The Great Outdoors

I love being outside with my boys.  We have about a 4 week window where it is warm enough to be outside, but not too hot.  I don't know what it is about going on walks, having picnics, going to the playground, and going to the zoo that makes me want to take a ridiculous amount of pictures.  I just love every little moment, and want to document it so I don't forget this when the boys don't want to have a picnic with their momma.

Henry is a Party Animal

I was talking to my cousin-in-law Kevin last week, and he was saying that he has so much fun his new baby have fun.  I never really thought about it, but it's so true.  The most fun I have is watching the boys have a new experience they really, really enjoy.  Henry was invited to attend three birthday parties one weekend earlier this month.  I was more excited than he was I think.

The first one was for one of his school friends.  It was at a TCU baseball game.  The kids went out on the field during the national anthem, ran the bases (really just out to second base and back), and got all kinds of TCU goodies and more sweets than should be legal for 2 year olds. We were sitting away from the bleachers on blankets so the boys could run around.  I didn't see a single pitch of the game, but it was a blast.

I love this one.  Henry and Greyson have been good friends since they
 were in the same class at school last year.  The love to wrestle.

He was nervous to go on the field, but did great.
He even put his little hand over his heart during the national anthem.

I thought he would be exhausted and sleep all the way home, but he was pretty hyped up from all the fun (and sugar).  He leaned back in his seat, closed his eyes, and said, "Ballgame.  One more time."

The next morning, we got to go to Cousin Will's train party.  It was so cute.  It was a morning party, so there were donuts, fruit, and we rode the miniature train.  Donuts + a train + Will = Henry's dream come true.

Possum enjoying some grandbabies

Happy 3rd Birthday, Will!

Sawyer really wanted that sausage roll.

Grandma and "I'm too cool for pictures" Henry

Loving the train

April Fun

 A few fun April things...

Playing doctor at the science museum

Enjoying the weather with a LONG walk

He was trying to spell his name with foam letters.
So close.

Snocone at the zoo

Checking out a lizard at the zoo

Big brother teaching Sawyer how to build a tower

First s'more

He's looking so old these days

6 Months

Sweet Sawyer turned 6 months old Friday.  It's hard to believe that he is closer to turning one than he is being a newborn.  He is sitting up really well, and I can put some toys (or his big brother) around him and leave the room for a few minutes to get some stuff done.  Unless, heaven forbid, he sees me leave the room.  Then he panics and screams until he is sweaty and possibly vomiting.  Such a mama's boy.

His favorite toys are Sophie the giraffe, Sam's cap, and a plastic cup.  Sawyer thinks it's hilarious when Sam drops the cup.  I don't get the humor, but Henry laughed hysterically at that too when he was little.  It must be a guy thing.

Sawyer is (finally) sleeping at night.  I feed him at 9pm, then he eats again around 5 or 6am.  He sometimes wakes up during the night, but I can put his paci back in and he'll go back to sleep.  He is still sleeping in my closet.  It's working for us right now, so we're not changing it yet!

He has started eating rice cereal a few times a week, and just started trying baby food.  So far he is ok with bananas, and loves sweet potatoes.  Today he tried MumMums for the first time and LOVED them.  He ate two, and got most of them in his mouth.  Just a little bit was stuck to his thighs and behind his ear, but it was a good effort.

He weighs 16 pounds, is 26 inches tall, and is in the 20th percentile for height and weight.  Good things come in small packages.

 

 

Easter

We had such a good Easter!  This is the first year that Henry really understood egg hunts and realized that the Easter Bunny left treats (sidewalk chalk, Texas Rangers tattoos, bath color tablets, and jelly beans) in his basket.  So fun.  We read the Easter story a few times this year.  He was really concerned about why everyone was crying, what Mary's name was, and why one disciple had a big nose.   He may have missed the point.

First he got to do an egg hunt with our Friday play date group at a friend's house.  The night before, we practiced the concept of looking for eggs and putting them in your basket when you find them.  There weren't any treats in the eggs, so he lost interest quickly.  At the real egg hunt, he realized there were treats inside, and stopped after every egg to open them, and try to convince me to give him the candy or stickers right then.  He ended up with 4 eggs at the first hunt, but was happy as can be.

He also had an egg hunt with his class at school.  We all sent in a dozen unstuffed eggs, and the teachers just threw them all over the playground floor.  The kids were interested for a few seconds, then just played on the playground. That's about how long 1 and 2-year old boys' attention spans are.

Then Easter morning he hunted eggs at church.  He still opened every egg and pleaded his case for the candy  inside ("Mama, open please!"), but did it a little more quickly.  It looks like he got a TON, but most of his basket was filled with grass, so he really got about 8 before I made him stop so others could have a turn.   :) I'm sad Sam didn't get to come to church because he crushed his big toe the day before, but we still had a lovely little Easter.

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Sawyer is 5 Months Old!

Sweet Sawyer is 5 months old!  He is such a happy guy.  He has the best laugh, makes a high-pitch squealing sound when he is excited, and has a huge gummy smile.  He has started talking a lot, and has a deep, raspy voice. 

His favorite toy is his feet.  He can be surrounded by toys, and prefers to play with is toes.  I don't blame them.  They're pretty sweet.  

He has not rolled over yet, and doesn't really seem to want to.  He is getting pretty good at sitting up, and still does not love tummy time.  He has started eating oatmeal cereal once a day, and still wakes up once at night to eat.  He sleeps in a bassinet in my closet which sounds a little crazy, but works for us for now!  It's dark, quiet, and doesn't wake up Henry when Sawyer cries at night.

At his 4 month appointment he was in the 16%ile for weight and 20%ile for height.  He seems to be getting a little chunkier, so I'm interested to see how much he weighs at his 6 month appointment.

Henry and Sawyer adore each other.  Sawyer watches Henry like a hawk, and always has his hands on him if Henry gets still enough.  Henry hugs and kisses his "Yaya" constantly, and brings him toys and his blanket.  He is still the first one to tell me if Sawyer is awake, and always says, "I'll get him!" when Sawyer wakes up from a nap.  I can't wait to see these two grow together!  We adore our little surprise Sawyer.