Quinlan shows off some walkin'!

This physio ball movie is from 2 weeks ago.  This is a new activity that the OT came up with for him to practice his dynamic standing balance...he just finds it hilariously fun!

As you can see from this video Quinlan is really happy most of the time. He is becoming much more confident in his walking, especially after not doing as much this past week as a result of his teething. The new canines coming in were quite difficult for him and we could not send him to daycare on Monday, 11/25 because he had a fever, a runny nose and was quite persnickety. Jess had him on Tuesday and we decided to take him to the docs that afternoon to confirm that he did not have an ear ache or strep or some other bug. He was a bear after that afternoon nap, but was surprisingly happy once we braved 4 o'clock traffic downtown...and the good news was that he just had a bunch of teeth coming in...nothing else wrong. By Thursday he was back to his old chipper self and we've had a super amazing week!

On Saturday Q and I (dad) went on a brewing adventure down to Hollbrook to visit with Mathew, Zalika and Illiana....it was super fun! We enjoyed some amazing Thanksgiving leftovers, including home made gluten free mac and cheese, noodle kugel, brussel sprouts, mashed spuds, squash, sweet potato and turnip/carrot stuff. We both loved it. The brewing of a decadent chocolate stout was also a major success--we did a double batch--Matt used all Willamette whole leaf hops and followed the recipes hop additions of 60/35/15 minutes. Dad veered slightly off by using Legacy hops (think blackcurrent aroma) with just two additions at 60 and flameout. Both recipes used 2 oz of organic cocoa nibs at 30min and another at 5min. The cocoa we ground up a bit finer and it was this beautiful scarlet, almost purple color in the wort....This beer is going to be a massive winner!!!

Anyway, the next set of vids are from today, our recent visit to Bec's new digs in Somerville.

And enjoying some noodles just before we went on our adventure to Bec's...

 

Dad let me try his apple...fresh from the local CSA....I LOVE IT!

Do you want it back Dada?

OK...you can have some but give it back....

Ah! A nice messy lunch! Dad's busy with the camera, so I'm going to get a bit jigggy with this entree!

I'm just like my parents...I really enjoy my food!

Could I have some more cheese please?!

Meal time with Dada is the best because he just lets me try everything! And he doesn't stress if I make a bit of a mess ;-)

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Recent pics and video!

The watermelon video is much older...from in the summer, pre-Mumum's hair cutting exploits (which have made him look even more handsome and boyish!)

Not Yet Walking, but Getting Around Just Fine!

    Quinlan is still working on walking, but that doesn't stop him from having a lot of fun at our local park. We go almost daily, so he has really gotten comfortable exploring the entire area. Typically, we walk over in the stroller and then park it and sit on the bench or grass and watch him play.

     He can crawl up and down curbs to get to the grass area or inspect the bushes. He definitely loves "dee dee" or trees and likes to go up and touch the bark and check out the leaves. Sometimes you have to encourage him to not pick up the litter than people left behind, or at least to hand it over so it can be properly disposed of in the trash can near by.

     He is always quite pleased with himself when he is able to pull up or climb to where he wants to be. And typically, if he doesn't have his serious-trying-to-figure-stuff-out face on, he is smiling.
     This little corner is great for him because it is shaded during the day and he doesn't need to wear his hat, which he is hating less, but still prefers to show off his strawberry blonde head.

 "Mama, watch me pull up on this bench?" He will then cruise along the side of it before sitting down again.

     He still loves to play with the wind chimes, but no longer needs someone to prop him up, as he can stand or kneel and bang them himself. Although, he still does not fully explore the tunnel next to it. He has started to show an interest in the slides though... let the adventures begin!
     Dada is hoping that he will have a future partner to ride roller coasters with in a few years time.

And Quinlan would like to remind us, that riding the dinosaurs is still pretty cool.