It has begun...

Wow! Within three weeks Sawyer learned to sit up, crawl and stand up. All she wants to do now though is pull her self up and stand. As parents we are floored that Sawyer continues to develop. We are so thankful that she is healthy and growing. One the other hand, we realize that now, we have to watch her every move and be ready to chase her down. She already obtained a battle wound when her curiosity lead her to try to climb up a 12 pack of soda which toppled down onto her face and gave her a little cut under the eye. That was the first of many spills to come.

Here is a picture of Sawyer with her Aunt Alyssa. There have been numerous comments that Sawyer resembles Alyssa

Franks and Beans

Sawyer for some reason got a kick out of this phrase Brad kept saying to her.

Sawyer and Mason

In early December Sawyer and I flew to Washington to visit my best friend and her new baby. Mason, who was born November 16 was 3 weeks old when we visited. It was not too long ago that Sawyer was that age but I couldn't remember Sawyer being that small. It is amazing how fast babies grow and change in such a short amount of time. Here are some pictures from our trip.

Thanksgiving

The holidays are always a crazy time for us, like most people I am sure. We spent Thanksgiving with my mom this year. It is fun to celebrate all the "first" holidays with Sawyer and as a family of three. It seems that everyone is so excited to see us, but we know that it is really just excitement to see Sawyer ; ). Here are some photos from Thanksgiving with the Coe/ Jenkins family.

Chow TIme

Brad and I just fed Sawyer her evening rice cereal and decided to record it. She takes after her father in this one and I'm not just talking about her aggressive eating ; )

5 months old

(Sawyer and Uncle Dustin)

I cannot believe that Sawyer is 5 months old today. Where in the world has the time gone? Everyday there is something new that Sawyer does which makes the time fly by. Lately Sawyer has been a little fussier then usually because she has cut her bottom two teeth. I am waiting until they grown all the way in before I take a picture to post. She has become very good at holding herself up in the crawling position but all she does is rock back and forth.

Last night was the introduction to "real" food for Sawyer. It was pretty funny watching her react to the rice cereal. Every time Brad would place a spoon full of the cereal into her mouth she made a sour puss face and wasn't sure what to do with it. Surprisingly only about 50% of it was spit out onto her bib. It is going to take some getting used to, but we are on the road towards baby food.

We got her to crack a smile every now and then. She looked so cute in her little bib....thanks Anna ; )

Uncle Den

I have an older brother named Dennis. He is the ultimate Uncle. He loves to see Sawyer and I cant wait for her to get to know him. We were able to hang out with him last night for a bit. Lately Sawyer has been giggling every couple days. It is not so easy to get her to laugh either. But, my brother had her going last night. It was so fun to watch.