SWIMMING

I HAVE BEEN TAKING QUEN SWIMMING A LOT LATELY. HE IS HAVING SURGERY AGAIN SOON & I DONT KNOW WHEN WE CAN GO BACK INTO THE WATER. SO WE HAVE BEEN TAKING ADVANTAGE OF IT! WHEN Q GETS INTO THE POOL HE IS VERY UNSURE ABOUT IT @ FIRST. CLINGING ON TO ME... THEN, HE DECIDES ITS NOT TOO BAD. AND WHEN AUNT RACHEL IS PLAYING WITH HIM TOO ITS EVEN BETTER!

NOT TOO HAPPY ABOUT THIS WATER THING

Q~BALL IS WALKING

QUEN STARTED WALKING IN MAY @ 10 MONTHS OLD. CRAZY! NOW ITS THE MIDDLE OF JUNE & I SWEAR HE IS LIKE A LIL' TORNADO DISTROYING EVERYTHING IN HIS PATH. THE LIL' BUGGER JUST MOVES AROUND LIKE ITS NO BIG DEAL! HE CHASES ME AROUND THE HOUSE YELLING "MOM! MOM!" ITS SO FUNNY. HE STILL DOESNT CRAWL. FOR ALL OF THOSE THAT HAS A CHILD THAT DOESNT, WONT,OR JUST CANT CRAWL, THEY WILL BE MOVING AROUND WITH NO PROBLEM AT ALL SOON ENOUGH... DONT FRET! :)

ZIP ZIP ZIPPING

SO, FOR OUR ANNIVERSARY WE WENT ZIP LINING! OF COURSE I WASNT NERVOUS.... THEN, I GOT TO THE TOP OF WHERE WE FIRST START ZIPPING & BAM..... I GOT A LIL' SHAKY! SO, I WENT DOWN THE FIRST ONE & OH MY GOSH... SO MUCH FUN! THERE I WAS, READY FOR MORE! :) RYAN JUST LOVED IT TOO. HE WASNT SCARED AT ALL BUT, THEN AGAIN, HE DANGLES FROM UNDERNEATH HELICOPTERS WHILE THEY ARE FLYING. ANYWAY HERE ARE SOME PICS OF OUR ADVENTURE

THE HELMET IS OFF!

AS OF APRIL 2ND, QUENS HELMET HAS BEEN OFF! YAY! IT WAS A LONG ROAD.... LOTS OF TEARS, FIGHTING TO PUT IT ON, & SCREAMING. BUT, NO MORE! HIS HEAD LOOKS GREAT. ON MAY 7TH WE WILL GO BACK IN FOR A CHECK UP TO MAKE SURE WE ARENT GOING BACK DOWNHILL. QUEN IS DEFINITELY A HAPPIER KID. HE DOESNT FIGHT ME SO MUCH TO GO INTO HIS CAR SEAT OR TO LAY DOWN. HE IS EVEN GOING ON HIS TUMMY A LOT MORE! THANK GOODNESS!

58TH BIRTHDAY

WE WENT UP TO MY PARENTS PLACE IN PLACERVILLE, IDAHO FOR MY DADS BIRTHDAY! MAN, IS HE GETTING OLD! WE HAD A WONDERFUL TIME, & I BELIEVE Q ENJOYED BEING AROUND HIS MEMA & POPPY. IT WAS A WONDERFUL DAY!

ZOO TIME

SO, ABOUT A MONTH AND A HALF AGO QUEN & I, MY FRIEND JENNY & HER GIRLS, & MY SIS RACHEL, WENT TO THE ZOO FOR THE FIRST TIME. IT WAS PRETTY FUN! QUEN LOVES TO BE OUTSIDE. I DONT THINK HE REALLY CARED ABOUT ALL THE ANIMALS, HE FELL ASLEEP! ALL OF THE ANIMALS CAME RIGHT UP TO THE FENCES. IT WAS VERY COOL! THE LION LOOKED LIKE HE WAS RETARDED. LOOK @ HIS FACE. HE WAS SO CUTE. LOVED IT, WE WILL HAVE TO DO IT AGAIN SOMETIME SO QUEN CAN SEE THE FURRY ANIMALS!

BUSY

QUEN IS ALMOST 9 MONTHS OLD. HE IS WEARING A HELMET & HAS BEEN SINCE THE BEGINNING OF DEC. IT IS SUPPOSE TO RESHAPE HIS HEAD. QUENS HEAD WAS SO FLAT IN THE BACK FROM SLEEPING BUT, IT LOOKS SO MUCH BETTER NOW! HOPEFULLY IT WILL COME OFF SOON! I REALLY DONT LIKE THE THING & I DONT THINK QUEN IS A BIG FAN OF IT EITHER!
I WOULD GUESS HE WEIGHS ABOUT 21 OR SO LBS. HE SITS, STARTING TO STAND, TALKS A LITTLE BIT, UNDERSTANDS MOST OF THE SIGN LANGUAGE WE'VE TAUGHT HIM, CLAPS, CLICKS, TRIES TO SNAP, DOES THE INDIAN SOUND, & BLOWS KISSES. HE DOES NOT CRAWL. HE WONT EVEN STAY ON HIS BELLY LONG ENOUGH TO TRY! SO, IM @ A LOSS WHEN IT COMES TO THAT. I DONT KNOW HOW TO MAKE HIM TRY! I GIVE IT A MONTH, MAYBE A LITTLE LONG, BEFORE HE IS WALKING!
BIG PEOPLE FOOD IS THE BOMB! THATS ALL HE WANTS... WHICH IS PROBABLY WHY Q IS SUCH A CHUNK! BUT, A VERY CUTE CHUNKY MONKEY!

HERE ARE SOME UPDATED PICTURES.