Saturday, June 25, 2011
Chase's 7th month
We got out the Johnny jumper for Chase this month. He's just mad now when he gets in his exercauser and it won't bounce.
He's hanging with the big boys and seems to enjoy himself.
ON GUARD...and why not sword fighting too...he's got to learn to protect himself around Kaleb.
This is pretty much how he starts his day...playing in our room while we take showers. He has mastered sitting up this month.
and mastered being cute too...
He loves to eat fruit, veggies and cereal. He tried refried beans last night while eating Mexican and I don't think he even tasted a difference from the green bean baby food he was eating.
He sleeps well and plays well. He's a very happy baby. He loves to be on his belly and press up and spins around, but has not started crawling yet. He is starting to put his knees up under him but has not figured it out yet. I'm okay with this b/c we will have to put up 6 baby gates once he starts and that will be a big pain!
He's hanging with the big boys and seems to enjoy himself.
ON GUARD...and why not sword fighting too...he's got to learn to protect himself around Kaleb.
This is pretty much how he starts his day...playing in our room while we take showers. He has mastered sitting up this month.
and mastered being cute too...
He loves to eat fruit, veggies and cereal. He tried refried beans last night while eating Mexican and I don't think he even tasted a difference from the green bean baby food he was eating.
He sleeps well and plays well. He's a very happy baby. He loves to be on his belly and press up and spins around, but has not started crawling yet. He is starting to put his knees up under him but has not figured it out yet. I'm okay with this b/c we will have to put up 6 baby gates once he starts and that will be a big pain!
The Best DADDY ever!!!
Every day I fall more in love with Jason just seeing first hand what a good father he is. He makes such an effort to put in good quality time with the boys...and enjoys himself too.
He teaches them important tasks...but hopefully they won't be using all of them right away...
He finds ways to make Kaleb's super cool forts even better...
And he has put a lot of sweat equity and love into finishing our attic space to make a playroom for the boys.
We are so lucky to have Jason so present in our lives! Thank you honey!!
He teaches them important tasks...but hopefully they won't be using all of them right away...
He finds ways to make Kaleb's super cool forts even better...
And he has put a lot of sweat equity and love into finishing our attic space to make a playroom for the boys.
We are so lucky to have Jason so present in our lives! Thank you honey!!
A TRUE WATER BABY
Chase has been a real trooper. He has gone out on the boat with us two times and has done great. He was not quite as miserable as Kaleb in his lifejacket.
We got another one that did squeeze his cheeks so much.
And he is able to lie down in it. The boat just rocked him to sleep which allowed the rest of us to relax and take turns getting in the water. ZZZZZZ!
We've also made several trips to the pool and Chase likes his little boat. He also likes watching Kaleb play just as Kaleb liked watching the big kids.
We got another one that did squeeze his cheeks so much.
And he is able to lie down in it. The boat just rocked him to sleep which allowed the rest of us to relax and take turns getting in the water. ZZZZZZ!
We've also made several trips to the pool and Chase likes his little boat. He also likes watching Kaleb play just as Kaleb liked watching the big kids.
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Chase's 6th month
Chase has had a pretty productive month. He has spent a lot of time with his big brother. Mainly watching and laughing at him. It is so easy to entertain Chase as long as Kaleb's around. They took their first bath together this month and Kaleb would stand and beat his chest and then jump on his knees and splash Chase with water. Chase was just cracking up laughing. It was so fun and we got it on video.
I think if we collected all of Chase's drool at once this month it would have come close the the 1000 year flood. Lot's of drool, but still no teeth, but looking as cute as ever.
Luckily, Chase likes the outdoors as much as we do. We often eat dinner on our deck. Chase loooves food. He will gobble up any baby food we give him. I've started showing him some signs like "all done" and he is actually doing them already (@ 7 months). He shakes his hands and laughs. Then he'll wet razz with the food in his mouth and spews it all over himself...just great.
The exersaucer is still his favorite toy although he has started sitting up on his own, which is nice for me b/c I can set him down just about anywhere now if needed. He does not roll over as much as Kaleb did. He would just roll where ever he wanted. Chase seems to be less motivated to move and just content to stay where he is.
Chase loves people and just lights up when a new person comes in the room. He seems very content with his life (and he should be...babies have it made, right?) He loves zerberts, especially on his neck and belly and likes to pull my hair when i give them to him. I guess it's his way of wrestling. I can't wait to get to know Chase more as his personality develops.
I think if we collected all of Chase's drool at once this month it would have come close the the 1000 year flood. Lot's of drool, but still no teeth, but looking as cute as ever.
Luckily, Chase likes the outdoors as much as we do. We often eat dinner on our deck. Chase loooves food. He will gobble up any baby food we give him. I've started showing him some signs like "all done" and he is actually doing them already (@ 7 months). He shakes his hands and laughs. Then he'll wet razz with the food in his mouth and spews it all over himself...just great.
