Hair trimming gone bad

So the story is I have trimmed Sawyer's bangs a few times and done well. I just trimmed it just above his eyebrows. Well this time he jerked every time the scissors touched his forehead. So I had to pull the (wet) hair away from his face and he squirmed...and now he's got short little jagged bangs poor kid. I didn't even try to straighten it out because I don't want it to go any shorter...so it will stay crooked for now. I cried for about an hour because I ruined my cute baby's hair. Luckily his hair grows really fast..Now I'm trying to laugh about it....He's still cute even with jacked up hair...

So You THink You Can Dance

This past weekend by best friend Jennifer was in town. For her birthday she was given 2 tickets to see So You Think You Can Dance tour show in Richmond. Her husband was going to go with her but he ended up having to be at there church for a missions meeting. I was thrilled when she asked me to go with her. I don't have tv at home so I wasn't able to follow the show but I did go online and watch some of the dances throughout the season. We had a BLAST!!! Not only was the dancing amazing but I got to have Jennifer all to myself no sons or husbands (sorry boys I love you all but girl time was needed) for several hours :-). What an amazing friend the Lord has blessed me with. She is my sister in every way and my life would not be as full without her. (The picture above is from when we lived together in college it's my favorite picture of us)

10 months....a little late

Well I have been working on this post for a month. So here it is finally. Thank you Megan and Abigail for reading this you have given me new incentive to stay more up to date. :-)

October 2, 2009

My parents, Tyson and I took Sawyer to the Hunt Club Farm. I think I had my expectations a little high for how much Sawyer would enjoy it. I do sometimes forget that he is only 10 months. He liked it ok. The goats were really loud and that freaked him out from the start. He warmed up a little bit with the chickens but the only animals he really liked were the baby pigs (they were more his size). We still had a wonderful time. Sawyer loved the pumpkins so I was able to get some really cute pictures of him. Of course my camera battery died and I didn't get any pictures of the hay ride but oh well.

I've been bad about posting the things Sawyer's doing at each knew stage so here is his current list of things he's been up to.

- He stands by himself

- He has taken 2 and 3 steps to me from the couch

- He tries to walk away from the furniture but forgets he doesn't know how to walk yet and falls

- In the last month he's had his first black eye, scraped nose and busted lip

-He still only has 1 tooth but I can see 3 more working in

- His favorite sound to make is Prrrrring he rolls his tongue and makes this noise all the time (which I love and is so cute)

- Still sticks his tongue out and does raspberries

- He waves hi and bye

- His favorite place it on Tyson's shoulders, he loves being up high

- Blueberry's seem to be his favorite fruit and he still does not like apples or bananas

- He loves Turkey but hates chicken

- Cheerios are his most favorite snack

- When we are eating he always wants something from our plate

- He loves Mexican food (just like his mamma)

- He shakes his head no...but he doesn't mean no he is just showing off that he can shake his hair

- He picks up books and pretends to read them. He will just babble on and on and then turn the page. He loves reading books!!

- He can throw the ball. Which he is obsessed with. If there is a ball in the room he will go for it.

- He's been saying momma dadda for a while but now he says in to us when he wants us...SO CUTE!!! He reaches his arms out when he wants to get picked up

- He LOVES Baby Einstein and laughs out loud all the time at the puppets

- He fake laughs and fake coughs to get our attention

- He is a confident independent little man and he still tries to do many daring things . But we are loving playing with him and watching him develop.

That's all I can think of at the moment. Thanks for reading here are the pictures. :-)

Fall Beach Day

I haven't had much chance to take Sawyer to the beach this summer. The few times we've been down there I was just walking and didn't have the time to take him out on the sand or in the water. Last weekend was the Neptune Festival. I wanted to go but we couldn't make it happen. On Tuesday my mom and I went for a walk and decided to go the the beach and see if any of the sand sculptures were still there. Unfortunately there was a storm so the castles were gone. But we still had a great time. We walked 3 miles and then we took Sawyer to put his toes in the ocean. He loved the sand. He wanted to run into the water. The ocean was super cold so he was a little unsure about it. Every time I would take him away he wanted to run right back to the water. It was a beautiful day out and we really had a fabulous time and we took some great pictures.

First steps in the sand....

