Quentin the Wonderful

So my oldest son has had an amazing year. He will be 17 in a little more than a month. This past summer he grew an amazing 5 inches and gained 40lbs. He is no longer my baby boy he is a awesome young man.
In June of last year he attempted to get his license only to realize he had not practiced enough, but after spending the summer driving me all over the country he was able to pass in October. His summer also brought about a romance that had been in the works quit some time. Absence makes the heart grow fonder, so after spending almost the entire summer away from his good friend Rachel the two started dating in August.

Fall brought about some exciting times for my pride, Quentin decided to play football as a junior. Tears filled my eyes every time I heard them announce his name. He did a fabulous job.

We had a pretty big scare with him that shook my core. At the end of September I took him to see an OP to look at what we thought was a shoulder injury. The Dr. ran some urine tests and found blood in his urine, at a follow up a month later again they found blood in his urine. We then followed up with his pediatrician, who sent him for a multitude of tests including an ultrasound of his renal area. The ultrasound came back with images of his spleen being enlarged and near his kidneys.It was the day before Thanksgiving that our pediatrician gave me the scary news, Quentin may have cancer. I was floored, I kept my cool the best I could at the time I was in the hospital monitoring baby Hope's progress. It was difficult to grasp but this all meant further testing at an already difficult time for our family. We were able to get up to the children's hospital and have MRI and many other tests and a consult with a pediatric oncologist. I would like to say that we are so very fortunate to have the most amazing group of doctors ever. They got us the results back in record time and cleared Quentin of everything. They do want to continue monitoring him but for now they believe this all could have been caused by a virus. Thank the lord, he continues to bless me every day.


So during all this crazy stuff Mr. Man thought he could slack off on his school work but is now doing better since "he's not dieing" :). Then in January he got his first car, a cute little pickup. After learning the hard way the cops don't mess around and they will fine you he had to get a job. He loves it, he loves working, he is all but totally grown up and I am the proudest mommy in the world.