Saige sits up like a big girl!

Tica and Saige

Sisters!

5 Months Old!

Well another month has snuck up on us! Saige is now officially past the little newborn stage and is now a Big Baby. She hasn't been weighed in awhile but we're guessing she's somewhere between 17 and 18 pounds. This last month has been so fun!

A few of the things Saige is doing now:

• Grasping. Saige can now grab even small items and transfer them from hand to hand. And of course everything goes straight into her mouth.
• New Sounds. Just a few mornings ago Saige woke up saying "bu bu bu bu" So cute!
• Happy, happy, happy! It seems Saige always has a smile on her face! It's becoming more and more rare for her to cry - even when she first wakes up she's happy and cooing. And she laughs all the time!
• Awareness. If Saige hears a sound she'll quickly turn to it and follow it with her eyes. She especially likes to watch Sister Tica as she paces around the room.
• Perception. Saige has an uncanny ability to perceive the emotions of those around her. If one of us is sad or happy she can tell.
• Eating Toes. Saige loves to suck her toes!
• Sleeping through the night. While she's not consistently sleeping through the night, more and more she'll sleep straight through from 7:30PM to 6:00AM. If she does wake up it's usually just for a quick 10 minute feeding then she's back to dreamland. More importantly, she's going down easily and on a good schedule.
• Traveling. We flew to California for Thanksgiving and are proud to say that Saige did fabulous on the plane. On the leg down she cried for about 10 minutes and on the way back she didn't make a peep! Such an easy baby!

She is such a joy!

Peek-a-Boo!

Thanksgiving

This year we gave thanks to many things - family, health, friends, lots of love and of course a healthy baby. We celebrated Thanksgiving this year at Terra's grandparent's home in Santa Barbara CA. Saige was the main attraction!

Cutie Pie!

Bath Time!

Grandma Marti and Saige

Clif, Terra and Saige

Clif, Grandpa Steve, Terra, Great-Grandpa John, Great-Grandma Rita and Saige
Saige and Terra

Grandpa Steve's ab workout

Hmm... Yummy!!!

The first taste of toes!

4 Months Old!

It's now been 4 months since Saige joined our family. And everyday we still are awed by what an amazing little person she is. Each day brings new joys as we watch her grow and learn.

At her 4 month checkup we learned that Saige is still in the 95th percentile for both height and weight. She weighs 16 pounds, 10 ounces and is 26 inches long! Big Baby, Big Baby!

As for milestones in this month she's now completely able to hold her head up, grab objects and put them in her mouth, grab her feet, almost (but not quite!) roll from her back to her belly, and our favorite, LAUGH! Her giggles are the best!

As for her sleep she's been going down for naps and bedtime with much less effort but she's still waking twice during the night. She just doesn't want to miss out on anything around her!

Terra has now been back to work for about a month. And while it's hard to be away from Saige all and all it's going well. We are lucky to have a wonderful woman right next door caring for Saige. Both Terra and Clif are able to work from home quite a bit too. Once again we are very fortunate.