Andy and Brittany's Wedding Weekend

Will's brother Andy and his fiance Brittany are tying the knot this weekend...

Brittany and Andy with tiny baby Sawyer.
He sure does love his Aunt B and Uncle Andy!

We have lots of celebrating to do! Starting tonight with the rehearsal and Rehearsal Dinner at Bogart's. Will is Andy's best man, so he will have Best Man duties tomorrow before the wedding. Sawyer and I are hanging solo until we have to be at the church before the wedding. Don't worry, we have plenty to do to keep ourselves entertained! We have a make-up class at the Little Gym and sweet Rocco Olson's 1st birthday party to go to. Somewhere in there, we have to squeeze in a trip to Target and a nap for a certain little man (and probably his Mama,too!). Sawyer will stay for the wedding and family pictures before my mom picks him up to spend the night with them, while Will and I go to the reception. Looking forward to celebrating these two this weekend!!

***Update***
We had a wonderful weekend celebrating with Andy and Brittany! Sawyer and I also stopped by to celebrate with little Rocco for his birthday in between the wedding festivities!

Rehearsal

Bowtie Groom's cake at Rehearsal Dinner

Best Man Speech

Cutting the cake

Playing at Rocco's Birthday party

Birthday boy!

Cake time!

Wedding time...my handsome boys!

First dance!

Pretty cake!

Goodbye!

Weekend on the Coast

Sawyer and I spent this past weekend at Edisto with my family. Unfortunately, Will was not able to join us. He was responsible for his Masonic Lodge's annual Boston Butt fundraiser. He had to cook all night Friday night in preparation for the sale on Saturday. We sure did miss him! Sawyer and I got down to the beach around 4:30 on Friday afternoon. It was very chilly and windy. The weather stayed like that for most of Saturday as well. We were not able to go out on the boat, but we did go to the dock to cook oysters. We also made our way down to the sand to put our toes in the water-- brrrr chilly! Sawyer was not a fan! Sunday morning, the sun was out, so we sat and played on the porch. We had a great time with my family and family-friends!

Swingin'

Chilly day on the beach

Little boy...big ocean!

Evening on the creek

Sunset

Sunny at last! 

We are already looking forward to our week in July for the 4th! We should have a walking, beach-loving baby by then!! 

Uh Oh!

I definitely didn't win any Mom of the Year award today! Sawyer fell off of our bed and landed with a thud on the floor. He wasn't hurt and only cried a few seconds. I think it scared the both of us more than anything. Every morning while we get ready for work, Sawyer hangs out on our bed. He has his bottle then plays with his toys. Will and I have been thinking for a while now that we weren't going to be able to leave him on the bed unattended for much longer. Well today was the day! Will left for work early this morning, and I was finishing up getting ready. I turned my back for a mere second to put on my jewelry, and I hear a thud followed by crying. I scooped him up and comforted him. I made sure he was alright and assured him everything was ok. He has a tiny bit of carpet burn on his forehead and nose, but no bruises. I got us together and we headed to my mom's where Sawyer was staying today. I called Will to let him know what happened. He kept asking me if he was alright. I assured him he was fine. My mom said he had a great day and acted like nothing ever happened. Sawyer is a tough kid! I'm sure this was not the last of the accidents he will have in his curious little life!

10 Months!

Our sweet boy was 10 months old yesterday!! We enjoyed a great weekend with beautiful weather! Saturday, I spent all day at the Junior League of Columbia's Touch a Truck. Will brought Sawyer out to see all of the fun trucks!

First ride in the wagon

Sitting in the truck!

Sunday, we celebrated Sawyer's 10 month birthday!! I can't believe he is already 10 months old!!!

10 month stats & facts:

* Weight: 21 ish lbs.
* Length: 28 ish in.
* Wearing 9 month clothes (some 12 months)
* Wearing size 3 diapers
* Bottles: 7 am (8 oz), 1 pm (8 oz), and 7:30 pm (8 oz)
* Naps: He usually sleeps a total of 3-4 hours during the day
* Nighttime sleep: Sawyer goes to bed around 8 pm and sleeps until 6:30 or 7 am.
* Breakfast: yogurt or fruit (stage 2 or 3) 8:30 am
* Lunch, He has a stage 2 or 3 veggie (11:30 am)
* Dinner, He has either a jar veggie or dinner (stage 3), or diced table food (5:30 or 6 pm)
* Table food: Sawyer eats anything we put in front of him. We often give him bites of whatever we are eating. We have introduced him to meat as well, in tiny pieces. 
* Snacks: Gerber puffs, Baby Mum Mums, yogurt melts, diced fruit, plain Cheerios
* Sippy Cup: Sawyer drinks water out of the cup. 
* Sawyer has 8 teeth! 4 on the bottom and 4 on the top! Maybe getting more in the back. He will bite us if we try and check!
* Really trying hard to crawl!! He will scoot, flip, roll, or lunge forward to get whatever he wants, esp. cell phones and remote controls! Still working on the crawling thing!
* Trying to pull up on everything!! He loves playing on the floor and bed. He doesn't want to be confined in the exersaucer for long amounts of time. 
* Sawyer still sucks his index and middle fingers on his right hand, esp. when he is tired! He loves his lovies. He usually only has them in his crib, but sometimes he hangs on to it while being lifted out of the crib. 
* He babbles all day long...dada, mama, guh, other 2 syllable combinations

We are still working on planning his first birthday! It is sure to be great fun! We have decided on  an alligator theme.

Sawyer and I are headed down to Edisto for the weekend with my family. Will has to stay home to manage the Boston Butt fundraiser for his Lodge. We will surely miss him!

3rd Anniversary

Yesterday, Will and I celebrated our 3rd anniversary of wedded bliss! Like I say about everything these days, "I can't believe it's already been 3 years!". The day started off like any normal Wednesday, and we went on about our day. Will and Sawyer came by office around 4 pm to say hello. It was a nice visit, and everyone at work loves to see him! Will and I took Sawyer to my mom's around 6:30 and we headed out to dinner. We stopped by Henry's to have a drink before going to Mr. Friendly's for dinner. We enjoyed a wonderful meal and each other's company! Looking forward to many many more years with my wonderful hubby and best friend!

 April 10, 2010

Wordless Wednesday: Bubbles!!

Sawyer at the Little Gym today with my mom....fun with bubbles!

Sawyer (on the far left) with his Little Gym friends

Easter 2013

What a wonderful weekend spent with friends and family!! I really enjoy the Easter holiday and the true meaning of this special day. We started off our weekend on Thursday night with dinner with friends. We always enjoy getting together, and now letting the kiddos play! I am so glad that Sawyer will have such good buddies to play with! Friday night we had dinner at Cantina 76 and hung out at home, in preparation for the busy weekend to follow. Saturday morning, I got up early and went grocery shopping- alone! I got in and out as quick as possible. I had some baking to do for all of our Easter meals. I baked pecan blondies and lemon squares, and Will baked M&M cookies! Saturday afternoon, we headed out to my dad's farm outside of Camden. Sawyer got to see the horses and all of the dogs. He wasn't scared of the horses, but he was definitely a little uneasy at first.

Saturday lunch time at my mom's house

Sawyer, Aunt Janet, and the horses

Will, Sawyer, and Kisses

 Sunday morning, we were up bright and early to get ready for church. Sawyer had his bottle and then we went to check to see if the Easter bunny came. 

Checking out his Easter basket

Easter church

After church, we went home for a little while for Sawyer to nap, then went to my mom's house for lunch. 

The Easter bunny came to Sallie's house, too!

While at my mom's house, Sawyer took another short nap. When he woke up, he felt a little warm. Once we got home after lunch, I check his temperature--- 102.8! Oh jeez, here we go again! I gave him Motrin then. He refused to go to sleep almost the entire afternoon. He was very fussy, and you could tell he just didn't feel good. Finally he fell asleep for about 30 minutes. His temp was down a little, so we decided to go on to Will's parent's house for dinner. Once we got there, looked at his Easter basket, and a fed him dinner, I tried to lay him down again. He refused to sleep, as well. We got him up to socialize, and he seemed a little cooler. I guess the Motrin and Tylenol were working by this point. He only had a low fever during the night, and was fine this morning. I took him to my mom's today instead of Nana's just to be safe today. I will see how he is tonight before taking him to the doc tomorrow if necessary. It hasn't even been a week since he finished his last antibiotic from his ear infection. I'm hoping this just goes away on it's own!

Easter basket at Nana and Papa's house!

****Update: I ended up taking Sawyer to the pediatrician on Tuesday morning. He wasn't running a fever, but you could tell he still wasn't feeling great. Our regular doctor was not in the office, so we saw a different one. I really liked her a lot! She checked Sawyer's ear, chest, and throat. His ears and chest were clear. However, his throat looked terrible. She said it was very red and irritated, his tonsils were swollen, and there was some puss. Poor kid! No wonder he cried when eating his breakfast. You could tell it was painful for him to swallow. He was not having trouble with his bottles, but the solid food was painful for him. Dr. G. suggested we do a strep test, which came back negative. She said his throat infection was just viral. We are to give him plenty of fluids, Tylenol/Motrin for pain, and Pedialyte popsicles. He started feeling better late yesterday afternoon, and continues to be ok this morning. Hopefully this won't be a long-lived virus!