HAPPY BIRTHDAY!

Hey Sage,

Happy (almost) first birthday!

I hope it's the best birthday you've ever had! Ha! (I think it's safe to say it will be.)

Enjoy your visit with Nana and Papa and I hope you like your present!

Love,

Auntie K

First Visit to Massachusetts

Sageness!

It was so great to see you in Massachusetts this week. Your first visit! You are pretty awesome. Toddling around already at not even 10 months, putting everything under the sun into your mouth, and wanting to eat all kinds of food even though it is so hard for you since you don't have any teeth yet!

We took you to the beach and you loved it. Look how gorgeous you are:



You smiled at me a lot, but wouldn't tolerate being held by anyone except Mommy, Daddy or Nana without howling. Oh well, I can be patient. You'll love me plenty soon enough.

You love to laugh and smile and play. You know a good number of signs and can ask for things that you want or need. You don't sleep so well, but that will come, too.

Thanks for coming to Massachusetts! I'll miss seeing you for your birthday, but am sending a great present, and I'm looking forward to seeing you again at Christmas!

Love you so much,

Auntie K

SWINGING!

Hey Sage,

This is the first time I've ever posted a video on your blog for you. Enjoy! You sure look cute in that swing!



Love,
Auntie K

More Monkey, More!

Hey Sage,

Your mommy called me today to tell me she is a monkey. Yup, a monkey. She says that she is at the beck and call of you and your sister. You say "Jump, monkey, jump." And she does whatever you tell her. Like a monkey who wants a treat.

This morning (or last night - who can remember these details), you were fussing in your crib. You were crying a lot, so Mom was rubbing your head and your tummy to calm you down. It worked. You stopped crying and relaxed. But then, your mom stopped and prepared to leave. You turned over, looked up at her, and made the sign for MORE. Mommy asked you verbally, "You want me to rub your head more?" And you, apparently not knowing the sign for YES at only 9 months old, just signed MORE again. So Mommy started rubbing your head again and your whole body relaxed again. And then you went to sleep.

And so. What is the lesson here for people reading this or for you if you someday decide to torture your own life by turning into a monkey for a kid of your own? Is teaching a tiny baby to sign a good thing or a bad one? To give them the ability to make specific demands so early? Perhaps a little of both, as mothers of babies who cannot ask for more head rubbing instead jump around like monkeys trying to figure out what is needed or wanted while your mother knew exactly what to do because you spent no time beating around the bush asking for it. Perhaps the lesson is to escape the room quicker before the baby can turn around and ask for more. Perhaps the lesson is that you are spectacularly smart. I'm not sure.

You are making developmental progress in leaps and bounds! And I get to see you in only two more weeks to see some of it in action.

Love you,

Auntie K

Crawling!

Hey Sageness,

It's me, your slacker Auntie K, who hasn't posted for you in a while. I started a new job four weeks ago, so I've been busy.

Anyway, you are crawling! All over the place. It's pretty great. I've not seen it yet, I've only heard about it, but I'm super pleased for you. Being able to move around is the best.

Happy 4th of July!

Love,

Auntie K

Sisters!

Hey Sage,

Sisters are the best. Check these two out!



Love,

Auntie K

You are Gorgeous

Hey Sage,

You are gorgeous. Look at yourself.



Love,

Auntie K