Sawyer's 2!

Sawyer-man turned two on Sunday...It was a fun day! He was SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO EXCITED about everything! (me too!) I've heard from several people they've never seen a 2-year old that excited about a birthday. Walker said he's like the rest of the Brown family...going to make a huge deal out of his birthday. We had an Elmo party full of family and a couple of friends.
Here's a few things I want to remember about my little man right now...
1. Yesterday he was calling his paci..."Bah-Bah, Where are you? Where are you, bah-bah??"
2. He's into making me laugh right now with his funny faces. Out of nowhere, I'll look over and he'll have this serious look on his face (waiting on me to look at him), and have his eyes rolled somewhere. It makes me laugh every time, but he doesn't start laughing when I do, because he knows he's cracking me up. Eventually, he'll burst out laughing too.
3. He'll come rub my arm and say, "Sweet Mama!" (He knows I like this too!)
4. When he goes down the slide he counts off every time-it's either "1, 2, 3.." or "Ready, Set, Go!"
5. When I'm changing his diaper, he likes to blow my hair.
6. When he feels the wind blow, he puts his hand in the air and says "AHHHHHHHHH!"
7. He talks to everything. For example, they're building a house across the street, so when we go outside, he says, "Hey, Tractor. Hey!"
8. When we go to the grocery store and someone speaks to Sawyer, he has to turn around and show them Eli.
9. He LOVES Walker to throw him up.
Sawyer: "Sky, Daddy!"
Walker: "You want to go to the sky?"
Sawyer: "I do!"
10. Pushing a Tractor/Truck around is the greatest thing.
11. He'll hold out his hand for me to take and say, "Come on, Mama. Come on!" (It's hard not to follow his instructions because it's REALLY sweet!)

These are just a few, but I realize he's changing so fast! I need to write it down, so I'll remember!
I took him for his 2-year checkup yesterday. He's in the 60th percentile for height and 95th for weight. If you've never had a child in the 95th percentile for weight...I'll just tell you what happened to me. The doctor gave a spill about not giving him "empty calories" or foods with too many carbs. He talked to me like I was a doe-doe head mama that was giving him Snickers for breakfast and cake for lunch. But other than that...we're healthy and happy! I wanted to say...."Look, doctor. Neither me nor my husband were skinny babies, and neither of us are obese. My sweet boy likes to eat and unlike most toddlers, he doesn't like to skip a meal." I told Allyson that I can get real defensive when someone tells me how to take care of my child.
OH WELL! I'm sure he gives that same spill to all mama's with children who are in the 95th percentile, and I just need to be thankful for my HEALTHY BOY!
Walker's reaction to Sawyer since birth has been, "Feed him, Ashley." He's just hoping for a big linebacker one day!
I knew I was going to love my kids, but I had no idea how much! Sawyer kind of exemplifies JOY to me (most of the time anyway)! I have REALLY enjoyed these past two years getting to know him. It's so neat to see him change and grow everyday! I know those of you with kids understand, so I won't go on and on...but anyway...HAPPY BIRTHDAY, SAWYER! We love you lots!

To see all the pictures from the birthday party, click here. I don't know if they do the party justice, but I'll share what I have.
If you're thinking where's Allyson in these pictures?? Aunt Al, Uncle Wes and Caleb missed the party because Allyson and Caleb were sick, so we'll celebrate again with them soon.

Because Y'all Care

AND Because I know you will Pray for them....I'll post this LINK to Katie's blog. She is pregnant with Baby Braddock Girl #4. I know this little niece of mine will be SO SPECIAL and she's already EXTREMELY LOVED! Katie has incredible strength and an incredible faith. We'll just continue to pray that God's perfect will be done.

Smoking their pipes

When my sweet Grandmother Brown was sick with emphysema, she'd talk about her breathing treatments as "smoking her pipe." Hers looked more like a pipe, but that's what we're up to here at Casa de Williams-Breathing Treatments. Eli has RSV. The doctor said Sawyer would probably get it or have lots of the same symptoms. He's not nearly as sick as Eli, but he's not 100% either. Sweet Eli sounds terrible, but the doctor said yesterday and today would be the worst days. So, I apologize for my lack of posts. Between changing diapers, feeding a baby, feeding Sawyer, holding my boys while they smoke their pipe, and not feeling 100% either...I'm a little behind. However, I think we're on the road to recovery. The doctor said we should be well by Thursday. So, that's my prayer. We've got a birthday coming up! For all of you nursing or former nursing mama, what kind of drugs can I take? So far, I've just taken Ibuprofen, but I'd really like some DayQuil cold medicine if that's okay.


Notice Sawyer's robe. It came out of Eli's drawer, a 0-9 month.
Here's Caleb and "Allyson" or "Aunt Al" or "Sissy"-Sawyer will call her all three depending on the second. Caleb's a little dollface for sure!!! He and Allyson came last Wednesday to spend the day with us, and Eli got sick Wednesday night. THANK THE LORD Caleb is still healthy! I hope we didn't scare them off forever! :)
PS-HAPPY BIRTHDAY TODAY TO MY WONDERFUL DADDY! I love you, and I wish we could be there to celebrate with you today! We're looking forward to seeing you next weekend!!

