This past Saturday, Sage got her first taste of something besides Mom’s milk. Starting with sweet potato, we are entering a whole new world! Not sure she’s totally a fan of sweet potatoes, but she is having fun with it. Thinking peas or avocado will be next…
This video is way longer than anyone wants to see (the first minute pretty much sums it up), but I was too lazy to figure out how to edit it down.
Considering we are having Sage’s six month photos taken today with Jonathan David Photography, I thought it would be appropriate to post some of our maternity photos, taken by Joel Bock at the beginning of February, a mere seven months ago. Impossible, I tell you! Crazy to think when these photos were taken that I thought I was days away from having a baby rather than a whole month. Probably a good thing I didn’t know.
Here are some of my favorite shots (taken at Magness Tree Farm)…
John read Sage the entire Chronicles of Narnia series before she was born
Every night we would pull out the fetal stethescope and listen to Sage's heart beat
Not sure what we were doing here, except for dominating the photo shoot!
kill shot!
**This is the first in, hopefully, a series of posts to get myself caught up on the summer and documenting our lives, now with baby in tow. **
Not sure when this tradition started but for many years we have celebrated Pete’s birthday by taking a weekend to camp at Nehalem Bay State Park in Manzanita. You never know quite what you’ll get with June weather–typically it’s a bit less than warm and often with some sprinkles. Now and again you’ll get a beautiful weekend, but we never hold our breath for that. This year when the conversation came up about the annual birthday trip we reassured him that we’d be excited to go to the coast and give Sage her first camping experience. It turned out that this was one of the more wet birthday weekends in the recent past, but we made the most of it.
Thankfully one of Pete’s most recent projects, the “Super Tent” gave us the warmth and protection from the rain that we needed. We spent most of the weekend hanging out in the tent, napping, reading, and playing with Sage. There was a bit of a break on Sunday and we were able to hit Short Sands for a couple of hours of surfing.
It also happened to be Father’s Day weekend and I think John was able to spend the day exactly how he would have wanted: With his daughter at the beach and catching a few waves. That wish might change in the future to be surfing with his daughter (he’s already talking to her about it 
). Our weekend ended in a Dad’s Day cookout at the Carlsen’s of Cannon Beach. Catching up with friends, admiring new babies, and enjoying a delicious spread of food. A great end to the weekend!
Sage did great on her first camping trip. Being in a campground, I was anxious about waking people up, but we figured it out and she managed just fine. We’re hoping she’ll be as much of a fan of the outdoors as we are and we did our best this summer to make sure she had a few opportunities to try it out. More to come on the other adventures!
John took this picture over the Memorial Day weekend in Bend as the three of us were lounging in bed Saturday morning.
Sage is now 13 weeks old… 3months on June 2! It’s hard to believe. We have taken lots of pictures of her, but have been a bit slow to post. The first 10 weeks of Sage’s life were rather eventful and now that we have had two plus weeks to breathe a little, we’re getting our heads on straight. In all seriousness, the first 10 weeks of her life we experience three family deaths (both Macy grandparents and a “great aunt”); John got sick twice and I got sick once; and two of the weeks we had out of town visitors that we were excited to spend as much time as possible with (John’s sis Rachel, and our nephew, Oscar, and Erin’s girlfriend from grad school, Amy), and the in between times we were catching our breath. We knew “normal” was going to change when the babe was born, but we weren’t anticipating such an unusual line-up of events in the first two months. It feels like the past two or so weeks we have been able to start a new normal and it’s suiting us.
Sage has had many firsts–not a surprise since everything is new to her. Some notable firsts:
It’s still fairly surreal that we have a child. When I look into her face some times it feels like a dream–perhaps that’s the lack of sleep talking. We are really enjoying being parents, even with the hard moments and days, and are so grateful for Sage. We’re trying to enjoy each day and not get overly excited for what she’s going to be doing and who she will be, but stay focused on what she is doing and who she is right now. It’s amazing how much she has grown in such a short time. She’s around 25 inches and probably about 15 pounds. She is a tall, skinny girl–taking after her dad already.
Here’s a bunch of photos, catching you up over the past two months. I have tried to put them in chronological order so you can see some progression/growth.
Sage vs. the Bear
Meeting Cousin Cody
First time with Cousin Kylan
Aunt Rachel is a fan!
Cousin OK was very sweet with Baby Sage
With Great Aunt Stacey
With Amy at Smith Rock
That’s right…you asked for it! We have been getting requests to post more pictures so, here you go!
