The Peacock Family

Matching Jammies

2012-01-17T13:05:00.000-08:00

My cute little boys in their matching Pj's. Don't mind Sawyer, I brought his car seat in to adjust it and he just loved sitting in it all day. That kid sure loves to go bye-bye.

Cousins

2012-01-08T10:53:00.000-08:00

Sawyer loves to play with his cousin. He is learning how to share and be soft, I think it's good preparation for the new baby. They are great buds and I can't wait to watch them grow up together and cause all sorts of mischief for me and my Sister-in-law (kidding about the mischief, I'm sure they will be perfect angels. Oh shoot, scratch that. I realized who their Father's are. Natalie, we are doomed).

Sawyer introducing Yo Gabba Gabba

Cool dudes in their matching shirts.

Sawyer loves to give him kisses and pat his head.

2011 Holiday's

2012-01-05T17:48:00.000-08:00

Wow! I can't believe Christmas has come and gone, what a busy month we had. Things got a little crazy the week before. Tuesday before Christmas we got rear-ended (but luckily we were all okay) and then Thursday I got really really sick with the flu, it was terrible! I had a hard time with it, I really thought I was going to go into labor from throwing up so much. Once again luck was on my side and I was able to recover after a few days and enjoy Christmas. We enjoyed Christmas so much that I didn't take one single picture! But I did use our camcorder so I have a lot of film and my family took pictures for us. Sawyer really enjoyed Christmas this year, he even attempted to open a few presents. It was fun to watch him realize that the toys were for him, and he sure loves his new toys! Can't wait to see what our next Christmas is like when we have two kids.

We also had a great New Year. Kyle and I had dinner with some great friend's and then we dropped Sawyer off at my parent's and went over to some other friend's house and played games and rang in the New Year. It was a lot of fun to have some grown up time.

This picture was taken on the last year that we will be a family of 3.

We have a Birthday and Anniversary to celebrate and then our little man will be here! I can't wait to see what 2012 brings us.

Hope your Holiday's were just as great!

Christmas Flashback

2011-12-20T09:56:00.001-08:00

I was just looking at some old pictures and I came across these pictures from 2009 during Christmas. Sawyer was over a year old, I can't believe how fast time flies.

Christmas Lights

2011-12-05T10:43:00.000-08:00

This year Kyle put Christmas lights on our house. I was happy that he did, it's fun to see our house all lit up and bright. Sawyer loves to look at the lights too, he thinks they are pretty cool.

The boys were so intrigued watching Kyle get everything ready.

Here's the final product.

Sweet Boy

2011-11-13T18:47:00.000-08:00

There is something so sweet about my little boy relaxing with his blankie watching tv.

Also.....

Today marks 20 weeks of this pregnancy! I can't believe we are halfway through.

Sawyer & T

2011-11-03T07:38:00.000-07:00

These boys are so cute! They love to look out the window, if it gets quiet in my house this is where they usually are.

Halloween

2011-10-31T21:21:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween! I hope it was just as good as ours. I took Sawyer trick-or-treating for the first time and he loved it. He had a blast in the stroller and watching his cousins run to each house. He did a good job of signing "thank you" when he would get some candy. The only thing that could have made the night better was to have Kyle with us. He had to stay late after work while they re-did his phone system, what a lame night to do it! It's crazy to think that next year we'll have a 6 month old with us!

Sawyer & Daddy

2011-10-30T13:19:00.000-07:00

A few nights ago Kyle was busy doing homework in our bedroom so Sawyer decided he should get some work done as well. Sawyer went into his toy box got his laptop and took off to our bedroom. It was so cute that he knew what was going on and wanted to be involved. So here are my two hard working men on their laptops.

This is the face I got when I told Sawyer to "say cheese."

Playtime & Peanut

2011-10-25T19:11:00.000-07:00

Last Wednesday we found out that our little peanut is a boy! We are so excited and think it's going to be so fun to have two boys. Sawyer is going to be a great big brother.

Last week I lined up some boxes and Sawyer thought it was the coolest thing! He played with his cars for most of the day and loved climbing on top. It was fun to watch him enjoy something so much.

New Windows

2011-10-18T11:16:00.000-07:00

On Friday we got new windows, and let me tell you they are nice! I can already tell a huge difference. I'm so happy we got them before Winter takes over. My little Monkey seemed to like the new windows too because he got into the caulk right after it was applied. He decided to finger-paint on his window. It was pretty hilarious and luckily Kyle and I were able to clean it up before it ruined anything. I was so surprised that Sawyer didn't freak out about having the caulk on his hands, especially when it started to dry. New therapy idea? Hum....

25th Birthday & 15 Weeks

2011-10-10T17:13:00.000-07:00

Last Tuesday I celebrated my 25th birthday. It was an awesome day! I felt good and spend the whole day with my family. It really was the best. I went to lunch, went shopping, and then my mom made me dinner and I got one of my favorite treats. Kyle had that day off as well so I got to spend time with him too.

I'm now currently 15 weeks pregnant. I had a doctor's appointment on Friday and I got to hear the baby's heartbeat. It was so neat hearing that little sound, I forgot how amazing it is to hear your baby's heartbeat for the first time. Everything looks good so far and even with my constant morning sickness I've been able to gain some weight. I'm still dealing with morning sickness, it's kicking my butt. I'm quite surprised that I'm still this sick. I swear, by this time I was on the upswing when I was pregnant with Sawyer. I really hope it ends soon. In 9 days we are going to find out what we are having! Kyle is hoping for another boy, I am fine with either I'm just excited for a baby. I'm going to post a poll if anybody wants to take a vote on what they think we are having. The doctor said according to the old wives tale it's another boy because of the beats per minute when she listened to the heartbeat. My morning sickness is a lot like how I was when I was pregnant with Sawyer. There are a few things that are different but I have a feeling it's another boy. Either way it's really exciting! So cast your vote!

The Latest

2011-09-24T09:52:00.000-07:00

Nothing big has been going on around lately. I've been trying to figure out what to blog about it. So I'll just give a little update. Sawyer had missed the past 2 weeks of school. He started out with a cold but then it quickly turned into a sinus infection and ear infection. I was quite surprised to hear that he had an ear infection, but we got him an antibiotic and it seems to be doing better. For some reason Sawyer's cold always turn into a sinus infection, it's very rare that he just has a cold. The Pediatrician gave us Flonaz (sp?) to squirt up his nose to see if that will help with his sinuses. I'm wondering if constant sinus infections is an RTS thing? Does anybody have any insight on this subject? Hopefully Sawyer will be well enough to go to school next week. I hate that he has missed so much.

Kyle is busy with work, school and getting our sprinkler's in. We've had a lot of help with the sprinkler's and we are so grateful for that!

I'm still sick :(. I'm trying to keep it together but it wears you down after a little while. My mom surprised me with my dream diaper bag yesterday and that sure lifted my spirits! I think that may get me through these next couple of weeks. I'll be 13 weeks tomorrow, and I think if I remember correctly I stated feeling better with Sawyer at week 16. So here's to the next few weeks! I think I can, I think I can.!

