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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Sibling Love

So the quality of the video isn't so good, but as you can see, Catherine was holding Chase, and singing him the ABC song. He really hadn't been fussing the entire time. She loves holding him, and helping to burp him, however, the moment he starts crying, she's like, "Here, Mommy, you take him!"

I've put some more pictures and videos on our Flickr page. Just sign in to view. If you can't see them, let me know, and I'll get you set up as a friend/family member so you can!

Tummy Time Video

Tummy Time Video
Originally uploaded by laraim23

So this is especially for Grandma Trish and Grandpa Coogan who have yet to meet Chase in person. Yes, I realize the spitting up is soooo gross, but it wouldn't really be a fair representation of your grandson if it weren't included!

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Head's Up

Head's Up
Originally uploaded by laraim23

As many of you know, my friend Kristy has her own photography business, and she came over yesterday to take some shots of Chase. This one is my favorite. He really can hold his head up like this for several seconds. He loves tummy time, and is doing quite well. It is a refreshing change from his big sister who hated it. There are a few more great shots on our Flickr site. Just sign in to view them.

Christmas

I have been having a lot of people ask me what Catherine would like for Christmas, so I made an Amazon list of some things she would be interested in. You can see it by clicking the following button.



As for Chase, well he is just a little baby who doesn't really "want" anything, and at the moment doesn't actually need anything.

The whole family

The whole family
Originally uploaded by laraim23

So I finally got some pictures from the hospital uploaded to our Flickr site. If I don't have you marked as friend or family, let me know so I can do so, and you can see the photos!

Which baby is which?

Side by side pictures of Catherine and Chase in their car seats on the day they came home from the hospital. See any family resemblance?

Fame and glory

So it looks like the fame goes to Andrea, for her guess of November 12th (closest to November 15th). And the glory goes to me, for my guess of 7lbs 13oz (closest to 7lbs 14oz).

Chase is born

William Chase, born at 6:00pm today, weighing in at 7lbs 14oz. Absolutely no problems with him or his delivery!

baby inc

We're at Durham Regional, and we have been assured that E is in early labor and that Chase is coming! It will probably be quite a while still.

Our home phone is not working today (a big storm last night knocked out our phone/internet service). You can text me if you'd like, but I'll post more info here.

Comfy Baby

So our little one is apparently quite comfortable where he is. During an ultrasound yesterday, we saw him chillin' out sucking his fingers quite avidly. I think we must have a finger-sucking gene.

I'm scheduled for induction on Wed. morning.

temper

I got angry at the clerks at E's ob/gyn appointment today (long story short --- skipping lunch and trying to amuse a tired, hungry toddler for two hours with no toys, no entertainment, and no snacks while in the waiting room can try one's patience). After, ahem, sternly requesting an update from them on what was going on, Catherine was looking at me inquisitively, so I told her, "Daddy lost his temper." To which she responded, quite confidently, "I help you find it."

Obama Obsession?

This morning while getting dressed to go to the park, Catherine and I had the following conversation:

Catherine: We go park, Mommy?
Mommy: Yes.
Catherine: We meet friends at playground?
Mommy: No, we're not expecting to see our friends. We might make some new ones, though.
Catherine: We meet Barack Obama at playground?
Mommy: I seriously doubt that. He's still a senator until he takes over being President in January. He is a very busy man.
Catherine: He is my new president. I just voted.
Mommy: Yes, that is right, we just voted and he will be the new President.

Think we have been talking about politics in our house much lately??

My Friend, Lan

Tonight Bill ran over to our friend Lan's house to pick up some dvds, and while he was gone Catherine asked me where he went. So, I told her he went to Lan's house, and she said, "I see Lan a long time ago. I like Lan. She is my good friend."

For the record, we agree with Catherine. =)