Quinn's Blog

2008-06-10T00:10:00.003-05:00

Mommy set up a new blog for all of us! Check it out and let her know what you think!

http://bantaboys.blogspot.com/

Pictures!

2008-06-05T18:51:00.003-05:00

Quinn in the bounce house at the DS picnic.

He loved it!

Cooper....not so much.

Quinn playing under the parashute.

Making funny faces with Grandpa Don.

Sesame Street causing a major traffic jam at Grandma Jan's house.

Didn't your mother teach you not to drink and drive!

The closest Quinn will ever get to riding a motorcycle.

Simply Adorable.

Cooper is such a goof, eating his ice cream cone from the bottom up.

It's still good upside down, and much messier!

Playing with the sprinkler at Grandma Jan's.

Woo hoo!

2008-06-02T20:54:00.002-05:00

This is a great article that was published in the Baltimore Sun today...

http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_county/bal-te.md.co.graduation02jun02,0,2772331.story

Mommy's favorite quote:

"The little girl seemed frustrated before she learned to speak and her grandfather, Gary Dingle, used to kneel down to her level and say, "Tell me some words, Mimi."When she did speak, she talked a mile a minute and hasn't stopped since, her grandmother, Marguerite Dingle, said with a laugh."

Make sure you look at the pictures! http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/local/baltimore_county/bal-grad0602-pg,0,515446.photogallery

Quinn in 15 years....

2008-05-30T08:12:00.000-05:00

They're gonna remove my what????

2008-05-22T22:15:00.003-05:00

Today I didn't go to school cause Mommy and me had a very important doctors appointment to go to. It was my first visit ever to an ENT (ears, nose, throat) doctor. Mommy said he was gonna help me to hear again and get all that junk out of my ears. Since I really want to hear good again I was an excellent little patient. I didn't complain when we had to wait an hour in the waiting room (Mommy did though), I sat almost still for my x-ray, and I didn't even cry when they wrapped me up like a baby and poked in my ears! The verdict?

In the very near future I have to have tubes put in my ears and my adenoids removed! I don't even know what an adenoid is, but the doctor said mine are way too big and that is probably why I keep getting sick and can't hear. So those things are outta here!

Hopefully we can get this all taken care of before speech camp starts, I want Mommy to get her money's worth!

Who knew you could have so much fun waiting for a pizza?

2008-05-19T00:53:00.001-05:00

Quinn was having a tough night so Grandpop Bill and Grandma Donna took him with them to pick up some pizza. He had a great time walking around and looking at all the huge pictures of his favorite food...pizza!!!

Cause Mommy is too lazy to type...

2008-05-08T22:23:00.003-05:00

Going on a walk with Grandpop Bill! Woo Hoo!

Sitting down on a walk with Grandpop Bill, really happy...but really tired too.

Me and Cooper sitting at the table like grown ups (except we throw, spit, play with our food).

This is typical Cooper, he sits in my spot on the sofa and hoards my birthday present!

At least he looks cute doing it though! :)

2008-04-21T23:20:00.002-05:00

Quinn loves dolls, so that is mainly what he got for his birthday. It was a challenge to find boy appropriate dolls, but we managed.Here are two videos of Quinn playing with his dolls. They walk, dance, and talk...Quinn style. Quinn has a lot to say, he just doesn't speak English!

Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books

Photo Sharing - Video Sharing - Photo Printing - Photo Books

And here is a picture of Cooper, trying to figure out this whole "ice cream cone" thing!

Happy Birthday to Me!!!

2008-04-20T01:53:00.002-05:00

Four....

Three....

Two....

One....
Blast Off! What a ride its been!!

The Rash

2008-04-16T20:43:00.002-05:00

When I woke up this morning Mommy totally freaked out. Apparently I had a horrible rash all over my body, but it wasn't bothering me. So since I was on antibiotics and probably not contagious, and I was in a great mood, Mommy sent me to school. Unfortunately, the school nurse totally disagreed with that decision and she made Mommy come pick me up. I refused to leave until I got my snack though, I love snacktime!

We went to the doctor this afternoon and after I spent some time flirting with the assistant the doctor came in and proclaimed me allergic to my antibiotics! So I don't have to finish taking them and I can't ever take that kind again. Besides all that I am perfectly fine!

It was a rough day for Mommy though :(

Our Weekend at Grandma Donna & Grandpop Bill's!

