Q's first Photo Session

Nanna came this week and we surprised Daddy with pics of Q. He was in such a great mood and had a great time. Of course now I want ALL of them! Keep in mind there were some great blackmail pictures that I will be able to use when Q is older!

The one above is my personal favorite. It really captured his personality and the fact that he is wearing the hat that Daddy bought him when he was 6 days old makes it even better.

I could just eat him up!

Yes, my son has man-boobs! He is a VERY healthy boy.

Daddy-clone

Just relaxing ...

My sweet little Quin. Mommy loves you more than you know. I hope you always have your sparkly eyes.

Story Time for little Q

This afternoon mommy took me to Story Time at the Carlsbad library. Before she made me sing silly songs, read books about puppies and clap my hands, we had coffee with some of my friends. My friends are all from my Babies In Bloom Breastfeeding Support Group. Because of my friends (and their mommy's) my mommy kept breastfeeding me. If you notice, I am one of the biggest, chubbiest babes in the lineup! Keep in mind that I am the youngest!

My friends (from left to right) Angelina, Pete, Enzo and ME!

I have been growing like a mad man! Mommy weighed me yesterday and I was 16lbs, 9oz. I have officially doubled my weight but height is not on my side (have you seen my parents?). My four month birthday is coming up soon. Have I really been around that long? I'll tell my mom to update my stats after my 4 month checkup.

Mommy is having a hard time coming to terms with going back to work. She wants to stay home with me so we can do fun things like Story Time, walking with my friends, going to coffee, going to the movies and so many other things. I want her to be with my all-day everyday too.

With love,

Baby Q

Q's 1st Christmas Party

A few weeks ago we took Quin to his first ever Christmas party! We met Katie, Brian and Quin's girlfriend, Lilah, at the party. We also got pictures taken with Surfer Santa.

Merry Christmas!

Denis, Amy & Baby Q

The Dream Team

Here we stand! The Baby Q Dream Team was all together on Thursday night at Babies in Bloom - along with Ricki Lake too!

From left to right:
Kayti Ricker - Doula Extraordinaire
Jo Kilburn - Hypnobirthing Instructor
Liza Janda - Mama-to-be Yoga Instructor

All of these ladies played an amazing role in the planning, pregnancy and birth of Baby Q. I was so happy to have all of them together in the same place with Q.

Q's 1st visit with Dr. Jack

Quin and I went to the chiropractor today. We both were so relaxed when he left, so relaxed that we came home and took a nap!

We love Dr. Jack! His first reaction "he is SOLID". Yes my petite little son is 10lbs and counting. He is outgrowing his newborn clothes and that makes this mama sad.

Just treats around here

Quin at his Halloween breastfeeding Support Group. He peed on his outfit so I had to just drape it over him! we call him "Ghost Boxer"!

Today is Quin's first Halloween! I had two really cute outfits, a ghost gown (thanks Nicole) and a "Baby's First Halloween" onesie (thanks Tamara) ... well our little guy managed to poop and pee on them both yesterday and every other time I put him in them. There must be something about those outfits.

So today instead of wearing a cute Halloween outfit he is wearing a Small Paul outfit from Auntie Vicki. At one point today as he was getting upset about something I looked down and he had the same look on his face as the monkey on his shirt. Once again, I wish I had the camera. There have been so many times in the last three weeks that I wished I had a camera but was just too damn tired to find one.

Just think next Halloween I will have a little man running around the house in a real outfit. It is hard to think that far in advance when I am still trying to make it through each day.

Finally feedings are going better. We had a hard go of it, but I am hoping that we have turned the corner AGAIN. At least we don't have to worry about Quin's weight. He is a whopping 9.5lbs. He has gained a pound and a half since he was born and has grown over an inch. At this rate we are going to have a mammoth man on our hands!

We will try to be better about posting pictures of Q (as we are now calling him). He is changing everyday. I just looked back at the pictures from the day he was born and I can't believe how different he looks and acts.

Quin - Day 10

In Quin's own words:

Just taking a little snooze in my bassinet. Nanna first bought the bassinet for my cousin Brooke and a few other babes in the family have used it as well. Now it is my turn! I like to sleep in it during the day, but really I would prefer to sleep on someone!

My mama kisses me all the time. Doesn't she know that all I want to do is sleep, eat and poop? She is trying to wake me up during the day to eat. Doesn't she know that I like to wake her up at night to eat and just be awake?

Don't I have the cutest lips ever? Nanna calls them Angelina lips.

I do like to pout every now and then. I'm a little dramatic like my mama, but man do I look like my daddy.

From the mom and dad front:

This is just a little bonus picture! My sweet son decided to poop ALL OVER ME the first day I put on non-maternity clothes. Yes I did start crying and felt totally helpless. Thank god my mom was here to rescue me from the poop bandit!

We are doing much better around here. I feel like the weepiness from hormones is finally slowing down (still haven't made it through a full day without crying, but close today), we got some good sleep last night, and the hus and I went to breakfast alone today. It was really nice and made me feel like I will surface from the fog soon.

The plan for next weekend is to go to the Pumpkin Patch. Hopefully I will have the courage to breastfeed out in public by then. Maybe I will try breastfeeding at a local coffee shop with my mom this week. I still feel like I shouldn't take him anywhere yet, he isn't even two weeks old yet. If the Patch is a success we will aim for a walk at the beach.