Contest

My friend Jill sent me an email to sign up for a contest to win a breastpump.  I have to post on my blog for a second chance to win.  Here is her website if you are interested in winning...  

http://www.breastfeeding123.com/win-a-breast-pump-bpa-free-bottles-nursing-reminder-bracelet-and-nursing-pads/#comment-92782

You should check out her website for any breastfeeding questions you have.  We are going to update more later with some great pics of Chase.  He turned 2 months old on the 25th.  It was also the first day he giggled.  It was really cute.  He is growing so fast!!!  

Biltmore Estate

Troy, Chase, and I went to the Biltmore Estate with the Hustad family on Saturday.  We took lots of pictures and had a wonderful lunch together.  The estate is such a great location and it is so close to us.  We are so blessed to be living here.  We can't wait to ride our bikes together and show Chase the animals at the farm.  Here is a preview of what our Christmas pictures may be... unless we take another one that is better.

This was the first cold day in Asheville.  It seems to have gone from summer to winter in one day.  Chase didn't like being unwrapped but managed to give us a slight smile in his cute outfit. You can see one of his dimples.  

Saturday night we went to the Heiny's house for Joshua's 4th birthday.  They had an inflatable for the kids and they loved it!  Joshua got a Thomas the Train bicycle.  He loved it.  Boys are so cute... girls are too, but I just keep thinking how fun it will be when Chase will be able to ride a bike too.  We had another great weekend :)

MOPS

Today Chase and I went to MOPS.  What a great meeting.  Chase did very well.  Dawn Keel, Denise Edwards, and a friend Karen all had a chance to hold Chase.  They allowed me to sit and listen to the speaker who was very good.  She had great points on character building.  Words of encouragement have always been important to me.  Building people up is necessary in a world that tends to tear people down.  I can't imagine Chase coming home from school upset because of what other kids are saying to him.  That would tear me apart.  So the best thing I can do is teach him to build up those around him.  I guess I have some time since he can't talk yet :)  I can't believe I am even thinking about those kind of things.  

I also showed Chase off to my coworkers.  He had many chances to enjoy loving hugs from all.  It's going to be hard to go back to work and bring him to child care :(

I added a new feature to Chase's blog to include friends.  We included Lisa Peretti and her family which we are excited to be reunited with.  How cool!  Let me know if you want me to include you... 

7 weeks old today!

Chase is 7 weeks old today!  I can't believe it.  Troy and I love him so much.  He is watching his hands, smiling, and sleeping 6 hours at night.  We love watching him sleep.  We have a great picture of him from this evening.

He is such a great baby.  He really only gets upset when he has a dirty diaper or when he is hungry.  But he really can wail when he wants to.  Today he turned the color of his car seat when we went to A.C. Moore for picture frames for his room.  We will show you all the pictures we are going to use when we decide on them.  Troy has been taking a lot of shots.  I still can't believe its been 7 weeks. 

8 hours

Chase slept from 10pm to 6am last night!  Let's see if he does that again!  He is so precious to us.  God is Awesome! He gave us the most wonderful gift!  More pictures to come, Troy is deploying and I haven't been ale to figure out how to do it yet...

Best Baby Award

Chase won the best baby award today. He was perfect all day. Bryn Kennedy came over with Mariana, we had lunch, and went on a walk around the neighborhood. When they went home Chase took a nap and woke up smiling. He cooed a little and had a snack. Then Aunt Tara and Uncle Jonathan came over and he slept on Tara's shoulder. Chase didn't make a peep as Troy and I ate dinner. We actually ate at the same time. When dinner was over we went upstairs for his bath time and he cried just a little but settled down pretty fast. Troy read to him as I fed him and 10 minutes later he was sound asleep. Chase usually takes a good half hour to settle and another to actually fall asleep. It was amazing by 10:00 he was out. He is 6 weeks today... I can't believe it!


This past weekend we watched football, went on walks, and enjoyed visiting with Nana Sandy and Grandpa Drake- those pics are not down loaded yet. We do have some pictures to share with you- from when the Walkers came to visit and Chase in his Sooner outfit. Hope you enjoy!

Emma Walker and Chase

Walker Family and Chase

Mom and Chase in his Sooner outfit

Chase smiles all the time!

Who should I pick ... Sooners or Wolfpack? I think I should go with the team who wins!