8 Months Flys By

I can't beleive it has been 8 months already! Our little Patrick man is so adorable and smart we enjoy him so much every day. Some funny things he is doing these days are he sings real high pitch and then goes to a growl real deep in the same sentence. He smiles so easily and is very friendly to passers-by that stop to tell him how cute he is! He makes motor noises with his mouth like a pro and even does the lips up and down with his own hand. I'll have to show you video!

He loves things dangling above him, (like the string for the fan), keys, steering wheels, and markers or remotes are the toys of choice!

We went to Idaho for my little brothers wedding in April...

so he learned what cold really feels like! We were sure thankful for the Cozy Cover;)

He is eating more and more solid foods...he loves avocado, bell peppers and grahm crackers. Otherwise he eats the baby food meat and vegtables and oatmeal and fruit in the mornings.

He LOVES to stand up to things...he crawls backwards or on his tummy, but he prefers standing. He doesn't quite get how to pull the legs forward to go forward when on his hands and knees so that turns into fussing frustration. Just stand him up and he starts moving those legs where he wants to go!

He checks things out with his thumb..it is really funny. Quite often we see him thumbing things.

Over all we are so happy together as a family and love our little happy Patrick man! We are looking forward to the next 8 months too!

It's been a long time since my last post, so I just wanted to share a couple things we have done since being back in San Diego. We have taken Patrick on our adventures with us...he is the best baby in the world! He likes the dez, mexico and the hot springs too!

Dad and Patrick
Mom and Patrick

Dad going for ride!

Uncle Rob going for ride!

BYU Hawaii Graduation

Ian Graduated BYU H 12-18-09

He got a degree in accounting and Patrick was looking into becoming a plumber! Ha Ha

Christiansen Family, Baird Family and Johnston Family all graduating and leaving the island!

Bishop Chan was such an amazing man

Congratulations Ian

Patrick Benjamin Johnston

Patrick Benjamin Johnston

Born Oct. 14th 2009 at 730am. He weighed 7lb 2 oz. and was 20 inches long. He was delivered by c-section after 24 hours of labor but not coming out. He was stuck in my tailbone just like I said!! He came the day before we were supposed to get induced. So...

Dad got there that night! He got on an earlier flight to try and make it for the birth, but just got there the night of the 14th.

Mom LOVES to kiss those CUTE cheeks!