3 months with Sawyer

I've decided that I want this blog to be more like a journal that I keep in order to help remember the precious moments I spend with my little boys. I don't want it to feel like something I have to do. It may be that I only post something once a month! So, here we go!
(note: nothing I write on this blog is meant to come across as bragging or prideful. I never want to sound like the mom who brags about her baby sleeping through the night or her toddler being potty trained at 2. anything I write is simply to share. and if my children are doing those things, it is all the Lord's good grace!)

Baby Sawyer is such a sweet blessing! He is our laid back, easy baby. He sleeps well, eats well, and is usually content. He can get pretty worked up when he is hungry though. He smiles a ton and has great cheeks =) Here are some facts about Sawyer:

.height/weight: check back at 4 months
.nurses 5-6 times a day
.wears size 3-6 months and still some 0-3 months
.sleeps anywhere from 6-11 hours straight at night
.loves riding in the car and stroller
.nickname is Kewpie-as in the Kewpie doll:

See the resemblance?

I have really enjoyed the last 3 months with this little man. I am so very thankful for that. I think a lot of moms would agree that the second time around is much easier. The challenge comes more with learning to take care of two. And even that gets easier everyday.

xo

looking back

we tried to upload this video almost a year ago but could never get it to work. he hasn't danced like this since. turn up your volume! oh and i hope to get back to this blog as soon as i can =)

i phone pics

walking to church

cupcakes for miss Sarah's shower

finally mastered the straw

sunday brunch with family

fresh flowers from Jason when i was sick

new found love for ketchup & mustard

being sneaky

Babymoon

just some shopping

starting the trip off right

baby Cole @ 1 month

30 weeks pregnant!

sporting Jason's giant fleece and a latte =)

enjoying the gorgeous view of the hill country

This past weekend Jason and I had our Babymoon!
We also got to visit with my sister Meredith, Mark, Asher, & new baby Cole!
It was so fun getting to chat with them & eat good food together.
We stayed at the Westin @ La Cantera Resort, which is gorgeous!
It was such a sweet time together just the two of us.
Our last getaway before we are a family of 4.
We had lots of good meals (did I already say that?)
We shopped and relaxed and just chatted about life!
I love my Tall Tree!
Thanks for such a sweet weekend.

around the house

Hudson has been playing lots of cars lately. We also put up his cloth alphabet
panel from PB kids up so we can learn those letters! Of course, he loves to pick out the pictures of the banana, truck, and van the most. He also has grown super attached to his duck, turtle, and blankie. He likes to feed the animals gold fish. One day last week, we greeted Dada by wearing his size 13 basketball shoes. It was pretty hilarious! And that's what we've been doing on the random freezing days. Besides baking banana cupcakes with cream cheese icing and dark chocolate brownies =) On pregnancy updates, I am feeling great! A little achy sometimes when I've been on my feet too long or when I try to run..oops ;) I'll try to take a bump picture soon. I go to the doctor next week for my 30 week checkup. I can't believe it! But-at the same time, it seems forever away that I will meet this sweet baby boy. I want to savor every moment with my baby Hudson for the next 3 months.

see this face...

It's the face of a little guy who Knows that his picture is being taken. He also knows we think it's cute when he does this. Here he is putting moma (monkey), du (duck), doggie (makes panting sound), & tu tu (turtle) ni ni (night night as we call at this house). So precious!

our little Christmas

as most of you know, we all got sick at the worst time possible-the week of Christmas! a week before x-mas, I started getting a scratchy throat, turned runny nose/yucky cough-sunday, Hudson starts coughing, and then Jason starts feeling icky the 23rd. these yucky colds don't just last a day or two either! anyway, we weren't getting better and Hudson was highly contagious with a respiratory virus and ear infection. we decided we could not go anywhere. don't get me wrong, we love spending time together just us 3, but it's ALWAYS just us three! we wanted to be with family! we stayed home and decided to make the best of it! my sweet mommy told us she wanted us to go to Central Market and buy whatever we wanted! ahhh! so, i drove up to cm with the rest of Houston at 9am on Christmas Eve and had me a good ol' time! Christmas Eve, we watched movies, munched on cupcakes, and a cheese ball (it was gormet, so it was ok =) ), drove around looking at Christmas lights with coffee!, and played yahtzee. Jason and I had a nice little dinner after Hudson went down. The next morning, we had a yummy breakfast and opened stockings and gifts.

we rested all morning and even video-chatted with everyone at the George's! after talking it over, we decided that Hudson and I were well enough to make the drive to Austin to surprise everyone! Jason felt ok too. So, that's what we did!