so far behind

it was a crazy week so as a result i am very behind with updates. i will attempt to get caught up now :) last weekend was awesome. quentin got to meet his uncle monkey and aunt bunny, who flew up from DC for a visit. we did lots of fun things and ate good food. we went candlepin bowling on saturday and quentin slept right through it. not only was there the loud sound of bowling, there were three simultaneous birthday parties of screaming kids. out like a light the whole time. he is his mommy's boy :) monday was sad because we had to let monkey and bunny go. and the whole state was in mourning from the super bowl. stupid eli manning. we also all started coming down with something - fun! on tuesday, we brought abby in for her weekly chemo. we really like this vet. last week he wrote us a prescription for the chemo meds that we could fill at CVS for much cheaper than the vet's office would charge. He also let us know that we could save $20 a visit if we came in at night instead of doing the morning drop-off. the chemo drug was only $44 at CVS and it's enough to finish abby's course. this week's visit cost $100 less than previous visits - awesome. my mom was coming down here to help with baby care for wednesday (more in a sec) but unfortunately she didn't get here before abby's appointment which meant quentin had to come with me. no big deal as i assumed it would be the same process as the previous week - drop her off for the blood test and pick her up in an hour or so when the chemo is done. i poured a bottle just in case. well, it was NOT like the previous week - we ended up staying the whole time, AND i am a huge dummy and left the freshly-poured bottle on the kitchen counter. quentin got very very hungry at the vet and nothing i could do would keep him quiet - rocking, singing, bouncing, nothing. finally one of the desk ladies came in and offered to hold him. he shut right up. loves other people! he was quiet for the remainder of the appointment, though very happy to see grandma waiting with a bottle when we got home! abby is still doing very well with the chemo. she's only got a few doses left! wednesday i had a "fun" day at work. we were meeting in the city at the museum of science for a quick meeting, then going to an IMAX movie, exploring the museum, and going to a yummy lunch at CPK. the issue was we had to be there by 9. i investigated a bunch of options but i couldn't find anything that would work with dropping quentin off in mansfield at 7:30 and getting into the city by 9. so mom had to come be our day care. it was a good thing too, because wednesday morning i woke up to the unmistakable smell of dog poop. i heard jackson get up but he usually just hops back in to bed and patiently waits for me to get up. this morning, he kept pacing so i knew something was up. sure enough, bloody diarrhea all over the bedroom. including the pile of my clothes on the floor (still working on getting the closet organized - it's a lot smaller than the old house!!) this is not jack's 1st experience with bloody poop - you may remember he had this last may and needed to spend a night in the hospital with an IV. and of course quentin woke up and started crying. i got my mom up to take care of Q while i cleaned up the room. not sure i would have been able to catch the train on time if i didn't have her help! jack is just fine. given our current financial situation, we decided to keep an eye on him before bringing him to the vet. last time they had us feed him rice and hamburger / chicken so i fired up the rice cooker and defrosted the ground chicken. he got better throughout the day so we did not need to go to the vet. phew! we spend too much time there as is with abby! quentin also went to the pediatrician on wednesday. he continues to be a big boy coming in at 26 and 3/4 inches, 19 pounds and 6 ounces, and 45 cm for head circumference (61st, 81st, and 82nd percentiles, respectively.) i think he is actually taller than she measured - her method is grossly inaccurate, but no big deal. he's doing very well. she wants us to start putting him to bed at 8 and seeing if he will sleep all the way to 5:30. i have my doubts but it would be nice to have a couple of hours at night to get things done while he sleeps! i think quentin must have missed his day care buddies that day because he made friends with everyone in the waiting room. before people left they were sure to say bye to their new friend quentin :) he is a very smiley baby, quite the little people person :) we have all spent the week trying to feel better. at this point the body aches are gone which is awesome. just the congestion and runny noses remain. quentin's christening is in one week. his gown was mailed out on friday and should be here monday or tuesday. unfortunately she sent it where a signature is required so hopefully we will figure out a way to get it before sunday! all week i have been trying to figure out what quentin is supposed to wear under his gown. at this point we have decided to go with a plain white onesie, socks, and white shoes. i also didn't realize that you need a special christening blanket and bib - who knew? jeremy's mom is bringing up the blanket that jer was baptized with, so that will be nice. Q will be wearing some of mommy and some of daddy :) i just hope he doesn't scream through the whole thing!!! and i have saved the biggest news for last... we declared last night as quentin's first official crawl. he's been so close for weeks and has become quite adept at scootching and pivoting. he also can get where he's going by barrel rolling. but last night he got up on his hands and knees and made forward progress. a couple of times he even tried to put his foot flat on the floor and stand. he'll be unstoppable soon enough. gotta buy those baby gates and get baby proofing!