Nine months!

Quentin turned nine months old on October 11. Along with taking his nine month pictures, we also had a well-baby visit with his pediatrician. I am amazed by the amount of time that Dr. Sarah Cooper spends with us every couple of months to talk about our baby boy (I'm talking AT LEAST 30 minutes per visit). I'm convinced that if everyone was able to spend this much time with their physician at an appointment, our country's health care system would be in a much better place. I digress...according to Dr. Cooper, Quentin is growing "beautifully." Here are some of his key numbers/percentiles:

• Weight: 18 lbs. 13 oz. (36 percentile)
• Length: 29" (78 percentile)
• Head circumference: 18.25" (86 percentile)

In summary, we have a tall, skinny babe with a large brain :) I used to question the head circumference stat as his little noggin always seemed proportional to his body, but when I had to purchase a 12-24 month sized stocking hat for this winter, I started to realize that maybe he takes after his daddy on that front. 

Here are some nine month shots of our Q Bear.

Where it all begins.

Well, it's official. My first blog post. The Schetzsle family has some exciting things going on so I thought I'd start documenting our journey. Here's what's on my short list of things to dive into:

• Quentin Bradley -- our little Q turns nine months old on Thursday. He's the best thing that's ever happened to us and we absolutely love watching our little man take in the world around him. More to come on our handsome Q Bear. 

"Like my new hat?"
Shopping with mom, Nana Joycee and Uncle David in Williamsburg. 

• Building our new home -- we recently moved out of our first home at 2806 Shadow Creek Lane where we made many great memories the past seven years. It was time to move on and find a new neighborhood for Quentin to grow up in so we have purchased a new construction home in Urbandale (Waukee school district). We close on our new house the first weekend in November. Until then, we are living with my ever-so-gracious in-laws, Brad and Lora. Here's a sneak peak of our new digs :)

Our soon-to-be home!

Back of house. Deck is almost done. Walk-out basement is under the deck.
(Quentin,  don't even thing about sneaking in any hot babes!)

Living room/kitchen from front entryway. Fireplace and hardware to mount our TV.
For those of you who had been to our old house recently, I can't wait to watch E! again while I make dinner :)

Those are the main happenings with us right now. Stay tuned for more :)

*kate*