Sawyer-isms

just a little share time on things sawyer likes

Sawyer likes sitting in daddy's lap

and playing with mommy's hair

She likes running up and down the hallway

and playing outside

She likes splashing in water

and taking baths

Sawyer likes loving on her puppy Casey (or any other animal)

and throwing toys for him to play with

She likes brushing her teeth (2 is pural)

and brushing her own hair

Sawyer likes her yellow blanket

and teddy bear

She likes walking on her toes

and climbing on her toys

Sawyer likes gulping down her sipping

and feeding herself

She likes playing with her new alphabet magnets

and reading books

Sawyer likes talking

and talking some more

Cars, work, and happenings

So we have had much happen here. my car broke down not too long ago which we had fixed, then micah's car got a hit and run (thankfully only have to pay the deductable) friday we got micah's car back and saturday headed to lincoln for an army workshop, we got back into town and my car again broke down, acting just like it did the first time :( my car has worked so great for all the years i've owned it and then all of a sudden it just breaks, twice. we're hoping that it's just the same thing that happened last time because then the mechanic won't charge us again to fix it but if it's not then.... we'll have to find a way to pay for it. :( pray that its the same thing.

micah has started his job but we feel kind of at a loss because upon taking it we had the impression that he would be getting more hours and a little better pay they slightly deceived us with throwing a manager job at us, which it really isn't. it's just frustrating but we know something will come up and we will get everything figured out, God will provide for us when we think there is no way. He is good and i'm clinging to that.

sawyer is as active as ever and growing slowly but surely. her hair has gotten long enough for pig tails which just makes my heart dance thinking of all the fun girlie things i can do with her hair as she continues to get bigger, though it also makes me sad thinking how fast she is growing :(

i started an etsy site http://www.etsy.com/shop/Lesleyar trying to sell a few things that i've made. clothes and crafts and also a few paintings. its kind of exciting to sell things makes you proud thinking someone might want and like what you've made. i've also got a few people that want to commission me to do a few painting outside of my site. just a little extra money. always good. we also got to take sawyer to her first parade, just a couple blocks for our house. she was very excited dancing to the bands and picking up candy, though she wanted to go a little further than i'd let her go. though the weather was a little chilly it was still a good time.

at the parade all bundled up

watching the bands pass by

sitting with daddy... he's so cool and has the neatest things, like phones and remote controls :) sawyer loves climbing all over daddy and sitting with him on the couch... it's really cute seeing them together! (also micah is wearing his work shirt lol)

Absence

Sorry that we've been way for a little while; a lot has been going on. Sawyer about a week ago had a checkup and to my great relief the doctors are finally agreeing with me and saying there is nothing wrong with her. her weight still isn't on the chart but she's following her own curve. it's just nice having this nagging feeling gone from the back of my head, trying to make me think maybe i am feeding her wrong or maybe she does have something wrong with her, worrying is not a fun game. her height is 25% so that is on the growth chart so she'll be a shortly like her mom :) nothing wrong with that though. so good news there.

and micah was offered a job and we've just been waiting on his background check so we're kinda just in limbo at the moment. we're keeping our fingers crossed there though.

Also on friday our car broke down my cute little car that i've had for years and never given me trouble :( it just makes me sad. it has been in the shop for several days. now i have no clue about cars but i was told the water pump broke which then broke the timing belt... and i'm also told that these things are both very important. :S the vehicle is supposed to get done this evening and we're hoping it's not too expensive especially with micah not starting a job yet, we're trying to trust God and not worry about finaces here but we need some help in not worrying sometimes. I'm sure it will all work out. We've been barrowing some vehicles from members of our church because our other ones don't have room for sawyer (legally lol) we thought it'd be a challege there but we've been blessed with the people wanting to help us out and offering their cars to us. very thankful we're taken care of there and that God has provided. Thank you Bilstein's and Wicker's there.

All our news seems to be tainted with good and bad, for Sunday was my birthday :) but we were sick ALL day so we were stuck inside on the couch on a very nice day, me cleaning up very dirty diapers and throw up off and on. the sickness only lasted a little over a day but has left me with excessive tiredness and a slight ill feeling lingering in my stomach that has yet to go away. I blame the pregnancy for squeezing and pressing my insides for that though lol. and though we were sick we did get to spend the whole day together just kind of lounging and had we not felt awful it would've been a very pleasant day.

Celebrate my Hunny!

We're still adjusting to being together but really everything has been going so great. I was worried the weeks prior to Micah's return and like all worrying it seems to have been a waste and all for nothing.

Though it is going very smoothly of course we have had some bumps, but even with those included it's felt just so great having micah home. both of us have some high running emotions, with my being pregnant and his stress from deployment, and we both have been so understanding. And for me just being able to watch Micah's love for sawyer

and just how much she seems to have grown to love him, it's like she's happier or more complete having him home, which is so true our lives are complete with micah home.

And we are happy that he gets to be home on his birthday and enjoy it! Micah we love you happy birthday... (one day early)

HOME!

Well Micah's finally home! friday night we picked him up at the national guard base, in lincoln where he flew in. It's so great him being home again. we've been busy seeing some people and relaxing around the house, watching sawyer. Here are a few pictures from the night we picked him up.