yeah my sword and shield nord is now lvl 9
i put all my level increases to health atm but will put some stamina tommorrow
i put like 3 into one handed, 2 into heavy armor, 2 into block, 1 smithing, 1 restoration
i enjoy blocking and smithing is necessary to build the heavy armor necessary
and restoration like you said with food and pots... i wont really dive deep into that
i read somewhere else that this type of character also needs to upgrade speech, smithing (as i started to do), and a little bit of restoration