Baby #2

2011-09-14T12:52:00.000-07:00

It still feels weird knowing that I am pregnant and having another baby. I seriously feel like this is my first pregnancy, I don't remember anything! I wish I would have been good about keeping a journal with Sawyer so I had something to go back and read. I do remember a little bit though. My morning sickness is pretty much the same, it's terrible and I really want it to end. I've been better about staying hydrated though so luckily I have avoided having to go and get iv's, that was something I had to do a few times with Sawyer. The hardest thing about my morning sickness is the lack of energy I have for Sawyer and Teague. I feel really bad not interacting with them or playing with them like I use to. It's hard for them to understand why I just lay around a lot and it makes me feel really bad for them. That's the part I hate the most. Oh and my house IS A MESS! Luckily my hubby has been amazing and such great help! He takes over when he gets home from work and I can go lay down and rest. It's got to be so hard for him because he just started school and is taking a few more credits than he usually does so he can be done and graduate in the Spring (Wahoo!) Plus he is trying to get our sprinkler's in by the end of this week. I'm so grateful he is such a hard worker. I don't know how I would survive without him and all of his help. I'm almost 12 weeks so hopefully in the next month this morning sickness will go away and I can feel a little bit more normal.

My first doctor's appointment was on Friday and everything looked great. The doctor did an ultrasound so I got to see my little peanut moving all around. It was so weird laying there knowing that little thing is inside me and going to be mine. I still think "oh my gosh I'm having a baby!" I'm super excited and I think Sawyer is going to be a great big brother. On top of watching Teague I'm also watching another little boy who is 10 months old (I know I'm crazy!) and Sawyer is really sweet to him and likes to give him kisses and rub his head softly, it's fun to see how he is going to react with his future brother or sister. I'm super grateful for this opportunity to have another child and I can't wait to meet our little one. I have a feeling the Holiday's are going to fly by and then it will be baby time! Oh my goodness!

"Big" Changes

2011-09-09T13:09:00.001-07:00

Since my little Sawyer turned 3 and started school Kyle and I decided that it was time to get rid of the "baby" themed nursery and change Sawyer's room in a "big boy" room. Of course it was easy choosing a theme, this boy loves his cars. Target had this collection and I slowly started collecting items and he got a few things for his birthday. I think it turned out really cute and Sawyer seems to enjoy his new room.

The cute little vinyl cars turned out cute going around his closet. At first I was going to put them around his crib but then I remembered that he knows how to peel off the stickers.
We took out the changing table and added this dresser that use to be my Dad's. It's in great condition and works perfectly in this room.
I got this crib sheet for $3.00 last year knowing that it would come into use eventually.

What a perfect room for someone who just turned 3, started school, and is going to be a big brother!

That's right! Our little peanut is due in April and we couldn't be happier.

Pre-Walker

2011-09-08T08:15:00.000-07:00

This kid is getting more ready to walk each and everyday. I can tell because he is choosing to do things that require him to stand up, he's starting to prefer standing and does it often. Lately he has been pushing his Dora toy all around the house and has great control, his favorite thing to do it go up and down the hall and he'll go pretty fast too. It's fun watching my little man grow and it's exciting to realize that the next milestone is walking (whenever that may be). Keep it up Sawyer!

Wordless Wednesday

2011-08-24T10:36:00.000-07:00

Sawyer's First Day Of School

2011-08-19T09:05:00.000-07:00

Yesterday my little boy had his first day of school. I still can't believe Sawyer is going to school now. Sawyer and I had great support for the first day of school, My mom and Cousin came over to see him off. I was really nervous all morning long, thinking how I was going to get Sawyer onto this big bus and how I was going to explain to Teague that he couldn't go with. Sawyer's bus was supposed to arrive at 11:10 so we all went outside to wait and every time I thought I heard the bus my stomach would get so nervous. Finally the bus arrived, Sawyer was a little nervous but thankfully he didn't cry! The aid took him and out him in his car seat and then he was off. Once he was finally on the bus and on his way I felt a lot better, but it still felt weird.

After Sawyer left Teague kept saying "I miss him." It was kind of sad, he didn't know what to do without his buddy. We took Teague to lunch and went to Target and waited for Sawyer to get home.

Wordless Wednesday

2011-08-10T16:56:00.000-07:00

Best Pals

2011-08-08T08:47:00.000-07:00

Teague and Sawyer really are such great friends. I'm glad I get to watch Teague and have him be so involved with Sawyer. I'm watching Teague every day now and it's been a little bit of an adjustment but I know Sawyer loves it. They do a lot of things together. They sure love to look out the window and watch Yo Gabba Gabba, it's fun to watch these two together. Teague is always so thoughtful. If I ever give Teague some juice or food he's always making sure I get some for Sawyer too, or if I give T a hug he makes sure Sawyer gets one as well. It's really sweet. I love these two!

Last Visit & The I Pad

2011-08-05T14:31:00.000-07:00

A couple weeks ago Sawyer had his very last visit with his therapists. I can't believe he is done with Early Intervention, I swear it feels just like yesterday we were working on tummy time. For Sawyer's last visit Becca let him and Teague play with the I Pad, they loved it. I guess an I Pad might be in our near future.

Sawyer is starting pre-school on the 18th, that's in two weeks. I'm not sure if I'm ready for him to go, big kid's go to school and I think I'm still in denial that I have a big kid now. It will be really good for him though and I'm excited for him to start this new adventure. Originally we thought Teague would be able to go to school with Sawyer but we just learned that he doesn't meet the required deadline and won't get to attend until next year. I'm pretty bummed because I know T would have loved it and it would be nice for Sawyer to have his cousin with him, plus they had so much fun in toddler class together. Hopefully T will adjust to having Sawyer gone for a few hours a few times a week. They are such great friends I know he'll miss his buddy Sawyer while he is gone. Meanwhile I'm going to enjoy the time we have until Sawyer starts school and continue to enjoy the Summer. A few of our activities are on hold because Sawyer and I both have colds.

Sawyer's Birthday

2011-07-29T13:09:00.000-07:00

For Sawyer's actual birthday Kyle and I took him on a walk to get ice cream. I knew he would love this because it's his two favorite things. We took him to a place called Subzero, it's a really cool ice cream place where they make the ice cream right in front of you. You get to decide what flavor for your base ice cream and add any mix-ins that you want, then they freeze it with liquid nitrogen and mix it up until it's ice cream. Sawyer thought it was pretty cool to watch.

He loved eating his Dad's ice cream the most.

I still can't believe my little man is 3 years old, he is growing so fast! On the 18th of August he'll be starting preschool. Looks like we're in for a new adventure.

Bouncing Sawyer

2011-07-21T07:46:00.000-07:00

Part 1- Sawyer's 3rd Birthday Party

2011-07-18T10:52:00.000-07:00

Last Saturday we had part one of Sawyer's 3rd birthday with my Dad's side of the family. We had such a great time and I enjoy being with them so much! It was so nice of everyone to come down and support Sawyer, we even got to see our family who lives out of town. It was such a great day, after everyone left I felt so grateful to have them as my family I love them all so much.

