Star Wars

Catherine watched the end of Star Wars this afternoon. She then turned to Elizabeth and said, "Mom, that is a great movie."

Two Month Check

So we took our boy for his two month check and he is big! 13 pounds 3 ounces (90th percentile) and 22.5 inches long (only 50th percentile). No wonder he's been busting out of his onsies and his diapers are a struggle to close. Task for tomorrow: upgrade clothing in Chase's closet to 3-6 month things.

Snow Days

We do not get much snow where we live, in fact, most years it does not snow at all. This week we got about 5 inches at our house, and had a blast! Snowball fights were fought, snowmen were made and destroyed, snow angles were taught, and baby Chase marveled at the wonders of snow. I've posted more pics, and quite a few videos to our Flickr page if you'd like to check it out farther.

Rolling Over

To much of my surprise, Chase can roll himself over!! To be honest, I'm not sure which day counts as official...

He rolled himself over for the first time 2 weeks after birth. Our pediatrician had warned me to not leave even a newborn unattended on an elevated surface, as he had seen them roll over. I thought this to be ridiculous, then, I came home and witnessed Chase do it a few hours later. He continued to get from tummy to back several times since then, but it was erroneous, and I thought, an accident rather than a deliberate act of will.

Yesterday, however, he accomplished the task four times in a row, and had a look of determination on his small face. Yes, I believe yesterday was the "first" for rolling on purpose. Of course, as soon as I grabbed camera, he had tummy time dissolve into a thumb-sucking session, and the moment was over.

This morning, he started up again. Four consecutive rolls, each with the camera present, however taking more than 30 seconds to accomplish the task. Finally, as I was about to give up, Catherine informed me that Chase would like "one more video" so we tried, and within 10 seconds captured the entire event! So, with out farther adieu...

But why?

It has begun...

Why you put on your jacket, Daddy?
I'm cold.
Why you cold?
It's chilly in here.
Why it chilly, Daddy?
It's cold outside.
You freezing, Daddy?
No, just a bit chilly.
Why?

Latest favorite conversation

Tonight while putting Catherine to bed she said, "Mommy, we forgot the potty!" We had indeed forgotten to use the potty, so I said, "C'mon, lets go!" She responded, "Hurry, Mommy. We have to hit the road!"

Merry Christmas

All of us
Originally uploaded by laraim23

Oh, this post is sooo late! Between having my mom in town for the week, and a newborn on our hands, I somehow just never made the Merry Christmas/Happy New Year post.

Christmas in our house was most excellent. Catherine was pretty well behaved, and became totally enamored of her Grandma Trish. This is about the best picture we could snap with the two kids: one is spitting up, the other picking her nose. Go figure!

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