Happy 3rd Birthday, Sage!

Today is our 3rd anniversary of celebrating all things Sage! 

I can't believe it has been 3 years already since our lives changed (for the better).  This year is special because he is really starting to communicate more and show his true personality, which is better than being just a cute bundle of kiss magnets....

Also, I can't believe it has been this long since I updated the blog as well, so apologies for that.  

Anyway, since we decided not to go back to America this year, we still wanted to take a mini-trip, so we packed up for HuaLien, a city on the Eastern coast of Taiwan for 5 days.  We could say it was for Sage's birthday, but really it was for Mom and Dad to (try to) relax.  And to show Sage the ocean when he could actually play with it.

Here are some pics of that recent trip, plus some pics we took of his bday cake.  Vids will be on Dropshots.

We are ready for the trip!  This is sadly only for 5 days, and 70% was for Sage, 29% for Jo and 1% for me....

We made a pit stop in Taipei since it was on the way to Hua Lien, so we quickly visited Ah-Ma and Sage bonded with her well.

Sage has acquired 2 more 'sleeping friends' to add to his "bahboom" collection.  He uses the collective term 'bahboom' for all of his friends (before there were only Peter Penguin and Panda; now there is KittyCat, Mousey Mouse, and Hippo).  I assume there will be more added as we go....

Sage's first steps on the beach (after a pretty long drive).

It was hot out so Mom and Dad wanted Ice cream.  Oh, someone else wanted it as well.....

Now we are cookin'...

Actually, this is a small river from the mountains draining into the ocean, so it was good to have both kinds of water.  Here he is getting his bearings before we head to the 'big waves'...

Here we go!

We played for a long time (LONG time) and he didn't want to stop.  He loved using his shovels to play with the rocks and throw them into the waves or make little mounds.

A little dance...

Feels good!

A bit sunny tho...

Ok, time to relax in our bungalow after a hard day of playing....

Ah, after a few days in the water, all he talks about is wanting to play in the 'big blue pool' (ocean) with his shovels.  Thankfully, we distracted him long enough to have a birthday cake for him.

He loves strawberries

When we were out in Hua Lien, we gave him a gift or two each day, so it really was a birthday week for him and he scored a bunch of small presents.  Here are the remainders for his actual birthday.

Happy!

Ok, that is our update.  Hope you enjoyed the pics!

Happy 3rd Birthday Sage!

Daddy, Momma and Shu Shu

Just a few updated pics from the last few weeks or so.  

Things are pretty much the same here, but Sage has been blossoming in his vocabulary and utterance length.  We are now up to an average of 2-3 (Sage) words at a time and it is a hoot to actually understand him more now.  

Numbers and letters are a cake walk for him now.

Here are some examples:

• Daddy, sit down! (he says this with terrible clarity)
• Shu Shu (his name for himself) Mum mum! = Sage wants to eat
• Daddy, Momma and Shu Shu!  (whenever he can he finds three things: large is Daddy, medium is Mommy and small is Shu Shu); he does this a lot
• Shhhhh! = You are too loud!  Be quiet!  (Jo and I don't really like this when we are angry - which can make things worse for him - but it is hard to stay angry...)
  
• Ah Un, Ah Un = Movie (It's movie time! - have no clue where he made up that)
• Ba Buhn = his trinity of Peter Penguin, Panda and Kitty (I think this is an effort from 'penguin')
• Ba Buhn, Way, Way? = Where the heck is my trinity?
• Pee Pee & Ki Ki! = I have to pee now and whoo hoo, I'm gunna get candy later!  (our reward system)
• Ki Ki, Pleee.... = Please give me candy!
• No tzree, Fo, Fo = I don't want three, I want four!
• Appee, plee = Open, please!
• Doh, close, Doh, Appee = Close the door, nah, Open it!
• Poo Poo! Daddy, No!= Whoops, I have to poop! Don't Watch! (then he runs to get diapers on or to a corner to 'do his business'; we are not allowed to watch at all)
• Shu Shu, Shu = Those are Sage's shoes (pointing at his shoes)
• Daddy, Shu (Those are....you get the picture)
• Up, Up Daddy (Dad, can I go up?)
• Appu, Bwoo and GoGo = Red - is for apples that stuck for anything red now, Blue and Green is for cars go go...
• Appu appu, sta, sta = Red lights mean stop!
• Nello, Shu Shu, mum mum nello = A yellow thing - hey, Sage wants to eat a banana
• Kik, Kik Dahng = Let's kick the balloon!
• Fazz, fazz = Fast! Faster! 
• Shu Shu, Batball = Sage wants to get some batting practice in before the season ends
• D, Daddy; D, Daddy (When he sees the alphabet or random letters he will inevitably get into repeating this a few thousand times...)
• Boooh, Boooh, Daddy (or Mommy) = Let's read, now
• Pooh, Pigge; Pooh, Pigge = Pooh and Piglet
• Daddy out, out = Daddy has to go out now, sigh....
• Shu Shu Hohm = Sage is stuck at home
• Daddy Hohm = I want Daddy home (Jo says he says this a lot, breaks my heart...)

There are more, but you get the idea. It is fun now and I can't wait til he learns even more.  Now we have to be very careful about what we say and do since he does mimic and learn so fast!

Some reading time

Three of something....

Hangin'

Comfy (he is sitting on his Peter Penguin and others)

Tzree!

Seven! (no, he is not flipping himself off...)

Six and eight (he loves to say "too, fo, see, ate!" - have no idea where he learned that....)

Shu shu and Momma

Space ship

Tower

Swat!

Poke!

Swipe!

Rack em up and kick em down

Tryin for new designs...(same messy result)

Shu Shu's new crown - The Fruity King

• Shu Shu Out! = Sage is leaving
• Shu Shu Kis by = Sage is kissing you goodbye