Dear Sage 4 months,
(I am blaming the lateness of this entry on my returning to work. It was written at your 4 month birthday but not posted until now… sorry)
Hello my darling baby. You are truly a mystery to me. How is it that you are so calm and relaxed, easy-going and not easily shaken? You barely even cry. How did two people like your Daddy and me make something as centered and peaceful as you? I am aware that you are changing every day. Maybe this month is the peaceful month but whether this time is fleeting or here to stay, I am in awe of you. Your life with us does demand some moments of discomfort but you take them in such stride. I am sad to admit that this month you burned your big toe on the bottom of the egg pan but you squealed for only a second! You get squished when your clothes come off and you roll with it. You scrunch up your face just a little to share your mild dissatisfaction but it never lingers. Your head has been bumped while getting out of the car and you don’t even cry. You certainly don’t take after my dramatic nature so maybe this comes from your Dad?
This month was home to two major milestones and more adventures. Just as you turned 3 months and 1 week old you rolled over from your stomach to your back. Then 5 days before your 4 month birthday you rolled from your back to your stomach. I was especially proud of your second accomplishment because it was one you had been working on for some time. You would roll from your back, on to your side and would get stuck there… your arm blocking your ability to go all the way over. But in the classroom, as your Granny and I were getting it ready for the start of the year, you made it all the way over. These days when you are on your tummy, you push up so high into an upward facing dog pose. It’s just great. You are strong, alert, and proud. This month you spent time in the Pacific North West at your Grandparent’s vacation home on Orcas Island where you went on more hikes, went sailing, and canoeing. For your Daddy’s birthday we went back to camp at Lake Lopez where you got to meet Avery and Zealand for the first time. You also got on the paddleboard for the first time too.
This was a big milestone month but it was also a big month in other ways. I have gone back to work and you have started at the Saint Margaret’s Wee Tartan Day Care Center. You go there three days a week and are with your Auntie G the other two. Both sets of caregivers have reported back to me with a variety of adjectives the most common being “She is so easy!” Stephanie in the Wee Tartans, described you as having “a gentle soul.” You are happy at the Wee Tartans watching the other children move around you. It’s like you’re watching a tennis match as your head whips back and forth watching Declan and Abigail run from one side of the room to the other. The children are very sweet to you as are your caregivers. On your first day 8 month-old Henry gave you CPR for fun. He had your nose and mouth in his mouth and loved every second of it. I let you stew in this for a moment to see how you would respond. You scrunched up your face like you just ate something sour and shook your head from side to side. We are happy to report that your first kiss repulsed you. Not only have you been licked and slobbered on by Henry but you have also been loved in the same way by Mauricio’s dog Ponch. You don’t seem to mind it when Ponch drools on you and we don’t either. All this fun is good for your immune system. Which brings me to your next milestone… the first cold. You have gotten your first cold, and just like the way you handle everything else in your life, you pushed right through it. After a fussy day at Auntie G’s house, you slept for almost 11 hours and woke up with a big smile on your face. Good job Sage.
Your hands are continuing to reach and grab, you are exploring the world with your mouth, and are getting my more adept at your depth perception. You were eating breakfast on your Daddy’s lap and you managed to flip his plate and all his food right on top of the both of you. You are getting faster at grabbing and enjoy trying to get your hands on whatever comes near you. When you are lying on your back and a toy is held above you, you are much more accurate and quicker to bring your arms up and fingers to grasp it. My hair is still a favorite choice.
This month you also took your first two dips in the Ocean. You enjoyed the water rushing up over your legs and belly and didn’t mind the temperature in the least. Again, we are thrilled! You have also enjoyed a few more dips in the pool. I hope the warm weather continues through the fall so we can spend more time in the water together, especially the ocean.
Your language development is getting more and more fun because you are repeating our sounds and saying things that sound like “hi,” and “hello.” These sounds are in response to us saying them to you so your ability to mimic has the added benefit of making it sound like you are talking to us.
Physically it looks like you are taking after your Daddy, tall and thin, and your head seems to still be coming from me, nice and big! At your 4 month appointment you weighed 14 lbs 6 ounces and are in the 50th percentile for weight. You are 25 inches long in the 75th percentile for height. Your head is in the 99th percentile.
To us you are perfect in every way, your adorable belly, soft squishy legs, curious eyes, big open mouth gummy smile… they just melt us to pieces.
Here’s to another unforgettable month.
Sage and Avery
- Sage and Daddy at Lake Lopez
First time on a paddleboard!
You visited REI headquarters in Seattle!
Visting with a deer in Oracs
Pool Time!
Waterfall Hike
You in my favorite little outfit
View from the hotel in Orcas
First sailing trip
hazards of baby wearing! You are completely asleep in this picture!
At the top of Mount Constitution in Orcas
At the beach in San Clemente. Down the street from our house
Camping at Lake Lopez
Smelling a chocolate croissant at a bakery at Pikes Place Market in Seattle.
Daddy and you in REI in Seattle trying on backpacks. Just confirming that the Deuter one is the one we want!
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I loved every word… Again! So beautifully written. We recognize her favorite outfit! Looks great on Sage!!