Month 7

This was the most eventful month yet! Quentin has hit the accelerator in his development and I can barely keep up. Basically, our son thinks he is a year old but he is only 7 months. He wants to walk and stand all of the time, but he just can't do it independently. Quentin can now...
1) Crawl (army crawl, but it still counts)
2) Drink from a straw
3) Hold his own cup
4) Bite with his two new teeth!
5) Poop in the potty (he has now done it 4 times, almost once a day)
6) Pull himself up
7) Eating all kinds of solid foods. Sweet potatoes and avocados are his favorite. He just tried chicken for the first time this weekend.
On top of all that, he has started going to daycare full time while I am working a 6 week substitute position. It's been a big adjustment but as Kevin says, it's been harder on me than it has been on Q. So I am currently working four jobs and spending every waking second I can with Quentin. I get up at 5am so that I am dressed and ready for the day by the time he wakes up so I can spend the morning with him. I hope this next six weeks goes quickly. Everyone keep your fingers crossed that I get a permanent teaching position out of this six week substitute position. It is at an online independent study charter school so I could potentially teach from home. I never dreamed I could work from home because I didn't know schools like this existed. It would be amazing! Quentin is loving daycare. He loves socializing with the other kiddos and one of the little boys has volunteered to be his big brother. It is adorable. The ladies that run the daycare are awesome (thanks for helping me find them Lauren!) and they are hoping I get a full-time job so they can keep Q around. They love him, but who doesn't?
So this is going to be a crazy month and I apologize in advance if I disappear a bit. Surprisingly (or not if you know me pretty well) I am handling all of this pretty well. I thrive off stress. I do miss spending all day with my baby boy but I get him all to myself again as of April 14th. Yay!
Here are pictures and video of Quentin's latest developments...


Quentin Pulling Himself Up...


Quentin Beginning to Crawl...


Playing with Q... (this is how I used to spend my days)

Month 6

What a busy month! Quentin went to Disneyland, hung out with Aunt Tricia and Uncle Cory, started going to the park, started Gymboree classes, began weekly dinner dates with Grammy Marianne and Grandpa Rick, and has been learning all sorts of new tricks. He can now roll completely over so he chases the cat down the hall by rolling toward him. We are going to begin baby-proofing the apartment soon. Quentin gets up on all fours and rocks back and forth- he should be crawling in no time! He is eating all sorts of solid foods like carrots, sweet potatoes, and rice, and is now starting bananas. Quentin continues to improve his flirting and never passes up a chance to show the girls his skills.
I have started back to work part-time tutoring at-risk students after school. It has been great to get out and tap into my teaching skills a little each day. Kevin and Q get lots of boy time together, especially Saturdays when I teach a Saturday school class and then tutor. I am so lucky to have such an involved husband and as well as an amazing little boy. I love my little family.



Quentin's Attempts to Crawl


Quentin and His Uncle Cory

Months 4 and 5

Wow! I have no excuse but I am definitely a little behind on the updates about Quentin. He is continuing to amaze us and brighten our lives every day. In the last two months he has learned to roll over, grab at objects with both hands, he started eating rice cereal and carrots, and can almost sit up by himself. He went to NYC to visit Paul, Andrea, Aunt Pat, and Uncle Bob and went to his first concert- Joshua Bell at the 92nd Street Y. He is a talking machine and adores his time with his grandparents. I have been told the next few milestones come quick (scooting, crawling, etc) and we are starting to get our apartment baby-proofed and ready. Here are some pictures and videos from the last two months. I promise to try to be better about posting more often.


Month 4...



Month 5...


I pulled on Q's crib toy and walked into the bathroom, a few minutes later I heard the toy go off again. I grabbed the camera and snuck in to catch him pulling the toy all by himself!!!


First Time Eating Rice


Rolling Over


Quentin's Party Trick

Quentin's Third Month!

I can't believe he is only three months old! It feels like I have known Quentin forever. I am so lucky that I have the opportunity to stay home with him everyday and watch him grow... and boy does he do that! He was 8.4lbs at birth and is now weighing in at 16lbs! I swear I am only breastfeeding the little guy.
Quentin is talking up a storm these days, just about ready to roll over, and his head and neck are getting stronger every day. He has even learned how to make raspberries with his mouth thanks to Grandma Lori!
This next month will be even more changes as I go back to work tutoring after school and Kevin gets more one-on-one time with Q. We pinch ourselves everyday because we know how lucky we are to have such an amazing little boy in our lives.

Here are some pictures and video of what we have been up to this month...


Quentin Talking Up a Storm...


Quentin's New Party Trick...

Quentin's Second Month

We have now settled into our lives back in CA and have begun to establish some regular routines, like going to the gym (very important for postpartum mommy), and walks with Q.
Quentin's second month was a little less eventful than his first month. The biggest event being his Aunt Tricia's beautiful wedding in Northern California. He was a rockstar baby, being shuttled on planes and in cars and from one place to another without so much as a whimper. He has managed to make us fall in love with him more and more everyday.
Quentin has begun talking (cooing), holding his head up for long stretches of time, and yesterday he got his first shots. He has become quite the little chubby boy and now weighs in at 14lbs, 2oz! Here are some videos and pictures we have taken over the last month. Enjoy!




Quentin Playing


Quentin Talking


Quentin Holding Up His Head

Quentin's First Month

What a busy month Q had! Here's a list of all of Q's accomplishments in his first month...
Met Aunt Andrea and Uncle Paul, took his first taxi ride, went to the doctor, explored NYC a little, met Aunt Pat and Uncle Bob, met Mommy's friends Lauren and Melissa, met Grandma and Pops, made Mommy cry in a taxi cab because he was crying, had his first pacifier, took his first airplane ride, became a Californian, met his Uncle Billy, met his Grammy and Gramps, met the Boerems and DiGiovannis, met his Aunt Jessica, met his Aunt Tink, met Great Grams, met the Andersons and Lanes, met Aunt Amanda and Brett, decided he didn't like riding in his carseat, decided he doesn't love sleeping on his back, had his first bottle with Daddy... and much more!

Here are some pictures from our love-filled month...

Introducing Quentin Richard Boerem

After the world's fastest labor and delivery our little bundle of joy (and Kevin's mini-me) has arrived. He was born at 5:40am on August 6th, 2009. He weighed 8lbs 4oz at birth and was 20 inches long. After only a brief 24 hours he has completely transformed us and the love we have experienced in our lives. Here are some pictures of the last 24 hours. There will be more to follow! (You will have to go to theboerems.blogspot.com to view the videos)

Quentin Sleeping:


Quentin Awake: