Sophie+Sawyer

Sawyer has a new best friend, it's Sohpie the giraffe. I have heard so many great things about this little, rubber giraffe. Well, the rumors are true! Sophie has become one of Sawyers favorite toys to play with. Thanks Grammie!!!

Tooth!

I know you all are dying to see Sawyer's tooth, I finally got a good picture where you can see it



Do you see that little white thing popping up in her month??? That's it!!! She has been a little fussy butt these past few days, but I know it's just a phase, so I am trying to enjoy our time together and cherish these moments! ( I feel like I always say that, haha)

And because I just can't get enough of little miss Sawyer Beth here are some favorite pictures I have taken recently. These first ones are from a few nights ago, when Clint and I took Sawyer on an evening walk. Their is a park really close to us, so we walked up there. Sawyer had a blast! Her new favorite thing to do is hold your hands and walk around ( this is wearing this momma out).






This is a precious picture of Sawyer with our neighbors daughter Gianna! I watch Gianna and Marissa every Friday, and Sawyer loves her little buddies.

Delightful

This is how I start my day


It's the small things in life!

Thursday Thoughts

Clint and I try to read a devotional every morning together, we fail half the time! But that doesnt stop us from at least trying when we can. Here is what we are reading now: Voices from the Past- it's a devotional reading written by different puritans. Today's one was by John Owen. Here is a little portion of it:

" His blood ( meaning Christ) has a double consideration: not only atonement and reconciliation, but also purging and sanctification. He offered himself not just to make atonement, but also to sanctify us by the sprinkling of his blood. It is by faith we receive the purifying virtue and influences of the blood of Christ..."

Thankful for the blood of Christ! May we never take it for granted.

Videos

So I have had some of these on our camera forever!!! Sorry for posting them so late!

Here is Sawyer reading one of her favorite books, she usually looks at the book and starts giggling so hard, this time she was a little tired and started fussing toward the end...oh well though!



Here are some videos of Sawyer eating





Here is Sawyer attempting to crawl, she has gotten better since this video, but it's still cute!

8 months

Well Sawyer is 8 months old...I love it!!! Clint and I have absolutely loved this month. She gets cuter by the day, and it's crazy to watch her learn and grow everyday. Two words describe Sawyers 8th month: hungry and mobile.

These past few weeks Sawyer has had such an appetite, I can't feed her fast enough. If she sees me fixing her food in the kitchen she starts screaming...it's funny but a little annoying =D Here are her new foods:

-Yobaby Yogurt
-Whole wheat bread
-Pears
-Cauliflower w/ garlic and butter
-Green Beans
-Squash
-Zucchini
-Peaches
-Potatoes

I think that's it! She pretty much loves everything except for potatoes...I'm not sure why she hates them so much, they don't have that much flavor, but even if I hide them in her favorite foods she will gag and spit it out...silly girl! She is getting much better with eating finger foods, she still just prefers her puffs, but she did eat some diced pears and did good with that.

Here is what her schedule looks like:

-Wakes between 5:30-7:00am (some days she gets up super early, not sure why)
-Nurses around 6:30 or 7 depending on what time she gets up
-Breakfast at 8ish (usually a fruit)
-Play/Walk
-Nap at 9ish
-Nurses around 11ish
-Play
-Lunch around 12ish
-Nap around 1:30
-Nurses around 3ish
-Dinner 5ish
-Bedtime between 7-7:45pm

She still gets up usually once a night, I nurse her and then put her right back to bed. I know she doesn't need that feeding AT ALL, it's just a matter of letting her cry it out. I've always said once she hits 9 months I am going to do my best to cut that feeding out. Now that we are going to Louisville in July, I'm thinking I will work on cutting it out after the trip!

And guess what...Sawyer finally has a tooth! It's her bottom left one. Teething might be a long process for us. She was pretty fussy for a few days, thankfully she slept pretty good.

Crawling/Walking is in the near future! She loves holding your hands and walking all over the place. Crawling is not her thing, but I am not giving up. She can go from sitting to almost standing, she will master this I'm sure by next month. And she will go from sitting to all fours, but she usually starts screaming once shes in all fours.

OKay enough rambling...here are pictures of this big girl:

Thursday's Thoughts

Psalm 127:3-5 says,

"Behold, children are a heritage from the LORD, the fruit of the womb a reward. Like arrows in the hand of a warrior are the children of one’s youth. Blessed is the man who fills his quiver with them! He shall not be put to shame when he speaks with his enemies in the gate."

Thankful for the blessing of Sawyer! She's our reward!

To all the parents out there...may you thank the Lord today for all your sweet children!!!