2008-04-14T00:00:00.002-05:00

Get the Grandpop!!

The playgroud? Oh yay!!!

Cooper is really into playgrounds lately.

Funny face.

In Cooper's world, everything is a bracelet.
In Quinn's world, there is nothing more fun than a pile of socks!

I'm exhausted, can we go back home where it's boring?

School Pictures

2008-04-09T20:25:00.002-05:00

Who is that handsome little devil? Oh yeah, that's me!

This is my class picture. I am sitting in my aids lap, Ms. Ronnie and that is my teacher Ms. Carol with the blonde hair. My buddy Tyrese is sitting right nextto me, he has Down Syndrome too!

Look what they are doing to our kitchen!!!!

2008-04-04T23:46:00.002-05:00

Hey, where did the wall go?

The cabinets are being delivered on Monday...

This may be the messiest our dining room has ever been!

2008-03-29T21:00:00.002-05:00

Today me and Mommy went to my buddy Jack's birthday party. It was really fun and it was nice of his mommy to still invite me even though I am busy with school now. Unfortunately it was during my naptime and today turned out to be one of those days that I really needed a nap! I made it about halfway through the party before I had a meltdown. Oh well, at least I got to show off my new walking skills to everyone. I also got to play in Jack's playroom which I just love. He had a little guitar in there and Mommy was really impressed that I knew how to strum the strings. Duh, I was just playing the guitar like Murray (from the Wiggles). I am glad I got to go to the party, and at least nobody tried to get me to eat a cupcake, yuck!

2008-03-27T23:04:00.003-05:00

Today wasn't nearly as boring as every other day this week has been!

This morning Grandpop Bill came over and we all went to the mall. I loved being able to walk around without it being so crowded. We went to the play area and it was really fun. Then finally it was time for lunch! I got my ususal, chicken nuggets kids meal from McDonalds. This time the lady screwed up (again) and gave me the big kid toy instead of the toddler toy. I was really glad though, cause the big kid toy was this awesome skelton guy from Pirates of the Carribean! I liked playing with it so much I held it all through lunch and the whole car ride to speech!

Yup, I had speech today for the first time in many many weeks. It was extra fun cause Grandpop Bill was there to watch. The best part of my session was that Mommy signed me up for summer speech camp while we were there!! I get to go for a half a day twice a week for 6 weeks this summer. It will be just like school with other kids and snack and everything! I can't wait!!! FYI, I didn't get to go to summer speech camp last year because I couldn't walk. Not gonna be a problem this year!! Yay!!!

2008-03-26T23:33:00.002-05:00

I was in a really great mood today! Not sure why, I just was. I was happy to play and sit and read books all day long and didn't fuss at all. I was also extra good when Mommy left me with Grandma Berta for a little bit today. I didn't even cry when Mommy put me to bed, which is something I have been doing all week...and so bad Mommy had to lay down with me every night.

Tonight, after Mommy put Cooper to sleep she said it was time for my bath. She opened the gate to upstairs and went up to turn on the water. She said " You ready for your bath, Quinn?" Well, I was so I followed her upstairs. She expected me to crawl up the stairs cause I am pretty good at that. But when she came out of the bathroom she found me halfway up the steps, walking!!! I was holding onto the rail with both hands and doing a really good job. Boy, did Mommy look surprised!!! I love to surprise my Mommy!! :)

Happy World Down Syndrome Day!

2008-03-21T00:10:00.000-05:00

Today is my day! It is World Down Syndrome Day cause it is 3-21 ...get it? Cause I have three 21st chromosomes! Well, actually I have two and a half but who's counting? World Down Syndrome Day is such a major holiday that the schools aren't even open! That may have something to do with the fact that it is also Good Friday though :)

Whatever, just don't forget to celebrate me!!!!

2008-03-19T22:09:00.002-05:00

I have done a couple of neat walking things in the last few days that Mommy hasn't seen me do before.

1. I can stand! I know it seems weird, but even though I could walk I wasn't very good at standing still. I have been standing still a lot in the last couple of days.

2. Walking backwards! I have even taken some steps backwards a few times. That is actually a pretty handy skill, especially when I am trying to avoid my brother.

3. Dancing!!!! Yup, today the Wiggles were on and I walked over in front of the tv and stood there and danced for a few minutes. I still had to be careful so I couldn't really get my groove on, but I did my best.

