Little Q wishes he were able to celebrate with his Great-Grandma Mammy Care, as she recognizes another wonderful year. He will be traveling later this summer to wish her a belated happy birthday and looks forward to meeting her and many other Pennsylvania relatives.
Friday, June 12, 2009
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Reading
Since Katharine and I are home for summer, we have been spending more time with the little man. We have ambitiously attempted to transition him into his own room, create a better daytime schedule, and work on the self-soothing sleeping thing. We will see how it all goes. He loves his room, and since we moved the big comfy chair in there, too, we started using his room for some afternoon reading as well.
Q, naturally, is getting very into the story thing, though sometimes the ceiling fan can still distract him. We are working on holding the book and turning pages, which can be a lot of fun.
Sometimes just reading a good story is a lot of fun, too.
Q, naturally, is getting very into the story thing, though sometimes the ceiling fan can still distract him. We are working on holding the book and turning pages, which can be a lot of fun.
Sometimes just reading a good story is a lot of fun, too.
Sunday, June 7, 2009
The Headshots
Since Q was born, we have been taking a lot of photos. He is, of course, the first born. We did pretty well, getting at least one a day all the way through the end of April, missing only the 19th. Then in May, we missed a few more days - but usually not too many in a row.
It is amazing to see how much he has changed in these first few months, and his expressions are wonderful to look at. If you have 4 minutes and 20 seconds, watch the video of our little dude growing, smiling, laughing, sleeping and sometimes even yelling. Occasionally, you can also figure out who is holding him as well - hint: it isn't always Katharine or Jared.
It is amazing to see how much he has changed in these first few months, and his expressions are wonderful to look at. If you have 4 minutes and 20 seconds, watch the video of our little dude growing, smiling, laughing, sleeping and sometimes even yelling. Occasionally, you can also figure out who is holding him as well - hint: it isn't always Katharine or Jared.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Empty House
Katharine and I are very grateful for all the people who loved and cared for Q for the last 5 weeks. We are also super excited to be alone in our house again. :) It is officially summer break, and we looking forward to all the time that we get to spend with the little man.
This past week, Jenni came and took excellent care of Quin.
She took some cool photos with her cooler phone. (no free ads here, Apple has to pay for that.....oops)
He is of course, still growing, and talking some and playing lots. It will be so fun to hang out with him at home.
Here is a picture of him sitting "kangaroo style" in Katharine's awesome sling. (Sissy's Designs)
And he is still playing the tongue game that his grandma MJ taught him. So, if Q ever sticks out his tongue at you, it is not rude, he is simply playing, and you should stick your tongue out at him, too.
This past week, Jenni came and took excellent care of Quin.
She took some cool photos with her cooler phone. (no free ads here, Apple has to pay for that.....oops)
He is of course, still growing, and talking some and playing lots. It will be so fun to hang out with him at home.
Here is a picture of him sitting "kangaroo style" in Katharine's awesome sling. (Sissy's Designs)
And he is still playing the tongue game that his grandma MJ taught him. So, if Q ever sticks out his tongue at you, it is not rude, he is simply playing, and you should stick your tongue out at him, too.
Sunday, May 31, 2009
Changing of the Guard
It is week five of the special Q caregivers. Katharine and I both consider ourselves pretty lucky to have had such wonderful help from family and friends who are able to and willing to stay with Q while we finish up the school year. (THIS WEEK!!! 4 DAYS!!!!)
Q's Aunt Liz spent last week with him, and he really loved it. I've never seen a baby "make eyes" at someone before, but Q was definitely "making eyes" at his Aunt.
Grandpa Roy was down for the Memorial Day weekend when we got Q's feet in the pool water. When it heats up even more, we will get him in all the way. He likes baths and has rested his head back in the water there, so we are hoping that skill translates into the pool too. You can't see it from the picture, but Grandpa stayed on Tuesday and worked outside, helping mulch the back garden - our family is so great.
Grandma MJ had lots of fun playing with the little dude and helping Katharine get the puzzle finished up. Plus, in her excellent shopping prowess, she found frames for the prints my Dad had brought for Q, so those need to get hung now too.
