Another picture of Chase & I

Although he has a bit of a cold, and a snotty nose...I thought it was still pretty cute. In this picture, I put on the ABC video Chase has, and he sits and watches the entire thing (25-30 minutes) He really loves it!?? He gets a little annoyed if you try and talk to him while it's on!

~Coral

Marilyn came for a visit!

Marilyn (Ian's mom) came up this weekend for some quality time with Chase. Chase is getting over the cold he caught from his dad, but I think they still had a lot of fun!

~Coral

Swimming Lessons...

(This picture is right before his very first swim lesson)

Chase and I have been to two swimming lesson so far. We started on Monday (of this week.) Christine and her daughter Mattaya, and Christine's friend Marlo with her son Griffin are in it as well. It's pretty fun. Chase really is a bit of a comedian...Every time I try to submerge him, he decideds to open his mouth wide, therefore getting a big mouthful of water!! (This is even after the blowing in his face to get him to hold his breath!!!) He comes up spurting and coughing, and then breaks in to a laugh!! Ahhhh!!! Crazy kid!! Oh well, I guess we'll see what happens at the next class!

I'll post some pictures later, although I still don't have any of him at his lessons!!

~Coral

Coming up on two years...

It'll be the two year anniversary of losing my sister next month, and although I understand that I am certainley not the first person to go through that, it somehow doesn't make it any easier...So, to all of you who have also lost someone you loved very deeply....This song...

It makes my mom & I think of Tracy.

(Sorry I was unable to post the actaul song.)

~Coral

"You're Beautiful"

~James Blunt~

My life is brilliant.

My life is brilliant.

My love is pure.

I saw an angel.

Of that I'm sure.

She smiled at me on the subway.

She was with another man.

But I won't lose no sleep on that,

'Cause I've got a plan.

You're beautiful.

You're beautiful.

You're beautiful, it's true.

I saw your face in a crowded place,

And I don't know what to do,

'Cause I'll never be with you.

Yeah, she caught my eye,

As we walked on by.

She could see from my face that I was,

Fucking high,

And I don't think that I'll see her again,

But we shared a moment that will last till the end.

You're beautiful.

You're beautiful.

You're beautiful, it's true.

I saw your face in a crowded place,

And I don't know what to do,

'Cause I'll never be with you.

You're beautiful.

You're beautiful.

You're beautiful, it's true.

There must be an angel with a smile on her face,

When she thought up that I should be with you.

But it's time to face the truth,

I will never be with you.

My little angel...

June ~ 8 Months old
July.07 ~ 9 Months old

November.07 ~ 13 Months old

So many cute things....

Chase has been doing so many adorable things lately, I just can't believe the little personality emerging!! He certainly has his fair share of not-so-cute temper tantrums (like when the vacuum cleaner gets put away!) But he is quite happy most of the time...
He has been increasing his vocabulary lately...Now he says "Uh-oh, day,day" for "Oops a daisy", he says "Ba" for "ball", "Ba-ba" for "baby" Umm, what else...He says "Waaa -waa" for "Quack Quack" (when you ask him what a duck says....and then of course he says "Nooooo Noooo." I know that all parents say to expect big things from their children, but really...expect big things from Chase....He is brilliant! We're working on naming body parts, but true to being a boy...You ask him where his nose is, and sometimes sticks his finger up it!!! Does that count?? Ha ha ha...We are also working on playing catch, that doesn't seem to be the easiest thing though! Oh well, it is a lot of fun!!! Anyhow, I am going to go and watch Private Practice!! So I'll add pictures later!
~Coral

Chase before we went for a walk, (left) and Chase with his "baby."(right)

Happy 33rd Birthday Ian!

~HAPPY BIRTHDAY IAN!!~

Today is Ian's 33rd birthday...Which, when I say that...seems so weird. I can remember way back when, my sister turned 21 (I was 15) and I thought she was SO old...Funny how things change....

~CORAL

Enjoying the sunny days...

The last few days have been filled with sunshine, and are quite crisp...But we have taken advantage of it and got out for some nice walks, photo ops, and yesterday we enjoyed taking Chase to Ainsworth Hot springs for the first time! Although I never managed to get a picture of Chase in the hot springs, we do have a picture of afterwards...It sure tuckered him right out!! He loved the water so much that as soon as he hit the water, his arms were slapping the water like crazy & he was kicking his legs under the water...(It sort of resembled a fish out of water) He was just SO excited!!!

1 Year Shots... :(

Yesterday we went for Chase's one year shots. Normally they give four needles at this apt. (One in each appendage) but we decided to only give him three and then three the next time instead of four and then two. We are waiting to give him the chicken pox vaccine. (Not to mention, because we are going to Mexico in April, we also got his Hep. A Vaccine last Saturday!!) I must say though, last weekend, when he got his Hep.A. vaccine, and for his 6 month shots he didn't even cry at all. Yesterday he did, but not much...and he calmed right down when I shook the Tic-Tac container for him!! I never did get the actual weight and height for Chase yesterday, I forgot...But the public health nurse did say that he is still in the 90 percentile for his height, & just above the 70 percentile for his weight! She too commented on what a happy boy he was, and also how clearly...my lack of voice was definitely NOT a factor the development of his voice! ;)

So there you have it everyone, Chase is still a happy, healthy big boy!! (Did I mention...adorable!? I probably won't get away with saying such "Mom" things for too much longer...I have to get it all in now...)

Hope this finds you all well!

~Coral

P.S.

I forgot to mention, as of now, Chase has had four haircuts!! I am sure that doesn't REALLY matter to any of you, but I was just so amazed! As soon as I starting "buzzing" it, it grows like a weed! All of those haircuts have been from July onward!! Pretty crazy!

