Whoa Baby!

We had our reunion for our Centering group at Mayo today. Check out all the babies!

Patrick has really be using his voice lately. He has the cutest coos and ga ga's. He is also learning to grip much better. He little fingers continue to grab my shirt when he is feeding. He is just like a cute little kitten! His other talent is standing up while being balanced. He really holds his head up forever and seems to practically stand on his own.

Well, as you can hear, his is a prodigy for sure! ;)

One handed typing

Making blog entries has proved to be mighty challenging with only one hand. I finally have a moment with both hands so I can actually type.

5 weeks! I can't believe it has been 5 weeks already. So much has happened, yet my brain has a tough time remembering. I best get things down while I can.

Highlights:
Patrick continues to get better with sleeping. Here is a sample day for him:

7:30 Grunt Grunt Grunt, eat, Grunt, sleep
9:30 Grunt, Wake up, Bath time! (He is great in the tub but also doesn't mind a good wipe down. New clothes (mommies favorite part!) Patrick loves mornings. He typically is up until around noon just cooing and enjoying the day.
12:00 Eat, Sleep. Mommy can finally get something to eat and maybe even a shower if I am lucky.
2:00 Grunt, Eat, Sleep
4:00 Grunt, Eat, Sleep
6:00 Grunt, Wake up, Eat He typically wakes up during dinner. Lucky us!
7:00 Sleep
8:00 Grunt, Wake up
10:30 Eat, Sleep Yay, he is finally asleep for the night!
1:00 Grunt, Eat
4:00 Grunt, Eat

And the day starts again. We have been really lucky. He is a great kid and really just grunts a lot and coos once and a while.

5/14/08: Nana and GB say goodbye. They have been staying with us the past 4.5 weeks. We are all sad to see them go. This means Patrick may have to sit by himself once and while!

5/14/08: Shay stops by for a visit and some quick pictures.


5/16/08: Happy Birth-day to little Elizabeth. Hopefully more details to come.

5/17/08: We have a smile. I got two smiles while Patrick was looking right at me. Totally fun. I can't wait for more!

5/18/08: We are using the last of his newborn diapers. He probably should have switched earlier this week, but we are cheep and still had some left. On to big boy diapers!



Here is a picture to satisfy your Patrick cravings. I should have a fun baby post next week, just to tease you a little.

1 month old

1 month old and really filling out!


3 days old w/ Bunny


1 month picture with Bunny


Daddy has his hands full with Patrick and Cleo!

New Clothes

Patrick is finally fitting into some of his bigger clothes now. Daddy weighed him the other day and turns out he is 10lbs already! Must be the good juice he is getting.

Patrick had a trip out to Mommy's work today. So this called for a new outfit. Look at his big boy jeans (thanks to Aunt Nikki for supplying the outfit!). He sure made the ladies swoon.


Here is a new outfit from Great Grandma Hilma. He is in style in his Nike gear.



He has been grunting a lot lately. I think he is trying to find his voice. I keep reminding him not to hurt his singing voice with all the grunting, but I don't think he is listening (a fortaste of what is to come??).

3 weeks

I can't believe he is 3 weeks old already! Amazing. Things have been going well. We certainly don't have a routine yet, but he is a little more predictable. We have gotten out of the house a bit, but each time is still an adventure. I can't believe how long it takes to just get out of the house. Between changes, feeding and getting the car packed, it is amazing we have gone anywhere. I also had great expectations for getting things done while on leave. It is all I can do to get a shower in each day! Hopefully this will continue to get better. Nights are certainly tough. With Patrick waking every 2 hours or so, it is frustrating. I really need to take naps in the day to catch up.

We were able to get down to the studio this weekend. I will save the best for the announcement but here is a little taste of cuteness!

some pics this week

"talk to the hand"

Cursed

R and I are cursed. Can you believe that we had both of our computers die within days of each other. Ugg. This has meant no Patrick updates for all those of you looking forward to more. I promise as soon as our new machine arrives, you will have a big dose of cute Patrick photos. Until then I can just send on this little update via a borrowed computer.

Patrick is doing wonderful. He is sleeping better with a little over 2 hours at a time. He is also eating like a champ. At his 2 week appt he was up to 8.8lbs! That is more than a pound more than his birth weight and almost 2lbs more than what he lost the week before. Breastfeeding is much easier now, although he still has his moments trying to latch. I have even been able to pull off feeding in public, which should help us to become more mobile soon.

Patrick got to visit Daddy at work today. Daddy enjoyed showing him off to everyone. Patrick was an angel the whole time and just stay awake and cooed at folks. Then Patrick went to lunch at Applebees. He did a great job there as well and even flirted a little with the waitress.

New computer should be in later this week, so cross your fingers so I can put up some new pics.