Sawyer: 11 Months

Sawyer is such a good baby! I am always getting compliments on how happy of a baby he is. He has a smile that can melt any strangers heart, which has definitely come in handy when we have a grouchy person behind us in the grocery store. It doesn't take long to get that person smiling and at chatting with Sawyer.

Amazingly enough, I don't think Sawyer grew much, if any this month! I was a little shocked. I did my best to measure him and I think he may have grown a quarter of an inch. Making him 31 1/2" and he is 26 pounds. This is the smallest amount of growth he has ever had in a month. 

He is all over the place. He loves digging in the toys, reading books, playing with Crew, and being loved. Sawyer can drive cars with sounds and can throw a ball rather far. He seems to favor his left hand for throwing but will also use his right. He uses his left hand while eating.

Sawyer has mastered the sippy cup. Hooray!  It's about time! I pushed a bottle and the sippy cup since he was 5 months old. Trying to get him to take at least one of them. It finally clicked at he now loves it.

He loves graham crackers, yogurt, applesauce, oatmeal, pancakes, soups, and cooked veggies. Plus anything he should not be eating that he finds on the floor.

Sawyer can walk, but I wouldn't consider him fully walking. He will walk, unassisted, about 10 feet. But he will push his walker all over the living room. He can back up and maneuver around objects. Sawyer only chooses to walk when someone is cheering him on. 

He is consistently sleeping through the night again. I don't know what his deal was, but is sure nice to have him not waking up anymore! He takes two naps a day. Both are about 2 hours. Sometimes his morning nap is 3.

If Sawyer sees a dog he lights up and loves hearing me ask him if he sees the dog and proceed to make barking noises. 

Sawyer can say "uh-oh," "wow," "Dad," "Mom," (both to the correct person) and roar like a lion. He will also hold the phone up to his ear to talk to Dad as he yells "Dad" while waving hi with his other hand.

He brings me and the rest of our family so much joy!

Sawyer loves the Christmas tree. The bottom third of the tree no long hold any ornaments because I was fearful that he would eat a hook.

Looking out windows is still a favorite pass time.

Evidence that he can walk.

He can now open the bathroom door. It has a levered handle like this one. He has a fascination with the bathroom that I don't get. If the bathroom door is open he will crawl as fast as he can to get there. If he does make it in he will go straight to the bathtub. At least it's not the toilet.

He chased the soccer ball right under the tree.