The exersaucer is still his favorite toy although he has started sitting up on his own, which is nice for me b/c I can set him down just about anywhere now if needed. He does not roll over as much as Kaleb did. He would just roll where ever he wanted. Chase seems to be less motivated to move and just content to stay where he is.
Chase loves people and just lights up when a new person comes in the room. He seems very content with his life (and he should be...babies have it made, right?) He loves zerberts, especially on his neck and belly and likes to pull my hair when i give them to him. I guess it's his way of wrestling. I can't wait to get to know Chase more as his personality develops.
Thursday, June 2, 2011
Safari Park Adventures
I have no words to describe this picture. We went on a safari trip-texas style where we could drive around a trail in our car and feed the various animals. We bought 5 bags of feed in total.
The zebras were not shy. They would just stick their whole head in the car.
This is my beautiful Emu friend. The different animals definitely had their own personalities and even amongst the same breeds their were aggressive and friendly ones.
The Emu's and ostriches were definitely peckers. The ostriches were a lot bigger and Jason tried to feed one out of the sun roof and got his hand bitten.
This gazelle-like creature was Kaleb's favorite. He says "They have horns as big as trees!"
After this one got aggressive we rolled the window up and it started pecking at the glass. Do you think insurance would cover an ostrich invasion?
Luckily the bison didn't ramsack the car.
And just to document that Chase was there too...
This was probably my favorite event of the week. It's not every day that you can have zebras eating out of your hands, although I'd take Chase drool over zebra drool any day.
The zebras were not shy. They would just stick their whole head in the car.
This is my beautiful Emu friend. The different animals definitely had their own personalities and even amongst the same breeds their were aggressive and friendly ones.
The Emu's and ostriches were definitely peckers. The ostriches were a lot bigger and Jason tried to feed one out of the sun roof and got his hand bitten.
This gazelle-like creature was Kaleb's favorite. He says "They have horns as big as trees!"
After this one got aggressive we rolled the window up and it started pecking at the glass. Do you think insurance would cover an ostrich invasion?
Luckily the bison didn't ramsack the car.
And just to document that Chase was there too...
This was probably my favorite event of the week. It's not every day that you can have zebras eating out of your hands, although I'd take Chase drool over zebra drool any day.
Sea World
On Monday of our vacation we went to Sea World with my Uncle Pat and 2nd Cousin. We ended up buying a season pass b/c it was the exact same price as a day pass. Ridiculous, huh. So we went back on Thursday for a 1/2 a day just to feel like we got our money's worth.
Sea World/Busch Gardens now have a Sesame Street section in all their theme parks where they had rides and shows that were perfect for Kaleb's age.
Kaleb had a lot of "firsts" this week. He got to feed the dolphins smelly slimy fish and pet the dolphins. (It was a first for me too, and pretty cool I must admit.)
They had this HUGE water area that had probably a 1/2 mile of tunnels to walk thru and since they had different openings one of us had to go thru them with the kids. I thought I was going to blow a disc b/c I had to walk thru with my body bent at a 90 degree angle for a constant 20 minutes. It might not have been as bad if it wasn't 100 degrees that day.
Kaleb rode his first roller coaster, Shamoo! It was in the kiddy section, but it was fun and there were no lines so we got to ride it multiple times.
Now this monster of a ride was Kaleb's second roller coaster. Jason taught him how to stand on his toes to be tall enough to ride. The first day I wouldn't let him b/c I was too scared for him, but the second day I gave in b/c Kaleb and Jason gave me guilt trips for 3 days in between. Kaleb was not scared at all and they went a second time b/c there were no lines. I always knew Kaleb was a daredevil, but I really didn't expect this at age 3.
We had a great time riding rides, seeing shows and exhibits and hanging out with my family.
Sea World/Busch Gardens now have a Sesame Street section in all their theme parks where they had rides and shows that were perfect for Kaleb's age.
Kaleb had a lot of "firsts" this week. He got to feed the dolphins smelly slimy fish and pet the dolphins. (It was a first for me too, and pretty cool I must admit.)
They had this HUGE water area that had probably a 1/2 mile of tunnels to walk thru and since they had different openings one of us had to go thru them with the kids. I thought I was going to blow a disc b/c I had to walk thru with my body bent at a 90 degree angle for a constant 20 minutes. It might not have been as bad if it wasn't 100 degrees that day.
Kaleb rode his first roller coaster, Shamoo! It was in the kiddy section, but it was fun and there were no lines so we got to ride it multiple times.
Now this monster of a ride was Kaleb's second roller coaster. Jason taught him how to stand on his toes to be tall enough to ride. The first day I wouldn't let him b/c I was too scared for him, but the second day I gave in b/c Kaleb and Jason gave me guilt trips for 3 days in between. Kaleb was not scared at all and they went a second time b/c there were no lines. I always knew Kaleb was a daredevil, but I really didn't expect this at age 3.
We had a great time riding rides, seeing shows and exhibits and hanging out with my family.
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