Sawyer Ten Months

During his tenth month Sawyer:

Had some kind of major sleep regression for a few weeks. I think he may have been teething but the tooth wiggled itself back down. Most nights he ended up in our bed out of sheer desperation. And then he'd wake up like this...little monkey.

Visited the Staheli Family Farm

Mastered how to drink from a straw, which has made my drinks no longer my own. I'm surprisingly okay with it.

Figured out how to pull himself up to a standing position

Got to play outside more once the vicious summer heat finally gave way to the pleasantness of fall

This boy has gotten so busy and so fun. I consider myself blessed to get to spend my days with him.

Sawyer Nine Months

Weight: 19 lbs 3 oz (28th percentile)

Height: 28 1/2 in (60th percentile)

Head Circumference: 17 1/2 in (26th percentile)

During his ninth month Sawyer:

Got his first haircut...which was really more to trim his three random spots of long hair.

Started holding his own bottle (which is wonderfully convenient when he wants to eat at the exact.same.time. I need to pump; it's so much easier).

Became OBSESSED with my pumping equipment which I keep between the two couches. If I leave the room for a second, this is always what I come back to. And don't even think about blocking his access unless you want big crocodile tears.

Started eating normal people food and abandoned the attempts at baby food (more or less). His little body just couldn't process that baby mush. He does pretty good with the new food. However, if he decides he doesn't like something, rather than spitting it out, he immediately gags and throws up. So that's fun.

Enjoying some morning Fruit Loops

Off the carpet, because that's how we roll

Became super mobile. He started out the month rocking onto his head/belly and wiggling on the tips of his toes to get around. Then he transitioned to a mix of army crawl and inch worm. By the time the month was over he was full on crawling (which was really at nine months and five days buuut no one cares about the minutia except me).

This little man has my heart. He grew and changed so much this month. Everyone we see tells us he looks big for his age...I'm not sure why, maybe his height? I always think he'll be off the charts at appointments because of the stuff everyone says..and he never is. Maybe everyone else only knows midget babies?

Sawyer loves his dad and lights up when he comes home from work (tired of seeing my face I suppose). When Dillon plays with Sawyer, he can get him to grin and flap his little limbs in pure joy. And my heart melts with all the mushy, cheesy goodness.

We love you Sawyer. Thank you so, so much for being ours.

Sawyer Seven & Eight Months

During his seventh month Sawyer:

Started shaking his head back and forth when he gets excited.

Experienced his first Delta Fourth of July (though we skipped the derby because..hot).

With Papa Steve

With Uncle Greg

Went to some of cousin Braden's ballgames.

Captured the escaping binky, midair.

Was soothed by Itsy-Bitsy Spider when he got fussy and not much else. (Still his song of choice a month and a half later).

Started trying/eating some solids. He does good with rice cereal mixed with apple juice. He's also had other baby food (squash, sweet potatoes, peas, prunes) but they all...slowed things up we'll say.

Became stable enough to sit in a high chair with some blanket support.

Lunch date with Mom and Grandpa Dale

Really, realllly wanted to be able to move around, which mostly turned into him flapping around and looking like a penguin. (It's even better in person)

 Grew into his dapper church outfit.

Started noticing, and was rather intrigued by, men's facial hair.

Started making this face, while flexing his arms, and going "Ooo, ooo, ooooooooooooooo!" like a monkey.

And mastered sitting up on his own with no help at all.

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During his eighth month Sawyer:

Became a MAJOR noise maker. He now screeches (at the top of his lungs), growls, clicks his tongue, claps, and blows spit bubbles. All of this, all.day.long.

Became quite the hawk-eye for detail. The tiniest things will catch his attention and he has to touch them. Buttons, my freckles, tears in pants, and (my favorite) the sunspots that show up on our floor in the afternoon/evening. He wants so badly to be the holder of sunshine.

Began an obsession with laces, drawstrings, and the like. Dillon's shoe is his favorite toy and will keep him entertained longer than anything else.

Had some hair growth...which Grandpa Dale likes to style.

Graduated to the big kid tub.

Experienced swinging for the first time. His noises and wiggles say it all.

With baby friend Sam

Played some games with me and Dillon. 

Finally (finally!) accepted that rolling to his back isn't that traumatizing and now rolls front to back to front in quick succession. He rolls until he hits a major obstacle. I move him. He does it again. Love my little log-like roller.