4 Months

It's hard to believe Chase is 4 months old.  He now weighs 14 pounds 8 ounces and is 24.5 inches long. 

He is lifting his head more while on his tummy and can roll over, although, he still doesn't do it consistently.  He has become a lot more alert and is enjoying holding onto toys and bringing things to his mouth.  He likes chewing on his own hand the most.

Chase was at the Greencastle-Antrim basketball game when the Central Dauphin player shattered the backboard.

We had a playdate with our friends and Chase got to meet adorable Chloe (8 months).

She wasn't so sure about him, so she had to come check him out.

Chase is babbling, smiling, and laughing out loud.  He loves when we sing songs to him.  He enjoys his bath and likes to kick in the water. He goes to sleep around 7:30 p.m., wakes up to eat around 3:00 a.m. and then gets up usually around 6:00 a.m.  This past week he has been waking up again at 5:00 a.m. and has been sleeping the rest of the morning in bed with Mommy. ( I know...I didn't want to start that, but hey, I need my sleep too!)

Now that Chase is 4 months old, we've just started to give him cereal at night before bed.  Look for pictures/video on our next month's blog ;-)



3 Months

Chase was 3 months old yesterday, January 22.  He weighs 13 pounds 6 ounces. He is eating 6 ounces every 2.5 to 3 hours.  He is still spitting up so we got the ok from the doctor today to increase his dosage of Zantac to 1 ml twice a day. 

Joe Paterno passed away January 22, so in honor of him, we wore our Penn State shirts. 

Chase started daycare after New Years.  This is a picture of his first day.

He loves daycare.  I don't know what they do there, but he is tired out by the time he gets home.  He has been sleeping through the night.  Last night he slept 9 hours and I actually had to wake him up to feed him this morning.

In the past month Chase has gained 2 pounds.  He laughs, smiles, babbles, and coos.  He likes to look at books and have books read to him.  He wants to sit up and look around.  He is lifting his head while on his tummy and kicking his legs. He watches his Dad walk around the room and smiles at him. Chase got a play mat for Christmas and he loves to watch the animals that hang from it.  He is starting to reach for them. He has a strong grip and will hold a toy for a minute or two, but I don'tthink he really knows he's holding it yet.

He enjoys his bath.

We've gone to a lot more basketball games and got this great picture of Chase with his uncles.  The team is 13-0, how exciting!

Chase is such a good baby :-)  We really never started a strict routine/schedule with him.  He eats when he's hungry and sleeps when he's tired.  He pretty much put himself on a schedule.  We're starting to be able to tell the difference between his hungry cry, poopy diaper cry, and "I'm just upset because no one is holding me" cry.   He is such a blessing to our lives and I couldn't be happier!