Twinkle Twinkle and Other Videos

I've been saving up some videos to post, so here goes:

The other night Patrick and I were home alone while Jen was out playing with her girlfriends.

During the bedtime ritual, I asked him to sing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star.





This is a quick video from our trip to the Wildlife World Zoo and Aquarium with cameos by the Dinoffria Family



And here is my little man shaving like Daddy:



He loves his new ATV PowerWheels:



What a big boy getting his haircut:



And, last but not least, Patrick swinging by himself:

He did it!

Phoenix Symphony at Steele Indian School Park

First off, Happy Birthday Dad/Grandpop!

I had read about this family day concert at the park Sunday afternoon and after a long day of lazing around the house, we packed up at went. It was a great afternoon with great weather and nice music. They played some movie scores, Mexican music, Native American music and even the U of A fight song "Bear Down." We also wanted to go because there was a fireworks show at the end and I couldn't wait to see Patrick get excited about those night lights. So, here are a few pictures and movies from our outing.

The concert:

The fireworks:

One more video - the shower

Patrick's just so darn cute! He's always loved his bathtime.

First swing at the park - video

We went to the park on Sunday and put Patrick in the swing. He really liked it but it was super windy and a little chilly but fun nonetheless.

Patrick's First Balloon

These are today's pictures pre-teething freak out afternoon - he bit me really hard 3 times while breastfeeing. He WAS happy today, I have to keep reminding myself of that. Today we went shopping and thanks to the folks at Trader Joe's, he got to play with his first balloon. He gripped it really tight when he first got it and shook it around, but then quickly liked the idea of seeing it float to the ceiling. It was fun to see him with it.

Peas Peas Peas

So, I finally got this video up. This is from a few weeks ago and it was so cute.

Patrick has a little cold and wasn't feeling so well Saturday but he's a bit better now but he's still pretty phlegmy and hasn't been able to cough or sneeze much up and out. Hopefully soon.

We sold our brown couch on craigslist after finding a new couch and chair on craigslist.

Bye Bye!

Hello! Thanks Mr. Model Baby Patrick!

Love that site. We've been trying to move furniture around and get rid of the extra "stuff" around the house. It's slow going but we'll get there.

We are thinking that sometime later this year we might get some chickens. I know you're thinking that we're crazy but I think it'd be so cool to have some pet chickens to get some backyard farm fresh eggs. Sean found this rad site that makes it almost too easy to not make happen. You should all check it out and get your own backyard chickens. Omelet is the company name. You will flip at what they've created for us cityfolk.

What else has been going on...we went to the Hissyfits Children's Resale Shop Craft fair and got a neat jingle ball called zadyball that a local mom made, she's working on getting a patent and trademark...you go craft fair mom!

I was excited to go to the craft fair since I've been preparing myself to try my hand at sewing. I know, I normally don't really consider myself a crafter (and I haven't even started yet) but I have this great sewing machine that I got a few Christmases ago and I want to put it to use. Plus, I need a hobby that will keep me at home and not tempted to shop or spend gobs of money. So, I thought sewing would be a new challenge and something that I could do. Little did I know that there is this whole new world of cool kid crafters that are 20-30something. Amy Butler is one of those who are helping the movement. I will be posing pictures once I make something. I have all my supplies and most of the notions (that's what they're called, notions), I just need to clean up a bit around the house, build my workspace and figure out all the library books I picked up. Right now I plan to start on a baby bib from the book "Bending the Rules."

Wow this was a long blog. Well, Patrick is taking longer naps now that he's sick. However, he's only wanting to take his morning nap...and...that's....it. So, afternoons are a bit long. :) I will write more later. Toodles.

The new funny face

I took this right as we were getting back into the car from visiting the downtown library. You can't really hear it but he's breathing really hard through his nose while he's making the funny face.

This is hilarious

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4kc2-k4zZR8

It's funny for us but hopefully not too embarrassing for Patrick someday.

4 month check up

I'm happy to report that Patrick is completely and totally normal and average. Really, he is in the 50th percentile for height, weight and head measurement. The numbers are as follows:

Weight: 14lb 4 oz
Length: 24 3/4"
Head Circumference: 16 1/2"


We're still waiting for him to turn over from his front to back but I'm sure that'll happen any day now. He was a champ with the shots but he always cries right after it happens to the point where his whole head turns red and he's blown all the air out of his belly. But he calmed down quickly and was in a good mood for the rest of the day, yay!

The doc said that he's able to start other foods sometime in the next 2 months (like rice cereal and whirred peas). I think he's not quite ready yet but maybe for xmas dinner!

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Check out this video I did on my camera that I posted on youtube:

http://youtube.com/watch?v=4fDIyE6WO-g

It's of Patrick blowing his tongue at me while we were waiting for the doctor.