The theme for Sawyer's party was cars,trucks,helicopters,etc. Sawyer LOVES cars and any automobile type thing. He's a boy through and through. Our house is filled with cars and trucks so I thought it would be perfect.

I made these cookies all by myself, I think they turned out pretty great!

We rented a bounce house and it was a huge hit! A couple months ago Sawyer's cousin had a bounce house at his party and Sawyer loved it so we knew we had to get one for his party.

Sawyer loved going down the slide, he would even go down by himself.

Sawyer was laughing so hard and having so much fun in the bounce house that he almost threw up a couple of times from all of the laughter.
My big boy loved the slide, and he loved going down it head first on his tummy.
It was so much fun to have all of the cousins enjoy the bounce house, most of them are around the same age so it was perfect.

After the kids had their fun, the "grown ups" played with the bounce house for awhile. They were trying to run and jump into it.

Some were successful and some, not so much.

After all of the fun we opened presents and Sawyer got so many great things.

It really was such a great day. Now we will be having Part Two this Sunday with my mom's side of the family, I know it's going to be great!

The Bouncy Horse

2011-07-12T14:43:00.000-07:00

Today we mourn the loss of Sawyer's horse. Sawyer's bouncy horse finally bit the dust after 3 years of rough riding. I knew this day would come, I was just hoping I could avoid Sawyer breaking the horse so his future siblings could enjoy it. Hopefully Sawyer won't notice the missing horse and it can be an easy transition. I have no idea how I can explain to him that the horse is broken.

4th Of July Camping

2011-07-08T08:26:00.000-07:00

Last weekend over the 4th we went camping with Kyle's family and Sawyer loved it! We had such a great time and we already can't wait for next year!

Sawyer was in such a silly mood in the car on our way home.
Enjoying his day.
Hanging out with his Grandpa and Dad by the creek.
Love my boys! Having fun under a big rock.
The only way that we could get Sawyer to smile was by singing his favorite song.
On a little hike with Grandpa.
Fun time by the campfire.
Sawyer loved having his own chair.
Playing trucks with his cousin.

Sawyer had a lot of fun playing in the dirt.
Sometime he would stop and wonder what was on his hands.
He found a way to play his favorite games of knocking down the chairs.
Playtime with his toys in the play pen.
Hanging out with his cousin. We tried to get a picture of them smiling but they were so distracted with everything that was around them, it was funny.
On the 4th we had a bbq at my parents house and watched fireworks. Now that the illegal fireworks are now legal my parent's neighborhood was loud and bright. It freaked Sawyer out, he wasn't so sure of what was going on.
Good thing he could hide with his blanket.

He liked the fountain fireworks.
Then it was time for the big fireworks. So we watched them int he comfort of our car.

Love his face in this one. He was laughing at the flashing fireworks.

My almost 3 year old!

Speaking of getting big. Sawyer took 4 steps last night, real steps! It was amazing.

Summer Fun

2011-07-04T11:01:00.000-07:00

I've been so happy about having good weather. It's nice to take the boys out on a picnic and enjoy the day.

2011-06-29T22:14:00.000-07:00

I don't know why but I've been trying to blog for the past couple of days and I keep getting an error message. Hopefully I can work this out.

Therapy

2011-06-20T08:52:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my little boy is going to be 3 next month! I'm really sad that we are not going to have all of Sawyer's amazing therapists anymore. I'm pretty sure they are going to miss him too. They have all scheduled as many appointments as they can get in before he turns 3.

I don't know what I would do without these wonderful people.

Here's Sawyer's thoughts on the whole situation. .....

On a side note: We got the results back from Sawyer's MRI and there is no indication of a tethered cord (yay!) and his eyes look great!

House Full Of Boys!

2011-06-15T13:19:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I had a house full of boys. I watched my Nephew Jackson for a few hours yesterday and we had a great time! Sawyer and Teague love Jackson and they are so fascinated with him. Sawyer is doing a better job about being soft to Jackson and using soft hands, it's so cute to see him "pet" his head and give him kisses. It was fun watching Jackson, he is trying so hard to be a big boy and keep up with Sawyer and Teague. Jackson is only 6 months old and is already crawling and recently pulling up to stand! It was a lot of fun having so many boys and they all got a long so it was even better.

Thank goodness Kyle had a day off, he was the only one who got Jackson to sleep. Jackson loves his Uncle.

Sleepy Time

2011-06-13T08:10:00.000-07:00

Nap time, my favorite part of the day!

Projects

2011-06-09T09:23:00.001-07:00

I've been working on a few projects and thought I would share them with you. I love to be crafty, I'm not very good of thinking of things on my own but I'm pretty good at recreating things.

Since Sawyer has been going to toddler class he has been doing a lot of projects that I just love to hang on my fridge. The only problem is I am running out of room and I'm kind of weird and I don't like a lot of stuff on my fridge so I found an idea somewhere on line and came up with this...

Those are big clothes pin that I modge podged paper onto, I also painted the board and modge podged the the green paper. I have this blank wall in my kitchen so this worked out perfectly.

I love looking at these little art projects when I'm in my kitchen.

Awhile ago when the weather was still crummy I thought I would make something springy to get me into a good mood. Plus my front door was plain and needed something on it. I found this tutorial on a blog and thought that this would be something fun to make. It was really easy and not to time consuming. I got my supplies at Hobby Lobby. It was pretty cheap to make too. I got the wreath for half off- it was only $2.50 and the felt was 4/1.00. The thing that cost the most was the buttons. But with all of my extra felt and buttons I made more flowers and turned those into hair clips (that's for another post).
I think this wreath was just what I needed, and it looks great on my front door.
And now for the biggest project of the Summer.................
Getting our front and backyard in. This is a view of our backyard, I'm standing on the back porch. If you look closely you can see our dog, and Kyle is in the back corner by the white fence pulling weeds. This week we hope to get our fence in. Stay tuned!

Milk Face

2011-06-06T09:13:00.000-07:00

My little boy is funny. Sometimes he likes to let his milk drip out of his bottle onto his face.

Kyle's Day Off

2011-05-26T09:46:00.000-07:00

The boys love it when Kyle has a day off. He always does something fun with them, they thought this game was fun. I love hearing little boys laughing from the other room.

It's been hard trying to figure out how to entertain these boys when we all have cabin fever. I hope it stops raining soon.

Working Out

2011-05-17T09:50:00.000-07:00

For the past couple of months I've been trying really hard to get back into shape. I started with Jillian Michaels 30 Day Shred, which is awesome! I would do my workout during nap time, but by the time I was done and showered nap time was over and I had other things I needed to get done that requires Sawyer to still be napping. So I tried working out while Sawyer was awake but that didn't work out either, Sawyer thought my workout mat was for him and loved playing on it. Plus he would laugh at me when I would jump around and get caught up in between my legs as well. Luckily I have a gym membership and went back with my little sister who keeps me going! We tried the Zumba classes and love it, it's a lot of fun and such a GREAT workout! I'm happy that I'm getting back into shape and I already feel so much better.

