12 Weeks Old Today- Put Your Dukes Up!

Once again it is our ode to Chase! Hey we think he is a cutie...and just love to tell the world all of his little milestones. He continues to discover his hands and loves to use them. Chris and I just laugh at all the little things that he does. He is grabbing stuff now, but still likes to keep his hands in those little fist at times. He will just sit and stare at them and it looks like he is "Putting up his dukes!" It is so cute! He also loves to put his fingers in his mouth every chance that he gets and you would think he is hungry 24/7, but I think he just likes his hands in his mouth. Sometimes he puts his fingers so far back he gags himself.

He is such a strong little guy and pulls himself up to stand up almost every time that we hold him. He is holding his head better, but still has his bobble head moments! He is getting big so fast I can hardly believe it! Before I know it I will be sending him off to kindergarten!

He is always checking things out with those big eyes!Chase loves his hands in his mouth and face!
Our morning walks with Ava.
So Cute!

Full Moon Lifts at Sundance!

Last night we went up to Sundance and took the lift up to look at the fullmoon. It was a lot of fun and something different. The view was pretty and it was a nice evening and a late one at that. It is rare that Chris will stay out that late on a work night so we were excited to get him out.

Summer BBQ!

We finally all got together this summer for a BBQ! (Thanks to Nalani and Jed!) It was great to see everyone and to have some good food! Here are some pics from our fun Saturday evening!

The boys hanging out and talking!Nalani, Lani, and Payton!

Chase wishes he could have some food, but he will have to settle with just listening to us all talk!

(First BBQ!)

Aunt Melissa and Chase!

Watching everyone eat can be tiring!

Chris took Rylee on a motorcycle ride! She loved it and wanted to go again, and again!

11 Weeks Old- Play Dates!

What everyone has been waiting for....well at least my mom! Chases 11 week update! As you can all see he continues to get bigger and cuter everyday! We have had a busy week with work and some of the little play dates that we had. Really...who are play dates for at this age? The mom or the kids? His first play date was with Lani's sweet little Payton. This kids pretty much both slept the whole time while Lani and I talked. We were able to get one picture in when they woke up though! That was the extent of them playing. We also went and hung out with some people from the ward for swimming. Chase never made it in the pool but I couldn't help but post a picture of how cute he was in his sunglasses just relaxing. This past week Chase has continued to grab at things with both is hands and his feet. The cutest little thing he does is when he is in the bath he tries to grab the rubber ducky with his feet. As soon as he even touches it he gets so excited and starts splashing around. Chris and I both just watch and laugh! He is just so cute and we have so much fun with him! I did learn my lesson this past week thought about spicy food....don't do it! It is not worth the all nighter!

He is all smiles in the mornings!

Playdate with Payton!

He smiles all the time until a camera comes out....What a stinker! I was able to catch this cute pic of him with my phone. He is a cutie!

Play Date at the pool!
Just Chillen!

10 Weeks Old Today!

Wow how time flies! It seems like we have never been without Chase yet at the same time, I cannot believe he is 10 weeks old already! We are having so much fun with him as he becomes more aware everyday and does the cutest little things. He continues to smile tons at all the silly little things that we do, and loves when we sing and read to him and is loving Baby Einstein.

There were a few new things that he has been doing this week, and we have all just been mesmerized. Chris brother Ben came into town to meet the new addition to our family. Last night at dinner we were all laughing at how much time we just spend staring at all the little things that he does. This week he has began to grab at things, I know it is something so small, but as parents you get so excited to see these little milestones. A few days ago he grabbed his pacifier off of my leg and tried to shove it into his mouth. Well last night we all spent most of dinner watching him try to grab the pacifier off of the table. He had no such luck because he did not take his little hands out of those tight fist he likes to keep them in at times, but just watching the intent on his face was so cute!

It was a great week all and all! We are so excited that Ben came to town and was able to spend some time with us before heading back to the "Big Apple". He is so great with all the nieces and nephews and I know that Chase is going to grow up just to love Uncle Ben!

Shelby helping out with Chase, while we wait for Ben at the airportUncle Ben and Chase!Chase trying out his Bumbo chair!

Wolf Creek Weekend!

This weekend we went up to Wolf Creek with the Gardners and Wisers for a little weekend get away. More than anything it was for the boys so that they could play with all the outdoor toys. Shocker! When the boys walked in on Saturday night they were covered in dirt! Then came all the intersting stories of there little 4 wheeling adventure. First was the big wreak of the day! Kelly hit some rough terrain going pretty dang fast and went over the edge of the road. Although the details are still a little shady, I do know that a tree is what stopped the 4 wheeler and that Kelly flew beyond that. (You may need to read Rachels blog to see what happened exactly!) They found Kelly and started loading up the 4 wheeler as well as Kelly who had some injuries. All in all it took about 3 hours to get everything loaded up and the boys on the way home! Here are some pics of there Saturday adventure!

Chris loves this new toy!

There is where the 4 wheeler landed.

The aftermath....needs a few repairs.

2 month appointment- 9 weeks old

Chase had his 2 month appointment yesterday! Wow has time flown, I cannot believe he has already been with us for 2 months! He did such a good job and was brave with the 4 shots that he got! OUCH! I felt so bad for him lying there on the table holding his legs. (Not what a mom wants to do.) Needless to say he got a lot of extra cuddle time with mom last night! Weight- 13 lb 7 oz - 85 % Centile

Length- 24 inches- 88% Centile

Tomorrow Chase will be 9 weeks old so I have gone ahead and included some of the pics from this last week. He has had lots of daddy time when Chris gets home. Chase loves spending time with him and Chris can get a quick smile, and what I like to think is a laugh. I have also started back to work about 2 weeks ago. I work a lot from home, but go into the office from time to time. They are great and let me bring Chase with me...I don't know how much work gets done when he is there because everyone loves to come and play with him and hold him. He is so great though and does such a good job when I take him! Chase continues to get stronger and stronger every day and is begininng to hold his head better and his body up during tummy time. The doctor said he is progessing well, and is right on track.

Here is Chase at work. We take his boppy tummy pad and swing! Usually he has nap time while I am there, so it works out perfect to get a couple of hours in at the office. As you can see Aunt Melissa is hard at work. Amy and her take turns hold him!

DADDY TIME!

Mans best friend...so fresh, and so clean, clean!

Shortly after Chris and I got married we got a little dog named Reggie. Even though he was blind he was the cutest little thing. He used to bump into all the walls and chairs and I just loved his little temperment. During the last trimester of my pregnancy he passed away. (I am crying while I write this....WOW!) It was very traumatic for me and I had a really hard time with it. I cannot even belive that I loved a little dog that much. He was just part of the family!

Because I was having such a hard time with it, Chris thought we should get another dog. Some friends of his moms were giving away there little 7 year old dog shitzu. With having a new baby on the way we thought he would be perfect so we would not have to train him. His name is Boobers, and he is a cute little guy. Yeah, I said his name is Boobers...but it is hard to change the name of a 7 years old dog, so we just call him "Da Boobs".

Like I mentioned he is 7 years old so Melissa calls him old man river because of his age and because he is missing a front tooth. When we got him he had the worst hair cut and looked like he may need a bath. With all the craziness latley, it has taken some time to get him to the groomer since we needed to get him update shots, but today was the big day! He finally has been groomed and got a good cleaning! What a cute little dog!

A tribute picture of Reggie!Before

After

Road Trip!

Chase took his first road trip this weekend! I know Melissa has already posted a lot about this so I will keep it short so I am not too repetitive. We went to Boise to Brad and Shelley's baby blessing! It was so fun to visit everyone and to see Noah and Chase together. Chase was great the whole time and all were impressed by his good behavior! He was great in the car and was very content the whole entire weekend! I could not be happier. It was so fun to spend time with our cousins and to see their families. It is crazy to think that not too long ago we were all kids running around our parents houses causing havoc and now we have our own kids who will do the same. Life goes by so fast. Here are some pics of the weekend! Hope there are not too many duplicates of Melissa's blog. :) Chase and Daddy time before we head off to Idaho!
Noah and Chase meeting. Look at there cute matching shirts!

Noah is not excited about this photo shoot!

Chase loves Mike and Kristi!The girls doing what we do best....talking and eating!

Chase is ready to head home!

Last night was the night he slept through the night!

I am a pround mom! Yep last night Chase slept through the night. I can't say that I did....I woke up every hour to check and see if he was still breathing just because he was not waking up. 8 weeks old and hopefully he will continue to sleep through the night! (Cross your fingers!)

8 Weeks Old

Chase is 8 weeks old today! I can hardly believe how fast time has flown and how big he is getting already. We are having so much fun seeing his little personality come out each day. He is smiling lots makes the cutest little faces. He really is such a good little guy! He loves to watch Baby Einstein and loves his toy that Grandma Coates got him that plays classical music. If I need to do something I will put those on for him and it usually will give me atleast 10 minutes of time, if not more to get my little task done!

He is getting very long, and has the cutest little fat rolls on his legs! His favorite time is still when it is time to eat and nap time. I weighed him the other day and it looks like he is just about 14 lbs. His 2 month appointment is on Wednesday so I will be able to see exactly what he is!

We were over at a friends house for dinner and I put him in the recliner because I thought it looked so cute! I turned around to grab my camera to take a pic and he was asleep! Looks like I need to get a recliner.

I just think he looks cute in these pic...

Just sitting here pondering!