YEAH!! for Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving is my FAVORITE holiday and I think Sawyer enjoyed his first Thanksgiving! Even though Ryan didn't get any sleep due to a crazy tooth! We all ate the traditional meal at mom's and Sawyer of course is spoiled rotten now. Why would any kid be rotten after being allowed to sit in the middle of the table and eat off every one's dessert plate! All the kids went to our traditional movie Thursday night - Enchanted. We redeemed ourselves from last year's horrible movie! Then spent the rest of the time helping mom and dad pack. Caldwell here we come!

Little Stinker

So... Sunday night I was talking to mom and dad on the phone and I could smell Sawyer. So, I asked Ryan to go change him. While they were in the bedroom I got off the phone and continued to cook. As I walked into the living room I saw something on the floor that I didn't remember being there. In the middle of turning around I realized what it was before I looked at it again! Yes, a ball of Sawyer's diaper contents rolled out of his diaper, down his pants leg, and onto the floor!!!!! We have no idea how it happened because he didn't have any residue on his leg or his pants! I have never laughed so hard!!! I took a picture of it but Ryan said it would be inappropriate to post it on the blog!

How Time Flies

Sawyer is now nine months old! I can't believe how fast time is flying and how quickly he is learning new things. just in the past couple of weeks he is waving bye on command, sitting on his knees to play, getting more teeth, crawling away from us very quickly when we're trying to take something away from him, and attempting to stand without holding something for balance. I can't even keep up with everything he is doing.

Last week Jada turned 1. I can't believe it's been a year since we found out about her! Now we can't imagine not having her around. Sawyer loves playing with her so much. they both get very excited when they see each other.

Last weekend was OBU Homecoming and the whole crew, minus a few who we missed very much Ginny- Cindy- Amber, went to the cabin again. This year there were many kids and babies. Jared mentioned several times that the dynamics have really changed in the past couple of years! It was fun to watch all of them interact together!

Several times at the cabin people mentioned "I can't believe I'm 30 now", or "I can't believe I'm almost 30". I think I'm kind of liking this getting older thing. I can't stop it so I might as well enjoy it! So, for all you 30 haters- Yeahhhh for 30!

On the Move...constantly

There isn't much down time these days. When Sawyer is awake he is constantly climibing, crawling, rolling, banging, anything that ends in "ing". we have had a lot of fun watching him explore and pull up. Today he crawled on top of Ryan's Gatorade to get into the chair. He also thinks that he can bale off of whatever he is on top of and that's just fine. So, right now his face is covered in bruises! He now has two teeth and wants to walk because Jada walks! I love watching him change and grow. He's almost 9 months and I've almost forgotten what he was like as a newborn, you know those days that I thought I was going to have a very laid back- easy going little boy - nope!

New Adventures

Things are really moving at our house, literally! Sawyer is now 7 months old and he decided this was a good time to start crawling! My heart ached when that sweet little boy took off on his hands and knees because that passive-just sit and watch the world- personality is quickly "crawling" away. I have to say that being a mother is more fun than I could have ever imagined. What an ADVENTURE!

Busting at the Seams

It's been quite exciting around here these last couple of weeks. Ian Jordan Hillman finally arrived. Now there are 5 Hillman grandkids in 2 1/2 years. There are babies everywhere! This past week Sawyer has decided he is ready to sit up by himself. He looks so big now. I almost can't remember what it was like for him to be a little baby.
Parent child dedication was this past Sunday at church. My dad was able to preach the sermon so Saw got some good Nana and Grandad time. The weather couldn't have been any more beautiful. It almost felt like fall. Now we're just waiting on Sam and Will to get here again!

Hughes Girl Cousins!

Last week Sawyer was able to spend a few days with Kaylee, Staci, and Morgan. It was nice for me because I got a lot of cleaning done but bad because now I'm deprogramming him from his I get all the attention all the time phase. It's worth it because he LOVES to play with them. Last night he saw a little girl with blond hair and he reached for her. It's crazy that he may already be associating that with his girls!

His Choices

I realized today that I'm starting to make personality choices for Sawyer that probably don't mirror his preferences. This may seem silly since he is only 5 1/2 months old, however if I continue this pattern I may turn into a very controlling mom that I don't want to be. So, this is what happened. He has a lot of toys that are animals and I have unintentionally made giraffes and monkeys his "favorite animals". I have even caught myself saying, "monkeys are his favorite". How is that possible to know when all he can say right now is "dih dih dih mah mah mah". When shopping I catch myself gravitating to all things giraffe and monkey. We just bought a new pair of pj's, and yes they have monkeys all over them! So, today I commit to backing off of the "this is his favorite" and allowing him to pick his appropriate favorites. Back off momma!

I got the shakes!

Sawyer has a new trick. To try to keep from going to sleep he shakes his head back and forth really fast. Writing in words doesn't even begin to explain how funny he looks when he does this. It's almost like he's thinking "I can't got to sleep, I can't go to sleep, I can't go to sleep". He makes us laugh all the time! Even though I'm worn out from a week of trying to keep him happy (we think he's teething), I wouldn't want to miss this mom experience.

Ist Father's Day

Today was Ryan's first Father's Day. Sawyer went to mom and dad's on Friday and we went to their house on Saturday to spend the rest of the weekend with them. Come to find out, Sawyer's gums had been bothering him all weekend and Dad's remedy was a blue popsicle which he loved! He gets to do crazy stuff at Grandad's house. Sawyer now has a swing at his house, Grandad and Nana's house, and Grammy's house!