You may have thought one Patrick post was enough... but I'm on a birthday roll.
I remember when Sadie was little and I couldn't wait for each milestone to come! I couldn't wait for her to sit up and then crawl and stand and walk.
I'm a little less impatient now and find it easier to enjoy the moment and appreciate the baby-ness of right now. I've come to realize that it goes by too fast as it is and with each milestone Patrick hits I find myself wistfully saying: "My baby can crawl! When did that happen? You're still supposed to be tiny!"
Then again, I do tend to love those teeny tiny baby days even when I'm in them... so I'd be okay if he would agree to stay teeny tiny a little bit longer!
Still, I love looking back over the pictures and seeing how he's grown before our eyes. And so without further ado, here is Patrick's first year in my very favorite pictures:
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| I felt like a grape. |
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| He'd had a tough day! |
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| Our smiley boy! |
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| Mass with our big sisters. |
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| The long suffering expression of a little brother. |
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| Made new! |
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| Cuddles. |
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| He wasn't too sure about this whole thing... |
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| Binkie Buddies (although Patrick could never keep a binkie long enough to start using one!) |
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| Daddy time! |
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| Dressed up for Mass! |
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| New hats! |
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| Patrick's first spring! |
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| Mr Giraffe time! (and Mr Giraffe looks so much newer!) |
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| Mommy's bath time idea! |
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| Pretending to sleep with our big sister. |
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| It's a bird! It's a plane! It's Super Patrick! |
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| Yup. Stuff like this happens when you have sisters. |
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| Playing in the pool. |
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| His sisters. Again. |
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| Crawling... |
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| Playtime! |
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| Growing and growing |
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| Hi! |
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| One of the steps in his allergy prevention plan... It was a little messy. But it certainly worked. |
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| He's such a ham when there's a camera around. |
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| His hair was starting to get long and so... |
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| He had his first haircut! (by Mommy!) |
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| Where has the time gone! |
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| When did you get so big! |
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| Patrick as Saint John of the Cross |
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| Now he's eagerly awaiting the day when he can wear the Monkey Leash... (maybe one without a pink bow though...) |
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| Happy Birthday Patrick Xavier! We love you! |
Happy Birthday Sweet Patrick!!! We love you. Nani & Grandpa
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