More gratuitous cuteness

Sage got a little hand-me-down baby bathrobe from a friend, and daddy thought it was so cute after her bath a couple days ago, he wanted a picture of it. So here she is, looking quite adorable, I must say.

Since I'm posting, I thought I'd add that her crawling has gotten much smoother and quicker since last weekend. She no longer does the cute leg tuck thing, which helps her move much more efficiently. I have found a new heart-meltingly sweet, repeatable moment, which is holding my arms out to her and watching her crawl to me with a huge, radiant smile on her face. There's just nothing better than that.

Sadly though, she's been having a rough few days, because her top right front tooth is trying to come in, and it's hurting her pretty badly. She wouldn't even let me put her down while I took a shower today, so we showered together, after which we looked smashing in our matching pink bathrobes. :-)

Did you say crawling??

Ok, so these are pretty much just gratuitous cuteness pics to go along with the statement that SAGE IS CRAWLING!! She wasn't actually crawling in the pictures (they are from yesterday afternoon, and she didn't crawl until last night pretty much at bedtime) but she was thinking about it pretty hard here. So far, she isn't crawling very vast. She does this cute thing, where she tucks her right leg under her as if she's sitting indian style, and it prevents her from crawling in a very efficient manner. But she can get where she needs to go... which is pretty much wherever her ball has rolled. Anyway, mommy and daddy couldn't be more proud. If you think about it, crawling is perhaps an even more important step than walking, because it is the start of locomotion. Walking is just an increase in efficiency.

Various sweet baby pictures

Here are a few more pictures just to show interested parties what Sage has been up to recently.

She loves reading her favorite book, Usborne Touchy Feely Puppies!


She also thinks her newfound skill of walking (while holding mommy's hands) is fantastic! Mommy agrees. :-)


And Swinging is perhaps the most fun activity around. I didn't get a huge grin in this picture, but she often squeals with delight as she swings back and forth and mommy gets her feet!!

Sage and I went to a protest on Saturday at Applebees. Local folks may have heard about it. Applebees told a breastfeeding mom she had to either cover up or get out, and it sparked lots of controversy. We had fun at the protest, and we got a pretty good response, judging from all the honking and thumbs up signs from passers-by. It felt really good to get involved! It was pretty hot, but sage did just fine. She just snuggled down in the sling and took a nap. :-)