I am also walking faster and steadier than I was before. This walking stuff is pretty cool!

2008-03-19T00:26:00.001-05:00

I am all better and finally back to school! I am so glad to be back in school. I have been in a great mood the last two days. I am really gonna be sad next week when I have spring break!

2008-03-14T15:12:00.001-05:00

Quinn has been sick again! We took him to the doctor on Wednesday and he has a sinus infection and both ears are infected. It has been a rough week for him. I left him alone in the playroom yesterday for only a few minutes. I went back to check when I heard snoring. This is what I found!

2008-03-06T20:09:00.001-05:00

Look at Quinn wearing his backpack like a big boy!

2008-03-05T23:28:00.002-05:00

I am doing great with my new big boy bed! I haven't gotten stuck anywhere in my room since Mommy took those pictures, and I have fallen asleep in my bed the last two nights! Of course, this morning I emptied my sock drawer (at least what I could reach through the opening before the childproofing stopped me), but that is to be expected because I really love socks!!

Today was really fun. First I went to school and we had our pictures taken. Not sure how my picture came out but if it isn't too bad Mommy will buy it and post it on here. Then as we were getting ready to go to the playground Mommy, Cooper, and Grandpop Bill showed up! I showed them how I can walk pretty good with my backpack on, and they were all impressed. Then we went to play on the playground, which Cooper really liked. After that we all went to lunch at Wendy's. I have been eating out enough with Grandpop now that I know to steal his french fries. He is always stealing mine so this time I reached over and took a couple of his. Mommy thought that was really funny :)

No Daddy tonight, he had to work late. I got to cuddle with Mommy and watch Go, Diego, Go so it wasn't too bad. I did miss him though.

2008-02-28T21:33:00.002-05:00

Things are going pretty good with my big boy bed now that I have a rail on it. Now the only problem is that while I am playing I seem to always get stuck in that small space between the futon and my bed. This is how Mommy found me this morning, I was happy but really stuck!

So Mommy decided to push the futon right up against my bed and put pillows in the small space between the futon and the wall. This is how she found me during my nap.

I was sound asleep and snoring. Sorry Mom, I just can't seem to stay out of these tight spaces!

2008-02-27T23:36:00.002-05:00

Did you know I was sick? I was...sick, sick, sick! Since Thursday really but it got worse instead of better. I had so much snot that it was caked on my face and hands because I won't let Mommy clean it. Then I got a terrible rash, it was miserable. Daddy took me to the doctor on Monday and I have a sinus infection, this is my second one this year! After a few days on antibiotics I am finally starting to feel a little better. Still not good enough to go to school tommorow though, I am missing the whole week! The school nurse even called Mommy today to make sure I was okay. Apparently if you miss three days you are supposed to call! Whoops, its okay Mommy, we are still new at this school thing.

I finally got a rail put on my new bed so I don't roll out in the middle of the night anymore. It isn't a long fall, but it does wake me up and makes me mad. Of course, I have still gotten stuck in the tiny space between the bed and the futon a couple of times but that is while I am awake. I am such a little stinker!

Mommy, Cooper, Grandma Berta and Grandma Donna are all sick too. I guess that was my fault, sorry! Mommy and Cooper are now on antibiotics just like me so things are looking up. Hopefully we will all be better in time to enjoy our weekend!

Big Boy Bed!

2008-02-19T23:17:00.002-05:00

So...yesterday morning I tried to climb out of my crib. I fell and hurt myself, I must have bit my tounge cause there was a lot of blood and I was really upset. It was all worth it though cause now I get to sleep in a big boy bed!!!! Mommy and Daddy bought me one at Ikea yeterday. It is a twin size so there is lots of room for me and it is low to the floor so if I fall out I won't hurt myself. When Mommy showed me my bed tonight I got so excited! I had a huge grin on my face and was so happy that I finally get to sleep in a big bed. Mommy was worried that I would play and get into stuff and then fall asleep on the floor, but I didn't. Fifteen minutes after she turned off the light she checked on me again and I was sound asleep in my bed with my head on the pillow! I am such a good boy!!!

