Mr. Personality*

Aspects of Patrick's current personality that I hope grow with him through the years:
1. His persistence
2. His devotion to me and his daddy (and anybody else he claims as his own, such as grandparents and aunts and uncles)
3. His love of animals
4. His infatuation with music
5. His problem-solving ability (just watch him play with his toys or feed himself Cheerios)
6. His inability to hold a grudge
7. His sense of humor
8. His sensitivity to the feelings of others around him
9. His complete and utter trust in me and his daddy
10. His ability to make anything a toy (think of all the money he can save us...)
11. His willingness to grin so easily
12. His innate ability to flirt and gain the attention of women
Aspects of Patrick's personality that I worry may cause problems as he grows older:
1. His persistence (with my stubbornness, it could turn into a test of wills)
2. His sensitivity to the feelings of others around him
3. His ability to make anything a toy (no, Patrick, not the scissors!)
4. His lack of fear of anything
5. His easygoing nature
6. His innate ability to flirt and gain the attention of women
7. His need to always be moving when he's awake--almost hyperactivity

Possible careers I can see in his future:
1. An engineer like his daddy
2. A musician
3. A veterinarian like his uncle
4. A doctor
5. A teacher
6. A counselor
7. President of the United States (every parent thinks that, right?)
8. A computer programmer, or something else that has to do with computers (the genetics are certainly there)
9. A writer

*with apologies to my siblings' college friend who bore the unfortunate nickname, unbeknownst to him