Here's what my workout looked like when Sawyer joined me.

I'm trying to work on my abs and he kept sticking his face into mine and pulling on my hair.
Or he would sit on my head.
This is what he would do most of the time. Push his car up and down the mat.
I love my silly little boy.

Mother's Day

2011-05-09T14:06:00.000-07:00

I had a wonderful Mother's Day yesterday. So wonderful in fact, I didn't take any pictures.

I got a really sweet gift from Kyle, he got me this ring.....

We spent the day with both sides of the family, I love that all of our family lives so close. It really was a great day.

Blanket Boy

2011-04-30T09:27:00.000-07:00

I love that Sawyer is starting to love his blanket, it's so cute to watch him love on it.

I like that there is something that can comfort him.

Easter 2011

2011-04-27T07:50:00.000-07:00

We had a nice Easter this year, poor Sawyer still had croup but he is handling it really well. Sawyer loved his present, this boy is sure obsessed with cars.

He got a book as well, but once he saw the car he didn't care.

We went to church that day as a family, but first Sawyer needed a haircut to look his Sunday best!

He's getting so big, he didn't even cry when Kyle cut his hair.

My little man looked so handsome!

Weekend With My Bestie

2011-04-21T09:28:00.000-07:00

Last weekend I drove down to Cedar City to visit my best friend. It's been a while since I've seen her and I've never been to her house that her and her husband bought in Cedar. It was a nice little drive and I'm so glad I went down to see her. I miss he like crazy and wish I could see her more often, we have been friends since middle school and I'm so glad to have her in my life.

I drove in Friday evening and we hung out and caught up. Saturday morning we drove down to St. George and went to the temple, I've never seen the St. George temple it's so pretty. After we went to the temple we got some lunch and headed to the park. The weather was so nice!! I loved the sun and I'm ready for Summer. We did some shopping at the outlet mall and had a great day in St. George. We also did some scrapbooking and went to dinner and got some ice cream. It was a lot of fun and a nice little get away.

Hanging out at the park with nice weather.
The St. George temple is so pretty!

Teething

2011-04-18T10:35:00.000-07:00

I'm pretty sure Sawyer is getting his 2 year molars. Poor baby, he mostly chews on his hands but the other day I caught him chewing on this shirt. It was soaked! He chewed on the sleeves, the collar and the bottom. Hopefully his teeth will come in soon. Teething always seems to take a long time for him.

My Boys

2011-04-11T12:16:00.000-07:00

I love these two boys so much! Even when they are grouchy, like today.

(Taken on their first day of toddler class)

Playtime

2011-04-10T13:31:00.000-07:00

Sawyer loves to play in his room. He's always in there making a mess.

A couple days ago he was in his room playing with his piggy bank and I noticed that he was putting the coins into the bank all by himself! This is a huge accomplishment and something we have worked on. I was so proud of him and you can tell that he was proud of himself too.

Hawaii 2011

2011-04-04T10:14:00.000-07:00

Holy cow! It's already been a month since we went to Hawaii, oh how I miss it!

In March Kyle and I went to Oahu, Hawaii with my parent's and sister. We left Sawyer behind with Kyle's parents and had a nice little vacation. We went for 8 days and it was the first time we left Sawyer for that long. On our vacation I kept feeling like I was forgetting something, I just think it felt weird to not have Sawyer with us. But he had a blast hanging out with his Grandparents and we are so grateful for their help.

Here in no particular order are pictures from our vacation.

We are so excited!

We visited the Dole Plantation and took a little train ride tour.

(Waiting for the Pineapple Express )

Kyle eating some pineapple ice cream. Not for me though, I don't like pineapple.
Kyle went on a little adventure by himself. He went swimming with SHARKS!! No thanks, I'm terrified. I wanted to go and watch him but we went whale watching the day before and I got super sick on the boat and wasn't quite ready to get back onto another boat. (Kyle said it was a good thing I didn't go because he almost got sick. And I guess one guy got sick in the water from the motion of it going back and forth).

For shark diving they put you in this cage and you just had a snorkel mask and could get air whenever you needed it. And then you would dive down and take a look. Kyle got some pretty cool pictures with our underwater camera.
Kyle on the boat for whale watching. What an awesome experience! (Notice the lady in the background? She was 9 months pregnant! Her due date was that day, she was such a trooper I couldn't believe it).
Snorkeling at Shark's Cove. This was the first time I've ever snorkeled and it was pretty fun. It was kind of scary with the fish all around but I guess that's the point. I sort of have a weird fear about fish all around me.
Kyle snorkeling. It was rainy that day and Kyle got so sunburned!

Sometimes if you looked long enough you could see the whales breech and blow, it was so cool!

Of course we had to go to Matsumoto and get shaved ice!

One night Kyle and I got sushi, it was so good!

We went to Waimea Falls and they had Peacock's roaming everywhere it was cool.

We were excited to get to the Falls and swim but it rained really heavy the night before so the run off was too heavy and we couldn't swim. What a bummer.

It was a fun little hike.

We also visited the Aquarium.

Sleepy Boys

2011-03-23T20:44:00.000-07:00

Aw... nothing more precious than sleeping boys.

Sawyer and Cars

2011-03-22T22:05:00.000-07:00

Have I ever told you that Sawyer is obsessed with cars! Ever since he got car toys for Christmas he's been in love with them. It's so cute to see him change into a little boy. I love looking at him play with his cars, he just looks so grown up!
He loves to stand up anywhere that he can.

This is the face he made when I told him to "say cheese!"

The Dry Spoon Program

2011-03-22T10:23:00.000-07:00

I'll try my best to explain The Dry Spoon Program since I've had a few questions about it.

We start out with a dry spoon (no food on it) and try to get Sawyer to open his mouth and accept it. We'll do this about 10 times 2-3 times a day. When he accepts the spoon we praise him, if he fights it we turn around and ignore him. Basically what we're trying to do it gain back control when it comes to feeding time. Sawyer does really well when he wants too, but he is definitely in control and it's hindering his ability to eat better. After we've worked with the dry spoon for a while then we will move on to dipping it into food for a taste and slowly work up so that he'll be eating foods that require him to chew.

So hopefully this will work and we can move forward.

Under The Fridge

2011-03-21T15:06:00.000-07:00

I'm always afraid to look under my fridge.

Because this is what I find.......

Don't ask me about my stove.

St. Patrick's Day

2011-03-18T21:43:00.001-07:00

We had a fun St. Patrick's day!

For dessert we had yummy sugar cookies.

Dinner kind of freaked out Kyle and Sawyer. Sawyer looked at his yogurt and smelled it first before he ate it, it was funny.
(Don't mind the Chinese food, ha ha)
Then the Leprechaun visited us and brought us some yummy treats.

It was a fun holiday!

