old!

She's sporting a dress that was from my early days...or a sibling's early days. Before Mom and Dad (Grandma MR and Grandpa JR) moved about 3 years ago (?), they had us take whatever blankets and outfits we wanted from our early days. I must admit, I did not think at that
that I would have a baby anytime soon to use any of it. Much less have a 6 month old that would be wearing 12 month old outfits!! Watch out Claire Kachelmyer--I'll be bigger than you soon!! :-) LMAO.

I was reading some of Nikki's blogs from when Claire was Q's age and it's amazing the similarities and differences between the two. One that I've been thinking of the most lately is how much fun it is to watch Q decide which toy or book she wants to play with (chew on). Yesterday she would scream at every toy I would put near her. So today, I gave her her bucket and said, fine, you choose! As you can see, she LOVED it. (Please ignore the outlet without plugs in it yet on the far wall...I can already tell I'll need to cover them all in as this lil girl is a curious one!!)

You may also be able to tell that her hair is actually getting too long to put in a "cute" pony tail...and not quite long enough for a "back of the head" pony tail. She needs it cut!!

Also notice the grab bars are gone from her play mat. Well, she wasn't digging the whole hanging toy thing since they did not reach her mouth...although, this was the fun game she WAS playing when the bars were on the mat. . .


I called the game "scoot off the mat and flip the entire thing over you're head so you can play with the tag without being on your tummy". She didn't do it on command, though. Overall, she's sitting pretty well, so, she's outgrown the "lay on the back under hanging objects" stage. She, however, does not mind "play independently in the crib while on her back" time. So, maybe, one of these days, she'll stop waking up at 2, 3, or 4 am wanting attention, food, and a diaper. One of these days...

So, yes, blogging has increased today . . . because my computer adapter came in the mail! YAY! They said 5-15 days and I got in in 4...including Sunday!