Video crazy!

Ok, so we got such rave reviews after our last video, I figured i'd add another one. I can't figure out how to turn it, so you will have to turn your heads. Sage just got her first little pair of soft-soled shoes, so here we are trying theme out. That's Grieg playing in the background. :-) Our baby is so cultured. He he

Spaghetti Time!

Well, I think now we've discovered the funnest thing since swinging: spaghetti! Don't worry, it's brown, because it's whole wheat. :-) I didn't feed Sage old spaghetti. She had it the first time last night, but we decided to have it again for lunch today so mommy could get some pictures. It's awfully yummy and fun at the same time! I threw in a little cheese for protein, though really solids are still mostly for fun at this stage. I think more of it ended up in her lap than in her mouth this afternoon, though last night, she actually ate most of what was on her tray, I think!

Oh, and you get the bonus of being able to see her two top teeth in these pictures! Aren't they cute??

One other food-related update: Sage did the cutest thing ever yesterday afternoon. We were enjoying lunch at the Coop with our friend Emily and her daughter Lily, when Sage turned around and offered me a bite of her little piece of French roll. Then it turned into a fun game and she alternated between taking bites and giving me bites. How sweet that my girl is already learning to share!

And now for a few updates:
My previously self-declared breastmilk snob has now decided food is pretty fun (as long as she feeds herself). Those of you who have been following the blog may be a bit confused. Yes, I did post months ago that she loved bananna, and I also posted at some point not long after that she had tried sweet potatoes. However, at some point after that, she decided solids were for the birds, and only breastmilk would do for her. This lasted a month or two. She did enjoy a slice of apple in her little mesh feeder, but nothing else. Well, now she has become a little gourmand. She adores nibbling on good french bread (inferior bread will not do) with some particularly tasty string cheese. Apples are still a favorite (but none of the mushy pureed stuff), as well as good quality crackers. Here she is enjoying a particularly yummy meal of baguette, string cheese and grated apple:

In other news, Last weekend Sage attended her second orchestra concert (at 8 months of age!). We went to see the McLains perform with the Oak Ridge Symphony. Sage slept through almost the entire concert snuggled in mommy's sling, and Mommy was able to enjoy the music. Daddy, sadly was not able to go because he had to study for a test. :-( Poor daddy!

Just cause I can...

Well, since blogger has a new video option, I figured, why not put in a video of my girl crawling . It seemed like Sage's far away Grandma, grandpa and uncle... as well as other family and friends might enjoy seeing how grown up she is. So without further ado, here's our adorable baby girl crawling to mama:

Levi Jackson Fun!

Mommy and Sage spent last weekend at Levi Jackson for a dance weekend. It was a lot of fun despite a few hang-ups: we got somewhat less sleep than usual (Sage and mommy shared a sleeping bag on a dusty mattress), and mommy managed to leave Sage's baby carriers at home, so it was off to Walmart to buy a swath of fabric. Good thing we've been working on using wraps as baby carriers recently!! 4.5 yards of flannel ripped in half lengthwise worked great all weekend! It was especially supportive and cozy for dancing!


Sage got to spend lots of quality time with her grandparents!

She absolutely loves to swing with Grandma.


And Aunt Rachael always gets the best smiles. :-D


Levi Jackson has a new playground this year with awesome baby swings that go pretty high. The higher the better for this little daredevil! She is definitely her father's daughter. :-)


But the best part of the weekend is that we got to see out wonderful friends Katy and Samuel!! We hiked down to the duck pond and both the baby and the big boy got a ride!


Thanks to Grandma Alice for taking (most of) these great pictures!