2008-02-17T00:52:00.002-05:00

Today was fun even though we couldn't go out with Grandma Jan and Grandpa Don. Instead we went to the mall with Mommy and Daddy! I had a great time. I walked all over the mall all by myself (I refused to get in the stroller). The whole time I was so happy to be walking that I kept laughing and flapping my arms. Even though the mall was really crowded I did a good job of not walking into anyone. I am getting to be a pretty fast walker too!

We went to the food court and had Chic-fil-a for dinner. I ate 7 nuggets and half a thing of fries, it was sooo good. Then we walked to the play area and me and Cooper had a great time playing there. I especially like standing in front of the mirror and dancing.

I am so glad I can finally walk, the mall is much more fun when you don't have to sit in a stroller!

2008-02-07T20:46:00.001-05:00

Grandpop Bill decided to go to school with Quinn today! They both had a great time and Grandpop took lots of pictures!

Quinn starting his day off with a "snack".

Yum! Funny, he won't eat either of these things in real life.

Gluing hearts for Valentine's Day.

Climbing the slide.

Standing on top of the climber in his classroom.

Playdoh!!

Painting!

And finally snack time!!

2008-01-28T00:17:00.000-05:00

A note from Quinn's Mom:

Lately we have been hearing an exciting new sound in our house....the pitter patter of little feet! As Quinn experiments with his newfound confidence in walking this new element has been added to the noises that are always present in our home. If you have ever heard a three year old crawl on hardwood floors, you know that it isn't a quiet experience. Today, as I sat in the living room watching television I heard an unfamiliar noise come from the kitchen. It was Quinn walking back and forth with his halting heavy steps! When I realized that was what I was hearing it struck me that our lives were finally changing. I have sat there and listened to him crawl back and forth a hundred times....I always have to listen because my boy is so mischevious! This sound of walking versus crawling was music to my ears, and not just because it was a good bit quieter. My amazing son Quinn at the age of 3 years and 7 months is finally taking his first steps into the world of the walking. I can't wait until he decides to completely leave his crawling behind so he can finally explore his world the way it was meant to be experienced. I am just so happy and proud of my little boy, I had to hijack his blog and share!

-Amy, Quinn's Mom!

2008-01-26T21:41:00.000-05:00

Quinn loved Kermit and carried him all over Grandma Donna's house.

2008-01-26T21:40:00.000-05:00

Stop squirting me Grandma!

2008-01-26T21:39:00.001-05:00

Praying for his bath to be over quickly!

2008-01-26T21:39:00.000-05:00

Quinn walked all over the mall independently! He especially liked this bridge because there was running water under it.

2008-01-26T21:37:00.001-05:00

Cooper playing in the nautical themed play area the Annapolis Mall.

2008-01-26T21:37:00.000-05:00

Quinn the sailor!

2008-01-26T21:35:00.000-05:00

Quinn and Granpop Bill hanging out at the bookstore.

2008-01-21T00:13:00.000-05:00

Long time no post! Sorry about that. Mommy just posted a few pictures of me on Cooper's Blog if you want to go look. http://cooperdavid.blogspot.com/.

I have been walking more lately but today I was really into it! Even though I was in my footy pajamas and was on the hardwood floors (slippery!) I spent all night just walking around the house! I had my new favorite toy, my plastic froggy, and I was making him walk all around the living room, kitchen and dining room. I needed two hands to do it right so instead of holding onto the wall or crawling I just walked. I walked right through the middle of the kitchen and right through the middle of the dining room! Mommy was amazed. I am usually afraid to walk on the hardwood floors even barefoot! Mommy says that I should take my froggy with me everywhere and then maybe I could finally become a full time walker!!!

2007-12-28T11:21:00.000-05:00

A walk in the woods....with Grandpop!

2007-12-27T15:39:00.000-05:00

Today Grandpop Bill came over and took us for a walk in the woods. Actually it was on the old Trolley Trail, but that still counts. It was really fun! Me and Cooper especially liked playing on the gates that they have up so no cars can get through. At one point I was standing at the gate and nobody was paying much attention to me. I decided it was a good time to just let go and walk away! I was 10-15 feet down the path with not a thing to hold onto before Mommy and Grandpop noticed! Everyone was really excited!

After our adventure in the woods we went out to lunch at Burger King. Me and Cooper both got kids meals with nuggets and fries. I thought I would get all of Cooper's nuggets too since he never eats anything, but no...he ate all of his nuggets and some of mine! He kept reaching over and stealing mine. What a strange day, I walked and Cooper ate...must be opposite day or something!

