you have grown so much this past month! you have officially doubled your birth weight and are now 12 lbs 12 oz. you are starting to get chunky and we love all your little rolls. you are rolling around like crazy and cant sit still. you are very aware of everything going on around you and are always looking around taking everything in. you are giggling alot now and i have even caught you a few times giggling to yourself. its fun to hear your happy voice.
after you got over your ear infection you went back to sleeping all night. you have even started going to bed almost an hour earlier which has been very nice. in all you sleep about 8 hours, eat, then sleep another 2-3. i feel like i have been able to start catching up on my sleep. its wonderful.
you are still a very pleasant, happy little girl. its been fun to watch you blossom this last month as you have been surrounded by family and friends. we celebrated thanskgiving at the cabin in timberlakes with the behling family and christmas here in heber with the drapers. you are already spoiled and everyone adores you! you enjoy your aunts and uncles and grandparents and little cousins. you smile at everyone and it makes everyone smile back.
at your 4 month dr appointment you finally got your 2 month shots. the office has been out of them for the past 2 months so you were a little behind but thats ok because your legs are much chubbier now and could take the poke a little better! i cant decide if it hurt you more to get the shots or peel off the bandaids. you didnt like either very much. it made me sad to see you sad.
this week you discovered your hands. you layed on the bed for 20 minutes holding them in the air, moving them around and watching the way they bend and move. you also discovered your tongue. you have been sticking it out and curling it all day today, like you just realized you are in control of it. its so fun to watch you as you figure everything out.
Q, you continue to be the joy in our lives! you are so delightful and lively and we are soaking up every minute we get with you. you already have us both wapped around your little finger and we adore every little thing about you. we are so blessed to have you! 
love you lots.
on october 30th we celebrated halloween. you were dressed as a glow in the dark skeleton and we went to a party at the mcphies. we watched football, ate lots of food and like always, you were the center of attention. it will be fun in years to come to dress you up and take you out trick or treating.
this month you have grown up so much. you are starting to become much more active and sleep alot less during the day. you are still great in your carseat and we still take you all over the place, but you arent a sleeping newborn like you used to be. you like to look around when we are at the store, taking in all the new sights. its fun to watch you look at things and wonder what is going on in your head. your hair is growing like crazy and is alot lighter than the hair you were born with. your eyes are still blue, which i hope stay that way. you continue to smile tons and are now starting to giggle. its funny the things we as adults will do to get you to laugh, but it is worth it! we love it when you are happy.
the biggest change this month is that you got your ears pierced! you had to be 3 months old before they would do it and when you were 3 months and 1 day we were off to the mall. it was pretty sad the way you screamed when they peirced them, but you didnt cry for long once it was over and daddy cuddled you. i wanted silver balls and brady wanted diamonds, so we settled on green diamonds, which are your birthstone. they dont seem to bother you at all and we absolutely love your cute little ears!
you are still a great joy to us and getting more and more fun as you learn and try new things. you are growing so fast and changing every day. our whole world has changed because of you and our family would seem so empty without you. we are so happy to have you here!
you are still a very pleasant, content little girl. when you are hungry you get kindof fiesty but otherwise you are very calm. you are still a wonderful sleeper, sleeping at least 7 hours a night, which i am extremely grateful for! i like my sleep and im glad you do too. you are so easy to take anywhere and we continue to take you everywhere.
life with you has been wonderful. i still think about what a miracle you are to us and thank the lord in every prayer i say. my love for you is stronger than i could ever imagine and i am so happy to be your mom. i love every minute with you.
last weekend we went camping with jake and megan mcphie. we were so excited to be able to use our camper trailer one more time before it gets too cold. we pulled our trailers out wednesday night so we could get a good spot then we headed out early saturday morning. it was a long drive, about 2 hours away up by the coleman basin. it was so beautiful! i love the trees this time of year and the crisp fall air. 
this was the view from where we were camping. we were up on a ridge looking down. it was so pretty! when we got there we went on a four wheeler ride. jake let us lead so we wouldnt be eating his dust since we had quincy and we ended up taking the wrong road. it made for a more scenic ride, but it also ended up being about 5 hours! i had quincy in the bjorn and she was a doll the whole 5 hours! she slept most of the time when she wasnt sightseeing. the rest of us were a little sore by the end but it was a fun ride. 
jake and megan spoiled us with great dutch oven dinner and peach cobbler. they are both great cooks! sunday we made an awesome breakfast and did a little target practice for the upcoming hunt then headed home. it was a beautiful weekend and im looking forward to many more in years to come!
you have done alot of fun things your first month of life. when you were five days old we went to thanksgiving point with your cousins makayla and behlie and saw a bunch of farm animals. over the next 3 weeks we have gone to swiss days in midway, a byu football game in provo (which you slept through like a gem!), you went on a horse ride with dad and a 4 wheeler ride up and around the field in wallsburg. we went to a movie in park city with our good friends the bonners and camping one night with dad while he was hunting. we were out of propane so it made for a chilly night but we bundled you up and you slept like a rock. you have been wonderful during all of these events and have already enjoyed life to the fullest! you are very mellow and easy to take almost anywhere. i hope you stay that way. you have met the dogs a few times and are not sure what you think but they think you taste good. they insist on licking some part of your body every time they see you. 
quincy, you are truly a blessing to us, a gift from god. we love you with all our hearts and are so happy that we are blessed to have you in our lives. it has been pure joy since you have joined us and we adore every little thing about you. there are many times that we just sit and stare at you, we cant get enough. you have taught us so much about love and patience and working together and im sure we will continue to learn from you. we look forward to months and years to come and enjoying every minute with you.
