Dear Sage 10 months |

Dear Sage 10 months

by elizabeth on March 1, 2013

(posted 2 weeks after your actual 10 month birthday!)

Dear Sage at 10 months

This month should be titled big words! In your 10^th month you came alive with words and signs. In one short week a whole slew of words started pouring out of your mouth. Just about the same time you started signing “more”, “food”, and “all done”, you started saying the words that match! I imagine that the neurons responsible for word production clicked into place one night while you were sleeping! It really feels like an overnight occurrence! Here is the most current list of things you say and how you say them.

“More” sounds like “mawh”
all done sounds like “ahh duh.”
dogs “deh deh”
balls “buh”
books “buh.” (the buh for book has a little air attached to the B sound)

This month we took a trip to San Francisco where we were so lucky to see our friends the Kubischtas again. As soon as you get a little bigger I have a feeling our family trips will involve you in some serious play with Zealand and Avery. I will never tire of talking to their Mommy Chelsea so I am looking forward to hours of play, play, play as we continue our family visits. I am hoping for a Mommy daughter backpacking trip with Chelsea and Avery. Maybe if I say it now it will come true! Look ahead to your year 7 blog and see if it happened!

We visited the Kubischtas for dinner in the Easy Bay and then stayed at a hotel for a few days in the city. You and Daddy ran all over the place while I attended the Learning and the Brain Conference. You soaked up the sights, noises, and city experiences. Of course, you loved every second of it. You exercised your social skills in the lobby of the hotel by sitting in the center of it and waving at everyone who walked by. They should have hired you. People were SO happy to see you! You had no problem keeping up with your Daddy on this trip. Lucky for us you love your carriers so you can sleep anywhere. Your flexibility, laid-back nature, and love for adventure make you the perfect travel companion.

This month marks your ability to consistently stand on your own starting from a seated position. I have a feeling your first steps are soon to follow. Every day the amount of time you balance in a standing position is growing and growing. I am practically holding my breath to see what happens next. You are also incredibly brave. You have no problem crawling to the top of any slide and sliding right down on your own. It is so funny. I adore this quality of yours and hope it stays. With the life we lead, being fearless will serve you well!

Another big event this month is that we moved to a new home. We left the apartment in San Clemente and moved to our new place in San Juan Capistrano. Our new home has more room for you to crawl around, a room for your toys and crib, and a backyard that we can play in. We have been working on the weekends and evenings to get the place ready to go and you have been very patient with us. I do have to admit though that trying to clean with you in the room is like raking leaves on a windy day. I put all the clothes in a drawer and you pull them all out again. I put books on a shelf and you pull them off again. You have a new love for opening and closing things and pulling things in and out of drawers, boxes, etc. You are one step behind us ready to undo all that has been done.

The most exciting part of this month is that Daddy has stopped working for 7 weeks to take care of you and to work on projects around the house. It’s so fun watching you two deepen your bond. He takes you on bike rides (you LOVE this), to Home Depot, the plumbing store, and Costco. You help him with his projects and you keep each other company. You adore him and believe me, the feeling is mutual.

We love you Sagey-poo.