Happy Crazy Times in Logan

So, we have had quite and adventurous couple of weeks lately. As if we weren't already busy enough, Liz and I both found new jobs. Liz is working for a lady, helping her homeschool her children on Mondays, Tuesdays, and Thursdays from 7:45-11:45. She had her first ay today and seemed to enjoy it. What's nice about this job is that she can bring Patrick and take care of him while doing this job.
I happened to get a job at the school Liz taught at last year at Thomas Edison Charter School. They had been looking for someone to teach a small group of 7th grade kids math, and they called me one day (I had turned in an application for fun at the end of the last school year) and asked if I still wanted to do it. Well, I thought it would be fun and plus I have always thought it would be fun to teach math somewhere later down the road, so this would be good to have on my resume. I'm still working at Bearnson & Peck as their IT tech guy, but on a much more part time basis, like when they need me or when I am able to come in. I still enjoy it a lot, though it is challenging from time to time, but thats good. I teach 10 7th graders and they are a fun bunch, chatty, but fun.
School starts off for me on Monday and I am very excited. I have five classes, so if we weren't busy already, this will top it all off wonderfuly. I got permission to take a Junior Engineering class early so I am sure it wont be a cakewalk.
We feel good about all the things happening and we know this is what we're supposed to do, and when you know it's right you just move forward, do it, and enjoy it! That's how we like to do things here. It'll be crazy, but it will be fun to look back and see all the fun things we did when we were poor and in college.
Patrick has been such a wonderful addition and blessing in our home. He is such a happy baby! (except when he's hungry and on his tummy, thats about all).
He's been awfully smiley, giggly, talkative, and very expressive. We took him to the pool the other day and he LOVED it! He just kicked around smiling all giddily like "Look at me, I'm cute AND in the water!" He kept making these little coo talking noises in the middle of it, almost like little happy grunts. It was quite cute.


It's been easier and easier to get smiley pictures of him because he smiles so much. When he was first born (not too long ago) he would fuss like crazy when you changed his clothes, change his diaper, or sneeze. Now those are like his favorite things and gets all hyper and smiley, it quite cute. It's almost like he's ammused by his own cuteness. We know we are. Who wouldn't?!
Huis cries are becoming more sophisticated with different nuances in pitch and variety, and very much pronunciated; for example: "Guh wah!" or our favorite "Guh nah!", or the ever-popular "Wahh!" or even his bleeting sheep impression "Bahh!", or a combination of any of the previous such as "Gwah nah!" or "Buh gwah!" As you can see, his vocabulary is growing extensively.

Our Happy Boy!

We have had so much fun being a mommy and a daddy! Patrick is a sweet baby and very good as well. He only wakes up about once during the night and really isn't too fussy most of the time. He has a happy, sweet presence and is starting to smile and laugh a lot! We were lucky enough to capture a few of these little gummy smiles on camera and will post them on here. Patrick loves to play paddy cake with his daddy and go on walks with mommy around the neighborhood and to the store.
Matthew is busy with work and solving problems on the network. He is also very excited for school to start and will be beginning on Aug. 25. He will be taking engineering, math, civilization/humanities, english, finance and a book of mormon class. We feel very blessed and fortunate that we were able to get more help than we expected financially with Matt's scholarship, Utah residency and Government grants. We know that we are being watched out for.
I (Elizabeth) am loving being a mom! Nursing every two to three hours has been a little tricky but I am getting used to the routine and it is definitely worth it! Patrick and I go on a walk each morning and we have made a few really good friends in the ward that we enjoy spending time with. I am so grateful for our little family and look forward to the life that we will have together.

Make a Smilebox scrapbook

This is a cute little card I made on a new scrapbooking website that I think I'm going to start making pages on.

Make a Smilebox postcard

Park City

Liz and the Grandbabies

The Family (Nice Stripes)

Great-Grandma Rosenlund and Patrick

The Boys (Yay!)

Matthew and Patrick

Dinner Time!

Dykman Toes

The Jensens and Abigail Moore

The Moores at Dinner

This picture of mom with Patrick is absolutely adorable!

Patrick and his daddy

I think this is about the cutest picture of Patrick and his daddy sleeping. We love daddy!

Patrick Matthew Dykman is here at last!

Matthew and I are so happy that our baby boy has come at last! His name will be Patrick Matthew Dykman and he was born on June 5, 2008 here in the Logan Regional Hospital. He was 7 lbs. 4 oz., 21 inches and of course as his mother, I think he is absolutely perfect. Patrick came to us early on the doctors request that I be enduced, because of pre-eclamsia symptoms; and I have to say that I couldn't be more pleased that it is all over with. His due date was June 18, and who knows, if I hadn't gone in early, I could still be anticipating labor. We are so happy he is here.
He is a very good little baby and he really doesn't cry a whole lot unless he is hungry. Oh,.. or if he has hiccups. He gets really mad about that; and I think this is funny because in the womb he would get hiccups quite a lot as well and kick me hard in the ribs whenever they came. It's funny how those things are still the same. Also, how he likes to be awake in the middle of the night and sleep all through the day. It was also like this when he was inside of me.
We have had so much fun this whole week seeing family that have come from Layton and Boise to see our little Patrick. They have all been such a great help and we are so happy that everyone could share in the experience that we are having with our new baby. Patrick should feel very loved because of all the people that he will come to know who will love him and be a part of his life.
I have also loved seeing Matthew with Patrick and what a great father he is. He is a natural! He is such a big help in getting Patrick changed, burped and dressed and bringing him to me so I can nurse him during the night. I am so grateful for my sweet husband and new baby boy. I just couldn't be happier.