I thought I would give you a small glimpse into my life. If Chase had his way we would spend the day playing with vacuum cleaners and lights. I hope these give you a little giggle.
Wednesday, January 24, 2007
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Are we done yet?
Another round with our bathroom renovation this weekend. Mom and I spent the our time shopping, napping, and playing while the men folk worked on the bathroom. They managed to put down our new tile floor, install our new white toilet (it was pink) and finish the waines coating on the walls. It really is starting to look like a new bathroom. We will still need one more extended trip to finish the whole project as our shower tiling will take many days but we are optimistic that we (and by we I really mean my Dad) will be able to finish it soon.
We also managed to squeeze in a trip to the famous steak house, Peter Luger's. My dad is a serious steak man so we have been taking him on a tour of steak houses in NYC.
Chase celebrated his 9 month birthday, which also meant a trip to the doctor's office. Chase is normally so easy going when we go but this time he recognized the doctor and as soon as his clothes came off (Chase's of course) he started crying and grabbing onto my neck and clothes. He wasn't even getting shots, although he did have to have a finger prick test for anemia. It was quite traumatic for us both. The good news is we don't have to go back for 3 months, hopefully he will forget everything he knows about the doctor by then.
Chase is into pulling himself up to a standing position. He spends most of his day pushing away the toys I give him so he can pull himself up on me. The funny thing is he doesn't understand that some object aren't solid enough to use as leverage so he will try to push up on flimsy objects, I have to watch him every second to keep him from banging his head. He is still obsessed with the stroller tires and makes a mad dash for them whenever he thinks I am distracted.
We are having so much fun with him. He is growing so fast and soon his first birthday will be here, amazing!
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Cheers!
A few nights ago I was helping Chase drink from his sippy cup when he decided it was time to be independent so he took the cup and started drinking on his own. At first he was just letting the water fall from his mouth but with some discouragement and encouragement of swallowing- he picked it right up :) (He loves to please) It was pretty impressive to watch him raise and lower his cup to drink. He continues to amaze us with his growing abilities. Yesterday when we were playing (which now involves a lot of "let's crawl all over Mommy") I challenged Chase to stand on his own, and surprisingly he can for a few seconds before he either tips forward or back, which he finds very amusing. Then this morning he was crawling up on me until he was holding my arm and standing up and then suddenly he let go. HE was trying to stand on his own. To have a walker...I'm not ready, not to mention that we have yet to really baby proof the house. Our style of baby proofing is close supervision. Maybe this weekend?
Our sleep situation has been going very well. Chase has been going down without even a whimper and last night slept for four and a half hours solid. I have to admit as much as I enjoy getting the extra sleep on my own, I really miss the snuggle time :(
Gymboree is going great. Today Chase was all over, he did not want to sit still. He was laughing hysterically when we puffed the parachute up and down over them. We might need to buy a few fun gym toys for the house. This is when a playroom would be nice.
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