Trip to Hartselle

Thought I should share a few pictures from our trip to Hartselle last week. I LOVED IT! Allyson, Caleb, Sawyer, Eli and I headed North last Monday. Walker and Wes were home working. Our backseat passengers did FANTASTIC! Eli and Caleb slept the whole way there and back, and Sawyer was content to watch Elmo, Barney, Bob The Builder, and "the kids singing." Allyson was fun company in the car! So much so...we took about a 2 hour detour on the way home. OH WeLL...WHAT CAN YOU DO?? I must say that I do like that girl!!! We stayed at my parents' house almost the whole time we were there. We made a quick run to a consignment shop in Hartselle and to Katie's once, but other than that...we were homebound. Thankfully, we had LOTS of visitors come by to meet our new little fellas! I enjoyed the trip immensely!









Suzanne came by too. She gave us her expertise on swaddling and shushing babies. Unfortunately, I took that pic with Al's camera, and sadly, she returned home to find out her computer has crashed. BUMMER!

Walker Williams

I have thoroughly enjoyed reading about several of your husbands...AREN'T WE BLESSED TO HAVE SUCH GOOD ONES?!?!!! I mean....I know y'all all think you have the best.
I think I do too! So....Since Kristen "tagged" me, here it goes!
This was taken while were dating with our niece, Grace. She's almost 6 now.
I took this when we went to Clayton and he helped pick cotton one year.

1.What is his name? Walker Andrews Williams

2. Who eats more? Walker-but I keep up pretty well! :)

3. Who said, "I love you" first? Walker

4. Who is taller? He is by about 2 inches-unless I have on my heels :)

6. Who is more sensitive? Oh my! I definitely am!!

7. Who does the laundry? I DO A LOT of it, but he definitely does his share too.

8. Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Walker does

9. Who pays the bills? Walker makes the money, and I write the checks

10. Who cooks more? ummmm....probably Walker. I do the everyday stuff (spaghetti, tacos, pork chops), but he grills A LOT and cooks the majority of what we eat on the weekend. He actually cooked salt fish this morning for breakfast. Anyone ever tried it? It was my first try, and I have to say, I'm not a fan. He REALLY enjoyed it though! I wouldn't have known how to start cooking salt fish. :) (I do have a very SOUTHERN, old-school husband that likes that kind of thing! Therefore, he cooks!)

11. Who is more stubborn? I hate to admit it, but I'm sure it's me!

12. Who is the first to admit they are wrong? Walker

13. Who has more siblings? We're tied with two a piece

14. Who wears the pants in the relationship? Walker

15. What do you like to do together? anything! We like to play outside a lot! A good day for us is when he comes home, and we can throw the frisbee or softball or football in the backyard before we start cooking supper. We like to go out to eat, watch reality tv and play with our boys.

16. Who eats more sweets? Me! BUT Walker enjoys them just about as much as me! :)

17. Guilty Pleasures? Walker-checking out Alabama football recruits online, turkey hunting
Me-Facebook and blogging (of course)

18. How did you meet? Walker and I had Earth Science together my sophomore year at Auburn and he had all the old tests, so we knew each other, BUT we reunited at the Blue Room in Auburn when 17th Floor was playing. He asked me out, and "the rest is history..."

19. Who asked whom out first? Walker

20. Who kissed who first? Walker did, but to hear him tell it, I did! :)

21. Who proposed? Walker did. We went out to eat and he kept going out to the truck to make sure no one had stolen the ring while we ate...I thought his stomach was upset. ;) He proposed while we were out looking at Christmas lights later that night.

22. His best features and qualities? He notices things most people don't notice. He's really good hearted. He's a strong Christian. He's a hands-on daddy! He makes me laugh! AND initially...I noticed what good arms he had!

23. Tag you’re it. Who do you tag? Allyson, Darby, Sarah

Happy Tuesday!

My little life is SO SIMPLE, but it sure is good. Poor Sawyer has been kind of sick the last couple of days. His eyes have been COMPLETELY matted shut the past two mornings, and he looked pitiful! I know he probably thought he was blind this morning when he couldn't open either eye. We went to Dr. Bang yesterday and the ENT, Dr. McQueen, today to see about him. My "jewel of a husband" (as Mrs. Cathy Jacobs correctly called him) took off of work to go with me to BOTH doctors appointments in the past 2 days. I really don't take this for granted! I appreciate Walker wanting to go with me and his job that allows him time off, because it sure makes it a lot easier and a lot more fun when Daddy gets to go! :) Thanks, Walker! Anyway...I think we're slowly getting better! It was pretty warm in the sunshine today, so we took advantage of what may be our last pretty day for a while and played outside.
Thought I'd share a few pictures from our day.




Sawyer has to stop ALL along on his ride to pick up leaves, rocks and sticks. It makes for a VERY long trip down the street. He's so funny because he notices EVERYTHING! This is definitely not a trait he gets from his mama.

Here's my sweet second child laying out in the front yard while his ol' mama walks down the street with his brother.

Really??

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Oh Well! at least Walker's cute!!