12, 15, 18 month check up!

So I realized I never updated the stats on Sage since she turned one!!

In general, since turning the big 1 and these past 6 months, there really hasn’t been much change with Sage.

I think our biggest concern (but not a huge worry yet!) is her weight gain. Dr. Elia is not too concerned as it is pretty normal for kids this age to be very picky eaters, but he would like to see a jump in her weight in the next three months, otherwise we’ll be meeting with a nutritionist to discuss ways to plump her up.  She was 21lbs at 12 months and has only gained 2lbs by 18 months. BUT- overall, she is healthy!

Another question I think one of the grandparents asked was about her rash- her rash is completely gone (remember that vicious rash this past summer). I went with my mommy instincts and eliminated dairy (milk) from her diet all together and the rash disappeared. What was very weird about it all is that it was only in the diaper area. Strange!! So, Sage drinks Soy Milk and I hope to soon integrate cow’s milk back into her diet, once we are out of diapers.

Sage is right on track- a little on the small side for now, but she’ll grow out of that soon :) She meets all her development checks! Yay!

12 Month

Weight- 21lbs. 1 oz (49 percentile)
Height- 2 ft. 5in. (44 percentile)
Head- 18.25 inches (83 percentile)

We LOVE Dr. Elia!!

Poor little girl needed to give some blood :(

Poor girl did NOT like it- Daddy made her feel better after with some kisses.

 

15 Month

Weight- 21lbs. 2 oz (22 percentile)
Height- 2 ft. 6in. (34 percentile)
Head- 18.75 inches (90 percentile)

 

 

18 Month

Weight- 22lbs. 1 oz (17 percentile)
Height- 2 ft. 8in. (44 percentile)
Head- 18.75 inches (79 percentile)

Week 22

Well, here we are at Week 22, and a day away from being Week 23. I can't believe how fast this is all going. I can hardly keep up and when people ask me how far along I am, I have to sit and think about it.

I'm feeling better with this pregnancy. As I explained, the baby was tucked so perfectly right in my pelvis, but I think on Sunday night and most of Monday, the baby shifted from that area and is now back in my belly area. I don't feel as much pain and pressure as I used to. And the kicks are off to the side now, rather than way down in my pelvis!

This baby is ACTIVE!!! Constantly moving and kicking. Brad is even surprised at how strong the kicks and movement from this little one is. If I lay something on my belly, you can see it move because of the kicks- really funny!

We’ve been trying to tell Sage as often as possible that I have a baby in my belly- she still doesn’t get it, but thinks my belly button is really cool and likes to poke it! She continues to climb all over me as if I’m her personal jungle gym. I try hard to just have her sit next to me, but she always wants to sit on my lap.

We had a doctor appointment last Friday and all is well. The results from our ultra sound are great and doctor says Baby is doing great and growing just right!

That’s it for now J

Nanny Diaries #5

This is a Valentine's Day edition of the ND! Kim brought over a cute shirt for Sage and a tutu, so that the girls would be matching! We could only get one picture of them- but it's the cutest picture.
Enjoy!

Happy V-Day!

Happy love day from this little Nugget!

Nanny Diaries #4

Here are more pictures captured by Mandie!

Valentine Cookies

Yesterday the girls made Valentine's cookies! Sage did great and made many cookies before she realized the frosting was yummy to eat!!

Clearly, she is not happy with her creation! HAHA!! This face is hilarious!

Silly Girl

Here are a few pictures of Sage :)

Half-Way There! (20 weeks!)

We are half-way to meeting this little active baby!!
This past Saturday marked the 20^th week of pregnancy. And it is flying by…

Last Friday, we had our 20 week ultra sound where they do all the measuring of the baby’s arms, legs, heart, belly, head, etc.! Let me tell you, this baby is ACTIVE!! I mean…kicking ALL the time. I can definitely tell a difference already between Sage and this little guy. (Remember, I’m calling this baby a boy). Sage was so peaceful only kicking and rolling ever so gently and gracefully…and this kid is kicking and punching so hard, that it is startling and surprises me. He was so active during the ultra sound and it was fun to see him squirm a  bit.

But…he is LOW!! So incredibly low that it is very painful for me. During the ultra sound, I had to get up walk around and then lay back down and we had to tilt the bed at a slant so that we could get the baby to shift more towards my tummy and chest JUST to see his legs and feet. That is how low he is- we couldn’t even measure his legs or feet with me just laying down flat!!! Get the picture!?

 

Surprise, surprise…we chose not to find out the sex! We went back and forth for a long time about it and I think if we did find out, it would mostly be because of Sage. We want to know what “she” is going to have- a baby sister or baby brother! For us, we still get a thrill from the surprise! We have everything we need for baby #2 and if it is a boy- we just need some boy clothes!

We are keeping the nursery the same colors- since it was specially handmade crib bedding and skirt!

Pregnancy moments this past week:

*This baby is extremely active!! Even at 20 weeks, I’m surprised by it. Brad was able to literally see a hand or elbow or foot, push up on my belly and move across it. It was crazy to see!

*I got the prettiest tulips delivered to work from Brad, just because I’ve been not having fun dealing with the pelvic pain, awww!

*The pregnancy is different- that is all I can say about that. It’s not as fun as it was the first time. And I think it’s because of this awful pelvic pain, if I didn’t have that, I think I would be just fine and enjoying my days. But, feeling these little love kicks, makes it all worth it!

 

*Sage still has no idea that there is a baby in my belly.

 

Here are the pictures from the ultra sound!!!

Baby's face

This might be my favorite picture- this little leg and foot!!

 

Doesn't this face look like it could be a boy!?

20 Weeks! I think I look just slightly bigger than I did with Sage at 20 weeks.

Kissy Face

Sage has mastered the cutest pucker lip kisses. I try so hard to capture them on a picture. This is he best I could get!

 

And this video is hilarious! Sage has all kinds of dance moves :)

Bed Head

A picture of Sage with some wild morning hair!