Food Update/Dry Spoon Program Day 1

2011-03-14T10:42:00.000-07:00

I thought I'd post an update about how Sawyer is doing in the eating/food department. Sawyer is great at taking in a lot of volume and eating more baby food by mouth but he is not progressing or moving onto more age appropriate foods. And let me tell you I am FRUSTRATED! I knew that this was something that kids with RTS struggled with but to be honest I didn't think that it would be this difficult. We (me and Sawyer's "food" therapist) decided to try something different with Sawyer. He isn't progressing in his weekly class that he would go to so we decided to work at home and use a program (The Dry Spoon Program) that works on behavior, because Sawyer's behavior is the thing that is getting in the way. Today is the official start day since we've been out of town. I hope this works and that my stubborn little monkey can start to enjoy all of the yummy food out there.

Playing Boys

2011-02-26T10:17:00.000-08:00

My sweet little boys asked to play in Sawyer's crib. They loved it! They played in there for about 45 min. I could hear their giggles from down the hall, it made my day.

2011-02-21T10:06:00.000-08:00

I moved the couch over and went to get the vacuum and then I saw this......

Sawyer was happy to play and hang out with the railing. And then the little stinker decided to grab the mail and push it through the slats.
Look at how proud he is of the mess he made.

Sawyer and Jackson

2011-02-16T21:27:00.000-08:00

In November I became an Aunt, it's been awesome. And I'm going to be an Aunt again in August! It's finally my turn and it's been a lot of fun.

Looking so cute in the shirt I bought him.
Sawyer loves his Cousin.
They are going to be best buds.

Standing Like A Pro

2011-02-11T14:11:00.000-08:00

Today Sawyer had his 6 month review. We went over his goals we made previously and guess what?! We crossed off 3 things! Including, 'Sawyer will pull to stand' and now he's a pro at it. It's nice to have reminders at how far he's come.

Water Leak

2011-02-03T19:24:00.001-08:00

A couple of days ago we found out that we had a leak in our main water pipe. Workers came and fixed it yesterday, they ended up finding two leaks! That explained our skyrocketing water bill. The workers started digging in our frozen ground bright and early, in freezing temperatures- I felt really bad for them. But luckily it's all fixed and hopefully we won't have to worry about anything else for awhile.

So we stayed indoors and kept warm in our tent. Okay well the boys did, I can't fit in the tent.

(Isn't it cute. Sawyer got it for Christmas from his Grandma and Grandpa Peacock).

Sleepyhead

2011-01-31T11:23:00.001-08:00

Yes, my little boy was so exhausted that he feel asleep sitting up.

Christmas Post- Better Late Than Never

2011-01-26T13:14:00.000-08:00

I know it's almost February and I'm just getting around to blogging about Christmas, but I thought you would still want to see how our Christmas went.

Christmas Eve- is spent with my side of the family. Each year we get together eat food and do a White Elephant exchange. After the family leaves my mom gives us our Christmas PJ's (yup, I'm 24 and still get Pj'S from my mom). Sawyer's PJ's were so cute this year, they were green and had pirates on them.

Christmas Day- Kyle and I woke up a little earlier did our present exchange and then we has to get Sawyer up and ready to be back to my parents house for breakfast and presents by 8:30 a.m. ( which is super early for us because Sawyer sleeps until 10 a.m.). We had a lovely breakfast got some great gifts and then we were off to Kyle's parents house for presents at 10:30 a.m. We also got some great gifts as well. And it's always fun to hang out with his family (plus I got to see my baby nephew). We relaxed for a while and then went over to visit with Kyle's grandparents (it ended up being our last Christmas with Kyle's Grandma- she passed away the day after). The we have our big family get together with Kyle's side of his family at 6:00. It was a crazy and busy day but shared with family and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Sawyer opening his present he got from his Auntie.
My handsome boys!

Love these adorable shirts for my adorable boy!
Kyle finally got his basketball hoop :)
Sawyer has a laptop like his mom and dad now.
The present Sawyer gave his grandparents.

Sawyer's orange. (He thought is was a ball).
Poor baby, he was so tired.
Yes! Just what every mother wants, batteries!

Opening a present with Daddy.

Grandpa with his 2 Grandsons.
Look at my little crawler!

Also a bittersweet Christmas for us (Kyle's Grandpa just recently passed away as well).

Playing Catch Up- Halloween

2010-12-11T12:09:00.000-08:00

Wow, I'm so behind. I just can't seem to catch up or get into the blogging mood. I'm so behind that I'm just now getting to Halloween. We had a fun Halloween this year. Sawyer's school had a Halloween carnival and he enjoyed it a lot. We took Teague with us as well and he was not a fan, I felt bad for him he seemed very overwhelmed. Maybe next year he will like it. The set up was really cute, they had different activities for the kids to do. Of course Sawyer's favorite was bouncing on the ball. At the end of the carnival we had cotton candy it was a fun time!

Each year we have a friend Halloween party, Sawyer had a lot of fun playing with his "girlfriend" it was cute to watch them play together, she had the cutest Dorthy costume too.

Shutterfly

2010-11-24T08:12:00.000-08:00

Did you about Shutterfly offering 50 free holiday cards for bloggers? Click on this link for your chance to receive this awesome offer! I've always wanted to to make my holiday cards from Shutterfly and I'm pretty excited to try it this year, especially since we got some pretty cute family pictures done. Can't wait to see what you come up with! Have a Happy Thanksgiving!

CPAP

2010-11-11T07:49:00.000-08:00

Sawyer drinking his juice and happy to be home after his sleep study.

Sawyer's sleep doc mentioned that she wants to get Sawyer fitted for CPAP and have him use that instead of the cannula for his sleep apnea. I'm thinking yah, right. How am I going to get a 2 year old to tolerate the mask on his face. He hates anything on his face. How did you transition you child into using a CPAP mask? Do you think he's too young?

Wordless Wednesday

2010-10-27T15:02:00.000-07:00

More Tractor

2010-10-19T22:48:00.000-07:00

We had another tractor in our yard to install our rocks for our retaining wall. The boys still loved watching from the window. Teague kept telling me about the wocks (rocks) in our yard. That's all I heard for the rest of the day. It was cute.

Pudding

2010-10-18T12:00:00.000-07:00

Wordless Wednesday

2010-10-13T14:46:00.000-07:00

Tractor

2010-10-11T14:47:00.000-07:00

We have been busy in the Summer getting our yard together. We had a friend who helped level our yard with his tractor and Sawyer loved watching him from the window.

Wordless Wednesday

2010-09-22T22:29:00.000-07:00

Keeping Cool

2010-09-19T14:41:00.000-07:00

Man, it's been a hot one. The boys had the right idea sitting in the hallway with the swamp cooler blowing on them.

Mom & Me Class

2010-09-16T09:30:00.000-07:00

Wow, I didn't realize how long it's been since my last post. Time has gone by way to fast. Hope you haven't missed Sawyer too much.

Last week was the first day of Sawyer's Mom & Me class. The class is held the 1st and 3rd Tuesday of each month for an hour. Sawyer was a little apprehensive and nervous but by the middle of the class he warmed up his teachers and interacted more. I think this is going to be good for Sawyer and I'm excited to watch him grow. In class they do an art project each time. Sawyer's first art project consisted of mixing food coloring in vanilla pudding to make the colors of fall. The teacher's put drops of pudding and let the kids go to town. I must say I had no idea Sawyer would react the way he did.................

