Welcome!

Welcome to the world, William Dhatt Hughes! Born February 24 at 11am to Jen and Brendan, and big sister Delaney.
Congrats to the Hughes family!

Happy Birthday, Grammy!

Chase refused to go to sleep tonight until we took pictures of him wishing his Grammy a Happy Birthday!

First, he had to inspect the sign to make sure it was up to his standards...

(he did some light reading while he waited for us to finish)

then he was unsatisfied with where we decided to put the sign...

so Chase took it upon himself to look for a better place to hang his sign...

using his resources to keep himself balanced as he looked...

and them having found the perfect spot, he grabbed the sign...

and put it exactly where he wanted it!

Happy Birthday Grammy!

40 weeks, 1 day

Chase has now officially been an "outside baby" for 40 week and 1 day- longer than he was an inside baby! While it makes me sad to think that he's growing further and further from the baby that was in my tummy for those 40 weeks, he's becoming more social and interactive so I actually feel just as close as ever to him. He's so thrilled to see me in the morning and when I get home at night. Plus, now I get to be proud of all the things he can do and the person he's becoming.
In the past few days Chase has started:

Dancing- It's absolutely hilarious. He bounces to the music from the tv, radio, or his toys. Yesterday he was dancing to the sound of the blow dryer.

Waving- At Mueller, not at Mommy, but it's a start.

Playing catch- He throws the ball to play catch. It usually bounces (he's close to the floor, afterall) so I'll catch/retrieve it. I roll it back to him or toss it into his lap and he throws it again!

Perfecting his High-5- He high-fived the crossing guard this morning and then cracked up about it.

Trying out new toys- Kayla put him on a bike today. He's such a big boy! He looks so grown up.

But he's still my little baby to snuggle and love. For now...