January Happenings

A few weeks ago we went down to the Lake and to Auburn to celebrate the National Championship. It was held at Jordan-Hare stadium and since Sawyer had never been to a game before we figured this would be a good opportunity to take him. Well, our little bug is NOT a fan of loud noises so he got scared when they started to announce the players. Keith went to go walk around with him and let me stay with my friend Katy and her little girl, Norah. After a little while, we decided to leave since it was cold and he wasn't getting better. We drove around Auburn and even drove by a couple of places we lived while in Auburn. It has changed a lot in 5 years. After the ceremony was over, we went to Katy and Joe's house to let the babies play and eat dinner. Sawyer loved playing with all of Norah' toys and he got to observe how good she is at walking. I think he may have picked up a few pointers! It was so nice to visit and catch up with Katy.

Snuggling with Dada in the morning

Look at those beautiful blues.

Lil Tiger

This picture pretty much sums up how he feels about being there.

"Look Mom, I can drive!!"

"Let me show you how that's done Sawyer"

Last weekend we took advantage of having nothing on our schedule and beautiful WARM weather in the 70's. Saturday morning we took Sawyer to breakfasat at Cracker Barrel and he loved it! His favorite thing was by far their homemade biscuits. Do you blame him??

Looking at all of the toys in the lobby. Oh, and it was a PJ kind of day.

That afternoon, Keith went to play golf so Sawyer and I went outside to play and throw the ball to Missi. Poor dog has been so stir crazy! She limped for two days from running so hard. We even got to visit with my next door neighbor and her little boy Ford who is 4 months old. We are going to have so much fun at the pool this summer!



 

9 Months

Sawyer turned 9 months old on January 12th. He is starting off the new year with a bang! He is pulling up on anything and everything (this includes things that are not possible to pull up on!). He is getting better at crawling and he does a little army crawl because it is easier. Maybe it's because he is sooo big! We will get to that in a minute. We had to lower his mattress again because he loves to climb on his bumpers or knock off the video monitor. When he does pull up, he will let go with his arms and stand there for a second. He thinks he can do all kinds of things that he can't yet! He is also cruising from one object to another (ex.table to couch). He loves to play with his table that he got from Honey and Papa D and even dances sometimes, it is the cutest thing! We had his 9 month appointment last week and it went great. He was only supposed to have one shot but I decided to give him the flu shot since I didn't last time. Five shots just seemed so harsh at his 6 month check up. Dr. Smith is so old school and he said to "feed the boy anything he wants". He even said that we could start whole milk but I think he is still too young for that. I have started giving him a sippy cup with water in it to get him used to it and he likes it a lot. I wasn't sure if he would know what to do with it because he doesn't hold his bottle.

Here are his stats at 9 months:

Weight: 22 lbs 15 oz.

Height: 30 1/2 in.

Diaper: Size 4

Clothes: 12-18 Months

Likes: 
(Loves) his Mama! To EAT! His play table, walker, jumparoo, play kitchen, shapes and numbers cookie jar, anything that he can open and close, and his favorite thing to play with are books. He loves to turn the pages and feel the objects with his hand.

Dislikes: Pacis-he always had a love/hate realtionship with pacis but now he mostly uses it as a chew toy, changing his diaper used to be a normal/easy task but now that he is so strong, he wants to roll over and get on all fours. I feel like I am wrestling an alligator sometimes! Being held when he is going down for naps. This makes me very sad because I love holding him but now he knows what we are trying to do. Sometimes when he is really sleepy and I'm feeding him he will fall asleep and I take advantage of that time. Socks-you would think I would have learned by now to wait and put his socks on when he is getting out of the car seat. I always have a little smile on my face when I look in my rear view mirror and see two bare feet. He loves to take them off and chew on them so they are nice and soggy when I get him out.

"Wild Man" after his bath

First time to eat Japanese at Kobe. I was sure the fire would scare him to death but it didn't it. This is actually a great place to take a baby because it is louds and there are a lot of things to look at.

My Dede loves to make me laugh!

Eating lunch at Mr. P's

Crawling!

Pulling Up

Mom and I took the kiddos to the $1 movie last Friday to see Megamind. I was so worried about Sawyer being loud and making it miserable for others around us. Well, he was the best one! After he ate, he passed out for 1.5 hours and watched the last 10 minutes of the movie and then did a little dance during the credits! Afterall, it was only a dollar so I wouldn't have felt so bad if we had to leave. Also, it was a kids movie and there were other babies and kids there so we were in good company.

Poor baby with those chapped cheeks. :(

Happy because I'm about to eat!

His new special treat-frozen yogurt from Chick-fil-A. He literally squealed when I took the spoon out of is mouth to get more!

New Discoveries

My little boy is getting so big!! He has loved to eat since day one; or before if you want to count my pregnancy weight gain....sigh. Well, it seems lately every time we eat in front of him, he gives you this look like, "Can I have some?". One of my biggest fears is him choking on his food so I have been content with baby food. He is clearly ready for something else because he eats every 2-3 hours! I always tell my mom that she is "such a grandmother" because she is always encouraging me to give him table food. The time has come when I am having to introduce some new foods to him. I gave him some puffs a couple of months ago and he seemed confused and didn't like the texture. I let him try some again last week and he really liked them. He chewed them well and I was glad that he knew to move his mouth and not just swallow it. Next, I tried some veggie puffs that are kind of like cheese curls. I put one on his highchair tray and after a few seconds of playing with it, he used his fingers and put it in his mouth! I was so proud! Look at me, I am proud of my son because he fed himself. It's the little things when you are a mama!  At lunch today, my mom gave him a french fry and to say he loved it is an understatement. He gets this from me that's for sure. Then, tonight after he finished his dinner, I let him gum on a vanilla wafer as I held it. He was in heaven! If only he ate his veggies like this. I have to do a bite of fruit then a bite of veggie. This is a great trick that Honey taught me and it definetly works.