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2007-12-25T23:04:00.000-05:00

Finally getting this whole "present" thing.

2007-12-25T23:02:00.000-05:00

Our awesome new play kitchen! It is nicer than Mommy's!

2007-12-25T23:01:00.000-05:00

Table for two?

2007-12-07T02:23:00.000-05:00

Snow Day! I didn't have to go to school today cause of the snow. It was only a 2 hour delay, but since I only go for 2.5 hours...no school for me! Instead I got to hang out with Grandma Berta for a while and then went to speech with Grandpa Don. I had a really good time hanging out with you Grandpa, thanks for taking me. Today was my last speech session this semester, I can't wait until it starts again!

Besides that nothing too interesting happened today. Just the usual :)

2007-12-05T23:39:00.000-05:00

I had a good time at school today. It was snowing when I got on the bus in the morning and it didn't stop all day! I wasn't that interested in the snow though. All I wanted to do was crunch the leaves that had blown onto the sidewalk. I just walked around in circles and crunch, crunch, crunched. It was lots of fun. I guess there will only be snow to crunch tommorow.

The good news is Mommy has a doctors appointment tommorow so Grandpa Don is going to take me to speech! I am really happy about that. Not that I don't love hanging out with Mommy....

Today I brought home pinecone ornaments with glitter on them! I can't wait till we get a tree so we can hang them on it!

2007-12-05T02:49:00.000-05:00

I got to skip school today so we could go to the mall and get our pictures taken. For some reason I got really upset when we got there and Mommy thought there was no way I was going to calm down enough to get a good picture. Then I saw this cool tree they use as a prop and playing with it really calmed me down. I ended up giving the camera lots of big smiles! I had tons of fun while Cooper was getting his picture taken. There were lots of cool props all over the place so I crawled around and explored. When Mommy finally turned around to check on me I was sitting there with fake snow all over my lap (hey, it made a good blanket), swinging a menorah all around (I am technically Jewish), and laughing my butt off (even I knew I was being a goofball)! My only regret about the mall trip was that I fell asleep in my stroller and missed out on McDonalds for lunch :(

Tonight Uncle Randy came over. I showed him how I can walk some now and he was really impressed. Thankfully one of Uncle Randy's favorite meals is Spaghetti and Meatballs! Thank you Uncle Randy, I love,love,love meatballs! It was a good dinner.

Hopefully I will have school tommorow, it is supposed to SNOW!

Holiday Party: Down Syndrome Style!!

2007-12-02T19:54:00.000-05:00

Today we went to the Down Syndrome group's holiday party. It was so much fun! There was lots of dancing, did you know I can do the chicken dance almost perfectly? Well, I can....who knew? Grandma Donna said I must have learned it at school, but come on...they don't teach the chicken dance at school! I saw all my old friends there and it was great. All their Mommies are pregnant, boy they don't know what they're in store for. I am sooooo glad my Mommy isn't pregnant again, that would suck.

We had yummy pizza for lunch and I got to walk all around the party and everyone said hello to me. I really liked the attention. I did a lot of good walking holding hands at the party, but I also did something that made Mommy mad. Something about that big gymnasium floor just made me want to commando crawl so bad. So I did, a lot. Mommy was so embarrassed, I haven't commando crawled in years!! Sorry Mom, I just couldn't resist!

2007-12-02T19:48:00.000-05:00

Here is a video of Quinn doing his own version of the Macarena. He was doing pretty good until (as you will see) he was so rudely interupted!! Being Quinn he just got back up and started dancing again! You can't stop Quinn!

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2007-12-02T19:42:00.000-05:00

Cooper really enjoyed the party. He got a yummy sugar cookie and a bell!

2007-12-02T19:41:00.000-05:00

The boys had a nice meal of pizza and bbq potato chips.
Could it get any messier???

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Quinn dancing in the gym.

2007-11-28T23:41:00.000-05:00

I must take after Mommy, I was up until 3 AM last night. I was so tired I was crying, but I still couldn't sleep! Ugg. So Mommy took pity on me and didn't wake me up when it was time to go to school. I missed going to school, but it was good to sleep in.

The good news is that I was here when my old teacher Miss Dorothy came over to see Cooper. I remembered her right away and the first thing I did was dig into her bag, because that is where she keeps all the fun stuff. Eventually I did have to go downstairs and play alone cause I was not letting Cooper get his therapy.

