Saturday, October 10, 2009
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
SWINGS!!!!
Tonight was National Night Out, and Katharine indulged me in visiting our local park as part of our walk. Our neighborhood association was hosting a gathering and while we visited, Katharine put Quin in the swings for his first swinging experience.
This seems fun! I think monkey will enjoy it too!
Thanks for pushing me, Mommy.
The video is probably the worse quality posted online ever. It comes from my cell phone, and I didn't even know my phone did video. We obviously didn't realize that the cell phone video would include sound, so all the crazy noises come from Mom and Dad. In our defense, I knew we only had a few seconds of memory on the cell, and we were trying to get him to look up. The video is literally 6 seconds long, so watch fast.
We will try the swings again and take the appropriate technology with us to capture a real video.
The video is probably the worse quality posted online ever. It comes from my cell phone, and I didn't even know my phone did video. We obviously didn't realize that the cell phone video would include sound, so all the crazy noises come from Mom and Dad. In our defense, I knew we only had a few seconds of memory on the cell, and we were trying to get him to look up. The video is literally 6 seconds long, so watch fast.
We will try the swings again and take the appropriate technology with us to capture a real video.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Giant Balls and Miniature Books
Post edit: Thanks MJ for catching my typo! You may redeem your prize in person at your own convenience. :)
Technology update: Jared figured it out! YAY! So we are back to being our up-to-the-minute-tech-savvy selves, ready to Skype whenever you are (we think). I know everyone was very concerned. :)
We did so enjoy having Peg visit, and we're hoping the next set of pictures will entice other grandparents (or aunts and uncles) to come visit. You know you want to hang with Q! He's just so . . . . fun!
Shared post - I am taking over from Katharine. This afternoon, she was on the phone, and I was playing with Quin. After bouncing on the exercise ball together, he got on the floor, and the ball rolled towards him, and HE PUSHED IT BACK! It was the first time father and son played ball together:another proud dad moment! We probably batted it back and forth 3 times before I thought to get the camera out. He was so cute grabbing at and pushing the ball.
I will now return the writing back to Katharine for the captions.
Yeah, I think I can eat that.
Whaaaaaat???
Preparing to jump aboard, captain! (Jared adds - He's pushing it back - how cool!)
See, Mossil, it tastes better than it looks!
YUM! Mom and Dad never let me eat books!
Technology update: Jared figured it out! YAY! So we are back to being our up-to-the-minute-tech-savvy selves, ready to Skype whenever you are (we think). I know everyone was very concerned. :)
We did so enjoy having Peg visit, and we're hoping the next set of pictures will entice other grandparents (or aunts and uncles) to come visit. You know you want to hang with Q! He's just so . . . . fun!
Shared post - I am taking over from Katharine. This afternoon, she was on the phone, and I was playing with Quin. After bouncing on the exercise ball together, he got on the floor, and the ball rolled towards him, and HE PUSHED IT BACK! It was the first time father and son played ball together:another proud dad moment! We probably batted it back and forth 3 times before I thought to get the camera out. He was so cute grabbing at and pushing the ball.
I will now return the writing back to Katharine for the captions.
Jared says: It was great having Mossil (Mom/Peg) here. She got up early on Saturday, her last day, to hang with little man and read to him. He sometimes gets more interested in eating the book than listening to the story.
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Random Photos and a Visit with Mossil
Q has been a very lucky guy this week, since he got to hang out with his Mossil. She flew down from Philly to spend a few days with the little guy and was very eager to feed him right after she arrived.
What are you going to put in my mouth?
Okay, that was pretty good.
Mossil was amazed with how wide Q opens up his mouth, ready to be fed. We give credit to Mister Craig who feeds Quin at daycare. It is hilarious to watch him open his mouth and wait for you to bring him that little spoon.
Random Photo #1. Quinlan in his hat, ready to see the world and avoid the sun. His head has grown and is quickly outgrowing the hats that we have already, but we have several that were too big for his little head that he can now start to wear with his larger head. Not pictured are his larger feet and the larger socks that we have to get onto them. It is amazing to see how he grows.
Random Photo #2. One of the many things Katharine and I enjoy is a leisurally stroll through Target. Q has clearly picked up this habit, though he usually rolls through the store in the cart. He is practicing at home and will hook his arms through the bag handle and scoot along the floor pulling the bag along with him. He will clearly be a great shopper.
Internet update: the modem arrived on Monday, so I give the evil empire (see previous post) credit on that. Now I have to deal with my wireless router not connecting to the new modem. I reset it several times and even tried loading the original setup software to make it work. My tech knowledge reached its peak though, and we are temporarily living off of one ethernet cable to receive our internet feed. It is frustrating to be wired down with the laptop perched on my lap, but we will survive this too, and hopefully be networked and wireless again soon.
Mossil was amazed with how wide Q opens up his mouth, ready to be fed. We give credit to Mister Craig who feeds Quin at daycare. It is hilarious to watch him open his mouth and wait for you to bring him that little spoon.
