Sick

Well, it has been a long week in our house.  Reese was the first one to get sick, then Sage and finally me.  I took Sage to the doctor on Monday at 11am and came home right after the appointment.  I didn't walk out of the house until yesterday morning to shovel the 5 inches of snow we had gotten Friday night.  Let's just say I was ready to get out of the house - even if it was to shovel.  Luckily we have a great neighbor who was already outside working on our driveway.   We all have a cold and Sage has been pretty good even though she is sick.  She was only getting up once per night before she got sick and now she is up multiple times.  I am hoping we get back to only once a night soon.   So there are no smiling pictures of Sage to post - I will try to get some new photos this week.  Hope you all are enjoying the big game tonight!

Blanket

We got a very special present in the mail this week from Reese's Aunt Nancy.  She made a blanket for Sage.  It is beautiful, we love it!  It is one of our new favorites and we are sure Sage will love the blanket for years to come.  Here is Sage hanging out on her new blanket - thanks again Aunt Nancy!

Ten Pounds!

On Monday, Sage and I went to our Mom's group.  I always look forward to our Mom's group for many reasons:  visiting with other new Moms, asking the lactation consultants questions, and the chance to weigh Sage each week.  As most of you know Sage has been slower at gaining weight - we are continuing to supplement as needed.  I am happy to say we aren't supplementing as much as we were!

I really like that I get to weigh Sage each week.  It is nice to know where we are each week.  Well this week was fabulous - Sage hit 10 pounds!  She gained seven ounces last week - what an overachiever!  It really started our week on a good note.  Hope you all had a good week to.   Here are a few pictures from our week.

 

  

  

Transition - Pack and Play to Crib

This past weekend we took a big step - putting Sage in her crib for the night.  We started on Friday night, I was the one to suggest it to Reese.  I am sure he thought if he suggested it I would have said no!  Since Sage has been home from the hospital she has been sleeping in a pack and play in our room.  It took me a long time to go to sleep on Friday - I laid in bed for 1.5 hours before I fell asleep to the sounds of Sage on our baby monitor.  Well she did great.  Each of the nights she has only gotten up once to eat - usually around 3am and then she gets up for the day at 8am.  I can handle those nights!  Below are pictures of her after waking up from a nap this morning.  She loves her new mobile and she looks so cute in her outfit from Aunt Sandy.

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We were relaxing on Sunday afternoon watching football and Sage was taking a nap. She was really enjoying being on her Daddy's chest and was holding on to his shirt to make sure he didn't go anywhere!

Mom of the Year Award - #1

I heard a few moms talking about Mom of the Year Awards the other day.  This is not an award I wanted to win - but knew that it was inevitable.  Well, the time came today when I was clipping Sage's fingernails.  I made it all the way to the last finger and I cut her.  I felt so bad and so did she.  She let out the biggest scream and started sobbing.   I still feel horrible and it has been over 8 hours ago that it happened.  I know that she will be fine, but I am sure I will be hesitant the next time I cut her nails.  As you can see from the picture below she is fine.  The blanket she is laying on is one of mine from when I was a child.  Thanks Mom for saving our blankets!

 

Happy Birthday Mimi!

We hope you are having a great birthday!  Happy Birthday Mimi!  We love you, Reese, Sara & Sage

 

Here is Sage wishing Mimi a Happy Birthday!  She is all bundled up to go outside for a walk.  We didn't stay out too long.  I just love the little mittens that match her hat:)

Business trip

Reese has been away the last three days on his first business trip since his surgery and since Sage was born.  This was a big trip for him - and we missed having him at home.  We are so excited that he will be home tonight.  Here is a picture of Sage in her swing today.  She usually can stay in the swing for about 10 - 15 minutes.  Then she has had enough!!  Enough time for me to do dishes or get some laundry done!  

Another Milestone

We have reached another milestone - a new size in diapers.  Sage is now out of Newborn diapers and into size one diapers.  This is a big deal in our house!   The first time I put one of the new diapers on her it seemed huge!  The new diapers seem to suit Sage just fine.  Here are a few pictures from today - as you can tell from the first picture Sage was in a pretty good mood today.