Chase Patrick: Five Years

Five, how did we get here so fast? We are long past the toddler and even little boy days to just a boy. While I am so proud of the kind-hearted, thoughtful, inquisitive boy he has become, it is a little sad to see how fast it has all gone by.
He is such a joy to be around. He really is my helper when James is around and is the best role model to his siblings. He can calm Asher when he is upset and knows how to handle Hayley with the perfect amount of gentleness.
He loves to learn and asks me a million questions each and every day, and I love that about him. One of my favorite times of day is when I go in to say goodnight. It's basically our only time we have just the two of us and so we will lay there and chit chat about his day; he telling my stories about his friends at school, me answering his questions of the day and of course plenty of snuggles. He will always be my baby after all.

Stats: While he is still only in the 2% for his weight we have finally crossed the 30lb mark and he now weighs 31 lbs 4oz. He is 41inches tall which puts him in the 15%.  We did have bloodwork ran to make sure there isn't a reason behind his slow weight gain, but everything came back normal, and so we attribute it to him taking after James when he was a kid.

Sleep: With being in school 5 mornings a week Chase is usually in bed by 7:30am and wakes up around 7am. Every once in a while he will come in to us in the night and climb into our bed, otherwise we dont hear a peep out of him all night.

Social: Chase's confidence has just soared overnight and it makes me so happy to see him so sure of himself. He walks right into school without looking back, and he loves to go. He has become louder and more daring on the soccer field, as well as in swim class. He is quite often the one convincing Asher that it's ok to go do those things. He has such a great group of friends surrounding him and I love hearing their conversations, though I could do without the ones involving poop and farts.

Diet: The kid never stops eating, like ever. By the end of the day we have eaten every type of food in the house. He still eats a variety of food and will usually try anything you put in front of him. The two things he isn't a huge fan of is potatoes and yogurt. 

Skills/Milestones: His reading and writing are coming along so well. He is doing addition and subtraction.

Favorites: Mummy, Daddy, Asher, Hayley, grandparents, Cisco, puppy dog (and stuffed animals in general), Lightening McQueen, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, riding his bike, Hot Wheels, space.