9 Months

Little Miss Sage was 9 months old on the 26th....I can't believe how quickly she is growing up! We had a great weekend with family. Sage and I were both under the weather to start the weekend, but felt well enough to enjoy company.

Sage got to meet several cousins! My cousin Mary and her husband Brian were visiting from Seattle and spend a couple nights at our house. My cousin Katina fled the flood waters of Bismarck to hang out with us. We were also able to see my cousin Marisa, my parents came for the weekend, and Nick and Adam both made an appearance. Nick's girlfriend Diane was also here for the weekend. Our friends Andy and Heather were in town with their kids. We went to their hotel to visit and Sage went swimming for the first time!

Sage is getting more and more active! She now can:

-Stand on her own for a few seconds- she did this a few times this weekend
-Has her first top tooth! She has three more on the top that look close
-She will cuddle with her stuffed animals and hug her Bitty Baby
-She said Da Da very clearly- Justin went downstairs and she was at the gate.
-She LOVES sweet potatoes

-Went swimming for the first time

Sage is skipped daycare yesterday to hang out with her cousins Katina and Marisa :)

100 mph

Sage has turned into a busy body! She is always on the go, go, go! Her new favorite thing is hanging out on the coffee table. She pulls herself up and then lets herself down, and repeats! SHe has figured out how to gradually let herself down when she is standing up now. We do have one an occasionally face plant into the coffee table :(

-Eats solids! Loves sweet potatoes and cereal and hates peas

-Converted into her new car seat!

-Crawls nonstop

-Pulls herself up to standing

-Loves bath time

-Sounds like she is saying dada

-Waves and claps arms when you tell her YAY!

-Loves to kiss the patio door

-Makes all sorts of funny noises

Little Miss Busy Body

Sage has turned into a little busy body! Not only is she crawling, but she is pulling herself up constantly! Her favorite is the coffee table, which gave her a nice little scratch on her nose! I know there will plenty more of those! She also no longer a fan of her car seat :( She wants to be out and moving! We have also gone backwards on sleep- no more sleeping through the night- she is getting up around 1 and again around 4-5. She acts hungry- maybe a growth spurt??? When she wakes up, she sits up in her crib or crawls to the corner by the door and yells until we come get her!

We had a great Easter in NoDak! We had a full house- Mom, Dad, Justin, Sage, Adam, Nick, and Nick's girlfriend Diane. We made deer bologna on Saturday! Sage was Grandpa's assistant supervisor! The Easter Bunny found Sage on the farm. We even made it into town for a few drinks!

I can't wait for summer vacation and having more time with Sage! We already have weekly playdates lined up with our Amma friends! Now, if the weather would just cooperate!

1st Flu Bug!

Sage has had her first case of the flu! Daycare called by 9:30 am Thursday morning- Sage was throwing up and had runny diapers! Justin was able to take the day off and stay home with her. She was sick all day. Poor little thing! Justin was lucky enough to go through quite the wardrobe as Sage kept spitting up all over him. I stayed home with her Friday. We took her in to the clinic. They tested her urine for infection- that was no fun as she cried and cried :( She is much better, but is still on a soy formula/pedialite diet until the runny diapers stop. Pampers has made a killing this weekend!

On the Move!

We have a crawler! Sage is on the move, better and better each day. Today she even pulled herself up to a standing position with the coffee table! She is a busy body! She also still chews on everything, as you can see in the first picture!

- Starting to tolerate solids!

- Crawl, crawl, crawl

- Very close to clapping hands

- Cuddles more

- Wants to pull herself up to standing

-Doesn't understand that she can't go through the coffee table, chair, etc

-Mom needs to get better at letting her explore and get beat up a little!

7 Months

Sage is 7 months old! She has been changing so much the last few weeks:

-Has two bottom teeth

-Likes to hold her own bottle

-Sits up better and better every day

-Sticks out her tongue

-Is very close to crawling!

-Wants to be held more :(

-Rolls over to get from place to place

-Still not a fan of solids :(

-Likes juice :)

First Tooth!

Sage has her first tooth! It broke through on March 17th and is working it's way to a full tooth! Her other bottom middle tooth is very close to breaking through as well. She hasn't been overly agitated, but she definitely is "off". She is not going to bed very easily and is getting up again at night. We may attempt some sleep training next week when I have on Spring Break.

Sage is getting so active and mobile! She rolls around like a crazy woman! She isn't crawling yet, but she has figured out how to pull herself around to grab at things. This could also be the cause of her sleep variations since she is approaching another milestone. We need to do some baby proofing! She still isn't a big fan of solids, but we will keep working at that.

My favorite new thing is that she will cuddle and lay her head on my shoulder! She will also hold her arms out if she wants to be picked up.