Quinn's Baptism

This was just such a cute expression on Quinn

Here we are, with Quinn's God parents, Argelia and Alfred along with Father Clements

Quinn liked the water alright - she just fussed a little with the last pour

Here we are, getting ready to go in

It was such a beautiful day for a baptism

Dad, cutting the cake

Quinn's beautiful cake


Quinn taking a nap after a long morning

What a beautiful day for a baptism! We baptized Quinn last Saturday on 1/24/09. She was so good all day long and the weather couldn't have been more perfect. The day was so amazing. Father Clements, who has known Tony's family for years baptized Quinn in a beautiful private ceremony along with the children's choir for background music at SS Simon and Jude Cathedral in Phoenix. The children's choir happened to be there for practice, so they sang for us during the ceremony - it was so beautiful, it brought tears to my eyes. We had a great rest of the day celebrating the big event back at our house with excellent food and even better company. We kept it rather small, just the immediate family members, but it ended up being perfect. What a special day!

Quinn isn't feeling so well this weekend, so we're really glad the baptism was last weekend. I feel so bad for her right now, she has a bad cold with a cough. This is the first time for her being this sick. Tony stayed home with her on Friday and took her to the Dr. The Dr. said it was just a cold and it will pass, that there's nothing we can do. I might stay home with her on Monday if it doesn't get better over the weekend. Poor baby :( It's the worst feeling as a mom, I just wish I could make her better. She is such a trooper though and is in pretty good spirits considering how crappy she feels.

The Cardinals play in the super bowl tomorrow! I was going to get Quinn a little Cardinals outfit, but I couldn't find a baby one on time, so we'll try to put some Red and black on in honor of them instead. We are so excited and can't wait to celebrate the victory! Go Cards!

seven months, more food, almost crawling, and a tooth!

Quinn on New Year's Eve day

Just a funny expression

Quinn with her buddy, Myles


Cousins - Identical Cousins!

All dressed up for the Schaefer Christmas party

Quinn and Madeleine - already getting into stuff together

Quinn with Aunt Peggy

Quinn playing with her cousins

Quinn and her cousin Madeleine taking a bath together - how cute!

Quinn's all ready to brave the cold in her matching hat, mittens, and scarf!

Funny shirt!

Quinn on Christmas morning - so excited to see her new dolly!

Official 7 month photo - taken 1/6/09 (She wouldn't let go of the desitin)

Quinn keeps changing by the minute! She is so close to crawling, but she seems to want to swim everywhere she goes - she is so funny - she'll lay on her tummy and flail her arms and legs in the air and then wonder why she isn't making any progress. She can push up onto her hands and knees, but doesn't want to go anywhere that way, maybe because she tries to lunge forward and then face plants (that can't feel good!). She has tried a lot of different veggies now and seems to like zucchini and (believe it or not) avocado the best along with the lime she took off the counter and put in her mouth. She loved the lime - she didn't even make a face, and even cried when I took it away. So funny! A tiny little razor sharp tooth just poked out finally (after about three months of teething) the other day. She love to bite down on pretty much anything she can get her little mouth on, especially her sippy cup.

I am finally posting the photos from our holiday vacation in Wisconsin and Chicago. We had so much fun seeing everyone, and now it has been back to work for a couple of weeks already. I seriously can't believe where the time goes. Speaking of that, I totally forgot to take Quinn's six month photo in December, but I took her seven month one and she still fits in that outfit - just barely though! We are baptizing Quinn next weekend so hopefully I'll be better at posting those photos in a more timely manner.