Yes, that is correct! That is my baby covered in pudding! He played with it and touched it and even ATE IT. I was so happy, and so was he, he really likes pudding :).

Sawyer has been doing great lately. I've seen him take a few independent moves on his hands and knees. I am pretty certain that he can crawl, he is just too stubborn and it's faster to scoot on his bum. But I am confident he will be a crawler by the end of this year. As many of you know, it's such fun to watch our little ones progress. Hopefully the Winter doesn't slow him down too much.

Sawyer is also in the process of teething. 7, that's right I said 7 teeth are trying to poke through. 6 on the top and a bottom molar. Sawyer is definitely making up for lost time. He has only had 2 front teeth up until now. It's going to be different to see him with a mouth full of teeth. I think the worst part is over, he doesn't seem to have a fever anymore. I'll have to post pictures once his teeth are visiable.

Getting Stronger Each Day

2010-08-24T19:01:00.000-07:00

My little man is getting stronger each day. I'm pretty confident that Sawyer will be crawling by the end of this year. It's pretty exciting to see him get closer and closer to another milestone.

Rain Storm

2010-08-20T14:41:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we had an awesome rain storm, it was fun to look outside the window and watch the rain come down. They boys loved it. I'm so happy to have a big window in my front room, Sawyer loves to look outside.

Watching Dad leave to work. Even Onyx was watching him leave.

Silly Sawyer

2010-08-15T21:37:00.000-07:00

Sawyer is quit the character. He loves to mimic noises and sounds we make. This movie makes me laugh.

Tiny Two, Terrible Twos & FEES Study

2010-08-09T15:30:00.000-07:00

Tiny Two

On the 24th of July we had Sawyer's 2nd birthday party and it was a hit! I was a little nervous that the heat would be too much, but I don't think it was too bad. The theme of his party was "Tiny Two" I did everything tiny (well, as much as I could). I had a little candy bar with tiny candies. Even the food was in small form- it was a lot of fun to find the stuff for the party. Everything turned out great and Sawyer got a lot of great gifts. Poor Sawyer was dealing with a double sinus infection on the day of his birthday, but he was a good sport and enjoyed all of the attention. Thank you everyone for the gifts and love.

The candy bar

They party favor, a mini Coca-Cola cup filled with gumballs.
Sawyer wasn't too sure about the slip 'n' slide

My little family.

Sawyer enjoying his ice cream (that was his birthday cake this year).
Showing off the mini cupcakes and tiny popsicles.
Sawyer loves his piano from Grandma and Grandpa Peacock.
My handsome boys.
Dinnertime with Auntie.

The Birthday Boy.

All partied out.

Terrible Twos

That's right, the day after he was officially two Sawyer started the Terrible Twos. I know that it has a lot to do with not being able to communicate and I hope we can find something that will work for him. But a lot had to do with him pushing his boundaries and wanting to do things his own way. So my question is... what did you do to help with the terrible twos? How did you teach your child that it is not okay to hit, bite, scratch, etc. I'm not sure what I should do. I have been doing time out, which seems to work a little bit. I just feel like I am always putting him in time out and I wonder if I am being fair to him if he doesn't comprehend. Help!

FEES Study

Last week Sawyer had his FEES Study with the ENT. The results came back inconclusive because Sawyer wan't very cooperative. They suggested we thicken Sawyer's bottle with this gel type stuff called Simply Thick. We started last Friday with the Simply Thick and I already notice a difference, I hope this will help. Sawyer doesn't sound like he is always choking on his spit now and he seems less stuffy. The only problem with two inconclusive tests is that the doctor can't put that it's medically necessary for Sawyer to have the Simply Thick, so we don't have insurance coverage for the thickener at the moment. And this stuff is expensive! And I have to put it in every bottle. At his FEES Study they told us to try and do another swallow study in a month and see if we can get better results. Hopefully we can get them to work with us and get some insurance coverage.

Happy Birthday Sawyer!

2010-07-27T16:54:00.000-07:00

I can't believe my little boy is two today! Sawyer has brought so much happiness and joy to us and our family, I can't imagine my life without him. Sawyer has accomplished so much in short little life. Currently Sawyer is still as stubborn as ever and loves to make people laugh. He can get into the sitting position now while he is laying on his back. He knows how to sign milk, hi & bye. With this new blessing of signing all Sawyer asks for is milk, he loves his bottle and he loves his milk. He especially loves to play with his bottle, I think half of the time he signs for milk is just so he can play with his bottle. He has gotten quit the personality over the past few months. He is a little stinker now, and throws a fit when mom takes away the bottle that he tries to dump all over the place. (He is currently throwing a fit as I type). Even though he can be a stinker sometimes, he is the sweetest little thing. He loves to give kisses and his smile melts my heart. He learned how to shake his head no, so anytime anybody asks him for a kiss he shakes his head no. It's pretty funny to watch him tell everybody no. Sawyer is getting stronger everyday and he can tolerate being on his hands and knees, the only thing with this new strength is that he can push himself out of that position really quick, so he doesn't spend much time on his hands and knees. Sawyer has been showing more of an interest in eating food and has been better about trying new things. One of his favorite things to do is when you're eating to push your hand towards your mouth and watch you eat. He is such a great helper. Sawyer can now turn all of his toys on, he usually sits in a circle then turns all of his toys on and gets all of the music and noise going at the same time. Sleep is still a challenge for us, but we are getting better. I'm so happy to have my sweet little boy in my life, I can't believe how fast time flies. I'm excited to see what the future holds for us and for my little man. Thank you for taking this journey with us.

Long month of sickness

2010-07-26T10:24:00.000-07:00

Poor little Sawyer has been sick this whole month. He started out with a cold the first of this month and then last week it turned into a double sinus infection. We took him to the doctor last week because he just couldn't get better and get rid of his cough and then when he woke up worse I knew we needed to take him in. He had a chest X-ray done and then we were sent to the hospital to get a ct scan, which showed the sinus infection. We were lucky though, Sawyer was able to get the ct scan done without sedation. He has been on steroids and heavy duty anti-biotics to help get clear his lungs. He seems to finally start feeling better, we had his birthday party on Saturday (later post) which I was worried we would have to cancel. In all of this sickness we were able to push Sawyer's second swallow study for an earlier date. Our appointment wasn't until September but now his appointment is the 3rd of August. This is called a FEES Study that is done with the ENT (is anybody familiar with this?) hopefully we can get some answers and my mind can be at ease once and for all. Hopefully Sawyer can get recovered fully so we can finally go to the pool for the first time this Summer.

Busy!

2010-07-13T11:53:00.000-07:00

We're here! We've been busy. First, we finally closed on our first home and in that same week we had our annual 4th of July camping trip. We had a blast and Sawyer had a lot of fun too. Once we got home from camping it was time to move and unpack, this is what I am up too now. Unpacking boxes. We are so excited to be in our home and I will post pictures once we get more settled.