Tonight we watched "Shrek the Halls" and I really liked it. It was funny and there was lots of music. Mommy promised she would rent "Shrek the Third" and we would all watch it together soon.

2007-11-27T00:29:00.000-05:00

Well, to quote the late great Britney Spears "Ooops, I did it again!" I came home with something else that didn't belong to me. This time I got off the bus wearing a very nice hooded sweatshirt, the only problem was, it wasn't mine. Mommy has no idea where it came from, but at least this time it wasn't my fault...I don't have the OT skills to put on a sweatshirt and zip it up by myself yet. Mommy figures that with all of us kids the teachers must get confused sometimes, oh well.

I was a little devil at school today though. At snack time the boy sitting next to me had a banana. I wanted that banana so bad that I just reached over and took it! By the time anyone noticed I had eaten half of it plus my own snack. Sorry, but I really can't resist bananas! As Mommy always says, I'm lucky I am so cute. My teacher thought it was sweet :)

Thanksgiving Pictures

2007-11-25T20:07:00.001-05:00

Taking a walk with Grandpop Bill, next year no hands!

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Tunnel Buddies.

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Quinn's favorite spot.

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Quinn liked the new benches at the beach.

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My boy loves to swing!

2007-11-25T20:04:00.000-05:00

Cooper says "Get on the bus, I'll drive us to school!"

2007-11-25T20:03:00.000-05:00

Cooper in Grandpa Don's hat...did you know Cooper's sign for Grandpa Don is the ASL sign for hat? What a goofball!

2007-11-25T00:30:00.000-05:00

I know Mommy hasn't been updating my blog lately. Maybe that is because I have been keeping her so busy being the little devil that I am!

The other day Mommy left me alone in the living room watching the new Wiggles movie. When she got back (it was only a few minutes), I had totally emtied a brand new tissue box all over the floor and was in the process of shredding the hundreds of tissues. Mommy was not amused but I thought it was hillarious! Then I also stole a book from school. Yup, I got off the bus one day holding a book and noone knew where I got it from. Mommy sent it back to school in my bookbag and no one said anything about it. I am also getting taller, so that means I can now reach all types of new things. I have figured out how to open my dresser from my crib too. Mommy was totally stumped as to where all my clean shirts went, until she realized I had pulled them out of my dresser and shoved them all behind my crib. Poor Mommy.

Tonight we went out with Grandma Jan and Grandpa Don. We went to the mall and had pizza for dinner and then got haircuts. I was really good, I think I am finally getting used to having my haircut, which it good cause it seems to grow extra fast. It was a really fun night, I love hanging out with my grandparents!!

2007-11-05T16:54:00.000-05:00

Quinn's class went on a field trip to the pumpkin patch today. I know you are supposed to go before Halloween, but we got rained out. Quinn and Mommy both had a great time!

Quinn...wondering what Mommy is doing on the bus with him?

2007-11-05T16:53:00.002-05:00

Uh Oh, I sat Quinn next to the emergency exit. I know he can't read but I swear the kid pulled up on the handle and then pushed on the window. Thankfully he doesn't have the strength to get it to actually open.

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No Quinn, you are supposed to pet the real animals, not the wooden ones.

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Hangin with the big boys.

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Quinn and his teacher, Miss Carol, checking out the horses.

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He did a good job of petting the horse!

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Quinn's preferred way of sitting on a bench.

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We picked a pumpkin, it was slim pickins in November, but we got a good one for Quinn.

2007-11-05T16:48:00.000-05:00

I finally got him to smile for the camera!! Don't mind the red yucky nose, he has a cold :(

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Like the sign says, Quinn liked Papa Bear.

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What a great trip!!

2007-11-04T01:34:00.001-05:00

Today we went over to Grandma Jan's house. We had fake chicken fingers for dinner and then went to the mall. Grandma and Grandpa think that just cause I am little I don't know it isn't real chicken, but they are wrong! It is okay though, I actually kinda like tofu.

We went to the mall with the play area and had a great time. I walked through the whole mall holding Grandpa's hand instead of having him carry me. It wasn't bad. I also walked on my own from one play thing to the other a couple of times. By the time they brought me home I was sound asleep, I didn't even wake up when Grandpa changed my diaper and put on my PJ's!

