Update on Sawyer

I wanted to post an update on what Sawyer has been up to lately.  I have been home with Sawyer for a little over two months and have seen so many wonderful changes in him.  He talks so much more now.  In fact at home he is constantly talking, now if we could only understand him. . .  Actually he is getting much better at communicating, but he gets frustrated when he can't express what he is thinking.

He calls himself "Tow" for "Sawyer" and wants to hear the "Tow Tong" which is the "Sawyer Song" every night or Row Row Row your Boat.  He won't let me sing him hymns anymore.  But of course it is amazing he still lets me sing to him with my tone deaf vocals.  He still loves his blankie and paci, but keeps all his other favorite tokens of the day on the rug in front of the kitchen sink.  It is always fun to see what are his treasures of the day.  Lately it has been a box of tea, flashlight, drill, screwdriver, and some rhinestones.

He loves loves loves tools and necklaces.  He is pretty quiet and serious around other kids and loves to try to figure things out.  He is always working on something.

He loves craft projects, but not so much balls right now.  He is an excellent swimmer and can nearly swim on his own now.  We spent a lot of time at the pool and lake this summer.  He shows absolutely no fear in the water and will jump in even from a high height.

  

He is pretty easy going until he hears the words "no".  He is very rule conscious and rarely disobeys us, but if we do have to tell him "no" over something, there will be some serious crying.  It is mainly because he hates the thought of us being upset with him.  He takes it very personally from Clint.  He is a sensitive human being and his feelings get hurt easily.  That is not a trait either Clint or myself has so we are learning to navigate it.  In other words, there is a lot of crying in our house.

He still likes to read books, but he is not as obsessed as he was a few months ago.  He loves to help mommy or daddy in whatever we are doing.  He actually does pretty good.  He made an entire pizza the other day with homemade pizza dough all by himself.  I just told him what to do at each step.  

He also decided this summer (at 21 months) he was ready to be potty trained.   He was fully trained when we left for Colorado, but because we didn't have a toilet in Colorado, it created some #2 anxiety.  So we kind of do a hybrid of big boy underwear and diapers.  It is working just fine for now.  I can't take any credit, because he pretty much has potty trained himself.  We recently switched to all cloth since we really only use diapers at nap, bedtime, or ask for one to take care of some #2 business. 

Funny story though, we were at Clint's bosses house a few nights ago.  We let Sawyer urinate on the grass a lot of the time and he started yelling "tee tee grass" just as Clint's boss started to give a little speech.  At the top of his lungs he was yelling.  So Clint and I grabbed him and ran to the car.  We were able to compromise and he happily "tee tee'd on the tire". 

He hasn't had a haircut yet.  He has very thin coarse hair and I am afraid that once I cut it, the boy will have a buzz cut for the next 18 years.  I am trying to hang on to the little baby wisp as long as possible.  

I absolutely love having all this time with him.  I can hardly wait until he wakes up in the morning or from nap time to hang out.   He has been such a fun blessing in our lives I can't wait to add a little brother to the mix. 

Here are some of Sawyer's other favorite things. 

Driving the boat.  In fact he is obsessed with boats, trains, bikes, and airplanes.

Playing with his cousins.  He loves loves loves his cousins, especially Ellie.

Heidi, they are best friends.  Heidi is loving all the attention he gives her.

His cell phone, or anything like daddy's.  Mommy has no possessions in our house according to Sawyer.  Everything is Daddy's.  This morning he told me I was using Daddy's scissors when they were in fact my own.  Hmm.