Happy Birthday Pop-Pop!

We had lots of fun with Mimi and Pop-Pop here over the weekend.  Sage was so excited to be able to give Pop-Pop his birthday card in person!   She signed her name and Quinn's!  We hope you have a great day Pop-Pop!   Happy Birthday!

 

Relaxing Day

We had a very relaxing day at home on Wednesday.  It was snowy and cold so we stayed home all day!  This picture was taken after the girls woke up from their naps. 

Cousins!

This past weekend we met Shelley, Tyler, and the boys halfway between our houses and stayed Saturday night in a hotel.  The kids were so excited to see each other.  I was pretty excited to see them too.  Sage had only seen Aunt Shelley once since the tornado and I had seen them all briefly at Thanksgiving and then when Shelley came over when Quinn was born.  So fun to see the kids together - they act like siblings and not cousins.  Love it! 

This is the first picture of all five of them together.  As soon as I picked Quinn up she fell alseep in my arms. 

The Pigeon

We are back at the library for story time in March.  Sage loves it and so do I!   Last week she made this pigeon.   It is a fun time for her and I get a little break:  Win/Win!

Lunch Date

Yesterday we had a lunch date with Sharon.  Sage was so excited to see Sharon and so was I!  Sage chose the location - Big Apple Bagels.  Sharon took this picture of Quinn and I.  Had to share it since I don't get many pictures with my girls!

Sisters!

I love watching these two interact!   Sage loves to hold, kiss, and talk to Quinn.  It is fun to watch Quinn try to respond to Sage.  Quinn was fussy the other day and I put her on the blanket to have some alone time!   Sage had to join her - they both enjoyed it!  Love these two sooooo much! 

Cavities

A few weeks ago Sage was complaining about a tooth hurting.  It lasted for a few days so I called the dentist to go have it looked at.  It turns out she had a cavity between her molars on both sides.  They were so deep that the dentist wanted to put a filling on each and then put sealants on the rest of her molars.  Sage has been going to the dentist since she was 12 months old.  She is is not a fan of the dentist and it would have taken at least 4 appointments in the office and us probably having to hold her down to go that route.  We decided to go another route - a one appointment deal - but she had to be put under general anesthesia.  It was not an ideal situation and we felt terrible.  We brush her teeth twice a day but we weren't as good about flossing.  I did tons of research about the procedure, talked to our dentist, emailed a friend who is a dentist, talked to two family friends that are are in the dental field.  It all led us to the fact that this was the best path to take for Sage.

She did so good.  We told her that the dentist was going to fix her teeth while she took a nap.  She couldn't have anything to eat or drink the morning of the procedure.  She did great!  We got there and she was full of questions.  We told her they would put a mask on her and then she would fall asleep.  She was excited to hear that the mask was pink!  There were a few tears after they took her away and those were from me.  But she did amazing!  So from now on there are no sticky foods - gummy bears, fruit snacks, gum, etc.   She is handling this really well and knows she can't have that stuff because it is bad for her teeth.  So proud of her and how she has handled this situation. 

 This was right after she came out.  She was still sleeping and was pretty groggy when she woke up. 

After a nap at home she was ready to eat.  She could only have soft foods that day.  She was loving all the ice cream, pudding and cheese.  Don't worry we brushed her teeth that day - lots!

New scissors

Sage has been using her scissors lots for cutting practice.  They did some cutting practice at school and now she wants to cut all the time at home.  The scissors we had only cut paper.  She was getting a little frustrated with them.  So off we went to Joann's last week and found her a new pair of scissors.  She has been cutting away with those new scissors!

Take note of her outfit - she picked it out that day.  

Our very colorful girl!

Bike Ride

Here is a video of Sage riding her bike last weekend.  I see lots of bike rides in our future!