July was very busy around here, and then we didn't have internet access for 3 or so weeks, so I'm afraid I haven't even had a chance to update the blog in a very long time. I do apologize. A lot has happened, though, and Sage has done so many things, and learned so many things since the beginning of July, when I last posted. Here are some Sage updates:
She's learning new words at the rate of 1 or 2 per day. Some recently learned words are nap, moon, giraffe, knot, hot, ice and night-night. She has also learned to jump, walk on tip-toes, and do somersaults, as well as sort items by color. She really lives for a good game of Ring Around the Rosy or Jump Jim Joe and can sing the E I E I O part or Old McDonald for me while I sang the rest of the song. Her grasp of the concept of pretend has improved dramatically, and she has just begun to feed her baby doll (with a little paper tag). She has begun to enjoy giving kisses to everyone she loves, including her dolls and stuffed animals. We have also entered the phase of "do it myself"--though she can't really say that, and we had to buy her some shoes she could put on herself, because shoes were getting to be a real struggle. She absolutely must put them on herself, but she couldn't put on her old shoes without help, and she definitely didn't want help. Along with the "do it myself" phase, comes the phase of temper tantrums, and we certainly have some of those as well, especially when it's nap time, or night-night time. BUT, she's also getting better at sharing, and genuinely seems to enjoy playing with other little ones her age. She's such a sweet little person, and I feel very lucky to be part of her life.
A lot has happened event-wise since I last posted too. We went to Allentown, PA (Dada's home town) to celebrate the wedding of "uncle" Justin and his lovely wife, Heidi, and also to celebrate the baptism of their son Del.
Then Sage and I went to Cumberland Dance Camp with my parents, Emma and Rachael, and had a perfectly lovely time dancing, and hanging out with our new friends, Beth and Brad and their 20 m/o daughter, Bridgette. Sage and Bridgette were so very cute together, as they ran down hallways hand-in-hand, and played Ring Around the Rosy together. Sage had a particular affinity for eating Bridgette's snack, but fortunately, Bridgette didn't seem to mind too much. I did get to do some dancing with Sage in a Mei Tai or a Wrap (comfy, soft, simple baby carriers), and she would always fall asleep almost immediately.
We also took another little trip up to the Cincinnati Zoo with Grandma, Emma, Rachael, Aunt Nancy Ann, Camille and Adelie, and it was great to see Sage and Adelie warm up to each other again.
Most recently, Grandma and Grandpa Jodock and uncle Erik came to visit again, and we spent some quality time giggling and romping around with them this past weekend (never enough time, of course)
Here are a few pictures from the Allentown trip:
And here are some from the Zoo trip:
Hopefully the two grandmas will e-mail me some of the pictures they have taken recently and we can add some pictures from Cumberland Dance Camp and from the weekend with the Jodocks before long.
And just for fun, here are a couple of pictures of Sage with carrots:
Sage did a lot of sleeping in the wrap while I danced at Cumberland Dance Week:
This baby is well loved:
Here she's doing the sign for more:
Posing with Dada's hat for Emma at the woodland Arts Fair:
Simultaneously sweet and silly:
