Week 17 (12/9-12-15) - Santa Claus

It has been a quiet, but crazy week at our house this week. We have been trying to get ready for Christmas like everyone else. The highlight of the week was Santa Claus came to our house a little early! Clint and I did not get anything in our stocking, we assumed we were naughty, but he did bring Sawyer some goodies.

This Saturday Sawyer started to get much fussier. He has never cried much at all, but he has been fussier the past few days. He doesn't appear to be teething and he doesn't act sick. The upside of the situation is he is also much more giggly and interactive. He also is starting to actually play with toys. Do any moms out there have advice or had babies who went through a similar phase around 4 months?

Week 16 (12/2-12/7) - Back to Work

I started back to work on Monday, December 1st. I am only working in the mornings, but I started working on a different team so I am trying to get caught up. Work has been so busy so fortunately I haven't missed my Sawyer too much. I also know he is in loving, trusting hands with Mr. Mom (Clint) watching him. This is what I came home to one day this week. Notice that the pants, jacket, and shirt belong to 3 different outfits.

Actually Sawyer is never crying when I come home (but sometimes Clint is). He loves hanging out with his dad. We also got our Christmas decorations up this week. Because Clint and I are never at our house on Christmas, we always have a little celebration on the weekend we put up the Christmas decorations. We watch Christmas movies, bake cookies, eat breakfast casserole, get double doozie cookies, and try to turn it into a party. Sawyer enjoyed getting ready for the holidays too!

Sawyer is getting so strong. He is rolling over (though he lacks all motivation to) and playing a lot on his tummy. He coos all the time and seriously I mean all the time. He really likes to eat his hands and is starting to try and put other objects in his mouth. He also started giggling this week.

Week 13, 14, 15- Thanksgiving

November 11th - December 1st



It has been a few weeks since I have posted, but that is because I have been on the road. We left November 13th for Arkansas. On the 14th Clint flew to Pennsylvania to visit his brother and attend the AICHE conference where he gave two presentations. I stayed in Arkansas with my family. Clint returned on the 19th and we celebrated our 4 year anniversary on the 20th. We got to go out on two dates! We then celebrated Thanksgiving with my family and with his family. We returned to Houston on the 30th. We had a blast celebrating, I think Sawyer and I both gained about 5lbs each!

Sawyer is changing so much. Besides the fact that he is such a big boy, he is reaching for things and hitting at things, smiling and cooing constantly, rolling over a little, holding his head up, discovering how cool his hands are, trying to put whatever he can into his mouth (he still can’t grab very well so it is still hard) and just being absolutely precious. Of course I am completely biased. He is also such a good boy to sleep through the night.

Here is Sawyer with his favorite cousin Jackson.



Look how cute the boys are with their mommy’s.



Sawyer got to meet both of his great grandmothers. He is the twelfth great-grandchild for my grandmother Mammo and the first for Clint’s grandmother G.G.



We have a funny tradition in our family of dressing up like indians and pilgrims for Thanksgiving. Below is Julie and Taylor with my niece, nephew, and cousin. I had to put this picture up because Taylor put a picture on his myspace page once of Julie and me at thanksgiving when I was going through my awkward stage (that stage only lasted from 11-21). Sawyer, Clint and I didn’t get a chance to dress up this year because Clint went hunting all morning and Sawyer decided to be a pickle and I was just trying to keep him happy.



Here is Thanksgiving at the Aichele’s. Yummy!



Sawyer went on his first weenie roast at Grammy and Grandpa’s farm.



Clint and Sawyer are getting ready for the OSU vs. OU game. Clint got to go to the game, but Sawyer and I stayed back.