It's my Grandpa's birthday!

Katharine's Birthday

8 Months Old

Happy 8-Month Birthday to Me!

Quin celebrated his 8 month birthday today. Well, he hung out while Mom and Dad celebrated.

We did the obligatory measurements and took pictures for your reading and viewing pleasure.

Q gained a touch of weight, topping out the Wii scale at 20.1 pounds. His head is .5 an inch larger, measuring 18 inches, and he is .5 an inch longer, stretching to reach 28.5 inches long.

Of course, he doesn't stay still and stretch for very long.

His mom and dad are really enjoying the time they spend together with their little man. Here he is, learning the guitar with his dad (who's also still learning).

Here Dad, let me tune it for you.

Hey, I know where the C chord is!!!


He is so much fun to hang out with. The people who say children change your life are absolutely correct - and in such great ways.

Swings, part deux

The weather in Austin has been gorgeous the past few days. Katharine and I took Q for a long afternoon walk this weekend and were able to stop in the park and let Q truly experience the swings. We had a great time outside, and he seemed to like the new activities.

Oh, what a wonderful world . . .

Freefallin'

Me and my Mommy


When we first started off he seemed a little hesitant, but definitely got a little more relaxed throughout.



Once Q got into it, he really dug the swinging. Fun times, laughing with his Mom.




A quick trip down the slide didn't impress Q too much. Maybe he is more of a swing-man than a slide-man.

Currently, Q is a little cranky and fussy--cutting tooth #7, we think. Can't wait to post more pics of his chompers! Just in time for Halloween. Maybe vampire should be our costume choice. . .

Grandparents and random photos

Katharine and I feel so lucky to have such wonderful family members. This past week, we were graced with Grandpa Roy and Grandma MJ, who hung with little guy and were a huge help around the house. Q certainly enjoyed the time with both of his grandparents.


Climbing up Grandpa Roy


My Grandma MJ loves me lots!


Just two guys, having a good laugh together.

And here are a couple of random photos of the life and times of Quinlan Rian.


We had to break out the Halloween pajamas.
Q is still thinking about what costume he wants to wear.


Next stage of baby proofing - moving things that Q can pull himself up on.
He almost stood up here trying to pull magazines out of this box.
Life will certainly be interesting for a while.

Pears and Zucchini

Little Man had some new foods tonight and enjoyed dining on pears (jarred.....I know, we have some fresh ones, but they aren't ripe enough) and zucchini. He had lots of fun eating with Mom and had food all over, which resulted in a timely bath this evening.

Check out his happy smiling face. He seems to get that the camera is a fun toy, and it is hard to divert his attention when it is out. (Katharine edit: I think he just wants to eat it.)


Yum! Food . . .



Check out my tongue!


This is WAY too much fun. :)



Mo-om, I can do it on my own.

There has to be more in there!

On another note, Q has had special Riedlinger visitors this week. The whole crew was here on Tuesday; sadly, we have no photos to show from it. Grandpa Roy, Grandma MJ, and Aunt Liz hung out with Q on Wednesday. Grandma and Grandpa will visit through Saturday, hanging with Q during the day, and we will be sure to get some photos of Q with his adoring grandparents.

Photos

"I don't trust words -- I trust pictures." Huzaifa Asif
I am not sure who Huzaifa Asif is, but I found this quote online and liked it, especially for this purpose. Feel free to send me a message if you have anything to add about Asif, hopefully he/she is a good person.

I've written before about how amazed I am watching our son. I also have heard before that many parents go through this phase, but I sometimes wonder if it will ever end. I hope not.
It's easier to just show you: he is truly wonderful. It makes me enjoy the weekend in totally different ways.

We got to play with some peas and sweet potatoes mixed together. After having some, we dumped some out to get our hands in it. A couple of times Q was able to move his hands to his mouth and ate the food that was on his hands. It wasn't really a movement of food to mouth as much as it was accidentally getting some food off of his hands.

Really, it was all very good. Dad just didn't think that cleaning it up was as fun.

Playing with Dad. I love flying through the air!

Contemplating life. Yeah, it's good, and tasty.

You can almost see the laugh there, and the concentration on Dad's face as he avoids the drool.

An almost artistic photo that Katharine shot of Quin in midflight while Dad did arm raises and tossed Q about. It was completely unintentional, but cool.



Ready for fall: all decked out for the season. Check out my coloring--orange is my color!



See how cute I am! I'm really, really, really cute!



Ready to play. I like both sides of my exersaucer, the top and the bottom.


Yes, my shirt says, "Bone to be wild." Our little dude is quite the wild one.
(You can tell by the smile.)