2007-11-01T16:25:00.000-05:00

Halloween night = two tired and cranky boys.

2007-11-01T16:24:00.000-05:00

Quinn was Anthony Wiggle for Halloween.

2007-11-01T16:23:00.001-05:00

Cooper was a skunk for Halloween.

2007-11-01T16:23:00.000-05:00

So Appropriate!

2007-11-01T16:22:00.000-05:00

2007-11-01T16:21:00.001-05:00

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2007-10-28T01:55:00.001-05:00

All hail Boobah!

2007-10-28T01:55:00.000-05:00

This is the only time Quinn and Cooper can be this close and not start pushing each other!

2007-10-26T22:06:00.001-05:00

Today I skipped school and went to a party at my friend Jack's house. It was sooo fun! Everyone was so happy to see me, since I haven't been around much since I started school. They were also all impressed with my walking, everything at Jack's house was so close together I barely crawled at all! I played with Jack and some other kids. But Jack is my favorite special friend, he really "gets" me and he and I played so nice together today!

Mommy helped me decorate a bag for trick-or-treating. It has my name on it! Then when she wasn't looking I managed to unlock the screen door and escape to the front porch. Good thing there were lots of mommies around, cause one of them found me sitting out there before I got in too much trouble.

It was a really fun day. Tonight I got to watch Deal or No Deal with G.G. Berta, that was really fun too!

2007-10-26T00:59:00.000-05:00

I had a really good day in school today. I walked a lot! Then Grandpa Don came and picked me up early to take me to speech. We went to McDonalds for lunch and then to Loyola. Afterwards we went home and hung out until Grandma Jan got home, then we all went to Chuck E. Cheese. I was supposed to spend the night, but I didn't because my field trip tommorow is cancelled! Darn rain! Mommy already told the busdriver not to pick me up, so instead of school I am gonna go to a party at my friend Jack's house. Wooohooo, only 3 and already playing hookey!

The field trip is gonna be rescheduled for next week, so all is well. It better stop raining by then though!!!

2007-10-23T23:25:00.000-05:00

Apparently Mommy isn't going to let this whole "walking" thing go. This morning while we were waiting for the bus she made me practice again and again. I did awesome, in case you were wondering. Mommy moved my stroller down the sidewalk and then I practiced walking to it on my own. I like walking outside.

I had a great time at school today. We glued little pumpkins onto paper, I love gluing. I did come home with my emergency pants though. I guess Ms. Carol didn't understand me when I told her I was gonna pee....while she was changing my diaper. Whoops!

Tonight Mommy made Mac & Cheese with hot dogs for dinner. I don't usually like either of those things, but tonight I couldn't get enough. I ate a whole bunch! Mommy said I will never have Macaroni & Cheese as good as hers, unless I marry a southern girl.

Big News!

2007-10-22T21:43:00.000-05:00

Make an on-line slide show at www.OneTrueMedia.com

2007-10-18T18:57:00.000-05:00

We got a new tent! This one is just for kids and we are going to use it while traveling. Much better than lugging around two pack and plays! Cooper thought it was a pretty fun new toy.

2007-10-18T18:55:00.000-05:00

Quinn likes the tent too, but he wasn't in the mood to pose for pictures!

2007-10-11T22:58:00.000-05:00

I love Thursdays!

Today Mommy picked me up from school again and we went to McDonalds and then speech. It was so much fun! I was so excited to be at McDonalds that I kept talking and making happy noises really loud the whole time. I was especially excited cause there were some other little boys there and I really liked watching them play.

Then we went to speech at Loyola and it was really fun. Me and Alison get along really well. Last time she had lame music that I didn't want to dance to. This time she downloaded some special songs just for me and they rocked! Elmo rapping, does it get any better than that???

Today at school I took two steps on my own! Miss Carol and Miss Ronnie were so excited, they never saw me do that before.

2007-10-05T00:18:00.000-05:00

I'm not actually allowed to walk up and down the steps of my bus anymore...bummer.

Today I didn't take the bus home. Mommy came right to school and picked me up. We went to McDonalds for lunch and then Speech at Loyola. It was so much fun!!! I think that was the first time me and Mommy ever went out to eat alone. We had a really great lunch together and I am so excited cause we are gonna do that every week now! After I chowed down on my nuggets and fries we went to speech. I have a new therapist named Alison. She is really nice. She is from Canada so I guess we will really be concentrating on the "eh" sound, eh? Sorry, Mommy can't resist a good Canada joke.

