Sawyer had a nasty cold last week, and wasn’t having much fun. Abby let him watch one of his favorite movies, Horton Hears a Who, which was a gift from MeMa T. He hadn’t seen it in a while, so he was overjoyed:
Note the tanker truck, pickup truck, school bus, garbage truck, and tractor dump truck parked on the back of the couch:
He needs a bib in this one:
Sawyer is almost as good as new now. His cough remains, but most of his congestion is gone. He’s even back to his epic four hour afternoon naps, which makes for a much happier Abby too.
Thanks, Horton!
MeMa and PePa Truitt, Aunt Sarah, and Uncle Kevin (cousins Laney and Simon too) were so inspired by Sawyer’s counting lemons video that they made him one of their own:
I played it for him before his nap, but he was much too tired to pay attention. Four hours later, and after a big pasta dinner, he and I watched it ten times in a row! Each time it ended, he said, “again.”
I can’t wait to see him with you. Just over three weeks to go!
In our backyard, we have two lemon trees which seem to produce lemons year round. Did you know lemons are green first?
On Saturday afternoon, the three of us went to an open house at one of the preschools Abby and I are considering for Sawyer. Unfortunately we had the wrong day, but since we were already half-way there, I suggested we go down to Burlingame for a bit. I also promised Sawyer that he would see some trains.
I knew things were going well when we were stopped for a red light and heard the bing-bing-bing of the crossing signal. We were right on the track, so Sawyer got to see his first big train up close (he and I watch videos of trains on YouTube all of the time). Once it passed we raced along side of it down to Burlingame Avenue. You can imagine he was thrilled, he talked about it all the way to the park.
Once there, he was far more interested in the wheel:
During dinner, I checked the schedule for the trains and saw that another one would be coming through soon. We paid our check and walked quickly to the station. Sawyer was speechless once it arrived:
Of course he then talked about “choo choo traina” the entire way home.
On Sunday afternoon, we went back to see the preschool. Sawyer wasn’t much for sitting inside so he and I went out back to play in the yard:
He would only go to school for four hours a day, two or three days a week, but judging from the 20 minutes we spent in the yard, it would more than wear him out:
I love that when I ask him to say “bye-bye, Sawyer” he replies “bye, Sawyer” as he runs away. He has no idea how cute that is.
Hooray, Sawyer can finally sit in front of a box of k’ons without putting every last one in his mouth. You can imagine this makes coloring much more fun:
The handoff:
He watches her every move:
Calling out his ABC’s so Abby can write them:
Ummm:
Sawyer loves to carry more than one thing at a time:
Note the crayon mark on his cheek:
Tip-toes:
Love this one:
And finally, the obligatory line-up:
He’s been testing us a lot lately, making our days more and more difficult, but moments like this make everything else disappear. We are definitely deep in the throes of the terrible twos.
Skyping is so much fun and interactive. I’m pretty sure Sarah was full after this conversation.
It only looks like surveillance video, in fact this grainy footage was taken with his complete awareness and approval:
Just another typical night with Sawyer.
These pictures are from several months ago. They were lost among all the photos that we take of Sawyer. One day I’m sure Sawyer will laugh at these… hopefully.
How adorable are these pics?
Even though I was really looking forward to another ride on Little Puffer, it just didn’t feel like a zoo morning. Instead, Sawyer and I went to the Cal Academy to see some indoor animals.
After almost a year of going there, I have finally learned how best to handle the crowds: make a beeline for the rainforest first, take in the aquarium next, hit the playroom, and then finish strong with the penguins. For once, Sawyer almost enjoyed the rainforest, especially the fish:
Here he’s showing off his butterfly sticker, which was a gift from one of the security guards. Sawyer’s smile stopped him in his tracks so the guard gave him a reward:
Fittingly, I think he was watching a butterfly in this one:
The elevator at the top of the rainforest goes all the way downstairs. There’s a glass tunnel underneath that looks back up into the exhibit. Sawyer was interested in the fish, but he really enjoyed watching the divers at work:
In the playroom, I eventually managed to get Sawyer over to the corner with the rake and fake leaves. I briefly showed him how it all worked and he took to it right away. I think he was channeling his inner Peepa T:
Tunnel!
This is mostly for Sawyer to watch, I think it had him in a bit of a trance:
And last but not least, penguins! Note how he says hello to them at the very end:
I wasn’t able to get many pictures since he just doesn’t stand still long enough to even bother trying. We probably saw more animals today than we did last week at the zoo: gigantic bullfrogs, lizards, salamanders, butterflies, parrots, tons of fish, an albino alligator, many turtles, and penguins. All in all, it was a great success.
Toward the end we came upon a display with animal skulls that he could hold and touch. Sawyer was his usual curious self, so I gave him a gorilla skull. He especially loved the jaw and teeth, but the whole thing kept him fascinated for a good five minutes. Before we left, the woman who was tending the exhibit asked me how old he was. When I answered 23 months today, she couldn’t believe it, and said that he was focused and engaged way beyond his years. That’s my little wigglebutt!
Now if only he would stop throwing his leftover food on the floor when he’s finished with his meals. A simple “all done” will suffice, Sawyer.