Internet update: the modem arrived on Monday, so I give the evil empire (see previous post) credit on that. Now I have to deal with my wireless router not connecting to the new modem. I reset it several times and even tried loading the original setup software to make it work. My tech knowledge reached its peak though, and we are temporarily living off of one ethernet cable to receive our internet feed. It is frustrating to be wired down with the laptop perched on my lap, but we will survive this too, and hopefully be networked and wireless again soon.
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Fall and technical difficulties
I had to work my customer service magic with our AT&T internet account. I was nice, and after several conversations, we have a new modem coming in the mail. Needless to say, we have been experiencing some trouble and are hoping it will be worked out with the new modem. I am told it will arrive on Tuesday....I hope another call isn't needed.
On to the real content.
Every parent claims that they have a smart child. Of course I think Q is smart, but more than just thinking it, I am always amazed when I watch him figure out something new. The other day he was in his tunnel, moving back and forth in it. He often pulls himself through and then does a u-turn to come back the other way. Anyway, at the top of the tunnel there are little toys that hang down that can't reach. He was really trying and was making little exasperated noises at his failure to reach them. He kept trying from different approaches and finally started pushing the sides of the tunnel. He made a final effort and flipped the tunnel onto its side. Quinlan was very pleased with himself to get to the hanging toys, which were now at an easy to reach level.
I wish I had the video camera on to catch this. Katharine did get some photos after the fact. The successful effort made him smile.
You can see the apple that is right at his hip, which is one of the little toys attached to the ceiling of his tunnel that he wanted to eat.
Crawling out after getting what he wants, Q is spending a lot of time on his arms. It reminds me of the old western movies where there is a man getting around after having both legs removed.
Tuesday was the first day of fall, and after a summer in Austin that was one day short of tying the record for most triple-digit degree-days ever, we really have started fall off quite coolly. Q had to break out the warmer clothes to be comfortable, and of course, he looked quite cute.
Q is very excited about a visit from his Mossil this week, though it will mean he will miss his friends at daycare and won't be able to steal anyone's animal crackers. Yes, this week Q had his first "solid" food, quite inadvertently when he snatched a cracker from another tyke's leftovers. He then hid part of it from Andria, who took it away and was amazed to see he still had some to gnaw on. That's my little boy, food lover and cracker stealer.
On to the real content.
Every parent claims that they have a smart child. Of course I think Q is smart, but more than just thinking it, I am always amazed when I watch him figure out something new. The other day he was in his tunnel, moving back and forth in it. He often pulls himself through and then does a u-turn to come back the other way. Anyway, at the top of the tunnel there are little toys that hang down that can't reach. He was really trying and was making little exasperated noises at his failure to reach them. He kept trying from different approaches and finally started pushing the sides of the tunnel. He made a final effort and flipped the tunnel onto its side. Quinlan was very pleased with himself to get to the hanging toys, which were now at an easy to reach level.
I wish I had the video camera on to catch this. Katharine did get some photos after the fact. The successful effort made him smile.
You can see the apple that is right at his hip, which is one of the little toys attached to the ceiling of his tunnel that he wanted to eat.
Crawling out after getting what he wants, Q is spending a lot of time on his arms. It reminds me of the old western movies where there is a man getting around after having both legs removed.Tuesday was the first day of fall, and after a summer in Austin that was one day short of tying the record for most triple-digit degree-days ever, we really have started fall off quite coolly. Q had to break out the warmer clothes to be comfortable, and of course, he looked quite cute.
Q is very excited about a visit from his Mossil this week, though it will mean he will miss his friends at daycare and won't be able to steal anyone's animal crackers. Yes, this week Q had his first "solid" food, quite inadvertently when he snatched a cracker from another tyke's leftovers. He then hid part of it from Andria, who took it away and was amazed to see he still had some to gnaw on. That's my little boy, food lover and cracker stealer.
Sunday, September 20, 2009
7 months ago.....
Quinlan Rian has been part of our physical world for the past seven months, though in recent days that has come to take on a whole different meaning.
In the past seven months, he has brought us countless moments of joy and smiles, and we have enjoyed it all, even the moments where he wanted something at 2 AM.
He measured at 28 inches long today (ish . . it's hard to keep him still) and had a head circumference of 17.5 inches. We missed out on weighing him because we lent our Wii controllers to a neighbor, but we will edit and add that when we have it.
Enough of me.....the pictures......
If you look closely at his smiling mouth, you can see the two fangs there. Scroll down for a closer look. (don't you love the babylegs? leg warmers for crawlers. . . )
Sitting up all by myself, another milestone in the seven month journey.
Ready to wrestle? Hey Mom and Dad - when do I get a sibling?
The Fangs.
Just the fangs....he now has another one popping out in between those two, making it five and counting.
The bottom chompers-watch your fingers, folks!
In the past seven months, he has brought us countless moments of joy and smiles, and we have enjoyed it all, even the moments where he wanted something at 2 AM.
He measured at 28 inches long today (ish . . it's hard to keep him still) and had a head circumference of 17.5 inches. We missed out on weighing him because we lent our Wii controllers to a neighbor, but we will edit and add that when we have it.
Enough of me.....the pictures......
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