11 Months

Our baby girl is 11 months old today!  Start the countdown to the big first birthday party!!  

Quinn is still growing and learning like crazy.  She is a total cuddle bug and needs to be around people at all times (if not held at all times).  She is trying to hang with her big brother and likes to crawl after him and have him chase her down.  She is crawling all over the place and is such an explorer.  She can't go too far in our house but we constantly find her in the laundry room, the half bath, or the dining room checking things out.  Her favorite things to get into are the garbage can in the laundry room (yuck) and she likes to pull wine bottles out of their spaces on our bar.  Nolan is constantly yelling, "baby is getting the beer!!" or "baby is eating garbage!!"  She pulls herself up to standing every now and then but isn't too interested in standing up or walking around the furniture.  My prediction is that she will be a late walker?

Quinn is taking two naps a day and sleeping 11-12 hours at night (without the Woombie).  She has really taken a liking to her little blanket that we put in her crib with her.  It's pink and has a lamb head on the end of it.  We call it "lamby" and when she gets a hold of it she grabs it and hugs it to her so tight.  She is definitely attached to it and likes to have it nearby at all times :)

We are officially off of Zantac completely!!!  It is such a nice feeling to know that she isn't being bothered by the reflux anymore and can eat comfortable without any medication.  Another great perk is that she isn't spitting up anymore either!!!!  Quinn drinks four bottles a day (4-6 ounces) and eats three meals.  She loves all fruit, her favorite veggies are green beans, peas, broccoli, and tomatoes and she likes turkey and chicken.  She also still loves avocados, black beans, and raisin bread.

We visited the allergist at the end of February to have her checked for a milk allergy since she has vomited twice after eating cheese.  Turns out that she doesn't have any allergies (phew!) and she may just have a sensitive baby belly at this point.   We are going to introduce more dairy into her diet around 15 months old and keep her on the soy milk until then.  Fingers crossed that she can transition into whole milk and dairy quickly.

Quinn has four teeth, two on top and two on bottom.  Poor girl is growing two more on top and is a mess.  Lots of drool, booger nose, and discomfort.  Hopefully they will pop out quickly for her!

I just can't believe she will be one next month.  I have been thinking a lot about "what we were doing this time last year" and it's hard to believe that this time last year I was so sick with the flu, hugely pregnant, and celebrating Nolan's second birthday.  Here we are one year later with a healthy, happy, baby girl that gets to join us for Nolan's third birthday party and will have her own birthday party in just a few weeks.  It's crazy how fast this year has gone and we are going to cherish our last few months of Quinn being the adorable baby that she is!

 Humoring me with a cheesy/half smile.

Sticker never standed a chance.