Our little boy turns ONE

I can hardly believe that Sage's 1st birthday is today. It seems like only yesterday that we were bringing him home from the hospital. Sage has brought such joy to our family. He is a content little boy and has always rolled with the punches. He loves to eat anything and everything that is on his plate (I usually can't feed him fast enough so he prefers to feed himself). He sleeps 11+ hours a night and is wearing 18mos clothes. His 2nd and 3rd tooth broke through this week. He will take a few steps (especially when the end goal is food). He is a fast crawler and loves to go up and down the stairs. He'll throw a mini-tantrum every once and a while and it typically occurs when he doesn't get something he wants, like a toy or food (imagine that?!).   He loves peek-a-boo and pushing cars across the floor. This week he actually climbed up 3 rungs on the girls bunk bed ladder - Oh my!  He is all boy!

  Last weekend we hosted our family and friends for a Bengals/Browns tailgate 1st birthday party.  Besides the Bengals loss, it was a great day celebrating our little boy. 

Yummy!  I wish I could say I made them :)

Sage and his proud big sisters.  It has been fun watching the 3 of them grow as siblings.  Emma is the "nurturing" sister and Kate is the "playful" sister.  Needless to say, poor Sage has 3 Mothers!

When we sang to Sage at his party, his eyes lit up.  He knew we were singing to him and he enjoyed every minute.  He also enjoyed his cake.  He played with the icing for a couple of minutes, but once he tasted it, it was over.  He nearly ate the entire cupcake.  

"All done Momma and Dada!"

Sage and his birthday balloons.  Good morning sunshine!  His birthday celebration continued with a fun day at school.  Sage's primary teacher Tara even bought Sage his very own happy meal from McDonald's for his birthday lunch.  He is spoiled in all aspects of his life!  

Tonight we had dinner with the Weatherwax's and our friends Susan and Nico - a round of applause from Sage!

Party of 5!  Thank you to Susan for making Sage his own cake (above) and another delicious cake for the rest of us.  Thank you also to our generous friends and family for the gifts, cards, and texts!  We are forever grateful for your support.

Go Sage, it's your birthday!

 

Oh Sagers, what can we say?  You've been the best.  Your smiles, high fives, kisses, laughs, and recent "motorboats" make us melt.  You've completed our family in the best kind of way.  We anxiously await every year, and we can only imagine what the future holds for you.  Having children always has you looking forward to the next stage, but as you turn one, the baby chapter closes for us.  You'll forever be our "baby" and there will always be something special about you. Many more birthday wishes to our sweet little boy.  We love you! ~Mom and Dad

Weight:  24lbs 12oz (95th percentile)
Height:  29 1/4th inches (25th percentile)