The Perez Family Visits!

My best friend, Misty Lynne, and her two kiddo's came in from Dallas for a visit Monday and left today. Chase was intrigued by the older kids in the house and Micah and Moriah were fascinated by baby toys they haven't had around in a while :) The weather was beautiful yesterday so we packed a lunch and spent the afternoon at a local park picnicking, swinging and feeding the ducks. It was great spending time with my sweet friend and the kids that were merely images in our heads when our friendship began 15 years ago.

HaPpY HaLlOwEeN!

Trick or Treat! We hope you all had a great Halloween, the weather couldn't have been more perfect. I've enjoyed looking at everyone picture's n facebook of their monkeys, pirates, lions and fairy princesses. We dressed Chase up in his Cowboy attire visited with a few neighbors and went to grandma & grandpa's for a treat. Mommy even dusted off her boots for the night :) Chase was really clueless to it all. To him it was just another day but daddy and I sure did have fun taking pictures and laughing at our little buckeroo.

Happy Fall! We took advantage of the beautiful weather yesterday after church and visited a local pumpkin patch. It was hard to get smiles because he was too busy checking out his new surroundings. Chase was seemed to enjoy it all, especially the dirt. We are so excited about dressing him up next weekend for his first trick or treat experience. Chase is getting so big and his personality is really coming out. He now waves bye bye, claps with excitement and occasionally high fives. We love our little pumpkin!

6 months going on 2!

Happy Half Birthday Chase! I took him to meet our new pediatrician and get 6 month shots on last Wednesday- he was a champ and only cried for a few seconds. Dr. Rose said he looked great and was developing right on track! Our lil' guy now weighs 16.13 oz and is 27 inches long. Chase quickly mastered the crawling thing- though he only stays on all fours long enough to get him to the nearest piece of furniture to pull up on. A few weeks ago he started saying mamama and dadadadee in the same day-I don't think he wanted us to think he favored one parent over the other :)

I saw today that he has his first tooth breaking through! He has been drooling more than normal, a bit warm to the touch but other than not too fussy so far. I'll keep you posted on the progress and post pictures as soon as it is visable. He'll be asking for steak and potato's before we know it. As for now we'll stick to baby food which he seems to enjoy more and more each day. I think so far his favorite is sqaush.

We are so in love with this child and love watching him grow and learn new things!

Chase's Baptism

Yesterday was a special day for our family, Chase received the sacrament of baptism! After searching for a gown that was suitable for a boy we decided to ask Nana to make one, which made it extra special. Chase looked adorable in his "dress" and was such a good boy the entire service. After the service we invited friends and family to our home to celebrate with lunch and cake. It was wonderful seeing everyone come together to show their love for Chase.

We had an amazing weekend sharing our son with our families! We are truly blessed!

Oh how fast they grow...

I wanted to share a few recent pictures of our little guy. It amazes us how fast he is growing and changing. He will be 5 months old in just over a week when it feels as if just yesterday I was pregnant waiting for his arrival! He rolls all over the place and is begining to scoot which means crawling is just around the corner, I'm not sure if we are ready for that yet! Now that I am at home with him all day we have settled into a nice routine. Chase is such a happy baby, all smiles and laughs. I have caught him saying da da da da a few times but he only says da when Chris is around. He loves spending time in his Jumperoo and that boy can jump! I recently purchased an activity mirror for his crib so each morning I wake up to him chatting it up with his reflection and coo's of joy....it's the best alarm clock I have ever had! I thank God each day for the ability to stay home with Chase...it's a blessing I will never take for granted!

We officially moved into our new house the second week of July and it's been work, work, work since then. The interior is all unpacked and decorated and the outside is still a work in progress. I'll post pictures in a few weeks.

almost 4 months old....

As always we are way over due for an update. It was a year ago Monday that Chris and I learned we had a bun in the oven...oh how our lives have changed in a year! We are now the parents of a beautiful and happy 4 month old baby boy. He is getting so big so fast and more personality by the day! He is a talker, he coo's and talks constantly and now laughs outloud. He has a smile that melts your heart. Chase had his first experience with baby food Sunday night and seemed to love it.

We spent the weekend in Hockley working on the new house. After getting bids from painters Chris decided to paint the house himself. After working everyday and heading over to the house in the evenings to paint for two weeks and only managing to get the upstairs complete he threw in the paint brush and called the painters. They finished up today so the next few days will be spent hanging light fixtures, blinds, replacing outlet covers, cabinet knobs and cleaning. We are so ready to get in and settled. Chase and I have been staying with our dear friends Matt and Danne' the past two weeks while I worked through my notice at work in order in keep health insurance active until Chris' kicks in. Tomorrow is my last day so Chase and I will head out for our final trip home straight from daycare. We are excited about the new house and the memories our family will make there.