Bathtime Fun

I've been having problems with uploading videos on here, and I'm not sure why so it may take awhile to get some of the cute new videos we have taken loaded! For now, I will share some still pictures of our growing boy!

Here is a picture of Chase from bathtime the other night - we are so blessed that he rarely has long periods of crying & general grumpiness. Don't get me wrong - sometimes, he is just a grump, but when we end the day with smiles and happy bathtime, it makes me feel like we must be doing at least something right!

Semi-Charmed Kind of Life

I've been slacking with my blogging...so let me start off with apologies for that! It seems like life is racing by. I'm going to try and catch up with a few posts tonight!

To cap off the beach trip, here are a few pictures that we took our last night at the beach. I love these pictures because I feel they really capture the sentiment of my life right now - especially the one of just me & Chase. It is so incredible to be at a place in life where you really have a hard time coming up with many complaints - we are healthy & happy, are moving into a beautiful home, have a fantastic family & group of friends, a great marriage, stable & good jobs, and most importantly, we have a little baby who seems to brighten the day of every person he comes in contact with. It gives me such joy to see the smiles on other peoples faces when they interact with my little boy...I hope he is always able to spread such infectious light & happiness on others.

Today was a perfect summer day, complete with chicken on the grill, corn on the cob and lemonade while watching the Phillies game on tv - I don't think it gets much better than this <3

A lot of firsts this week!

Our vacation to Stone Harbor contained a lot of "firsts" for Chase - his first time at the beach, crossing state lines, hotel stay, etc, but it also included a "first" for Matt & I! For the first time since last July we went out to a bar and also had a date night without the baby!

We went out on Sunday night with Chip & Ally to Fred's Tavern and another bar in Stone Harbor and had a great time. Once I was out, my anxiety level was manageable and we were able to enjoy 2 hours out having a good time without the baby! Then on Thursday night, Matt & I had a date night and we went out to dinner & ice cream. It was great to spend the time just the two of us without baby talk! Thanks to Nana Krn for watching him both times - though he slept the ENTIRE time we were gone!

Stone Harbor!

We arrived in Stone Harbor yesterday for Chase's first vacation! He is having a great time and is being showered with attention from his Nana, Great Nana & Bub, Aunt Kayla, Megan, Uncle Chip, Cousin Nancy & of course mommy & daddy!

Two Months Old Today!

Chase turned 2 months today! Can you believe it?? He had a doctors appointment and got his first shots - but he did great with it! I was so proud of him! He weighs 13lb 10oz (86th percentile) and is 21 1/4 inches long (61st percentile). He has been a bit fussy this afternoon as a result of the shots, but his fussy is another baby's good day so we are really lucky! As I write this, Chase & his daddy are falling asleep on the couch - they are so cute together!

We are headed to Stone Harbor, NJ on vacation in less than 48 hours and we are so excited for so many reasons. Matt is really looking forward to the uninterrupted time with us (I think we are looking forward to it more though!), and Chase also gets to meet his Great Nana & Bub for the first time, which we are REALLY excited about.

It's still amazing to me that we have been a family for two months now - what an amazing ride it has been so far. I wake up every morning even more amazing at how blessed we are - I really couldn't ask for any more. What a beautiful life we have.

Not so happy about the pics...



Ok..this is better..



Mr. Serious!



Ready to be a beach bum!



Happy boy at the doctors office!

Smiley baby!

Check out this video of Chase giving us his smile....can't believe he will be 2 months old this week. Where has the time gone? We spent the weekend at my dad's house and Chase loved the time with his Grampy. It was nice and relaxing, though the time always goes by so quickly! This week should go by pretty fast as well, lots going on including Chase's 2 month old doctor appointment, then we are headed to Stone Harbor, NJ for vacation for a week! He is getting his first shots on Thursday- wonder who it will be harder on, me or him??

Warm Weather!

We love the warm weather! We spent the day with Sandy & Lyla and took a walk over to Cocoa Castle the Hershey playground. We tried Chase out in the swing - check out the pics! Hope the weather keeps up for the weekend, we are headed out tomorrow to Dad's townhouse in Altoona for a couple of days!