Chase at 3 weeks

What a difference a couple of weeks make! Chase is now spending much more time actively awake, looking around. He loves all the light coming into thhe windows in the dark house. He knows us and is calmer when he's with one of us. Chase is inspecting faces and almost making eye contact. He's sleeping for longer stretches at night, although last night he slept a lot during the evening and was up every 2 hours (for 1 hour at a time- you do the math). We're really getting to know him as a person and he's getting to know us and the world around him.


He's getting big too! Stretched out- we measured him at 20 1/2 inches, but it's not an exact science so we'll see how long he is at his 4 week appointment.


He's looking adorable...


...but while he looked so serene...


...he peed on the sofa! Oh well, it won't be the last time.


With a neck roll in the tub:


Watching Daddy as he reads:


And making some mouth movements himself:


And a bonus: Chase at 3 weeks 1 day...



A lot of people have asked how the dogs are doing. They are both interested in the noises that Chase makes, know who we are referring to when we say "baby" or "Chase," and one of them lays near him (or near the person holding him) all day long. We've been especially surprised by Madison's response- she is very attentive and spends a lot of time near him. This morning, Madison came over to sleep near him on the bed.


He's so cute!


Quick Post-Partum Update- Last week the Dr. said I'm healing well and cleared me to start running! I thought that only taking 2 weeks off would be a little absurd (I'm not a professional athlete!) so I took off another week. At 3 weeks post partum, I ran for 26 minutes. Stephen leaves for work early and I can't take the baby running, so I don't know how much I'll be doing. So I'm also doing Jillian Michael's 30 day shred videos, which gives me an inside exercise option...oh, and kicks my butt!