I was so worn out from my long day I fell asleep on the ride home....before we even got out of the parking lot!

2007-10-03T01:28:00.000-05:00

Today when the bus came to drop me off at home I didn't take the lift down like usual. Instead the bus driver got off carrying my stroller, handed it to Mommy, and said....."he doesn't need this anymore, he can walk." Well, poor Mommy almost had a heart attack! She thought the bus driver was saying I could suddenly walk all on my own. Sorry Mom, but instead I came toddling down the bus steps holding the rail with one hand and my aids hand in the other. Even though that isn't independent walking it is at least a small "step" in the right direction, right?

So from now on I will be getting on and off the bus like a big boy. Mommy still has to check if they need my stroller at school though.

2007-09-30T22:28:00.001-05:00

This afternoon we went over to Grandma Jan's house to visit with Uncle Scott, Aunt Stacey, and Cousin Zoe. It was pretty fun, even though Grandpa Don wasn't there most the time. I played football with Aunt Stacey. I cuddled with Grandma Jan, afterall Grandpa Don wasn't there :) We went outside and I swung on the swing and played in the sandbox. It was nice seeing Cousin Zoe, but I don't really get girls.

I had pizza for lunch and it was really yummy, I ate every bit of it! Then Grandpa Don got home and we walked around a bunch. Thanks for carrying me even though you had just rode a gazillion miles on your bike, Grandpa!

After we came home and had a nice long nap Mommy and Daddy got brave and took both me and Cooper to Red Robin for dinner. It wasn't pretty at first but I calmed down after I got some fries in me, I was just hungry! Then we went to Target to get some stuff, I really liked riding in the cart it is much more fun than a stroller. We bought me some black pants for my Wiggles costume. They were with all the girls clothes, but Mommy swears they are for boys!

2007-09-25T22:20:00.000-05:00

Yes, it is true, I have Bronchitis. And Mommy thought it was just a cold! Don't worry though, I am on some serious medicine (seriously yucky) and I should be all better soon. I have to miss at lease one more day of school, but then I am going back cough or no cough! I miss school so much! Not that I don't love hanging out with Mommy and Cooper :)

2007-09-25T18:47:00.000-05:00

Leave me alone, I have Bronchitis!!

2007-09-23T23:59:00.000-05:00

It has been a bad couple of days. I have been sick!! I have a bad cough and have been feeling really yucky. Plus, Mommy and G.G. keep feeling my forehead....what is that all about??

I pretty much have only wanted to watch TV since Thusday. I missed two days of school and while I am feeling better, I am not 100% yet. This sucks! Mommy says I am either going to school or the doctor tommorow. I vote school.

I even missed out on my Grandpa Don time! We didn't go over to Grandma Jan's today because I wasn't feeling up to it. We had a family dinner last night and I couldn't even enjoy it cause I didn't feel good. Ugh!

2007-09-18T23:12:00.000-05:00

I had a good day at school today. I came home sound asleep and covered with marker, a sure sign I had lots of fun. I got to do the weather today during circle time! I felt like such a big boy!

Tonight Grandma Donna came over. I wasn't feeling great but I was still really happy to see her. We played a little and then she put me to bed. I wish she could come over more often and stay longer!

Hopefully I will feel better tommorow so I can go to school, I seem to be getting a cough and something is up with my belly :(

2007-09-17T22:45:00.000-05:00

Mommy went to school with me today! What a surprise!

It was a really fun day, I am so glad Mommy was there to see it. We had circle time and read a book about trains. I really liked when the teacher made the train sound so I started dancing. We also worked on a gluing project and I used the glue stick to stick cars onto a train. After that I had PT and we walked around the school. We tried to work on steps but there aren't any good ones at my school! We practiced walking and I took a couple of steps on my own, I was trying to get to the water fountain, I love playing in the water fountain!! When we got back to class we had a group PT session and I did really well walking on the balance beam and waving my flag.

Then my two favorite parts of the day, snack and playground! I ate my entire bag of cheese crackers and then had a good time playing in the sandbox. Then Mommy took me home cause I was soooo tired. It was nice having Mommy at school with me, it was a little distracting though....I kept going over to hug her :)