There's Always Time to Mug for the Camera

Sawyer makes his small screen debut while he tackles his newest feat: crawling! I had the carpet sweeper out yesterday so Lorne took a mini-movie on the camera while Sawyer followed me around the living room. He must have done at least six laps, back and forth, back and forth, following the allusive sweeper. The best part is when he stops to smile and then goes about his business. I guess all he needed was a little motivation in the form of a household appliance! Who knew? It may take a while to download the footage depending on the connection.

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Here are some pictures for those who may not be able to download the movie:


Sawyer enjoys smiling for the camera.


Here's one more glimpse of the grin!


This is the cutest part of the outfit! The carpet sweeper is in front of him.

Sawyer did the cutest thing this morning. I got him out of his high chair after breakfast and he started looking around the corner and smiling at Lorne's recliner. It was so sad to watch his little face sink when he realized that Daddy wasn't there! He is so smart! He also breaks into a grin when I pick him up after his diaper changes in the Pack 'n' Play which is now living in the game room. Sawyer once again looks at his daddy in the recliner and just grins and grins! I can't get enough of those grins.

Speaking of grins, I'm taking him to get his nine-month pictures taken tomorrow. I'm trying to remember all of my tricks to get him to smile so that I can use them tomorrow. I hope that it goes well. His six-month pictures were great and I'm hoping that we have good luck again. I had originally scheduled the session for last Tuesday but he didn't seem to be completely himself yet so I thought I'd wait. I'm glad that I did because he ate us out of house and home this weekend so I think that it's safe to say that he's feeling much better!

I went Friday to get an MMR booster, without anyone holding my hand I might add. I told the nurse how much I hate shots and she still failed to mention that it would sting AND burn until she was already administering it. Thanks a lot lady! I was there because while I was pregnant my OB did blood work and discovered that I needed to get a Rubella booster before I get pregnant again. They offered in the hospital but they gave me a leaflet to read and it warned that it could pass through breastmilk so I didn't want to take a chance. I wish that I had now! I had to go to the Collin County Health Department forty minutes away in McKinney because neither my OB nor my PCP had the vaccine. That was an experience let me tell ya! Not to mention I had to pay $50 for the vaccine AND I have to get another stingy, burning one in thirty days for ANOTHER $50. My friend Denise had hers in the hospital, with no complications, and only had to have one. Someday I will learn to stop worrying so much! I really feel that I would have taken the chance had I known how much it would cost and that I would have to spend half our morning in the health department. Isn't that why I have insurance in the first place?

I called our worthless insurance company this morning and they said that it couldn't be covered because I went out of network. Well, that's because the network people didn't have the vaccine you morons! She said that I could have my PCP file a something-or-other after my something-or-other was denied. I'm not quite sure to be honest since I tuned her out when she told me that "preventive immunizations" aren't covered out of network. Aren't all immunizations considered preventive? Ahhhhhhhhh! I just told the lady that the well-being of my future unborn child will be worth $100, told her to have a nice day, and hung up. What else can I do? I wish we would just change to PPO because the coverage is just horrible sometimes it seems.

OK, I'm through ranting now. Enjoy the show!