Picture Perfect

I have been wanting to get pictures of Sawyer in a studio for a while. When he could finally sit up on his own and I had some time off for Christmas break, I decided it was the perfect time. We just went to JC Penney portrait studio to have some cute, but inexpensive pictures of our family done. We actually got some really cute ones considering that they have you in and out within 20 minutes. But they serve the purpose I was going for. So, I present our first real family pictures. (Don't mind the HORRIBLE scans of them, our scanner is awful!)

8 Months

Sawyer is 8 months! In half the time he has been alive, he will be a year old. I can't believe it! He is changing so much and isn't a little baby anymore. It makes me so sad, but it is fun to see him growing and learning new things. He now thinks he gets to eat or drink anything we are eating. Including pumpkin bread (his favorite), rice, bread, beans, grapes, water from a cup and straw, etc. He is doing really well with baby food now, too. But he definitely needs to start moving soon because he is so chubby!! He still hates his tummy, no surprise there. But he is getting better about actually using his arms to push himself up instead of just burying his face in the ground. Although he still does that, too. A fun new thing is that he has learned how to walk while holding onto your hands. One night Abby was trying with him and he would only move his right foot, so she had to move his left. The next day, he could move both on his own! It is crazy how quickly babies learn things!! So now he loves to walk around while he picks his feet up high off the ground. We call this his high-step! He also is talking a lot more now. He can say the b, g, m, and w sounds now, but still no d for da. Hopefully soon he will start saying mama and dada. One of my favorite things that Sawyer does is holding your face close to his and talking to you/eating you. It is the cutest thing! We have not gotten it on video yet, but I will post it when we do. I don't know any other baby who does this!!


Here are his 8 month pictures. He is adorable!!! I'm not biased or anything.