Putting Quinn down for a nap has always been a fun adventure. But lately, it's gotten pretty easy (knock on wood). With this new place of ours, things are more insulated than our last place, making it quieter from room to room. Therefore, we are able to put Quinn down, keep from waking him up, or even better, when things get too bad, we can ignore his crying until he just falls asleep. So he's gotten used to falling asleep within 10 minutes of me putting him in his crib. It's SO NICE!
So here's how we lovingly put him to bed now:
First, we eat dinner. This is Josh and his brother-in-law, Gjanden, cooking dinner for us. Josh has been spoiled and hasn't made dinner since Quinn was born. So as you can see, they are both not quite sure what to do in the kitchen. But they made great fajitas, and I decided Josh is going to get more practice cooking again :) (I love you sweety! This is not a punishment, I swear!)
Then, we give Quinn a bottle after changing his diaper and putting him pajamas. Lately, this has been around 8:30-9:00 PM. In conjunction with this, we usually watch one of his calmer Baby Einstein videos, like Lullaby Time or Mozart. These particular pictures were taken when our friends Eric and Amanda were over. Quinn was on my lap, but I guess he wanted a better view of his movie, so he slid down like he was going to get off my lap (a new trick of his). However, halfway down, he stopped, and stay there. Funny little kid.
Lastly, Josh or I will put him in bed, tell him we love him, kiss him goodnight, and shut the door. Then we retreat downstairs, paying attention to the monitor to see if he's going down or not. After a few minutes of screaming like we're the worst parents on earth, he suddenly stops. One time, I went up to give him his binky, just to find out he found it himself. He had his binky in, was laying on his tummy like a good boy, has his eyes closed, and was breathing heavily. I love this kid!
So here's how we lovingly put him to bed now:
First, we eat dinner. This is Josh and his brother-in-law, Gjanden, cooking dinner for us. Josh has been spoiled and hasn't made dinner since Quinn was born. So as you can see, they are both not quite sure what to do in the kitchen. But they made great fajitas, and I decided Josh is going to get more practice cooking again :) (I love you sweety! This is not a punishment, I swear!)
Then, we give Quinn a bottle after changing his diaper and putting him pajamas. Lately, this has been around 8:30-9:00 PM. In conjunction with this, we usually watch one of his calmer Baby Einstein videos, like Lullaby Time or Mozart. These particular pictures were taken when our friends Eric and Amanda were over. Quinn was on my lap, but I guess he wanted a better view of his movie, so he slid down like he was going to get off my lap (a new trick of his). However, halfway down, he stopped, and stay there. Funny little kid.
Lastly, Josh or I will put him in bed, tell him we love him, kiss him goodnight, and shut the door. Then we retreat downstairs, paying attention to the monitor to see if he's going down or not. After a few minutes of screaming like we're the worst parents on earth, he suddenly stops. One time, I went up to give him his binky, just to find out he found it himself. He had his binky in, was laying on his tummy like a good boy, has his eyes closed, and was breathing heavily. I love this kid!
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Thanks so much for having us over! Quinn is so awesome. I'm amazed at how well he holds himself and how alert he is now. So much personality! It just comes oozing out of him. We're going to have to get together soon. <3 Once our bathroom is done we'll have you over and do a panda feast.
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