Hi all! Patrick sure seems to have grown up so much to me and Delmar all of a sudden. He's really starting to understand our daily routines, activities and commands. He helps put the dirty laundry in the washing machine, he tries to puts the keys in the front door and the car ignition, and no one is allowed to make a pot of coffee without Patrick pushing the start button! And yes, you thought right, Patrick finally got his first big boy hair cut. Here's the before, during and after.
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| Before- bordering on "mad scientist" status |
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| During his first haircut; so patient and calm the whole time! |
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After! Pretty wavy and still curly in some places. No more blonde!
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One of the coolest things we did this past month was update Patrick's bedroom into a toddler room. Everything is set so that Patrick can get to it all by himself. We even put his mattress on the ground so that he can learn to put himself to bed. We were pretty nervous about the sleep training involved with a 14 month old learning to go to sleep on his own, but it actually went really well! Now after we're done with his whole bedtime routine, we sit him on his mattress, give him kisses, turn of the light, and he lies down own his own and signs himself to sleep. It's precious! Here's his room:
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| Everything a toddler could need; clothes, toys, books and lots of diapers! |
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| I have to admit, I pretty proud of myself for making those pillow covers! |
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| Sometimes Sophie likes the mirror more than Patrick :) |
So Patrick may not be walking or talking a whole lot yet, but we think we might have a "rain man" type situation when it comes to mechanical/handy man type things with this little boy. The kid loves to take things apart, play with the pieces, and tries to put it all back together. He actually understands how to use a screwdriver. Here he is "helping" Delmar work on our fridge. He actually found a screw and put the screw driver to it, trying to unscrew it.
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| Takes after his Mom, sticking his tongue out in concentration |
As a side note, Patrick actually took his first steps today! Two days after his doctor said he was a little concerned about Patrick not walking yet. He might be a little delayed, but he's getting there! He'll be running around with a soccer ball in no time ;)
Patrick does not let the rainy winter weather get him down. Luckily for him, he has a Mommy who doesn't mind him getting very dirty! Every time it rains, we get a very large muddy puddle in our driveway. Patrick is playing in the puddle, and doing laps through the puddle and around my car, then back into the puddle. He did this for about 30 minutes!
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| That's one dirty baby booty! |
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| You can see the path that Patrick made from all of his trips around my car and back to the puddle |
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Yes, he did stick his face in the puddle
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Well, I think that's all for this month. Happy Holidays to everyone! We'll be celebrating at home because Delmar has to work, but we'll make our way down to the Bay for our usual late holiday visit mid-January.
Love,
