Chance is 4 weeks old today. I can't tell you how wonderful he is. He sleeps a lot but is starting to be awake more and willing to play a little. Today I read the entire Mr. Skinny story to him without him getting fussy. He is right now half asleep on my chest while I type. Scott left today on his first work trip since Chance was born. It was really good to have him home and I miss him lots already. So far though, Chance and I are holding up the fort ok. I have not been able to get any good pictures of Chance today to really show off how he is growing but these are a few I took today anyway.




These are the developmental milestones that should be accomplished by the end of the first month.
- Lifts head for short periods of time
- Moves head from side to side
- Prefers the human face to other shapes
- Makes jerky, arm movements
- Brings hands to face
- Has strong reflex movements
- Can focus on items 8 to 12 inches away
- May turn towards familiar sounds or voices
- Responds to loud sounds
- Blinks at bright lights
he does all of these plus some of the two and three month milestones. He does new things everyday for him and for us. He has these little fake cries that are so cute. He is alert for a while every few hours with his eyes wide open and looking around. He loves to stare out windows and watch the shadows that the fans blades make on the celing. He is also starting to wake up so we are going to go now to eat and to take a bath. P.S. in this last picture I think that is a little smile.

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Scott and Chance watching the Saints win last Saturday's game.

Ok Scott was watching and Chance was just hanging out with us.

They made it to the playoffs and won their first playoff game in Saints history so I guess I have to say I am a fan now.

Go Saints!

Chance's first bath. Since his cord stump fell off a few days ago he was able to take his first tub/sink bath yesterday and here are pictures from the experience. He seemed to hate the sponge baths we were giving him. I think because we could never get it warm enough and as the water evaperated he got cold and was miserable. Sitting in the warm water though he seemed very happy. The sink was ok but next time I am going to try his little tub because it has better support for him. It was hard to hold him and wash him at the same time. He started to cry once and I just laid the warm wet washcloth over his chest and he was quiet again. In this last one you can see a little of the dirty dishes that are still in the other side of the sink. It is the perfect picture of what life with a baby is like. Yes, there are dirty dishes but the baby takes center stage.

Chance is 3 weeks old today. We went to the Pediatrician, Dr. Morgan, today just to follow up with his weight and his umbilical cord to make sure he was on the right track. Good news, He is doing perfect. He gained 1 pound and 4 ounces in the last two weeks for a grand total of 8 pounds and 14 ounces. His head is 34 centimeters in diameter and he is now 22 and 1/2 inches long. He only grew 1/2 inch taller, that is why he is getting a little chubbier. He has a little acne which is normal as the rest of my hormones leave his body. Dr. Morgan put some ointment on his belly button to finish drying it out. Chance got some of it on his hands which has left a brown stain that will wear off in a few days but for now it looks like someone gave him a chocolate bar. These pictures are from this morning when we were getting dressed. He gets up promptly at 9am and then stays awake for about 30 minutes and is then ready to go back to sleep again this is from the time he was ready to go back to sleep. He is so cute I take a ton of pictures all the time. Today alone I think I have taken like 15 pictures and nothing special has happened. Also this onesie is great so I tried to take some good pictures of him in it. I uploaded all the pictures I took to Yahoo which you can link to at the Right hand side of the page "All Our Photos"

Finally! Chance lost his umbilical cord stump last night. He was kind of a late bloomer on this one since most babies loose theirs in the first ten days but better late than never. His belly button is still a little red. Our next Doctor's appointment is thie Thursday so she will be able to look at it and make sure everything is ok.

Scott's Mom (Grandma G./G.G.) was here with us visiting for the past two weeks. She lives in Portland, Oregon so it was great that she was able to come visit to see Chance, actually to see all of us. She left last Friday to head back home but first we snapped a few pictures. Chance is very social, he doesn't seem to mind who is holding him he is always content. Of course, Grandma's have something special that babies seem to understand. Three generations here with Scott his Mom and Chance.

Chance is two weeks old! Every time I turn around he is another milestone older. One week...ten days...and now two weeks. Of course I have a bunch of new pictures of him it seems like I take new pictures everyday. He is so photogenic. He is still doing very well, we put him on a schedule for night sleeping and he seems to be taking to it but it will take a few more days to tell for sure. Right now he is sleeping in his crib for a little nap. He has been a little grumpy yesterday and today, I think it is because we have been trying to keep him up too long during the day so I put him in his crib and he is sleeping and keeping himself busy in there which is wonderful. These are a few photos to see how he is growing. He doesn't look or feel a lot bigger just a little more "fleshed out" he isn't so curled up in a ball any more he is stretching out. He is also much more alert and keeping his eyes open and looking around for longer periods during the day (and at night).

Baby loves the sling. Chance loves to be carried in his sling. It is great for taking him anywhere. We walk all over the Quarter with him in it and he loves it. Being in the sling he is warm, it is kind of dark and he is close to me so he can hear my heartbeat also he is rocked while I walk so it is perfect. It puts him to sleep nearly every time we go out and this is a picture I took of him after we got home the other day.
When I took the sling off he was fast asleep so we just let him sleep in it on the couch for a little while. He is all dressed up in his "I Love Daddy" tattoo onesie. It is sooooo cute.

11 Days old. That's right Chance is 11 days old today! The past 11 days have gone by so fast but in other ways, like sleep, it has been very long. I took some pictures of him yesterday and thought I would post one from when he was one day old Then one from yesterday so you all could see the difference. He raises his head and looks around a bit now and he is awake for a while during the day. His eyes are open and he is looking around a lot more than just a few days ago. Last night he slept from 3 to 6 am and then again from 6am to 8:30am which to someone without kids doesn't seem like a lot but he did that without crying so he is doing wonderful. I slept a bit last night and the night before. Thank God!!