Who is this adorable, chubby baby you ask? Why, it's lil ole me...well, not lil. I borrowed these photos from my mama to show you all how much Sawyer looks like me when I was a precious babe.

When I showed my sweet husband these pictures, he said, "Reese, I didn't know you were a boy when you were a baby." Awwww - how sweet. :)

Big eyes, munch-able cheeks, and a bubble-nose. (And thin little lips.) My eyes were decidedly blue by this age. Sawyer's are a blue-ish, brown-ish, green-gray color...we're not really sure what color they will settle on.

He may not look like my other two, but methinks he resembles his mama!

SoySoy

Sawyer Eames Schuyler

• Sawyer E
• Soy Soy
• Soy Boy
• Soybean
• Stagic ("stag" - "ick")
• Chubba
• Chubby McFatty
• Sunshine
  

Sawyer :::

• is 5 months old!
• measures in the 95th percentile for height and weight
• weighed 15 lbs 15 oz at his 4 month appointment
  
• started sleeping from 6pm to 7am (without waking) at 3 months old
• loves his two older brothers
• sucks his left thumb (Mason sucks his right)
• smiles, kicks, and wriggles with delight when I wrap him up to go to sleep at night
• smiles, kicks, and wriggles with delight when I go to get him in the morning
• looks most like his mama when she was a babe
• has neither brown nor blue eyes...so far
• is finding his voice
• goes with the flow
• is showing his mama how fun and delightful the baby stage can be (I barely survived the baby stage with M and S...)

Christmas and other stuff

Greetings and Happy 2010!

We had a lovely, white Christmas here in Bozeman. Both the Myers and Schuyler families graciously gave us their blessing to stay at our own house for the holiday and we seized the opportunity to start new traditions and make Christmas memorable in our own way.

Christmas Eve found us at the Oberly's house with the Bedfords and all 7 of our combined children. We wined, dined, laughed, and indulged our children with sweets and one present to open.

Blakester and Lizabeth are great little chums.

SoyBoy - in good spirits, as usual.

Rebecca had a great little nativity activity the children enjoyed.

Smith, Rob, and Mase. The monkeys love their Uncle Rob - especially wrestling and climbing all over him like...well, like monkeys.

Ad, Smiggs, and me, taken by yours truly. I like that half of my face best anyway.

M and M.

Smigg-a-don and Me.

The beautiful Oberly family.

Christmas morning was warm, cozy, and easy paced for the most part. The monkeys slept until 8am or so, giving Matt and I time to enjoy a cup of coffee, stuff the stockings, and lounge by the fire.

"Santa" gave the boys kid-sized carry-on suitcases. These were a very big hit. The suitcases are wheeled to and fro, carrying all sorts of tools, toys, and guns, all day long.

Our very first Christmas as husband and wife, M and I decided to make homemade cinnamon rolls for breakfast. This delicious tradition has stuck. I do love me a gooey cinnamon roll with coffee in the morning.

New camo hats from Dad.

Elk figurines.

Shooting elk figurines with pistol. M got them caps for their pistols. They are loud, they spark and smoke, they are somewhat dangerous...M and S love them, of course.

Hope your Christmas and New Year was full of laughter, family/friends, and the joyous remembrance of our Lord's birth!

**Check back shortly for a post on the transition we've made (are still making) from cribs to big-boy beds and I will finish the posting on my boys individually - we can't forget little Soy!