bebe Pod "toot"

I have been looking forward to buying this...

Sawyer has indicated to us that she prefers to sit up instead of lay down. We have been propping her up against pillows only to watch her fall forward and look like she is stretching. A friend of mine told me about this wonderful product which helps babies to sit up when they are just learning how to sit up on their own. I made a stop at Babies R Us yesterday to grab a couple things and decided to get a bebe Pod. I then had to hold in my excitement in my 5 hour class last night before I could plop Sawyer into her new "toy". As soon as I got home I ripped open the box and placed Sawyer in her bebe Pod.
She was exploring her new toy, trying to bit the white part of it with her gums and finished off the introductory session with what we thought was a welcome toot.
Ten minutes go by and a friend of ours who was staying the night, Jared was going to pick up Sawyer (keep in mind that Jared is a clean freak). Much to his dismay, he discovered that not only did Sawyer toot, but she pooped. I guess Sawyer thought that her new toy deserved a grand welcome.

I just got a kick out of the whole situation. It gave me perspective. I was so excited to use this new developmental toy with Sawyer and she just pooped right in it. Babies make their own rules and you have to learn to roll with the surprises.

P.S Sawyer earned her 3rd bath of the day that night :)

"It won't be like this for long..."

Daddy and Sawyer at 2 days old

Today marks three months since Sawyer was born. Brad and I have tried to take captive every moment of this new life. We have endless amounts of pictures and video of Sawyers little life, but documenting all the small developments doesn't help slow time. We are so thankful for all the family and friends who hold and adore Sawyer just as we do. She official moved into size 2 diapers and into her loads of 3 month old clothes. Her hair mysteriously continues to be red. Without a doubt everyone's first response to meeting Sawyer is, "Wow, she has red hair". Then inevitably the next question to follow is, "Who has red hair?". It turns out that my mom's mom was a red head. Only time will tell if Sawyer keeps those red locks.

Last Friday we had my dad, Brad, over for dinner. He was feeding Sawyer and decided to see if she could feed herself. Attention, Attention... we have a child prodigy on our hands! (JK) She held the bottle herself while she ate. I immediately googled the phrase, "When do babies hold their own bottles?". What I learned was that babies ages 3 months- 7 months can hold bottles. We were just smitten over the fact that Sawyer could hold the bottle. I don't think that she has broken the chains of dependency quite yet, but it made for a great picture.

Every time I hear the song, "It won't be like this for long" by Darius Rucker, it reminds me to cherish the small things and not to take for granted the moments that will soon pass.

Labor Day in uncle Al's pool

Our friend Jen Walker

Brad's mom Lila

Aunt Bubba

Grandpa Brad Coe who is silently saying "Just wait Sawyer, when you turn 9 we will have you in the water scuba diving" lol

Drool Monster

(Click on the photos so you really get to see the image)

Lately Sawyer has shown the signs of teething. She chews on anything she can get into her mouth, included all four of her fingers at once. The other sign is the drooling! She started drooling two weeks ago and is not ashamed to let it all out on whoever is holding her. The other night Brad was playing with her and she let him know how much she loved him. He was hold her over his head as he laid on the bed. We find that now with a baby, we laugh more often then we used to because in certain situations, thats all you can do.

Here is the spillage on Brad's chest.

Mid-drool pose

This drool had some spit up infused into it.

Conversations

Yesterday I was telling Brad how Sawyer and I had a 5 minute "conversation". It was so funny. It was like we were talking about the latest hot topics. Brad decided to try talking with her but all Sawyer wanted to do was scream her options at him. I think that she just likes to her own voice. Enjoy the video!