Future Chef?

I go order my lunch and I came back to this. My Mom gave him a straw to play with!!

Sweet Emme!

The cousins playing "Ring around the Rosey". We definetly cleared out the Zoe's in Patton Creek!

In the Sawyer Mobile at Honey's

Yummy French Fry!

"Yes, I think I like this!"

"Let me help you with that Mama!"

On New Year's Day we went to Honey and Papa D's house to eat some good luck food and watch football. That afternoon, we were playing with Sawyer on the floor and he was getting up on all fours and was rocking back and forth. He has been doing this for a while now but he will get up for a second and then just fall on his belly. This time was different. Kenzie and Cindy were holding a toy in front of him and he crawled forward. He just did it once but I'm sure he is not far from being all over the place. He is also starting to pull up on me and he loves to stand and walk with me holding his hands. We are in trouble here in a few months!

Sawyer's First Christmas

What a special day this was for our family. We have had the best time with all of the Christmas festivities but along the way Sawyer picked up a cold and an ear infection. Thankfully I took him to the Doctor on Christmas Eve and they have him some antibiotics. The cold and cough is still lingering so we are more then ready for it to go away. He is still acting fine and playing but has a pretty bad cough. Poor thing! He is loving all of his new toys and plays with them non-stop. I got so emotional putting away his Christmas outfits because I know he will never wear them again. Keith gave me the sweetest Christmas cards from him and one to me from Sawyer. When I read it I started crying like a baby. It said, "From your son" and seeing the words just made me weepy. I can't believe he is going to be a young man one day. I just love him so much and I am so proud to be his mother. Keith also had a card for Sawyer for his First Christmas and it was precious. It said:

"Your very first Christmas!

Your very first tree!

And the people who love you just can't wait to see...

The look on your face in the midst of the fun

of this wonderful Christmas-

your very first one!

I have such a thoughtful husband and he is always doing sweet gestures like this. He also got me a new camera that I LOVE!! It is so nice and I definetly needed an upgrade from my last one. 

Here are some pictures of our day:

I'm sad we didn't get a picture of Sawyer in his Christmas PJs but he gave his present to us first thing that morning...:(

De De loving on his babies!

Attacking the gifts!

My Mom cooked a delicious Beef Tenderloin

Cute ornament that Honey gave us.

He loves his new play table and he went straight for the part that spins like some of his other toys.

Being silly with his reindeer antlers!

Kenzie made some wonderful Pork Chops with a Cranberry Glaze. It was so yummy!

7 Months Recap

Sawyer got to do a lot of fun things when he was seven months. We celebrated Thanksgiving and now we are preparing for his first Christmas. Keith started a new job about a month ago and he has been going non-stop since then. So, while he is away I feel like I have been a single parent most of the time. We both know that this will not last forever and it is harder on Keith then it is on me. He works so hard for our family and I appreciate him so much for that. Don't get me wrong, I'm not complaining about caring for Sawyer because if anything, I'm getting more time with him to play, nurture, and bond with him. He knows that I'm his Mama and he likes to have me close by. It is the sweetest thing ever when I go to pick him up and he reaches for me or when we play on the floor and he will turn around to touch me just to make sure that I'm there. He is such an affectionate little guy and loves to be kissed and hugged. I love that he is like this and I didn't know there was such a yearning in my heart to be filled when he wants me to love him. It is overflowing.

Here is what a day in the life of Mr. Sawyer looks like:

* Wakes up between 6:00-6:30 and takes a 7 oz. bottle.
* He will play in his walker, jumparoo, and on the floor with toys until around 8:30 and he will eat breakfast   which is normally oatmeal with a jar of baby food fruit.
* After breakfast, he will take his morning nap which will be an hour and sometimes an 1 1/2 hrs.
* Another bottle and then play some more.
* Lunch around 12:30-1:00 which is 1 vegetable and 1 fruit.
* Playtime and then a bottle before his afternoon nap between 2:00-3:00 which is also 1-1 1/2 hrs.
* More playtime and an outing if we need to get out.
* He will eat dinner (1 vegetable and 1 fruit) around 6:00 followed by a bath and bottle at 7 then bedtime.

***He still goes to Honey's house Tuesday-Thursday and loves it over there. He scoots around in his walker and plays with his toys. She is such a big help and I don't know what we would do without her!! Papa D comes home earlier the days he is over so he can get his Sawyer fix!

He LOVES to eat and so far and he likes everything we give him. He still hasn't had meat so right now he is our little vegetarian! We found out the hard way that corn is a no go...

He loves his Daddy!

He loves to look outside. He will look at the leaves falling and the cars go by. Just taking it all in.

Last week Sawyer got to meet Santa for the first time. He was so cute grabbing his beard and checking him out. He looked so precious in the Reinder outfit that Honey got him. This is such a special Christmas this year.

"Oh He's Just Teething"

Ya'll....I have been saying this since he was 4 months old! Yes, that was 3 months ago! His TWO bottom front teeth came in last week. He has had "symptoms" of teething for a while and every time we thought something was wrong, we said he was teething. Some of the signs were/are drooling, chewing on everything, one day he had downstairs issues, and a stuffy nose. One thing that we couldn't distinguish between teething and an ear infection was when he would pull on his ear. Two weekends ago I took him in to the Dr. to have him checked out because he tugged on his ear all morning. Nope, he was perfect. Better safe than sorry. I was asking the doctor at his 4 month check up if he was teething because I thought  he was close and he said it would be at least a few months. How did he know that?? The last time we were there for a check up he said he didn't think he would crawl and would just walk. Now that I can believe. We will have to see, I'm not rushing that!!