SAGE – One Month Already

Can I believe it has already been nearly a month? Not really. Sage continues to amaze us with her sweetness and spirit. She has definitely woken up from those blissful first weeks of no crying and lots of sleeping, but we are still just blessed by how easy going she is. She only cries when something goes wrong – hungry, tired, hurt. As soon as whatever is attended to, she rests contentedly with us. Her huge eyes follow all kinds of things in the air, and then she snuggles down to relatively peaceful sleep.

The kids adore her – Sterling in particular likes to hold her in front of other people – kind of a territorial thing, I think. Siena wants to hold and wiggle with her constantly, and I must say that Sage handles it all very well. I am looking forward to being able to have them give her a bottle occasionally, since I suspect that will become a highlight of the older kids week.

Chris and I laugh. In some ways, it is like Sage is a first child. I am loathe to start doing work outside the home again – it is far too comfortable and enjoyable to just stay in with her. I need to make a decision about whether or not or how much school board work I am willing to resume. I began to handle a few things this last week, but it begins to feel like a drag when I get pulled away from the kids to handle the issues of running a school.

I had hoped to make some birth announcements, and surely we will at some point, but for now, I’m too busy taking pictures and just watching this new wee one.