Flanagan Clan

The day after his birthday, we took Patrick to go see the doctor. We ended up having to stay there for 2 hours, mostly waiting to be seen. Patrick was weighed and measured. He now weighs 22 lbs, 2 oz, and is 30 inches tall. He was in the 90th percentile for head circumference, a little over the 50th percentile for height and a little under the 50th percentile for weight. The doctor said that he looked very healthy and that he was developing right on schedule. They had to give Patrick four shots. I don’t remember what all of them were, but I know he got an MMR and a flu shot among them. He really disliked the shots, but he didn’t cry too much and ended up falling asleep on the way home.

Now that Patrick is a year old they want me to make a transition to whole milk from formula. So far Patrick hasn’t been too happy with that. They also want him to start drinking out of a sippy cup instead of a bottle, which Patrick isn’t entirely keen on either. However, he is happily trying lots of new table foods, and we’re slowly cutting back in the Gerber baby food mush. He is especially enjoys finger foods and feeding himself.

Another new thing going on in our household is that Patrick is walking. Well, he’s not walking very well yet. The day before his birthday he was able to walk a couple of feet, and he’s slowly getting better at it. Yesterday he walked about four feet, from a chair to daddy.

Patrick also got another birthday gift yesterday. He got an inflatable horse from his Uncle Dave, Aunt Annelise, and Cousins Naomi and Quinn. He was very excited to try out his new toy yesterday!!!

We’ll try to post some more pictures as we are able. I have been very busy the past couple of days getting ready for the company we had yesterday, but now that it’s the weekend I have a lot more free time!

Patrick had a wonderful first birthday. In the morning he got extra attention from Mommy and got to go shopping with her to pick out a new toy and some balloons for his party. Later that morning he walked about 3 feet, from Mommy to a chair, making him our new little walker. For his party we had Oma and Opa over and Mommy served London Broil, mashed potatoes, mixed veggies and a salad. Patrick got to eat peas and beef ravioli made for babies, which he enjoyed. His birthday cake was in the shape of a 3-D duck, the cake itself was Confetti flavor (white with colored specks), and it had a buttercream frosting and was covered with coconut. Patrick wasn’t sure what to do with the cake at first, but after Mommy chopped off half the head, Patrick really became excited and started smashing lots of cake into his face. Later we gave him some chocolate ice cream, which he liked even more than the cake. He made a huge mess of himself, but he was very happy!!! After cleaning Patrick up and putting him in the new pjs that Oma bought for him, we started opening presents. We made the big mistake of letting him open up his big toy first. After opening the Fisher Price Gumball Machine from Oma, he had little interest in anything else. So we had to take it away and help him open his other stuff. He also got some soap and a Patrick Veggie Tale CD (they use his name in all the songs) from the Lucarts, a very cute outfit, Busy Bear book, and cell phone from the Chambers, several pairs of pj’s, a block set, and the gumball machine from Grandma, and several outfits, a new set of big boy sheets and blankets, and a potty from Mommy and Daddy. He also got several toys from us too. Oh, and he got a Fisher Price Gobble and Go Hippo toy that he can push around the house and use to eat up blocks from Rachel and Diane. He loved all the toys especially. At one point we tried to hide the cell phone from the Chambers under a pile of his clothes and he picked up all the clothes and hurled them to the other side of the room so he could play with the new toy. What a silly little boy we have!!!

Here’s some pictures for all of you!

Good Morning, Birthday Boy!

Boxes are fun, too!

Trying on the Birthday Outfit.

There’s the Cake!

Mommy never let me do this before…

Wow, I just ate a ton of sugar!

Birthdays are FUN!

What is it???

Oooh, New Toy!

Wow, Gumballs!!!

Hi, Everyone! I know you all want to see pictures of Patrick’s birthday. I will be posting them either this evening or possibly even tomorrow. This morning I have a massive cleanup to do, including trying to get cake out of the carpet, and then at 11 AM Patrick gets to see the doctor for his well baby checkup and get another shot. Ouch!

I have so much to do… the house looks like a tornado hit and we’re having company on Friday. I have a lot of work to do. More to come later!!!!

Here is a picture of Patrick opening up one of his birthday gifts, a week before his birthday, without Mommy’s permission. Later, after discovering it was a big boy blanket, he played with it for a while and then tried to attack the other presents, which are currently on the floor in our bedroom.

This is Patrick’s first attempt at running away from Mommy and Daddy. He really wanted to get out that front door!!!

Yesterday was a big day for little Patrick. In the morning we discovered that his third tooth had pushed through his little gums, so now he has two bottom teeth and one little top tooth. It’s hard to look into his mouth anymore because he gets very upset and will try to squiggle away. Also, if you stick your finger in his mouth, he will bite it and his teeth are SHARP!

Later we were playing a game with him where we put him on his feet and see how long he stands up before falling into Mommy or Daddy. He’s getting much better at the game, and can stand up unassisted for longer and longer each day. Well, yesterday we were playing that game and he was standing up by himself, took his first step, and then stood for a little bit longer before falling. He was sooo proud himself! Pretty soon we’re going to have a walker!

Patrick trying to walk to Mommy from the Pumpkin

Patrick LOVES playing in the dishwasher every day while Mommy loads it. Sometimes he stands by himself without even realizing it!