Patrick, 11 Months Old!

We are right around the corner from Patrick's first birthday...how did that happen?!?!?! Our little man has become so independent, adventurous and curious of his world all of a sudden. He plays with his "toys" (you'll see later on), the cabinets, doors, and Sophie, keeping himself busy for hours throughout the day. It is amazing! So here's the little man, so generously sharing part of his dinner with the dog because I was too distracted taking the picture to stop him.

He's too interested in the stickers, I had to hide it somewhere where he couldn't reach it!

Patrick is still doing his army crawl. He's really moving fast now throughout the house. When he really gets going he looks like a snake slivering down the hallway! He's crawled on his knees a few times but only out on the front lawn. He has gained a lot of confidence in mobility and his curiosity is insatiable. The other day, he let himself out the screen door to the front yard. When I found him a few minutes later, he was happy as can be just roaming around the yard, chasing after the ducks, and eating sticks and dirt! So no pictures though!

Here are some pictures of him playing with his "toys":

Also, he still LOVES to be naked! Can't blame him for that!

We've been looking into the Montessori method and we're interested in sending Patrick to Montessori preschool. But until then, we've been trying to "prepare the environment" at home for Patrick in a Montessori sort of way. Part of that is setting up different simple activities to focus on a simple task or lesson. 

Here he is learning to put his ball in the yogurt container. Very simple but an important lesson. He's got the hang of it now...he loves putting as many objects as possible into his oatmeal container! Time to figure out a more advanced version of this activity.

Here he's doing a "sensorial", listening to the different sounds that pinto beans make in metal, plastic and glass containers. 

It must be so fascinating to be in the world of a baby/toddler exploring their new world. So many new sights and sounds and feelings. Especially doors and dogs. Nothing is more exciting than doors and dogs for Patrick!

That's all for this month. We'll be back when Patrick is a year old!

Sarah

10 Months

Patrick is 10 months old, can you believe it?!? I can't! He's a grown up little man already. Once again, Patrick was not interested in wearing his 10 month sticker, so we had to get creative and snap some photos as quick as possible!

Patrick finally started to crawl last week, although I think it would be considered more of an "army crawl" at the moment. His favorite destination is the dog's water bowl. The very first time I let him play in it but now I have to be a responsible mother and teach him that that is a no-no. He really does love playing in the water though! He even played in the Trinity River a couple times recently. This boy loves to splash!

I think I've mentioned before, Patrick is an outdoor baby. He just loves to be outside. Anytime he's fussy, I take him out to watch his duckies and his doggies and he is a happy boy. So, I made an outdoor swing for him and he loves it!

If anyone is thinking about buying Patrick toys for his upcoming 1st birthday...DON'T! He has been having the time of his life playing the "drums" on all of our pots, pans, bowls and dog bowls. I have videos, but once again Blogger isn't letting me upload them and I have no idea how to troubleshoot it. I guess you all will just have to make the trip up here to see for yourselves!

These days, everything is dada. Dadadadadadadadadad all day long! Even when actual Dada is gone at work. Patrick definitely adores is Dada!

And finally, as promised last month, I have some pictures of Patrick's hair. There's no controlling this beast. Holy hair, Batman!

CAMERA!

Bye bye friends! See you next month!
Love, Patrick

9 Months

I can't believe it has already been three quarters of a year since Patrick joined our family. He lucked out this month because he got to spend his 9 month day with Grandma and Auntie Frances, and the weekend before that with The Nakamotos (while Mom and Dad took off to San Francisco for a couple days!). 

It was HOT at Grandma's house! Patrick doesn't get to hang out in just his diaper too often :)

Not a lot has happened in the last month, and that has been really nice! We'e been able to just spend a lot of time hanging out with Patrick; just the way it should be. He's a pretty simple little guy. He likes to play with sticks and boxes, watch his dogs and his ducks, and cuddle with mommy and daddy.

Patrick's loves to watch the duckies!

 

Still no crawling or walking but recently he's starting to make some progress and show a little more interest. We'll see! We're in for a world of trouble once he finally gets started! 

Sorry, I didn't take too many pictures for this post but I already have some good ones for his 10 month post. Here are a few last cuties!

These last four pictures are from the beginning of the month. He's actually slimmed out quite a bit and his hair is crazy now compared to in these pictures. I'll try and get a few get hair shots for next month. He definitely got the best of both mom and dad's hair!

Until next time! 

Love,

Sarah

P.S. For those of you who are interested...Patrick had a good appointment at UCSF recently. His doctor said that there have been no changes since the last ultrasound, which is a good thing! We'll go back in three more months for another check up. 

He also so his primary pediatrician for his 9 month check up and the doctor said he is very healthy and developing perfectly. And he weighs 20 pounds! 

Bonus Post! Santa Clara Wedding Weekend

So technically these next pictures should be on the "9 Month" post but I can't wait!

We recently had the pleasure of attending my dear friends wedding back home in Santa Clara. As a mommy of a boy, I haven't really played "dress up" with Patrick at all, especially compared to some of my friends who have baby girls. Well I couldn't pass up this opportunity. And now I must warn you about the level of cuteness that you are about to witness :)

                               Matching with Daddy!

Patrick was so good at the wedding, especially considering all the attention he was getting and how many strangers held him. I think he likes the attention!

We had a great weekend with the family. It was especially nice that Bachan (Great-grandma Nakamoto) was able to visit. Patrick spent the weekend flirting and cuddling with his Bachan, learning to buzz (future trumpet player I guess) with Uncle Brent, and smiling and playing with Grandma and Grandpa. 

What a great weekend! 

8 Months

Patrick is 8 months old already! He has been going through some pretty serious growth spurts lately and he has a little man face now. And enormous hands! During the work week Delmar can sometimes go 3 or 4 days without seeing Patrick because of his long shifts. Sunday mornings when he gets his first play time of the week with Patrick, Delmar is always surprised at how much bigger he is and how much he has changed over those few days. Oh...and he has an outrageous head of hair!
Here are a few pics:

Patrick wouldn't leave the sticker on his belly alone. I finally gave in and let him have it!

Workin it for the camera!

Still no crawling or other creative forms of baby mobility. He is getting close though. We can see all the pieces starting to come together and those little wheels upstairs are turning! Until then, Mommy is happy to get a good workout carrying him around and burning a few extra calories. He is a solid little sitter though. He is happiest sitting out on a blanket in the front yard watching the dogs and the ducks, and playing with the grass.

 Patrick is still absolutely in love with his Sophie, and I think the feeling is mutual.

Love or tasty cleaning?!? Sometimes there's a little leftover dinner
on Patrick's face that Sophie is so good about cleaning up for me!

This kid is so much fun! He has such a great personality that is evolving every day. He has an infectious laugh and a radiant smile. I am so lucky to spend all day with him!

Well that's about all for this post. I did recently get a new camera, so I might try and post more pictures more often on an additional site. I'll keep you updated when I figure out how that works.

-Sarah