Team Grandpa

So...as you can tell we did not go to LA this weekend. My parents, brother, Suzanne and Desmond got stuck in Kenya longer then they thought. We will be traveling to LA this Friday! I can't wait to meet Desmond and I havn't seen my mom in 4 weeks! Crazy! I miss my Mom more than I thought I would. She really is my best friend, and I can't wait to see her on Friday!

On the home front...Sage is SICK. It started Saturday. He couldn't keep ANY food down. He threw up everything. Then today (Sunday) he woke up with a fever and still couldn't keep anything down. Stuff out both ends (gross, I know) we went to teh doctor and he has a stomach virus. We got a prescription for the vomiting and he already seems much better than this morning. I hope tomorrow is an even better day. I hate it when he's sick.

My mom is still in LA but my dad came home to work this week. He came over to watch the superbowl with Ryan and I. Really, he came over to see Sage. Sage perked up while he was here. He even gave me a smile during a picture!

This is what team Sage was rooting for during the game!

9 Months!

Sage turned 9 months on January 29!

-He is 18 lbs 12 oz In the 20% (only 8 oz up from 3 months ago)- doc doesn't seem to be worried
-28 1/4 inches tall in the 50 % (up two inches form 6 month visit)
-He sleeps from 6:30- about 6am and takes two naps one around 8:30 and one about 12:30
-He loves to walk everywhere holding on to someone of course
-He likes to drink form his sippie cup, so we only offer the bottle in the mornings and before bed
-He "talks" alot! mama, dada. nana. tata and funny spitting and clicking noises
-He eats oatmeal and fruit for breakfast, veggie and fruit for lunch, and meat with a fruit at dinner. All gerber baby food stage 2
-He loves his light up table, his new walker, and his bouncy seat.
-While I get ready in the morning or eat breakfast he likes to sit in his bouncy seat, play and watch cartoons.
-He is NOT crawling yet, and doesn't seem to be at all interested. Its hard on me because that means I am bending over walking with him all day. He always wants to be standing up. We practice crawling everyday but nothing yet. Maybe he will go straight to walking.

Here are some 9 month pics!

Looks like he is pointing to his sign :)

Lia and Sage after a trip to the mall with their mommies!

Colt was feeding Sage those gerber puffs. So cute!

Ryan and I are so excited about our trip to LA to meet Desmond. We leave this Friday and will be in LA untill Tuesday. I can't wait to see my parents, Brian, Suzanne and lkittle Dez! I missed them so much! I'm sure there will be a LOT of pictures taken. Slide show coming soon!!

Read Desmond's story at www.littlewats.blogspot.com

Walker

I got Sage a walker the other day from Target. It is great! He loves it and I love that I don't have to break my back walking around with him all day. Many afternoons my neighbors and I will come out and let the kids play in the cul-de-sac. There are a bunch of kids on our street and they all love to play with baby Sage!

Testing it out inside first

Takin it to the streets :)

Sage loves his walker!

Sage loves to play with his BFF Colt!

Sharing!

Colt is wondering why Sage is trying to eat the soccer ball

I"ll show you how to play with ball Sage!

New Lens

I got a new zoom lens for my camera!

Far away

Close up. A momma duck with her new ducklings by the lake in our neighborhood.

Sage fell asleep during our walk

A picture taken by Daddy with the new camera and lens

One more

Swinging!

Thanks Katie!

Sage was not napping very well and it was very hard to get him to go down at night. Katie Cato reccomended and let me borrow a book called Healthy Sleep Habits, Healthy child. I read the book the next day and started the sleep schedule last Monday.
What a world of a difference!!!! Sage is now taking two naps a day at 9 and 1 and sometimes a third nap. I soothe him for about 10 minutes then put him down awake. He doesn't even cry anymore. Just falls asleep on his own!! This is a HUGE succes for us. It;s so freeing to put him down and walk away and not spend 45 minutes trying to get him to go to sleep. Then at night, I bathe him, give him a bottle, soothe him and put him down. This used to take forever, but now I know he can be put in bed awake and fall asleep by himself! We are putting Sage down at 6:30 and he wakes around 6:30. No crying!!! Of course every day is not perfect and every nap is not perfect but it is miles from where we started!

The book has great tips, problem solving techniques, and explains to you how important good sleep is. THANK YOU Katie!!!
I highly reccomend this book! It is broken up into ages too! Great to have even if you are not having problems now. You never know what will come at what age!

Birthday Parties!

Sage's went to a birthday party last Saturday for Leighton Kelly! We had a great time! Good job Amanda, so cute!!

Then we went to Colt McGraws birthday party this Saturday. We had a great time hanging with friends and watching our little boys play. Sage wants to be walking like Colt so bad! Two great birthday parties, two great kids! I can't believe Leighton and Colt are 1!!

Leighton's party!!

Leighton and Amanda

Sage and Mitch!

Happy birthday to you!!

Is Sage checking out Leighton?!?!

Sage standing with no help from me, wanting to go outside with the Daddys,

Colt's party

The birthday boy digging into his cake!

Jessica, Danny, and Colt enjoying the party!

Me and my baby boy!

With all the toys around the kids just wanted to watch the balloon!

Sage and his BFF, birthday boy, Colt, in his new wagon!

Before you know it Sage will be one!!

**My parents, brother, and Suzanne left today for the greatest trip of their life! They went to Africa to pick up Desmond. Please keep them in your prayers. You can follow their story on www.littlewats.blogspot.com

New Camera

I got a "Mom camera!" I bought the Canon Rebel XSi. I didn't have a lot of time to play around with it today, but here are some of the first few pictures I took. Of course they are of Sage!!