Last week Patrick was looking at a photo album of his babyhood. He was making some comments about the various pictures, and when he got to some of him with wires and what-not attached to him, he got very sad. He kept saying "ow" or "owie" several times, and was practically crying over it. It was so heartbreaking! My sweet little tender-hearted boy.
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One day at rest time, Patrick was very upset about the fact that I was putting up his black window shade. He was throwing a fit, and I was dealing with him. All of a sudden, amidst the tears etc. etc. he said "Rocking chair" (or something like that :) )
I thought it was so sweet of him to want to rock with me! We haven't rocked in awhile, and the fact that he requested that melted my heart! (Even if he was being such a bad boy at the time ;))
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Patrick loves to dream about the "new bebe".
We talk about it, and what he will do with it. He wants to change it's diaper and show baby Nicolas his "pot" movie (Spot the dog) among many other things, like playing together etc.
He also has said that he will rock Nicolas.
I love to watch and hear him say these things. He is so expressive and tender.
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My MIL seems to think that Patrick is a lot like James when he was a child. Things Patrick does remind her of James. Things like the way he walks sometimes, or the fact that he sometimes sticks his tongue out when he gets excited :) and how silly Patrick is, too!
Also, James sees some of himself in Patrick. Patrick is very controlling. He has exact opinions about how everything is going to go, and gets extremely upset if we say otherwise. We are working with him, and we hope that God will do a work in his heart as he grows, but at times it is also humorous. (at times it's terribly discouraging, too. I didn't know children could be like this! James laughs sometimes and says "Gallagher children" :) )
anyways, the other night James and Patrick were looking at books to read before bed. James was thumbing through them, and Patrick reached out and stopped his hands, since he didn't want James to be doing that right then.
James told me that when he and his younger brother were playing, he would do things like that. Apparently Joseph would set up some thing with the play people, then James would say "no, they are going to do -------- and ----------" So opinionated! (aren't we all though!)
He cries too, when something doesn't go the way he planned or would like. The book we read today made him cry, because the baby threw the rubber duck out of the bathtub....a while back he cried because "dingle" (the neighborhood dog who he just LOVES) decided to put down the piece of trash he was carrying in his mouth!
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I love Patrick so much. He is talking up a blue streak, and I love to hear his sweet little voice, and the way he says things. He has started saying "yessss" now, instead of "yah" and I love it! To have this little person with me each day, talking to me, doing things with me.....it's a precious time.
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