one month old & another new moon parody

crazy, how fast this first month went! sage's little personality is coming through a little more each day along with her vision. it's so cute to see her squirm when she see's me coming near her. steve and i are getting a little bit better at adjusting to 2 kids, and i'm learning more each day that its ok to ask for help from others. i have the hardest time doing that, but know that it's ok to ask for help especially when others offer it.

sage has also recently became in awe of all lights and the blinds. she is perfectly content sitting in her bouncer, while tightly wrapped, sucking like crazy at her binky while watching the lights for long periods of time (as long as i am within smelling distance). this is nice as it gives me a few more minutes to take a shower or to eat something. i have become pretty good at eating my food super fast as it seems like i don't have much time to do that. i am also learning how to clean, do laundry, discipline brynn, and check my email one handed since this little squirt can't bear to be put down at times.

brynn is getting a little better at being nicer to steve when he is holding sage. although, she doesn't allow him to hold her unless she is seated right next to him...i guess we are making some progress at least. brynn was in the background when i took the picture below, throwing a FIT as i wanted to get a picture of sage and steve only.

a while back, i saw becky higgins (an amazing scrapbooker who i have idolized since 2003) suggest in creating keepsakes to each month, take a picture of your baby next to an object that doesn't grow. i thought this idea was brilliant so i bought a stuffed animal for sage and promised myself i would do this every month on the 17th. its a great way to see just how much your little one grows! it's easy to look at pictures and say "ya, my baby was small", but you just have no idea when you compare them to something that stays the same size! sage was not cooperating much with me, so excuse the sad pout...

my friend karen l. had an extra new moon ticket and asked if i wanted to go with her and a few girls from the area to see it on opening night. the movie started at 11:59pm and i of course agreed to take it off her hands! ya it was at a crazy time of night, but i figured i might as well be out doing something productive as i'm up at that time anyways. it was great! so much better then the first. it was also pretty funny to see all the CRAZED teenage fans wearing "team edward" and "team jacob" t shirts and going INSANE as soon as the movie started. i was worried about leaving sage with steve as he had to work the next day and i felt bad with the lack of sleep he would get. but, of course she was fabulous with him and only woke up once for the 4 hours i was gone. of course, i rolled my eyes and laughed numerous times at kristen stewart's crappy acting skills during the movie. that girl bugs me! gah. i wish they had casted someone else for bella...she is such a pathetic actress and so ungrateful when interviewed! just go to you tube and watch a few interviews that she did for the twilight movie's. she acts like she has somewhere else more important to go and at times rolls her eye's at the questions asked! grrrr...i wish they cast someone like taylor swift for example who does a MUCH better job while making fun of the first movie as show here (i can't post the video from snl, so click on the link to watch):

http://www.nbc.com/saturday-night-live/video/clips/digital-short-firelight/1173548/

i LOVE the line, "i do believe i'm gunna strangle someone...by accident" HAHAHAHA! I LOVE IT!