"Daahng!"

As you can tell from the vids, Sage is growing up fast and making a lot of progress in the basic departments: starting to talk baby talk, starting to stand and wobble by himself and is starting to understand when Mom and Dad are happy (or not). It is so much fun to watch!

His first word seems to be "daahng" which we believe to be is for "balloon" since he loves balloons and circular things and points and says that whenever he looks at one. So there you go. Also his recognition of vocabulary is growing a lot now; when we say "Where is Puppy?" (his puppy blanket that he loves to 'kiss'), he will look around for it. Same with 'Mousy Mouse.' Jo and I just sit with him in his little play area and love it.

Anyway, here are some recent pics.

Sage is seemingly not satisfied unless the entire play area floor is covered.


But playing is hard work! Here is Puppy - he loves to suck on his nose....


Which butterfly do I want?


Sad baby (after he said he could not play with the garbage can)


but still cute...


Rarin' to go!


Getting to 'cruisin speed'


Get Winnie!


Got 'im!

Oh, no, now Dad's got me!


But he can't really get me in my secret spot! (He loves to run to this spot and peek out the side, or over the table to the computer)


Yup, so much fun


He was scared of this duck at the beginning, but once it laid the eggs, he was all over it (this was a gift that we got)


Here is Mousy Mouse - the perfect size for a bite!


Who needs three hands?


I don't!

Here is Sage running to his Secret Spot
(we missed catching him laughing a lot)

Here is his little duck

Some Recent VIds Part 2

If you are eager for more, here you go....


Sage seems to really like butterflies...







We have been trying to see how Sage does with feeding himself. Here are some clips.











Here is Sage eating his new favorite fruit - Leechees!


..and of course The Staple: Honey Nut Cheerio's!


Here is Sage reading






And now, here are some other 'Bribery material' vids.
It is hot in Taiwan - very hot - so we sometimes don't wear pants....

Some Recent VIds Part 1

I have been taking more vids recently, which is great, but I can only film for about 30 seconds each to be able to put them up on this site, so they are frustratingly short. However, these days our attention limits too much time on things, so having these small snippets might just be a good thing...


Kiss the Buddy...


Sage and Dad Hide and Seek



Sage and Dad Hide and Seek cont...


Sage and Dad Hide and Seek cont...


Skimming Sage (he loves to use things to help him crawl!)


Skimming Sage, cont...



Skimming Sage, cont...


More Skimming Sage...


Everything can skim!


But can he clean the floor too? (turns out he can't be fooled...)


And now for some Walker practice....






He was able to turn it by himself!


More to come!

Some Vids

Here are some vids for ya!

Sage and Dad



Sage Climbing



Sage Reading


Sage's Walking Toy - getting started...


Sage's Walking Toy - getting the hang of it


Sage's Walking Toy - getting tired..


Mr. Sniffy Face



Happy Birthday Sage!

Happy July 4th and Happy 1st Birthday!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY SAGE!

Since Taiwan is not the US, there is no July 4th celebration, so we have to make due. Usually there is a festival (sans fireworks) of some sort sponsored by the American Chamber of Commerce which is basically a big food and music party. This year, we wanted to hold Sage's first b-day party with some friends on the weekend, and July 4th, just happened to fall on the same day.

Here are some pics leading up to the weekend as well as some from the party.

Enjoy!

Climbing on mom


While dad says it looks like a dress, mom confirms that it is only 'cute'


Sage's wavy hair


Comfy


Kiss me right HERE


Workin the phones


Can you get more relaxed?

Hmmm, which one?

I love loungin' on mom!


Whadju say?


Hi there!

Bendy


Oh, it's you again.


Let's read a book


A new way to flip pages


But does not taste so good


The sniffle laugh


Sage is now officially mobile with his baby walker!


He zooms all over the place now


Thaz right, I am cute


The Birthday Boy and Balls

Smiley


Hi again


Wanna play?


Hehehe


You said I have to what?


Uh uh....no way!


Sage and Snoopy


Mr. Cutie


I see you there


Yup, I'm the b-day boy


Singing the song as practice


That was nice


Drat, you found me!


Hi

Dad, what IS that thing?


Son, it's a piece of cake. I know mommy said you can't have too much sweet things, but today is special. You are 1 year old (and a few days...)! Happy Birthday!


Now, make a mess!


You know, if you can't finish, dad can help you....That Tiramisu can be tricky...


Yeah! Chocolaty and happy!

Happy Birthday Sage!

And thanx for all who came to relax and have fun.
Sage also says thanx for the presents!