sunset goodness

I read this quote today and fell in love.

"I love my daughter. She and I have shared the same body. There is a part of her mind that is a part of mine. But when she was born she sprang from me like a slippery fish, and has been swimming away ever since. All her life, I have watched her as though from another shore."

      -Amy Tan- The Joy Luck Club

also, these pictures remind me of this post

September

I've spent the beginnings of this month meeting up with friends, which was so fitting because fall is just weeks away and my dear friends remind me of fall. I think if all groups of friends had to identify with a season that represented them best, fall would definitely be ours. 

my look out girl

changing colors

Summer isn't officially here, but it sure feels like it. 

The days have been hot and humid.

The heat has made my stops along the side of the road for quick photos even quicker. Once the car stops, so does the air flow. Ohh, but once the car starts to move again...in comes the air. 

So refreshing.

and so grateful for shade covers at the nursery

and for purple and blues

and for salt water pools

My little one dipped her feet in the pool for the first time this weekend.

She has no limits these days.

She rolls and rolls all around. She hasn't quite figured out how to crawl yet, but baby girl can move! She'll get where she needs to go in her own little way. 

Currently gearing up for a move. So ready for this.

wholesome steps

Babies feet.
Oh how I love them...
They are full of so much innocence and cuteness, I just can't help but nestle my face in Sage's feet on a daily basis and smell and kiss them all over!
As I watch my baby girl grow, I'm beginning to understand how much she loves her feet too.
I've been noticing her study and touch them as she rolls her ankles round and round.
She enjoys clapping them together and also cupping her small hands around them.
Sometimes she will yank at each toe... almost interested in seeing if she can pull them off.
I can just see the wonder in her eyes...What is this? Why is this attached to me?

I find it so cute that she will suck on her toes, especially the big one.
I waited patiently for her to finally do this, as I was asked by many mamas if she had found those toes yet! I don't think the doctors consider this a milestone for babies, but to me it was definitely a noteworthy act that deserved a spot in the baby memory book.

Any day now Sage will be crawling around and I'm sure in no time will be trying to take her first steps.  Soon her innocence little soles will become weathered a bit by the act of her experiencing life on two feet. I'm excited to see my babe running and dancing joyfully around, but I find it important to take note of her feet right now in their current state- free of marks, so pure. I'm going to cherish them and love on them all I can, because so soon they will be gone! And I will be finding new reasons to love the new more durable feet she will acquire...the precious feet I know I will be chasing after everywhere :)

pretty moments

These beautiful flowers have been in my home now for a crazy amount of time. I bought them almost three weeks ago to give to Sage's cousin Riley for her fourth birthday. She got one flower that had already bloomed, and another flower that was just about to open up and spread its petals. 

I had hopes that she would take notice of this flower blooming on her own time.
Although, I'm not quite sure what a four year old take notices of. So, perhaps there really was no appreciation for it on her end.

Anyway, I kept the rest of the bouquet for my own family to enjoy. As of now, two flowers have withered over and the petals have become brown around the edges.

Luckily, there are two members to this flower family still hanging in there!
And I love them so much :)
It's easy to tell which flower is older, as the color is fading and those sweet petals are beginning to wilt. 

The new flower, the youngest of the bunch, just bloomed today!

Last night I noticed the petals starting to move outwards, and by morning....Taa Daaaaa....it bloomed!!

It was rejuvenating to see its colors show. We needed this refreshing element in our home... the older flowers just symbolized too much of last week, which really wasn't a good one. We received sad news on both the family and work fronts. There was an unexpected death in Kyle's family and then some disheartening (again, very unexpected and confusing) news regarding salary at work, which may very well force Kyle to look for another position.

But this week is a new week! Not only does this pretty flower represent this, but I'm feeling brighter and more hopeful...and I think Kyle is too. So, thank you pretty pink flower for being here and showing us that newness and freshness we have been so badly craving.

I would also like to mention that our sweet baby tried her first food this weekend. It was mashed up avocado! Mixed with a little breast milk to make it soupy.

She seemed to like it a lot. She would spit some out at times, but this has got to be normal for all babies eating for the first time. After a couple more days of avocado, I'm going to see how she takes to banana. I'm thinking she will love the sweetness.

Kyle had to give it a try!

I was actually caught off guard with how much I enjoyed giving her those baby spoon fulls of food. I truly enjoyed every second of it. It was funny and wonderful to watch her face as she took her first bites. Her expression was priceless! It definitely was clear her little taste buds were taken back (rightfully so!) by this foreign avocado mushy mixture. 

yummy!

She did so well, though! Despite the spitting out and wanting to put her hand in the bowl of mush, she (and we) managed to get most of it into her tummy!

In these days of steady growth, Sage never fails to surprise me with the new things she is learning. Whether its that playful giggle she does when Kyle and I say "hey, hey, hey, hey" over and over again...or how she reaches out to touch Simone's fur...or simply how she eats a bowl of mush. I just can't believe my eyes!

Oh...these unexpected moments of beauty:) They really have been hitting me from every angle these past couple days. First my babies avocado messy face and then that pretty flower that bloomed and just. like. that. made our home a happier one. 

I need to always have my camera by my side to catch these moments of beauty that just kind of appear without any notice at all.