He's official

Sawyer received his first letter in the mail today and it was his social security card. Guess he can get a job now...or maybe we will let him wait until he can drive.

Sawyer's checkup & Family Visit

Great Report Card!

Sawyer had his 2 week checkup with his pediatrician today (he is actually 17 days old but whose counting).  He did great, didn't even cry when we made him lay in just a diaper for 20 minutes on the cold table. The best news is he gained a pound and 2 ounces, for a healthy weight of 9 lbs 7 oz. We left with a clean bill of health except he did get the allergy gene from both his father and me but it is nothing a little saline nose spray can't fix. He got his first Hepatitis B shot which was so hard for me to watch! He handled it better than I did.
Here are his percentile stats:
Length = between percentile 50 and 75 
Weight = above percentile 95 
Head Circumference = between percentile 50 and 75

I'm so ready for this!

I'm such a big boy!

Sawyer also had a busy weekend! His Great Aunt Julie (or Grand Aunt Jules as she prefers) & Uncle Scott and second cousin Meghan and her boyfriend Nick came to meet him from St. Louis. He enjoyed his first trip to Big Whiskey's for the Mizzou game as well as lots of good quality snuggle time. We got to Skype his other second cousin, Erin in Scotland Sunday so she could see him for the first time. We are looking forward to her getting to see him in person when she returns in August. He even flipped over again for them for a total of 4 times this weekend. We are planning a trip to St. Louis in April so he can meet more family as well.

Grand Aunt Jules working her magic

Cousins!

Lunch with the fam

Showing off his skills for his Great Uncle Scott

Sawyer: 2 Weeks

Sawyer is 2 weeks old today and believe it or not, he rolled over this morning. I'm not making this up! Luckily, John was here to witness it or I would have thought I was seeing things. We have been doing daily tummy time and back time for leg exercises per his pediatrician and during this mornings playtime he was rocking and holding himself up. After 2 minutes on his belly, he was sick of it and got up on his arms and legs and rolled right over. I screamed I was so shocked, startling him of course. I googled rolling over and the article I found on Baby Center said it could be as early at 4 months..what??

He's only 2 weeks..should I be worried? This boy is going to be crawling before we know it.

Here are some pics before the big roll over.

Such a strong little guy

I swear Sawyer is already trying to crawl, I know that is impossible but during our last few tummy times he gets on his knees and arms and holds himself up for a few seconds. It is just so crazy, I had to video it! I know he is crying in them but I promise I wasn't being a cruel mom and made sure he was okay :)
He has had a bunch of awesome visitors and we just love introducing him to  everyone. Today he got to visit with Melanie and Hollie and had a great time. Thanks everyone for thinking about us, it means so much!

Hollie snuggling with Sawyer

Mel, Sawyer and the little Blair Twins 

My new favorite pic!

Jared posted a couple new pics from his newborn session, my heart melts!

My pregnancy Go-To's

Since I have a couple hours while Sawyer's napping to blog, I have been wanting to post about some of the things that made my pregnancy much more comfortable and actually a pretty enjoyable experience.  They may sound strange to non-pregnant people but for my friends who are expecting you might appreciate it.

This was my gold, went through 6 bottles and NO STRETCH MARKS!!!
I know it has a lot to do with genetics but it is worth a shot!

Target's Boyfriend T's fit my bump perfectly and
are super cheap and comfy. Bonus you can wear them after.

My Pregnancy Wedge pillow was a great help when my bump
got big enough it was uncomfortable to sleep on my side. 

Citrus fruit tasted so good during my pregnancy,
and it helped keep me from getting sick! 

I did Ozark Fitness' Body Pump up until Week 36 and I never had back pain.
I also think it helped with the actually "work" of labor, pushing is the hardest thing
I have ever done. If you just modify your weights it really helps keep you strong!

The Babybump App is great, I was able to track mine and Sawyer's progress, appointments, pics and they post weekly and daily tips.
It was my favorite of all the apps I downloaded

I had my Tervis Tumbler in hand non-stop. It helped keep me
hydrated (no swelling), they never sweet and stay cold/hot all day!

My mom bought me the book "You Being Pregnant" before she even knew
I was pregnant because she knows I love Dr. Oz. It takes a different approach
than other pregnancy books he explains things in ways that just seem to make sense. 

I tend to forget to take my vitamins but then I found these gummy versions.
I actually looked forward to taking them before I went to bed, they are yummy!
Target even has a off-brand version called "Up and Up" and it is around half the price.

Sleeping was really my only struggle during pregnancy so I created a
pillow fort to prop me up. I used anywhere from 4-5 pillows
every night and I am normally a tummy sleeper or a one-pillow gal.

In the beginning, being a work-out-a-holic, I wore a heart rate monitor
every workout (thanks to Anna Whitaker for lending me hers for 5+ months).
It is crazy to see the change in your heart rate when you are expecting and I
am so glad I had it to gauge when I was pushing myself to hard.

I love my heels but they are not always suitable for a pregnant body, Toms
were a great back up and still cute. I even wore them in the hospital as my slippers.

I walked the whole pregnancy on the days I didn't do Body Pump and when
I couldn't do Pump anymore, the treadmill and I were very close friends. I had walking
dates with my preggers friend Melanie and it made our hour-long workouts fly by!