11 months and 1 day

Yesterday was the 15th, which means Sawyer had another birthday! He was 11 months old yesterday. Here's an update on our little guy...

• He currently has six teeth (four on the bottom and his K-9S)



• Has finally begun crawling on all fours (as opposed to his scooting-technique that he did so long)



• LOVES to eat! -especially whatever is on our plates



• Pulls up and cruises like a champ



• LOVES to play ball-and has a remarkably good throw



• He just started a new trick, he's "so strong"-he clinches his fists like he's making muscles! :) It's funny!



• His Papa Pitt taught him that the gas logs at their house were "hot," so he sticks his hand out and tries to say "hot" when he sees a candle or my coffee.



• He was also swallowing his food practically whole without chewing, so we taught him how to chew-moving his mouth up and down empty. So, now when he's hungry, he starts "chewing"! It's hilarious!



• When the music starts, Sawyer starts shaking his booty!



• Loves to "read" books

I love this little boy so incredibly much! He is so stinkin' funny right now. He may be a comedian when he grows up!
I remember when American Idol came on last year thinking that by the time the show went off, we would have a baby! So, last night as we watched American Idol, Walker and I were talking about how much has changed in a year! We've got a little man getting into everything!! What a blessing he is!

Where's Wal- ker

Can you see him in his red shirt out on the middle of the branch???
My husband was being a little squirrely (as Erika and Darby would say) on Saturday. He told me he was going to hang up Sawyer's swing, which I didn't think much about. Last time he did this, he just threw the rope over the branch, but when I looked out the window....I saw him up in the tree...WAY up in the tree! When I walked outside in my short nightgown to ask if he needed help, our 13-year old neighbor came out from behind the truck. Walker told me they had it under control, but I was making a plan in my head of what I was going to do if he fell! Thankfully, he made it to the ground in one piece!

For Darby & Say

My two pregnant friends have requested details about our meal on Sunday. I did cook a ham. My friend, Beth, gave me the recipe. I didn't realize how easy cooking a ham is! Nothing to it!
I mixed in a little oj and brown sugar and put it in a "cooking magic" bag, and it was um-um good! (in my humble opinion)
We also had green bean casserole, hashbrown casserole, frozen strawberry salad, rolls, and chocolate cake with cream cheese icing for dessert. Yummy!
I wish I would have taken a picture of my table. My mama would be proud! I thought if all else failed, at least my table would look good! I guess I must be growing up, because nothing was burned and everything came together...who knew???

Sawyer's Dedication

We had Sawyer's Baby Dedication yesterday at our church, Carolina Baptist. What a fantastic day! We were challenged as parents to raise him in a Christ-centered home and to teach him through our words and actions the importance of Christ in our lives. We pray that we will be good examples of Christians to him and that he will accept Christ at an early age.

We go to church with lots of young couples, so Sawyer was one of six babies dedicated. They were all very cute!! It was just a good day!

In honor of this, Aunt Al and Uncle Wes came and spent the night Saturday night. We went out to eat Saturday night, and then came back and just hung out. I wish we got to do that every weekend!

Walker's parents and grandmother came up Sunday morning. We got to have everybody at our house after church to eat lunch and chat! I loved it!

Aunt Al and Sawyer on our way to church

Us before Church

Papa Pitt and Sawyer reading Peter Rabbit before Church


Our little group

Cabin Fever

Isn't that the cutest face you've ever seen?
It is to his mama! However, it's been a slow, last three days in Andalusia. I have to admit that I have been seriously contemplating whether I should try and go back to work next year or not today. I have been to Wal-Mart twice, Winn-Dixie once, the park this afternoon, and that's about it for the last few days. I guess I got spoiled having so many other people around over Christmas, and now that we're back, I'm ready for some planned activities! We'll see about going back to work...I may not feel the same tomorrow, but the thought sounds pretty good today. I know it's a total blessing to be able to stay at home, but this mama needs to be busy! Sawyer is doing good, but sometimes I think he gets bored playing with just me too! Tomorrow, our neighbor, Rosemary, is letting me babysit her little three-week old baby for a little while. I think my new friend, Lyndsay, may come help. So, that will be good! I'm sure all you other stay-at-home moms can relate! Somedays are just like this....
Sawyer is being decidated at church on Sunday morning. I'm excited about that! Aunt Al, Uncle Wes, Granny Beck, Papa Pitt, and Grandmama will be joining us! I can't wait to have all of that company! I'm even going to try and cook a ham! We'll see how that goes...

My grandmother Grace is in the hospital with pneumonia, so my parents won't be able to make it. We'll miss you!

Project Completed

Walker just finished the toybox. I think it looks like it's straight out of Pottery Barn! :) Sawyer seems to like it too!

It's the Small Stuff...

I just wanted to share Walker's project for the day. If you know Walker, you know he's busy most of the time. He always has some project going...He likes to work and be able to have something to show for it. Anway, I really enjoyed watching his labor today. He's working on restoring a barn toybox that his granddaddy made for him when he was little. I think that's such a sweet daddy thing to do. He's not quite done yet, but it's looking good so far!