Sage

I need to write an update on this sweet girl before Harper joins us. Sage is 22 months and is sweet, sassy and so much fun! We love her more than words can say. Her vocabulary has increased quite a bit the past month as she seems to learn a new word every day. She still signs quite a bit, but always has a huge smile with the accomplishment of saying a new word. A few random fun things she says is "beep beep" when someone or something is in her way. I say "beep beep excuse me" to her all the time and the other week in nursery I heard her tell another little girl, "beep beep" and she now says it all the time.   Ooops! She also says, "go, go, go" when we are stopped at stoplights. She likes to have "juice" on her toast, which is what she calls jam. She calls Jesus "gee gee" and for some reason loves the story of him healing the blind man. We had shared the story with her several weeks ago and when we read the scriptures she often wants to see the picture and hear about "gee gee. boy. eyes. happy." We simply explained that the boy's eyes were hurt and Jesus helped him and he was happy. She calls our friend Ashley "Ashes" and associates her name with "Ring Around the Rosies"... "ashes ashes we all fall down." Her new favorite character from Sesame Street is Abby Cadabby. Abby may have stolen her heart more than Elmo. She calls all fruit "apples" and calls pizza "pie." She loves to "tap tap" (tap dance). She loves playing in her kitchen, but still very much loves her babies. Her favorite number is 2. If you ask her how old she is 2 is the answer. If you ask her to say the number 1, 2 is what she says. When she counts it is usually "2, 2, 2, 2".  We love when she giggles and covers her mouth. She has a great laugh. She still loves her "ba ba". Although she hasn't actually gone, she loves sitting on her potty. She loves to run away and hide when we are in a hurry and trying to get her coat and shoes on to go out. She is going to be a great big sister. We are so grateful to have her as our daughter and know she will be a huge blessing in Harper's life as well.