9 months old

Happy 9 months old Sawyer. Sawyer is totally a big boy now. I just cant believe what a tall man Saw man I have. He is so long and lanky. He is for sure in 12 month clothes now. He's got a bit of a gut too. haha. He's moving around so quickly. He still is only doing his military crawl but he does it quite fast. He can stand when holding on to something for a bit. And he has pulled himself into seating position a few times this week also. He's got about 3 teeth I think coming in, and boy are they sharp. He is starting to try more and more foods. But he is kind of a picky eater. He does not like anything green. I keep trying but he spits it right out. And he used to love avocado but doesnt seem to like it anymore. His favorites include banana, banana, pear or peach yogurt (but he doesnt seem to like just plain pear or peach), sweet potatoe and regular potatoe, and those little baby cracker things, and applesauce. But of course he only likes the applesauce from Cattin's that has sugar in it, when I tried to give him plain organic yogurt he didnt like that. Sawyer will have his next dr check up probably not until around month 10. He is a happy growing little man. We love him so much. Oh and his new favorite book is the Jesus loves the little children sing along book, and the "no more monkey's jumping on the bed" book.

Sawyer's dedication

Tonight Sawyer got dedicated at Puyallup Foursquare Church. It was so wonderful. As always lately I even got emotional. I just love this little boy so much that. All I want for him is to know God and to have a wonderful life.

Sawyer = the next Lance Armstrong haha

This last Christmas Oma and Opa got us one of those carts that Sawyer can sit in behind the bike. We had not been able to use it yet, so yesterday was the first time. I hadn't been on my bike since before I was pregnant. Jon and I actually remembered the time when we bought our bikes. We were still dating, and it was our first big purchase together. We weren't even engaged yet but we went to the store and talked about how when we were married we would ride our bikes together. I know I know I know we are super cheesy but I had to share that. :) So anyway, we hooked little Sawman up and he loved it. Being that we now live in a gated community we were able to safely just ride our bikes in our little neighborhood. It was perfect. I am just really loving this house and this neighborhood. I love being near the park and in this community where there are lots of young families. It feels really special. Now that the condo is done, Jon and I are really starting to settle in. Of course his honey-do list is still long, but Im doing my best to not nag at him to get it done quickly. :) We are a happy little family. :)

more vaca pics

Tom Sawyer and Huck Finn (aka - cousins Sawyer and Finn)


Nana and Papa

Ruch Family Vaca

We just got back from an amazing vacation in Richmond and North Carolina. We flew to Richmond to be with Jon's parents, and from there we road tripped about 5 hours to Baldhead Island, which is near Wilmington I think. :) All 13 of us: Mama and Papa Ruch, Jeremy and Lindsay, Billy, Jennifer, Carrington, Ellie, Finn and Deacon, and me, Jon and Sawyer ferried over to the island to a beach house. This place was amazing. There are no cars on the island. Everyone uses golf carts as transportation. Our beach house had 2 golf carts for us to use. We would drive over to the beach and to the pool which only took about 5 minutes. The ride over there was so nice and pleasant. It was like we were in a jungle, and then you would emerge from the trees to the beach. And can I just say that the beaches out that way are like as warm as my bath water. It's just craziness.

Sawyer did so well in the water. He really loved to eat fist fulls of sand :). He did well in both the beach and the pool. He even got himself a little tan. I must say though, he has been a lot more fussy than normal since he is teething. He has one sharp tooth coming in. He just looks really uncomfortable some days. Not to mention, he is really moving around by his little military crawl so when he is confined anywhere, like the airplane or being held, he fusses because he just wants to be moving around. But all in all, he did wonderfully on the trip. He had so much fun with his cousins, and Papa Ruch really got him laughing. You never would have known that this trip was his first time meeting most of the Ruch family. Sawyer loved them all instantly. Nana was so wonderful with Sawyer. She gave Jon and I lots of breaks to go to the water by ourselves, and anytime Sawyer was fussy, without even a hesitation, she just put him in the stroller and walked him around. Sawyer loves his walks.

It was really nice to just spend a week with Jon's family and get to know them all a little bit better. It was a true vacation in the sense that there was no itinerary or anywhere to go visit. It was just a full week of going back and forth to the water, naps, and playing games. (I still of course had to squeeze in a bit of school in there).

So now we are back home in Puyallup, and luckily we came home to some really nice weather. Summer is officially here in washington now. Lets hope it lasts a bit for us. Love you all

I promise I will do my best to keep this thing updated better. You can know for sure, Sawyer will have his 9 month update. I at least get his monthly updates in. :)