Happy Halloween!!!!!

I know it's Chase's second Halloween, and not his first, but last year he was only two weeks old and I wasn't able to find a costume for him that was small enough...so this year is a bit more exciting for us....I will post the pictures later so you can see him out and about!!

~CoralMrs.Pac-Man (Mattaya) & The Dragon (Chase)

Chase was starting to snap at being in his costume & in his carseat!! We was time to move on!!

The top (second) picture, Chase had just headed in to our friends neighbors house! Kids!?!! Anyhow, I hope you guys enjoy the pics!!!

~Coral

Do you think they are too young to "get it"?

They're not.....

How cute is this? Yesterday I can't remember exactly what it was that Chase had dropped, and I said to him "Oops-a-daisy" (Which made me giggle when I thought of "Notting Hill") Anyhow, there I had said it, and Chase looks at me and says "Oh, day-day"

So now, when he drops something he either says "Uh-uh" or "Oh, day-day" It is so cute...So remember everyone, watch what you say because you could have some explaining to do.... ;)

~Coral

The birthday party pics...

We all had a nice time, and Chase really enjoyed Harlan & Mattaya's company...(Or so he seemed to...He never actually told me that...) Here are some pictures. Unfortunatley Ian ended up working 15 hours that day and missed the party all together...

~Coral
Chase, Mattaya, & Harlan

Cake so good, you'd eat it off the floor!

Maria, Harlan, Isobel, Christine, Ryan, Mattaya, Sadie, Rich, & Chase!

1 Year Doc's Apt.

Well Chase's doctor is away until the middle of next month, so we got him in to see Dr. Woodward. (He's a nice doctor too.) Anyhow, Chase isn't as big as we thought, (or he lost 1/2 a pound) he is weighing in @ 24.5lbs, and 79cm tall! He is in good health, and doctor Woodward mentioned how mellow he was....MELLOW??? This is a baby...sorry, toddler that goes and goes!! But he said how content he seemed to be. Chase was quite curious about all the exciting doctors' "tools." Also, Chase has cut his fifth tooth & the little comedian loves to say "uh-oh" but the funny thing about that is this, the other day he was in his crib, while I was getting dressed, and I heard him say "uh-oh" so I walk to his room to see what was "uh-oh" and I just caught sight of him throwing something out of his crib!!! Crazy clown!!!

Oh well, here are some pictures...

~Coral

Happy 1st Birthday Chase!!! ~ We love you!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU, HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU....HAPPY BIRTHDAY DEAR CHASE...HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO YOU!!!! ;)

I can hardly believe that Chase has ALREADY turned one today!! I guess it's bitter sweet... They grow up so fast, and as excited as you are to see them grow up and experience all these new cool things, you sorta miss the baby that loved to snuggle in to your neck! (Or at least I do...) Well, we left Cranbrook and drove home. We wanted to get here early so we could make a cake and blah, blah, blah....We decided to go for walk before dinner. Ian, Chase, and I (with Kita) went and picked up Sadie & her dog Oso. We went for a little walk up at the college, and because Chase wanted to walk (instead of stroll) we let him out. However, the dogs were playing hard and got carried away...they ran right into him knocking him down (on the grass) so hard that he sorta bounced. Ian ran for him, and we all headed up to the truck immediately...Chase was bleeding pretty bad from the mouth... (makes me sick thinking about it.) Anyhow, a trip to the E.R. and checked out by the doctor up there. He had split his gum above his two top teeth....Not the way a birthday boy should celebrate....I made him a cake when we got home...and although it was NOTHING special...I think it made him feel a bit better!!

~Coral

P.S. Happy Birthday Shannon!!! I think it's pretty cool that you & Chase share the same birthday!

BOYS?!?!?!?

Brilliant.... he is brilliant!!!

I know, I know, it has been forever since I posted anything, and now I am going crazy with posts...Oh well. Anyhow...Today Chase is sitting in the highchair and (I have been trying to get him to wave goodbye for awhile now) I say to him again "bye-bye" and he flapped his little arm and perfectly said "bye-bye." (My mom & I were both shocked at how clear it came out!) I know it was a fluke that it came out so clear that time, but it was so sweet! And now he likes to wave at people! Awww....

~Coral

P.S. Kita has been acting a little "snotty" with Chase the last few days, so to be on the safe side we have been keeping them seperate, here is a picture of Kita, on the stairs, on the other side of the baby gate...silly girl!

Funny story of a paranoid mom!

So yesterday, (Thursday) my parents, Chase, and I were sitting down to eat dinner. About half way through dinner Chase's eyes started rolling back, and his head was swaying from side to side in his high chair...Well, I looked at my mom and totally panicked...I thought he was seizing or something...As it turns out, he was just tired and falling asleep! In my defense, Chase has never fallen asleep in his chair before, and I had given him something new (food wise) so I overreacted! Pretty funny now...

~Coral

P.S. In the picture above, you can see how the fire place mantel has pink & yellow on it, well for any of you needing a good way to "childproof" my aunt suggested a pool noodle, and it works great! My parents living room doesn't look as tidy as it usually does, but I guess that's what kids do to your house!! ;)

Chase is almost one year!!! But until then...

Believe it or not, this was the very first time Karen met Chase! We were doing some thinking, and the last time I saw Karen was on Sam Steele weekend (June.06) Yikes! I missed you Kare!That was well over a year ago! Also, a picture of Chase & Tanner (they match) and Chase & Emily palying in the park yesterday! ~Coral