Love kissing that boy

he thinks my jokes are funny

little toes

walking with grammy

Hey mom hurry up

Chasing the sea gulls

running for the water again

first time in the ocean

wash the sand off

Bush Family Update

Well at this point I'm not sure if anyone is even reading this blog anymore. I've been so bad about updating. But for those faithful few out there whoever you are here's a long overdue update from us. :-)

Sawyer- My baby is now 9 Months old!! He is all over the place. He finally started crawling but he is dieing to walk. He use to do the bear walk but he finally figured out that he could go faster if he just crawled on his knees. He hasn't given up on walking though. He pulls himself up on EVERYTHING. This boy has no fear he dives off the furniture and tries so hard to walk. He loves anyone who will hold his hands and let him walk around. His balance is getting much better. He stood up by himself for the first time last night. He took one step today. It won't be long before he is walking.

He loves watching other kids. He wants to play with them so bad. We went to Liam's birthday party at the zoo and Sawyer had a great time watching the kids. He tries so hard to be a part of the fun.

He is still the sweetest little man. He gives kisses when I ask him but it's just a wide open slobber mouth. :-) When he gets ready for bed at night I pray for him before I lay him down. Sometimes I'll pat his back. The other night he started patting my back at the same time I love it!!

His favorite book is Goodnight Moon. We read it before bed and he now turns the page. It's so cute. When I get to "goodnight nobody" he always looks at me like "there isn't anything on that page" it's really cute.

He still talks all the time. He says mama and dada a lot. I love the sound of his voice. It's so sweet. He now tries to talk over the tv. If we are watching a movie he will talk over the movie...if we turn up the sound he just gets louder. Once we pause the movie he just grins like I win. :-)

NO TEETH YET!!! That has been hard for the poor guy. He's been teething for months and still nothing. His gums are swollen but still no teeth. I'm not worried about it but for his sake I hope they come through soon.

He has his 9 month check up tomorrow and I am looking forward to finding his stats. He's still tall and skinny. :-)

Sawyer really is a true joy in my life. He is keeping us laughing all the time. His deep belly laugh is so contagious. We are so blessed to have such a happy baby.

Tyson- Ty is doing well. He is an amazing father. I love watching him play with Sawyer. Lately Sawyer has been a real daddy's boy. He cries when Ty leaves. The other night he wouldn't let Ty put him down. I even tried taking him and he cried until Tyson took him back. I think it's sweet that Sawyer loves his daddy so much.

Tyson lost his job last week so that has been hard. I don't really have a lot to say about it on this public blog. But I am so proud of my husband. He has the most amazing attitude of anyone I know. He is so patient and understanding. I learn so much from his Godly example. We are trusting the Lord for his perfect will and provision for our life.

Me- Well I must admit these last few weeks have been my hardest yet as a parent. Sawyer has been needy in a lot of ways and I was finding my patience running short. He just requires so much. He would refuse to crawl...all he wanted to do was have me help him walk. He could stand holding on to the furniture but he wouldn't just stand there he wanted to walk to the other couch and then face plant into the ground. Again and again he would do this so I spent a lot of time bent over so he would hit his head or face. This might seem silly but after a month of this it became wearing. Then there is the teething...no teeth as I said...so there was lots of screaming pain cries in the middle of the night and yet nothing. Which means No Sleep for me!

I'm just tired. I'm also very tired of feeling pregnant...I still haven't' lost the baby weight (not even close). I've tried different things but from what I've read there are just some people who don't lose the weight until after they stop breastfeeding. I guess I'm one of those lucky ones. Needless to say I'm am beginning the weening process. Sawyer won't take a bottle now so I'm moving to a sippy cup. So far we haven't had much success but I'm trying to be patient.

In all of this Tyson lost his job. I must say that was really hard for me but God is faithful. I am so thankful for my husband and my son and I am excited about the future God has planned for us. I have had extra grace this last week and I feel (on the mom side of things) things are so much better. God has truly given me more patience with Sawyer and he has been happier. It's funny how my mood affects him. I know when I am at peace and acting in love he can sense that. (plus he is happier because he can balance better on his feet an has more freedom haha).

Friends please keep me in your prayers. God is doing some cool things and I am excited to see it all come together...in the meantime please pray that the Lord would help me to trust Him and to allow Him to complete the work in me which He has already begun!

If you have made it through all of that THANKS! :-) haha Blessings to you!! Here are some more pictures of my sweet boy!

Video for Mimi.....Walking!

This is what we do all day. Sawyer loves to walk...he always wants to be standing and on the go.

8 months

Sawyer is such a joy! His sweet personality is a blessing to everyone he is around. He is rarely upset but when he is there is usually a reason. He's still teething but so far no teeth....that has been rough at night but hopefully they will come through soon.