Squeals and Giggles!

Hi Baby Chase,

You are now 16.5 lbs and still the happiest little guy! Lately you are so vocal. You squeak and giggle and let out these high pitched funny noises that make mom and dad laugh so hard. Lately you love it when I take you on the bed, lay you on your side and I lay beside you and I grab you and tickle you and say "I'm gonna kiss, kiss, kiss you.....I am gonna tickle, tickle, tickle you...." and you look right in my eyes and laugh so hard you snort! That time is so special to me. You look right into my eyes and I fall even more madly in love with you! You JUST started laughing in the past 2 weeks. You crack right up when I sing your massage song to "I got a leg, leg, a little leg, I got some toes, some toes, ten little toes...I got a belly, a belly a big round belly...I got two arms two arms, two chubby arms...." YOU LOVE IT! Babcia watched the other day and she called your Dad and Dzia Dzia down to watch because she thought it was hilarious.

Yesterday you had your first MAJOR explosive "up-the-back" poop and it didn't bother mom one stinkin' (har har har) bit!

You are now big enough to face outwards in the Baby Bjorne carrier and you look at everything while you giggle and drool all over the place. We walk to the mailbox every afternoon with your big brother Jessy. It has been a really chilly spring and we are waiting for the nice warm Okanagan sunshine to arrive.

You are a super duper sleeper. We rarely even hear a peep out of you at night. Just lots of heavy breathing. It warms my heart when I know you are sleeping soundly and dreaming away. I hope you are dreaming about all the wonderful things you are going to experience in your future....cuddles with Jessy, family vacations, birthday cake, Santa Claus, The Easter Bunny, visiting baby elephants, swimming in cool lakes, splashing in the tub, flinging food at mom and dad, snuggles from Babcia and Dzia Dzia and Grandma Gingerpa, Pops and Poppy, picnics in the park, carving Halloween pumpkins...the list goes on forever. We have big plans for you CJ! But right now I don't want you to grow up and I never want this year I am off with you to end.

You are the most special, most wonderful little angel.

Until my next post....

Love you always and forever,

Mom
xo

PS- the pic attached is you showing off your new shirt from Aunt Kelly! She spoils you. Look at you!!!!

Long Sleeps & First Shoes!

Hi Chase,

Mom has been excited to write this post. On April 19th it was your official FIRST FULL NIGHT of sleep. You slept for a whopping 10.5 hours! Mom and Dad were so proud. Since then you have continued to sleep anywhere from 10.5-12.5 hours a night. Your naps have been amazing too! You are an official pro baby sleeper and Mom and Dad are officially no longer sleep deprived. Thank you sweetie.

We have been busy at home doing what we do.....playing, sleeping and eating. While you sleep Mom usually organizes cupboards or works on the computer. Oh, and ofcourse I do a little online shopping here and there. In fact, on Sun I bought you some cute Old Navy clothes for this summer.You are getting so big! We have to weigh you but you MUST weigh in at about 15.5 lbs by now. I will get Daddy on the scale with you.

You are smiling and giggling away like crazy. You love shouting out for Mommy if I am out of your sight for a minute or two. You love your tummy time and are determined each time....you kick, grunt, groan and then you smile away! Yesterday you did your biggest "scootches yet"...you were lifting your bum and then scooting your knees in. We were so proud! You also love playing on your exercise mat. There is a little lion that dangles down and you grab it's tale and it plays a tune. You are really getting the hang of it and Mom always smiles when she hears the tune play. The weather is still not warm and typical for May in the Okanagan so when when I go to play with Jessy out front , I put you in your Bjorne Babysitter bouncy chair, wrap you in a blanket and put you on the front porch to watch us. You just smile and make giggle noises.

Every afternoon we walk to the mailbox with Jessy. You love the fresh air but hate the sun in your eyes! Your hood covers your eyes and that makes you a happy little guy.

I have taught you a little thing for exercise time....I say "exercise, exercise, 1,2,3" and I move your legs up and down and I also do it with your arms and you think it is the BEST thing ever. Guaranteed to get HUGE toothless grins!

Yesterday you wore your very 1st pair of shoes! They were the little navy Converse Mom and Dad bought and used in our pregnancy announcement email. They are too big for you but you still wore them and they looked adorable. The picture above is what we had you sporting yesterday. I hope you get a kick out of it. We think it is the coolest outfit. Your Dad captioned the picture as "Bad Ass" on Facebook. You are the most handsome, most adorable baby EVER! Man, I am so in love with you.

Thanks for being so wonderful baby Chase. Mom is so lucky to have Dad, you and Jessy. You all light up my life every single day!

xo