The fair, a cold and some shots, plus real food...sorta!

   We started out the last few weeks with a trip to the Orange County Fair. We had a great time eating junk food, looking at some baby animals, listening to some music, and walking the fabulous Hall of Products(my favorite part:).  The very next day however, our little man got his first cold. Lots of congestion, a fever, runny nose - the works. Poor guy! It stinks that at this age there really isn't much you can do except a humidifier and Tylenol.  But even though he felt crummy, he was pretty much his happy self. 
   About a week after his cold, we went in to get his shots on Aug. 15th.  I am happy to report that he is a very healthy baby. He weighed in at 18 pounds, 12.5 ounces and was 26.5 inches long.  He was great throughout the whole visit and did not cry once during his shots! I was such a happy mama!  The doc also gave us the green light and told us to start feeding him "real food" as in single grain cereals and green veggies. Can't believe it is already time for food! So far he seems to love eating with a spoon and has been awesome.  It is fun to watch him pass all of these milestones. Even though he still NEVER sleeps, he is such a happy baby. Jeff and I feel sooo blessed to be his Dad and Mom!

                                             At the fair

                                              Love his face in this pic!

                                          La'a loved Uncle Jeff's snow cone :)

                                                    Being sick for the first time :(

                                          He really wanted to hold the spoon himself

                                                     My happy guy!

4 Months Old, 1st Vacation, &Teeth

   Sawyer turned 4 months old on Friday, the 27th of July, we left for Bass Lake on Saturday the 28th, and discovered he had cut his first tooth on Sunday the 29th!  What an exciting few days :)!
   I was supposed to take Sawyer to get shots right before we left on vacation but I got the days mixed up and had to reschedule for next week.  My best guess is that he is about 25 inches long and approx 18 pounds. He is wearing 9 month clothes! He is getting big and so independent! He is not much of a cuddler, which totally bums me out. However, when he doesn't feel good, he still only wants to be held by mom - both a blessing and a curse for me :)
   Bass Lake was so awesome and our little man seemed to love it! I was pretty nervous about the long car ride there and back, but he was amazing! Hardly cried at all, which is sooo not like him. He typically hates the car after five minutes.  He loved going in the water with me and Jeff and even fell asleep in his floater.  He adored the attention from Hali'a and La'akea, plus Grammy and Bumpa!  We rented a pontoon boat and ate dinner at the Pizza Factory. Overall, a fun week and we can't wait to go back!
   I was pretty shocked to find that little bottom tooth while eating dinner at the Lake.  My baby just seems too little to have teeth already! But alas, there it was. One week later, the second bottom tooth broke through. It is kind of a bummer to see him growing so dang fast, but he is so much fun that I am trying to appreciate more of the milestones and not be so sad at what is passing by. Not an easy thing for this Mama! 

                                                                     One cool dude!

                                                                       Happy times :)

                                                We loved the lake so much we fell asleep!

                                                                 We loved Bass Lake!

                                                                  Kisses from Duke

                                                          Not happy to show off his teeth!

                                                                 Playing makes us tired!