Now three weeks old, Sage has gotten into a good rhythm of eating, playing and sleeping. Her favorite playtime activities include chilling out on the activity mat (awesome gift from Aunt Tami and Aunt Martha) and jumping (with our assistance). This week marked her first visit to Chapters (local coffee shop) for a coffee date with Aunt Lins and Uncle Pete as well as her first time on campus at GFU. She’s a total delight and it’s amazing to us that we get to hang out with her all the time.
Listening to Blame It On John during playtime
Hanging with Great Uncle DK
March Madness Bay-bee!
Activity Mat Fun!
Sage vs. The Laundry
Sage vs. Dad
Snuggling with Aunt Lins
Miss Sage Charlotte-Rose appeared on the scene just over two weeks ago. It took all of one second for her to make us melt. We are completely in love. She has changed quite a bit already–we’re trying to keep up with the changes and document the sweet moments as they come. The past two weeks have been a wonderful time of the three of us hanging out, resting, recovering, and getting to know each other. We have been so grateful for the special visitors, gifts, delicious meals, and just the love and support we have felt.
Her stats…
Birthdate: March 2
Height: 21 inches
Weight: 7 lb 13 oz (at 2 week appt, 8 lb 4.3 oz)
Hair Color: Light Brown (maybe a hint of red, but hard to tell)
Eye Color: Blue
Interests: Eating, Sleeping, Pooping, Burping, Staring at her parents
We have decided that all future children (God-willing there are future children ) should be planned around major, multi-day sporting tournaments. Seriously–when else would you have the time to sit and watch every game of March Madness? We’re three games into the second round and enjoying every minute.
Her Name
We started with the middle name Rose. John’s mom’s name was Margaret Rose and among the Macy kids it has been discussed that Rose is on the table for anyone/everyone to use when naming kids. We knew we wanted Rose, but we thought it would be cool to have our own version of it. We liked how Charlotte and Rose went together and then there was a bonus that Charlotte is a family name (John’s great-aunt’s name). The things we know about Charlotte Macy we really respect. From there we found Sage in a baby name book and liked the name, the way it sounded all together, and the meaning (wisdom). We practiced the name before she came and it stuck!
Moments after delivery. Thanks Aunt Lins for the great pics!
Getting weighed
Our midwife who "caught" Sage on her way out
John's finger held by that little sweet hand
Sporting the hat and snuggle sack made by Erin's mom
Sage vs. Dad's Shoe
Sage vs. The Skateboard
Sage vs. The Basketball
Sage vs. The Shoebox
Saluting Colonel Hatch
Doing more of this than ever before in my life!
For her aunts everywhere! (a gift from Aunt Lins)
Can't wait to see her real smile (not just gas) in a few weeks!
Oh those toes!
Just wanted to share a couple of shots of little macy before he or she arrives. Had a lot of fun taking these. John
As you can see, everyone was happy with the choice to head to Portland on Sunday for grilled cheese sandwiches. We have been hearing about this food cart called the “Grilled Cheese Grill” and have been intending to check it out and get in on some of the delicious, cheesy action. Our calendar has been fairly open the past couple of weeks as we haven’t wanted to schedule anything “just in case the baby comes.” Sunday lunchtime found us without a baby and without plans so we headed into Portland with friends to see what our tastebuds could find at The Grill.
No one was disappointed in their selection even though our choices ranged from “The Baby Cheesus” to “The Shocker” to “The Jenny Lou” and others. Ingredients included jalapenos, bacon, havarti, pepperjack cheese, maple bread, beef patty, American cheese, colby cheese, etc. Everything was delicious and grilled to perfection. As a fun bonus we got to eat on the second story of a double decker bus, which has been converted into the dining room for the cart (see below). Fun all around! I love Portland!
Over the past two plus weeks we have been trying to take care of business and make all the preparations we feel are necessary to welcome our new baby into our home. One of the projects on that to-do list was making curtains for the baby’s room. I have never made curtains before, but thought it would be fun to try (with assistance). First I solicited the help of a creative genius, Rachel Morell, for fabric selection and measuring/cutting assistance. The second step of getting Grandma Williams to help was a piece of cake.
On my first day of maternity leave, Grandma and I sat down at her sewing machine and within three hours we had a lovely set of curtains. A few days later, after a trip to IKEA, the new curtains were hung, with John’s help! Although not a necessary item for the nursery, it was fun to see them up, bringing more color to the room, and tying a few items around the room together.
We’re still plugging away at the rest of the list as we patiently wait for Baby Macy!
