9 Month Update

What?!?  Where has the time gone? 

This month has literally flown by, but has by far been one of the most fun. Sometimes, I wish I could just hit the pause button on this age because he is so cute and cuddly.  I hope that he stays this way for a while!

9 Month Highlights:

- Sawyer is still really good about going to other people, but we are just beginning to experience a little taste of separation anxiety here and there.  For example, I can sit him down on the floor facing away from me at his daycare and he will never notice that I am gone.  However, he has started to nuzzle more closely to me when we are around strangers. 

- Still loves to smile.  He is really such a ham, and definitely plays it up for the camera.

Disregard my red eyes...

- He has started to recognize locations (especially those that he dislikes) such as his car seat and his room.  He know that both of these mean that he is going to be expected to be still or go to sleep, which he does not enjoy.

- Still teething, which has not been fun.  His top incisors have not broken through yet, but one is literally about to any day.  This has caused Sawyer to be more than a little irritable at times. 

- He is now the oldest baby is his class because the other two little boys have moved up to other classes.  Mrs. Kristin says that he is adjusting well.  She told that the other morning she looked up and Sawyer was crawling and the two little girls in his class were chasing him around the class.  I love it!

- Although at first he fought it, Sawyer will now eat almost anything I give him--even green vegetables. 

- Sawyer can stand by himself for multiple minutes without support, but he hasn't taken his first step yet.  I am positive that he will get up the courage soon!

- He is becoming a lot more verbal these days.  He will say "bye-bye" and wave, so even if he doesn't know what "bye" means at least he understands the wave goes with it.  De says "dada" all the time and lights up when Steven walks in the room.  He is still not saying "mama" anymore, which makes me sad, but I know he knows how to say it, so I can live with that for now. 

-  He loves bath time, but we are having a hard time keeping him seated.  He wants to stand up in the bath and jump around, which I know is going to end up getting him hurt one of these days.

Sawyer after bath time at his PawPaw and Mimi's house

- He still takes a long nap in the afternoon after I pick him up from daycare.  However, his teacher says that he rarely sleeps for long periods of time (or at all) while he is there.  He is way too social to spend his time sleeping...

- He is a BIG Auburn fan! He has been able to "watch" a few games with us and drools orange and blue.

- We took Sawyer to his first CCHS football game a few weeks ago, and he absolutely loved it.  He especially loved the band and the halftime show.  I'm hoping he loves music as much as I do!!!

It's been a crazy/beautiful/hectic/wonderful 9 months with our little Sawbaby!