Dear Sage at 16 months |

Dear Sage at 16 months

by elizabeth on August 30, 2013

Dear Sage at 16 months,

This month is all about the skinned knees. It seems like the minute one skinned knee heals, you take off running and get another. When you fall, tumble, or slide, you investigate the place of impact, look up at me and say, “ow.” It’s so cute. I smile, you come over for some snuggles and then you are off on your way. These days it seems like you are always tripping and falling over something. Not because you are clumsy but because you excel at getting yourself into precarious situations. You climb EVERYTHING and swing from whatever is within arms reach. It’s really amazing to us how well you can climb, you have no fear of heights and act like it’s really no big deal. To us as your parents its so exciting but to you it’s just another ol’ day on the oven, chair, table, banister, car door, etc.

Here are some other highlights of your 16^th month.

You love trucks and yell “Trash Truck!” when you see one or hear one coming down the road
You can hear airplanes and helicopters way before I do and immediately make the sign for airplane while saying your version of airplane which sounds a lot like “all done.” When you spot the airplane in the sky you reach up with both hands and wave hello.
You say ambulance when you hear the sirens in the distance
You have started letting me put bows in your hair to hold back your bangs. They are just starting to cover your eyes.
You love bubbes and say bubbles!
You like to boss me around by coming up behind me and pushing me in the direction of where you want me to go
You give the best hugs. You throw your arms around my neck and rest your head on my shoulder. I love it.
You have started to try to jump. You have all the mechanics in place except the part where you leave the ground. It’s so so funny.
You have basically memorized Brown Bear Brown Bear. I tried to get it on camera but of course, you weren’t saying all the animal noises once the camera came on.
You love walking around with your Auntie G’s yellow purse. You have dragged it all over the place and now she needs a new one : (
Its getting hard to keep track of all your new words. One of these months I am going to give up. In addition to the previously mentioned words, you have started saying “Ellie” and “Lyla”.
In the morning after we change your diaper you have decided that it is your job to walk it to the trash can. Sometimes you have trouble parting with it. Hahaha
You love being tossed, flipped, rolled, hung upsidedown, etc. We were at Daddy’s climbing gym Hangar 18 and you LOVED being thrown on the crash pads. Soon I think I am going to have to enroll you in gymnastics so you can do all that you want with padding underneath.

The other night I was rocking you to sleep and just couldn’t bring myself to lay you down. I was wishing that I could hold you asleep in my arms all night long. Last year at this time I was going back to full time teaching and it tore my heart to pieces. Because I remember this feeling so well, the aches in my chest and tears behind my eyes, I know how blessed I am to now have my days filled with just you. I take a breath of gratitude every time I think about what life was like on the other side and realize how fortunate we are to have your Daddy giving us this time. I don’t care what needed to be sacrificed. No amount of eating out, shopping, or Starbucks lattes could be traded for this. As a mother, I am mindful of my every move, thinking and reading daily on how to be my best self. I am giving you all I can even when “giving” means letting you get that skinned knee. I only wish I could slow down time to make each magical moment last just a little bit longer. I love you with all my heart Sagey-poo.

We went on a family date night to the Long Beach Aquarium and then out to dinner at PF Changs. This PF Changs was where Mama and Dada went on one of their first dates

: Aquarium touch tank

You and Noah playing in my car

You two make us laugh.

At Alexis’ baby shower for the twins. You loved this bubble blower.

You and Dada sailing for his birthday

More sailing

You love to push Dada in the pool

Sunny Snuggles

Playing in our back yard and getting dirty.

Our new finch feeder. You love watching all the birds!

So happy in the bathtub

Granny left her sunglasses at our house.

Your silly sleep positions!

How you sleep like this I’ll never know

At Brian’s birthday in Manhattan Beach. We went to Pollywog park to see a Neil Diamond cover band.

Rock climbing at Daddy’s climbing gym Hanger 18. You kept walking around looking up and saying “up up up up”

Your cute out to dinner ensemble : )

You rarely wear dresses but I figured I would put you in a dress and take some pictures of you outside at sunset. We have so many that I figured we should put them to use!