A Splendid Weekend

The weekend is coming to an end, but we are excited for what this coming week has to bring! Friday night we were going to go to my mission reunion, but Sage was in bed and we couldn't find a babysitter until too late. Kylie was so sweet to come over last minute and keep an ear out for Sage while she slept. 2 Fridays in a row we got to go on a date! Taylor and I went and got a bite to eat at Wing Coop, which was so tasty. We will be going there again. We were going to go bowling too, but decided to walk around Target instead. Wierd, huh? We looked at Blu-Ray players, DVD's, books, a baby doll for our girl, car seats... When we got home we watched a couple episodes of The Office! Season 7 is finally on Netflix.
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Saturday morning Taylor went into work for a few hours and then we went and looked around Ikea in the afternoon, ran a few errands and relaxed. We went to our friends Andrew and Caitlin's for dinner and to watch the BYU game. We had lasagna, yummy bread sticks from The Pizza Factory and Cesar Salad. Caitlin and I made delicious and beautiful chocolate bowls that turned out sooo good. We served yummy carmel ice-cream and sprinkles in them. We also played a card game during the second half of the game. Our Cougars won! We put Sage down there around 7:30 and she slept until 11:00 when we had to wake her up to go home. She went right back to sleep when we put her in her crib until about 4 in the morning to eat. She is such a good girl and so easy going most of the time.
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Today we went to church. Sunday school's lesson was on missionary work, which I unfortunately did not get to hear because I was walking the halls trying to put Sage to sleep, but Taylor said it was good. Relief Society we talked about the tender mercies of the Lord. It was such a beautiful lesson. I know that the Lord knows and loves us. Taylor's lesson in Priesthood was on service. Lucky him! We were both asked to speak next Sunday in Sacrament Meeting and service is the topic. We look forward to it. After church we relaxed and napped. We tried to go and see the grandma's, but neither of them were home. We made chocolate chip pumpkin muffins and took a walk and delivered them to several neighbors. We made a yummy dinner of the most delicious chicken we have ever eaten and the salad I had made for the night before to bring to the Peterson's that I forgot. We had to pick up ice-cream and stuff for the bowls, so we picked up a salad too. We also enjoyed a couple muffins too. Weekends are the best.

Two in a tub

Lacie came over to play with us last week. We loved having her over and Sage loved to have a friend to play in the tub with her.

My favorite reason to lose sleep

I do not like to nap and I do not even like to sleep in very late, but I do love my sleep from 11-7. I get kind of mean in the middle of the night. I have heard it is a myth that teething keeps babies from sleeping, but I will make that excuse for Sage since she cannot defend herself. She has been such a good baby so I really should not complain, but these past couple weeks she has been an awful napper during the day, but the best sleeper at night. Except for the past couple nights. She has been awful. She was like this right after our California trip, but then got back on schedule until recently. We don't know what her deal is. She has been driving me a little crazy. The last several days have been long and the nights even longer. However, I don't think I could lose sleep for anything or anyone else. She has us wrapped around her little fingers. She is so spoiled, but I think babies are supposed to be spoiled to a certain extent. Even though I was a lot a bit mean to Taylor last night (I really do not mean to be. I just don't think rationally in the middle of the night) he took Sage for a drive through the canyon this morning so I can have a little time to myself this morning. They even surprised me with a yummy spinach bagel from Einstein's. Sage of course did not nap any more than the little bit she did in the car during their excursion, but she has been napping this afternoon since 1:00 and it is 2:40 now. She really is a good girl. She is my favorite!

Growing up

Today in the car Sage was fussing, so at the red light I reached my hand back to her. She put my hand in her mouth and I felt something sharp! She has two teeth coming in on the bottom. You can feel them and can see them. They have already broke through. It's no wonder she has been extra cranky! And then this evening I had given her a bath and was trying to get her jamies on, but she had saw her bottle and was kicking her legs and throwing her arms up and down, as she did the panting thing she does when she gets excited. I got her arms through and handed her the bottle and told her to hold it so I could put her legs in and get her all buttoned up... and she did! She held her bottle. I sat next to her on the couch while she drank most of the bottle by herself. It was the cutest thing ever. She kept taking it out and then putting it back in her mouth just to show off that she could do it! Such a doll!

General Conference Weekend October 2011

Friday night Jeanne and Grandma Sargent watched Sage for us while we went to a screening of Footloose. It is such a fun movie. It was nice to go out without Sage. We needed it. We need more of it! Saturday morning we went up to Paradise to watch General Conference. It was nice to relax and spend time with family. This evening for Family Home Evening Taylor and I summarized the messages that were shared over the weekend and discussed how we are going to incorporate the messages into our lives. We set some goals. We are grateful for the Gospel. It truly is a Gospel of hope and happiness. The Gospel motivates us to be better!

Sugarhouse Park

We went and walked around Sugarhouse Park this afternoon. We have been walking a lot around the neighborhood, but it was a nice to change to walk somewhere else and get some fresh air. Sage enjoyed watching the ducks. It was nice to sit in the shade together and watch her curious personality. She is so much fun.

7 months

Dear Sage bug,
7 months! We can’t believe it! This month you went on your first vacation, which included your first time on a plane. You were awesome. We went to California and you visited with your Grandpa Davey, Uncle Michael and Aunt Melissa and also met Uncle Timmy, Aunt Mum and your second cousin, Nathan. You also got to see Donna and Donny and meet your new friend Kailee. You also met some of your mommy’s favorite women. You went to the beach for the first time and put your feet in the water. You have mastered sitting up. You are so much fun. You love attention and are such a little ham. You smile, laugh, wave your arms in the air and kick your legs around just to get a smile. You do not like taking naps. You fight it every day unless you fall asleep drinking your bottle. Because of this you are often grouchy. You are feisty. When you get mad you slam your feet up and down. You are an awesome night sleeper though. We do let you cry it out, but you do not usually cry too long and are usually asleep around 6:30 and do not wake up until early morning to eat and then go back to sleep for a couple hours. You love to put everything in your mouth. While driving in the car you often find your hair bows and take them off and try and eat them. They are always soaked after a car ride. You do not show any interest in moving yet. You love to eat fruit, but are not a huge fan of veggies. Some of your favorite fruit is bananas and peaches. You do like yams and sweet potatoes. You also like to eat paper. You are drinking more and more. You can drink 6 ounces without any problems. You still spit up often, but do we dare say you are spitting up less? We are pretty convinced your eyes are going to stay blue like your daddy's. A lot of people think you look more and more like your daddy every day. We have been doing baby signs with you. You love to watch your baby signs video. It is only 15 minutes and it is the only television you watch, but you are glued to it. You love going to your book baby class at the library each week. It is so fun to watch you watch the other children and listen to the stories and songs. You enjoy sitting on your daddy’s shoulders and can sit up there without him supporting your back. Your Great Grandma Jackie fed you some peach cobbler. Needless to say you loved it. You won’t be getting any more of that though… You are taking your binkie less and less when going to sleep. You never take it in the day. You love taking walks with your mommy. You are so observant and alert. You have a fun, outgoing personality. You are a little social butterfly and have fan clubs wherever we go. We love your our Sage girl!

Love, Mommy and Daddy