Communication

2010-06-21T11:27:00.000-07:00

Last week Sawyer started to sign. It's taken me a while to actually blog about it because it still doesn't feel real (I know that sounds weird, but when you have been doing the same signs over and over for over a year you get use to nothing happening back). It happened late when I was feeding Sawyer a bottle before bed time. He looked at his hand and all of a sudden started signing milk, it's almost as if right there is clicked. When I saw that I said, "milk" and he did it back, and then he kept doing it. I can't even explain the feeling I had when I saw that and I feel now that he is still doing it. I feel like another window has opened up for us and we can start with some sort of communication. He is now waving hi and bye and when we say "splash, splash, splash" he waves his hands as if he is splashing in the tub. I hope to get it on video soon. I'm so proud of my big boy who is going to be 2 next month!

Miss Jen

2010-06-17T19:59:00.000-07:00

A few weeks ago we had to say goodbye to one of Sawyer's therapist, Miss Jen. Miss Jen is leaving so she can stay at home with her baby (can't say that I blame her). We will misss her a lot, she was such an amazing person. She has helped Sawyer in so many ways and I will be forever grateful for her and her friendship. She was more than Sawyer's therapist, she was a friend. She let me talk to her about my frustrations and worries and she always had good advice for me. I know she cared about Sawyer a lot and he loved to have her come over (until it was time to work). As a going away present Sawyer decided to army crawl a little bit, I was glad that she got to see something like that before she left. We have been so lucky to have such great people who work with Sawyer and we were glad that Jen was assigned to us. Good luck Jen!

A Great Day

2010-06-16T21:05:00.000-07:00

Today was such a good day in therapy for Sawyer. In his food class Sawyer tried all of the food and actually stuck his hand in the yogurt and put it to his mouth! He still tolerated the food when we crunched cereal on it. He did such a great job! He even ate a little rice pudding and only gagged once, without throwing it up. He even let me brush his teeth. It made me so happy to see him progress a little. Then today with his one on one therapy he had an even better day. He tolerated therapy for over an hour! He didn't fight or cry and he worked hard. He let his therapist put his feet in a bowl of beans and he played with the bowl for a minute too. We were all so impressed. Today was a great day!

Swallow Study

2010-06-07T21:27:00.002-07:00

Last week Sawyer had his swallow study. It was a bust! Sawyer was to scared an uncomfortable and cried the whole time. We tried a few times to get him to drink something, they only X-rayed a few swallows. The results were confusing for the nurse and doctor ( I guess because he aspirated and then he didn't and they weren't sure if he aspirated because he was crying so hard). The whole procedure took maybe ten minutes and was a disaster, I felt so bad for Sawyer he was so scared. So needless to say we didn't get he results we needed. Nothing confirmed or denied that he was aspirating (they aren't sure if the reason why he aspirated was because he was so upset-?). Sawyer's pediatrician asked what I thought about the results and what my gut was telling me. I told her I would like to pursue this further and finally get an answer. So we will be working with Sawyer's ENT to do a feed study, not quite sure what the difference is but hopefully this time it will work. Sawyer's amazing speech therapist also offered to come with us to Sawyer's appointment and try and feed him the food and help with the study. I thought that was so nice of her and might work since Sawyer is use to her trying to get food in his mouth. I will be scheduling this appointment and hopefully we can get an answer once and for all.

Wordless Wednesday

2010-05-19T16:26:00.000-07:00

How Weird

2010-05-18T23:32:00.001-07:00

So you may remeber that on Friday Sawyer has a chest xray. Well today Sawyer's Pediatrician called to discuss what she found on the xray. She found pneumonia! How weird is that? Sawyer didn't have an symptoms of pneumonia, no horrible cough, or crackly chest, or fever and he has had pneumonia once before so I think I would have known . She thought that this was quite weird and so did I. I guess this could be a sign of aspiration (since aspiration can lead to pneumonia) let's hope not. Sawyer has his swallow study in two weeks so I guess we will find out soon enough.

We did happen to have two victories today. Today Sawyer showed interest in a sippy cup after watching his cousin Teague drink out of one so I decided to get Sawyer a cup and HE.TOOK.A.SIP out of it BY.HIMSELF! I was so happy with him just showing interest but then he took a few sips it was so wonderful to see. Then..... today during PT he pulled himself from the sitting position to stand while grabbing onto the side of the couch. ALL.BY.HIMSELF! This was such a great sign that he is starting to get stronger since he is so weak in his arms. I couldn't believe it. Needless to say I have been smiling a lot today.

I think....

2010-05-17T17:09:00.000-07:00

That Sawyer needs a sibling.

Hurry,Somebody make me an offer I can't refuse!

Today My Son Was Tortured

2010-05-14T20:28:00.001-07:00

(not the best quality- pictures were taken from my phone)

Only because we needed an xray. But it was definitely torture for me to watch. I took Sawyer into the doctor today to address his ongoing cough and runny nose thinking that maybe it was allergies or something. No allergies but she did decide to do a chest xray and address the possibility of aspiration (something I have been trying to get the previous doctor to look into). Let me tell you, I didn't realize how they did the xray until I saw my poor little guy strapped to a board screaming. The worst part was that I couldn't comfort him because they need him to cry to get a good look at his lungs. The Pediatrician said his lungs don't look damaged but she still wants us to do a swallow study just to make sure we don't miss anything. It will be nice to once and for all rule out whether or not he is aspirating.

I Hate Not Knowing.

2010-05-11T10:53:00.000-07:00

I hate not knowing why my child won't sleep at night, I hate not knowing whether or not he understands me, I hate not knowing why he won't do any sign language, I hate not knowing why he can't chew and swallow his food, I hate not knowing if he is hurting or just teething, I hate not knowing why he won't crawl, I hate not knowing his future, I hate not knowing why Sawyer isn't moving forward in his development, I hate not knowing if I am doing everything I can for him, I hate not knowing which sleep method I should use, I hate now knowing whether or not we will be getting the house we made an offer on. I hate feeling like I have no control. But until then, I will continue to smile and thank God for my little boy who brings me so much joy.

2010-05-10T12:52:00.001-07:00

I was going to type something, but now I can't remember what I was going to blog about. Huh?

Maybe I will remember later. Sorry!

Mid-year Assessment

2010-05-01T11:51:00.000-07:00

I guess I'll blog about this. I've been debating about whether or not because frankly it's bummed me out a little bit. A few months ago we had Sawyer Mid-year Assessment. I'm not surprised with his scores but I guess when you see it on paper the reality of it all hits you.

Currently, in the Gross Motor department Sawyer is 8 months old. In Fine Motor he is 10 months, Cognitive 10 months, Language 9 months, Self Help 8 months, Social/Emotional 9 months. I know with his diagnosis his delay isn't a big surprise yada yada yada, it doesn't make it any easier. I think the thing that is most frustrating is that we only met 1 goal. (every 6 months we make goals). The goal that he met was to roll. It's kind of funny though, to think that use to be a goal and now it's part of his normal day. I think that with his extra therapy that has been added on we can meet some more goals and start moving forward. We did have his first session with his teacher for Oral Therapy and he did great with a sucker! I never thought I would be so happy to see him have a sucker in his mouth without gagging, it gave me hope.

Still Here!

2010-04-23T23:55:00.000-07:00

Hi! We are still here. Our computer crashed and it took awhile for us to get it back. Unfortunately I can't figure out how to get my pictures working again. The program I use some how disappeared. I will update soon, it just may be without pictures. Bummer.

Easter

2010-04-05T17:56:00.000-07:00

My handsome boy in his Easter outfit.

Sawyer

2010-03-31T16:32:00.000-07:00

I never got around to posting these pictures of Sawyer before his surgery but I saw these and had to show you. This was a few days after I blogged that Sawyer needed a tent. He liked to play under the blanket for awhile, I think it's something we will do again.

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Well, here we are still sleep deprived and as confused as ever. The past few nights we've had Sawyer sleep with us to see if he would sleep through the night and then we could decide that his bad sleeping was behavioral. Nope! He still woke up multiple times and couldn't get back to sleep on his own. Here's the kicker! He is fine during the day, he will nap in his crib and usually stay asleep. I'm going to make an appointment with his Pediatrician and maybe we can figure something out. I'm in the process of reading the book Good Night, Sleep Tight by Kim West. I've heard good things about it and I think this will work better than just having Sawyer cry it out. I think we've got an adventure on our hands.

Also, last week Sawyer's Pediatrician mentioned that she would like to get an MRI for him to look at his spinal cord and see if there is a possibility that he has a tethered cord. I just learned that tethered cord is more common in RTS than the general population and would need to be ruled out eventually. So we will be scheduling an MRI soon. But first we need to have Sawyer's follow-up sleep study before they will do the sedation. So his MRI won't be for a few months.

Sawyer is also going to have some more therapy added on to his schedule. Sawyer will have physical therapy once a month and his teacher from feeding class will come over once a month and work with Sawyer's oral aversions. This will be added on to his play therapy he has twice a month and his feeding class that he goes to every Wednesday. It's a little bit more, but I really think he needs it. We aren't really moving forward and I feel that this will help my little man progress.

Poor Baby

2010-03-26T16:09:00.001-07:00

Well.... I suck. I should have gone with my instincts and took Sawyer into the Pediatrician a lot sooner. Today we figured out why Sawyer has been having such a hard time at night. He is so backed up with poop that he is miserable. I feel HORRIBLE! But how was I supposed to know? He has been pooping, but I guess he is just so backed up that the poop he is producing isn't doing much. We were given a little remedy to try and get things moving but if we don't see any results soon we are going to have to give my poor baby an enema. Hopefully we can get my little man feeling better soon! Please pray for poop! (never thought that would be something I needed to pray for).

What To Do?

2010-03-24T23:03:00.000-07:00

Our night time schedule is worse than ever. I don't know what to do?

So Much Better!

2010-03-22T15:31:00.000-07:00

Things are so much better! Sawyer finally started drinking out of his bottle again and is starting to act like his old self. I knew this surgery was going to be rough, but man it was rough! So happy to have it done and over with. Hopefully no more surgeries for him! Thanks for all of the positive words and encouragement, it helped a lot.

2010-03-19T14:13:00.000-07:00

My poor little guy is still having a hard time and won't eat. I'm trying not to get worried but he is looking so skinny and we just got to a good point with him eating prior to his surgery. The past few nights have been horrible! He isn't sleeping very well and is constantly woken up with gas pains. I feel so bad, I wish there was more that I could do. We've still been able to get him to drink liquids through a syringe, but that's it. He has no interest in his bottle. He only eats about 4 oz. of baby food throughout the day. I'm pretty sure his scabs are coming off so it will get better soon. It's been 8 days since his surgery, we are almost in the clear and then we can enjoy Easter!

Surgery Part Two

2010-03-17T11:19:00.000-07:00

We are still home. Sawyer is finally doing better with his fluid intake. We still need to force him to drink with a syringe but we have been able to keep him hydrated. I think he was borderline dehydrated a few days ago because he has perked up so much more since the increase in liquids. We've seen a few smiles from him, but he still sleeps most of the day and isn't very active. My poor little guy. Hopefully he can get back to his old self soon.

Here are some pictures from out busy weekend.

Hanging out in the waiting room.
The last big smile we have seen, right before he was taken back to surgery. Seeing him so happy made it so much harder to give him to the doctor.

Waiting for mister to wake up. He took quit awhile to wake up, but that happened with his last surgery.

Later that night he started to open his eyes a little more and I got to hold him.

After the anesthesia wore off.

Sawyer's Auntie came to visit. It was nice to have some company.
My amazing mom hung out with me all day Friday and helped out because Kyle had to work that day. Thanks so much for your help mom and for all of the food!

Friday night Sawyer was antsy. I think we were all antsy! We were just waiting for Sawyer to drink something. That was the only thing that was keeping us from going home.
The day we were going home! He was finally drinking. I think he knew that this was the only way we could go home because this is the last bottle he has had since Saturday.
The released us really early. I'm sure he was happy to be going home.

Thanks for all of the prayers, and notes. We appreciate it all!

Surgery

2010-03-10T22:21:00.000-08:00

My sweet little boy is having his surgery tomorrow (Thursday) at 10:15 am. I'm glad to get this over with and enjoy Spring with my little man.

Sawyer & Onyx

2010-03-08T18:35:00.000-08:00

Sawyer loves his dog! Even more, he loves to torment his dog. Sawyer's favorite thing to do is try and run her over when he is in his walker. He will run into her and then laugh, back up and do it again. He loves to grab her ears and he is constantly trying to grab her tongue. Surprisingly enough Onyx just takes it, she will just move around and try and get away. She still loves him though because she gets to eat all of the food that he throws on the ground when we try and practice eating. They are pretty cute together.

I think somebody needs a tent

2010-03-04T07:07:00.000-08:00

Sawyer loves to scoot under his horse and play under there for awhile. Sometimes he'll even bring a toy with him.

Bloody Nose

2010-03-03T00:14:00.000-08:00

Sawyer gave himself a bloody nose a few days ago. I don't know how he did it either. It was a good one though, it wouldn't stop bleeding. He wasn't too happy about the tissue in his nose.

Sideways Sleeper.

2010-03-01T10:23:00.000-08:00

Sawyer moves around so much in his crib. He is always in a different position from when I first put him to bed. I think he prefers his side (just like his momma).

I turn my back for one minute........

2010-02-26T12:49:00.000-08:00

...and Monkey decides to help himself to a late night snack.

Rescheduled

2010-02-23T22:35:00.000-08:00

Sawyer was scheduled to have surgery on March first. He will have his tonsils and adenoids removed. Unfortunately on Sunday he woke up with a cold, luckily it's just a little cold and so far he has been handling it quit well. We rescheduled his surgery for Thursday, March 11th. I must say I am quit nervous. I wasn't expecting to do Sawyer's surgery so soon. His appointment with the ENT was just last Wednesday. Let's hope Sawyer can stay healthy!