When Fossil and Mossil were down, Fossil installed the shelves (among several other projects) for the QRS initial letters he had found. We added the actual fossil and the Jeep to the shelves: very manly.
This final week Jenni, a good friend, is braving the newest venture - the yet-to-emerge-teeth. We are 99% sure he is "pre-teething": lots of drool and a lot more fussing than we have been used to. He has enjoyed chewing on the teething ring and enjoys when you rub his lower gums. We will be sure to update if anything pops out. We know that Jenni will do great loving on him, even if he isn't as happy as he has been these past few weeks.
Q's Aunt Liz spent last week with him, and he really loved it. I've never seen a baby "make eyes" at someone before, but Q was definitely "making eyes" at his Aunt.
Grandpa Roy was down for the Memorial Day weekend when we got Q's feet in the pool water. When it heats up even more, we will get him in all the way. He likes baths and has rested his head back in the water there, so we are hoping that skill translates into the pool too. You can't see it from the picture, but Grandpa stayed on Tuesday and worked outside, helping mulch the back garden - our family is so great.
Grandma MJ had lots of fun playing with the little dude and helping Katharine get the puzzle finished up. Plus, in her excellent shopping prowess, she found frames for the prints my Dad had brought for Q, so those need to get hung now too.
When Fossil and Mossil were down, Fossil installed the shelves (among several other projects) for the QRS initial letters he had found. We added the actual fossil and the Jeep to the shelves: very manly.
This final week Jenni, a good friend, is braving the newest venture - the yet-to-emerge-teeth. We are 99% sure he is "pre-teething": lots of drool and a lot more fussing than we have been used to. He has enjoyed chewing on the teething ring and enjoys when you rub his lower gums. We will be sure to update if anything pops out. We know that Jenni will do great loving on him, even if he isn't as happy as he has been these past few weeks.
Wednesday, May 20, 2009
3 Month Birthday
3 Months ago little Q was quite a bit smaller than he is today.
Using the wii, and weighing him with his (clean) diaper and a onesie, he was 16 pounds and 1 ounce. All that is packed into 25 inches of Quinlan height.
This photo was from the 2 month birthday for comparison's sake.
The new, 3 month photo is here. Look at those legs stretch out.
Using the wii, and weighing him with his (clean) diaper and a onesie, he was 16 pounds and 1 ounce. All that is packed into 25 inches of Quinlan height.
This photo was from the 2 month birthday for comparison's sake.
The new, 3 month photo is here. Look at those legs stretch out.
Tuesday, May 19, 2009
Growing and changing
It's been several busy weeks since Katharine returned to school, while we've enjoyed the visits from family and prepare for summer. :)
There have been many changes - Q has been smiling lots and lots, and when he is really happy, he babbles up a storm. We're not sure what he is saying yet, but I'm sure he has a lot that he is trying to communicate to us.
He has been having awesome days hanging out with his grandparents. He had a week with Pops and Nona Stina (Jared's Dad and his wife),
a week with Mossil and Fossil (Jared's Mom and her husband),
and is hanging this week with Grandma MJ, waiting for Grandpa Roy to come down this weekend (Katharine's parents.) He has such fun days, hanging out with his grandparents.
Meals have been fun - Q often watches intently as people chew their food. He isn't be given anything to chew, but he obviously thinks he is ready--he likes to emulate chewing when he sees it.
Just like pre-chewing, he is also in pre-crawling stages. When given time to hang out in his tunnel, he is really moving around a lot, not flipping over, but reorienting himself into a different direction. If you look at the pictures closely, you can see how he manages to get his little legs from one side of the tunnel to the other. Plus, you can see his awesome skull and crossbones outfit - he is way trendier than I could ever imagine being (Aunty Jenni buys the coolest clothes!). :) In the pictures you can see how he moved from the left of the tunnel towards the center.
We are waiting for our exciting summertime venture of trying out the pool. So far, he has enjoyed bathing in the larger "ducky" tub and is okay with his head being back in the water. Katharine is hoping we have a swimmer.
As the school year winds down, I will work on my updating habits and try to keep better records of our little man as he keeps on changing.
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