Update on the Phillips'

I'm determined not to be like all of you other bloggers out there who have fallen off the wagon! I think ever since everyone got so involved in Facebook, it seems as though they have stopped keeping up with their blogs, and I am determined not to do that, although I have definitely been slacking.
Anyways, ever since Sadie's birthday, we have been struggling! Dennis got sick with a bad cold for a few weeks. Then, Sadie and I both started to get it last week, and now little Sawyer has it. I've joked that we sound like the TB hospital when you walk into our home because Sadie, Sawyer, and I all sound as though we are coughing up a lung at any given time. I've got Bronchitis, Sawyer has RSV, and Sadie probably just has a little of both. CRAZINESS!
I'm confident that we are all on the mend though. We've honestly been doing great as far as health goes for the past few months. It seemed as though everyone else and their kids were sick and I was so thankful that none of us had gotten anything. Well, when it rains, it pours.
Sawyer has to do breathing treatments just like Sadie did when she was his age. Not fun!!!
Here are a few pictures of Sawyer getting his first one, and below that is a picture of Sadie when she had to do her first one.



We have been having some good times too though. It's been SO nice to be able to go outside and play on the pretty days. I absolutely love it! I'm having Spring fever so bad and I get so mad when I see that it's supposed to rain because I love being outside and playing with Sadie and Sawyer.

Here's a cute video of them swinging together. Sadie thinks it's so cool that Sawyer is starting to actually do some things! She loves watching him swing with her.
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Sadie is getting to be so indepedent these days. It freaks me out. She's such a big girl! She now will go and get her own shoes and put them on all by herself. She'll tell me that she wants her bow in her hair and her sunglasses on and her bracelet.

She cracks us up every single day. She is talking non-stop and I literally mean non-stop. Whew!
Sawyer is almost 8 months old now. He was actually starting to do a lot better with his sleeping habits until he got sick and now we're back to square one. Isn't that how it always works? Oh well...
I also registered Sadie for Mother's Day Out or pre-school or whatever you want to call it this past week. She will start in the Fall going 2 days a week for a couple of hours each day at our church. I wanted to vomit when I took her form in. I just don't think I'm ready for it, but I'm going to do it anyways. I know she will have the time of her life and I don't want to deprive her of that, although I'd much rather just have her hangin' out with me and Sawyer every day. A good friend told me that she received some advice from her aunt that said that our responsibility as parents is to prepare our kids for the real world and I feel as though this is Sadie's next step to preparing her for kindergarten. Of course I want to shelter her and have her all to myself, but I know that she will learn so much and have so much fun at Mother's Day Out. And, it'll also give me some quality time to spend with Sawyer on those days.
Anyways, that's about all the news from the Phillips household. We're just trying to get well around here.
My grandmother (dad's mom) is having major surgery this coming Friday. We hope and pray that she makes it through. So, lift up a prayer for her if you are reading this.

Sadie's 2nd Birthday Weekend

What a fun, fun weekend we had. I still can't believe we spent it celebrating Sadie's 2nd birthday. I had to push back tears all week last week thinking about her turning 2. I just can't believe it. I know it sounds stupid and mushy, but it breaks my heart that the time is going by so fast. I pray constantly that God will stop time so that I can have her just like this forever. She is just the sweetest little angel. I don't know what I would do without her. Dennis and I got her a kitchen and she was SO excited. We gave it to her when she woke up Saturday morning. She has not stopped playing with it. She has the best imagination and I love that about her. We had her party at 1st Baptist in the Family Ministry Center play area/party room. It was definitely a hit! I hope to have many more parties there. They do EVERYTHING for you and I was not expecting that. I actually got to sit back and enjoy things for a change! The kids had a ball! Sadie was a precious angel the whole time, despite the fact that it fell during her naptime. It was the only time slot they had, so I had to take it! She got sooooooo many wonderful gifts. We felt extremely blessed. Everyone loved on her so much. Here are a few pictures from the weekend. Happy Birthday to my sweet, sweet Tinkers!





Here is a short video of us singing Happy Birthday to her. She didn't like being in the spotlight too much but she was a trooper!

On a side note, our family welcomed baby Crew Chance into the world on Tuesday morning. He's so sweet! I went to visit them in the hospital and it felt so weird to be on that floor again in Baptist Hospital. It seemed like only yesterday that I was there having Sawyer. Cayce and Crew are both doing great. Here are a few pics I snapped of them while I was there.