At eight months the baby in the stripy pajamas is adept at scooting quickly across the tile floors stalking his prey.
Quickly, he lunges.
Look out! He wants to eat your face!
P at 8 months
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7 Months with Patrick
It is Christmas Eve and Patrick is seven months old.
Patrick is in the “you’re not where I left you” phase. When I put him down on the floor gym to check laundry, I come back and find him across the room getting into something.
P is quite the roller/scooter/wiggler; he enjoys scooting backwards until he is under the sofa up to his arms, he also likes rolling under the train table, and backward underneath the Harvard chair. He also likes to roll to the bookcase and pull toys off. He has made me re-evaluate the bottom shelf toys – they have to be light enough not to cause too much damage when he pulls them down on his head.
Thankfully, P is a sturdy little fellow and is holding up quite nicely to everything that he’s pulled down on himself, and that Big Brother O leaves out for P to “explore.”
6 Months Of P
Yesterday, November 24 was Thanksgiving, it was also P’s 6-month birthday so we had a feast in his honor and let him play with his floor gym.
P at 5 months
P-cakes at 4 months
Patrick is four months old today. He’s closing in rapidly on 16 lbs, and growing through the bins of Oliver’s old baby clothing at an alarming rate. He is also super-adorably cute, with a toothless gummy grin and infectiously catchy giggle.
Favorite past times include gnawing on Sophie, trying to stand (with assistance), trying to sit up (propped), chewing on his fingers/onesie/someone else’s fingers/anything he can get to his mouth, reaching and grabbing for things to put in his mouth, watching Big Brother, rolling back-to-front (and getting stuck), bouncing in his door bouncer, going for walks in the ergo or stroller, playing on his floor gym, and napping.
Patrick is now 3 months old
After 3 months of sharing Mum! and Da-ee, Oliver has started asking when Patrick is going “hom?”
Sorry kid, Patrick is here to stay.
P Baby at 2 months
Patrick has been very busy. So far, he has out grown all of his newborn clothing, has made a big dent in the pile of three-month sized clothing, and is working his way into some of the six-month sized outfits. He has also outgrown his Moses basket.
What is new about Baby P at 2 months? He has drastically improved head control: he can now aim for your face more efficiently when he swings his head around as he wiggles in your arms. He sleeps, he was sleeping before, but he’s sleeping better now (4-5 hours in a row). He weighs a ton, not literally, but he’s almost doubled his birth weight and is now a whopping 12+ pounds (assuming our bathroom scale is right).
Baby P still punches himself in the face when he gets upset, thankfully, he’s got well padded fingers.
You can see more photos of Baby P and Toddlerist O’s July adventures in our July photo album.
Patrick at One Month + FAQ
Patrick has been living with us for a month now, during that time, we’ve had a lot of people ask a lot of questions, so we’re going to address some of them here and share more cute baby photos.
Patrick at 1 Month
And now for the growing FAQ:
Q: “Patrick” is an Irish name, who in the family is Irish? A: “Patrick” is not actually an Irish name. Patrick is derived from the Latin name Patricius (patrician, i.e. “nobleman”). The name Patrick is commonly associated with Ireland because of St. Patrick and because it is a popular name there.
To the best of our knowledge no one on either side of our family is Irish. We are also not Roman, but much of where our families once lived (Germany, Greece, France, Spain, England, etc.) was over-run by Romans at some point or another. Kindli is a bit of a geek and has been listening to the History of Rome podcast (most excellent btw), and Gavin vetoed the other Roman-inspired names.
Q: How is Patrick different from Oliver? A: Their names are spelled differently, Oliver is 28 months older and can walk/talk/eat solids/etc.
Q: Are you getting any sleep? A: How are you defining “sleep” – 6 to 8 hours a night in one lump? No, we’re not getting 6-8 hours in one lump.
Q: Does Patrick sleep? Where? When? A: Everyone sleeps (eventually, out of necessity), newborns just sleep differently. Where Patrick sleeps, really depends on what else is going on. So far, he has slept in his play yard, in his carseat, in the ergo/sling/baby carrier, vibrating baby seat, in the moses basket by our bed, in his crib, in our bed, while being held, etc. As for when, there are no set hours, he sleeps when he feels the need.
Q: Are you sleeping when the baby is sleeping? A: No, neither is the toddler and someone has to keep an eye on him.
Q: How does Oliver like Patrick? A: Oliver is very possessive and protective of “MEE-BAY-BEE” (his term for P, the MEE is possessive). Oliver is very fond of “patting” Patrick, and likes to “hulp!” burp him.
Q: OMG you’re using a pacifier & occasionally giving him a bottle?! A: Yeah, so?
Q: Are you going to try for a girl? A: Everyone knows someone who knows someone who kept having boys (usually 3 or 4) in an attempt to have a girl. We like our two boys just fine. Someday we hope Oliver & Patrick will bring home nice girls so we can have daughter-in-laws (although, we’re OK if they bring nice boys home too, and if they’d prefer to remain bachelors that’s understandable as well).
Q: Why haven’t you taken/shared as many photos of Patrick as you did of Oliver? Why are there no photos of Kindli with the boys? A: We’ve been busy juggling a 2 year old, his friends & activities, a newborn, maintaining the house and Gavin’s gone back to work. While the camera is usually around, there isn’t always a hand free to snap photos. Kindli is usually the one taking photos.
Q: What (if anything) are you doing differently this time? A: They are different little people so the experience is different (how? it just is). We are making adjustments as the need arises. A few examples: This time we already have an active 2 year old who already has activities, so the baby gets to come along to them as well. It is also summer (instead of the dead of winter), so we’re spending more time outside.
Q: When are you going back to work? A: What do you mean “back to work?” I have not had a day off in the last 2 1/2 years.
Q: How do you not go crazy? A: That’s a very rude question.
Q: Have a question about the birth in general or some physical aspect of Patrick? A: We’re not answering those.
If you’re really curious about what it is like raising two boys, you’re welcome to borrow ours for an afternoon/evening/possibly weekend (once they’re older), or have some of your own, they’re fun!
If you have more questions, leave them in the comments, we’ll get to them eventually.
Welcome New Baby
Welcome Patrick Arthur, born at 9:02 am, Tuesday May 24.
More photos and updates to follow eventually.