Thursday, January 31, 2008

Growing up


What I'm finding about being a mom is that there really are so many small but very important moments that go along with it. This is a picture from Saturday when Elie made her first car ride facing forward. To see her face light up and her little legs just kick and kick warms my heart...even on Thursday.
I was listening to Oprah on XM yesterday and Rabbi Schmoolie (that can't be how he spells it) was talking about making the ordinary extraordinary.
Today I'm looking for the extraordinary in the ordinary. Let me know if you find any of your own.
ABP
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Friday, January 25, 2008

Elie's Birthday Barn Bash - 01.19.08

Well guys I know you've all been on pins and needles waiting for this video to be released so here it is. I wish each and every one of you could have been here for Elie's very special very first birthday. The birthday girl was a bit under the weather...well alot under the weather but she perked right up when her guests arrived, especially her fun cousins Lucy and Max.

Mommy was especially thankful for her friend Pam who helped bake the homemade birthday cake and birthday cookies. We served North Carolina pulled pork sandwiches, slaw and sweet potato fries with homemade birthday cake and homemade mint chip ice cream.

Unfortunately, Saturday night was a bit hard for Elie. She ran fever all night and I'm sure couldn't sleep because mommy was taking her temperature every 15 minutes. We went to the doctor on Sunday morning and after a breathing treatment and some chest Xrays determined that we were lucky enough not to have anything more serious than a very bad ear infection.

The last shot of the video is how we spent the bulk of Sunday...curled up and snuggling until the medicine kicked in. Monday Elie stayed home with mommy and we watched Baby Einstein videos (thank you Auntie G) all day...yes all day. You haven't lived until you have watched Neighborhood Animals (twice), Baby MacDonald, World Animals, Baby Mozart and Baby Neptune all in one day.

Thankfully Elie is back to her old self and according to her one year check up on Thursday still in the 90th percentile in height and 80th percentile in weight.

She is attending her first KU basketball game tomorrow with her Daddy so watch the blog for highlites...I think he is a brave man.

ABP
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Monday, January 21, 2008

Elie's First Year - The Video

Well friends and family it was bound to happen. On Saturday Elwyn Ruth Patterson was a whole year old. The week was kind of surreal for me. All week I found myself thinking back to the year before and what I had been doing at that moment. To tell the honest truth I could really only remember the day before and going to the doctor at some point that week where he confirmed that she might actually be 8 pounds.

So we hope you enjoy this little review of Elie's first year, compliments of her Daddy who has recently become a wizard at Imovie.



Be sure and check in tomorrow and I'll upload the video of Elie's first birthday party for your viewing enjoyment.
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Thursday, January 17, 2008

Happy Holidays from the Pattersons



Well I decided that I better get some holiday pics up before Elie's big birthday on Saturday! This whole week I've been finding myself stopping and remembering what I was doing this time last year. This time tomorrow I would have been in labor. Oh My!


For her birthday Elie is having a Farm Party with all her Kansas City Family. Of course we will miss all of you but I PROMISE to have lots of pics up by the end of the weekend and Bill has created a little something special for our little bundle.
Here are some pics of Daddy cutting the Turkey at Thanksgiving and Elie digging into her meal. I will have to post pictures of Christmas in another post so watch for more....


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