An Update on The Lil Man

It's been a while since I've given you all an update on our lil man, so lets see.... he  is growing at a crazy rate, and is starting to wear his 3 -6 months clothing now, which I'm not going to lie makes me a little sad. But with that comes more interaction with us every day. Waking up and seeing him beam a huge smile at me is priceless, and makes my heart melt every single time. That will never get old. He certainly recognizes James and I's voices and his head turns in our direction as soon as he hears us. He has put himself on a great sleeping schedule, down at 7pm, feeds at 11pm and sleeps until 6am, eats and back to bed until 8-9am. We are very lucky!

At his 2 month checkup I bought up a concern to his doctor. I had noticed that during tummy time Chase would always turn his head in the same direction, the same goes for when he was being held and sleeping. The doctor told me he had torticollis. It is where one side of the neck is tight and stops the baby from turning the head all the way in one direction. It is very common in breech babies, which he was. Thankfully we caught it very early on, so all that is needed is some physical therapy sessions and it will correct itself. We will be starting that after Christmas.

On December 16th we had Chase dedicated at our church, Calvary Chapel of Delaware County. It is important to us that Chase is raised knowing God and being involved in our church. Our family (minus those in England unfortunately) all came and we went out to lunch afterwards.

Here is a pic of the lil guy

3 Months

Two Months Check In

Meeting Grandma & Grandad

On Nov 2nd Chase got to meet his Grandma and Grandad Redfern for the first time and spend an entire week with them. With Hurricane Sandy hitting a few days prior we were a little nervous about them being able to arrive on time, but thankfully they made it here with no issues.
We had a wonderful week together and despite it being unseasonably cold, got out to do some fun things. Of course, Mum and Paul would have been perfectly happy sitting at home holding and loving on Chase their entire trip :) Even with doing some sightseeing there was plenty of cuddle time, and Chase loved every minute of it. He started smiling the week before they arrived and while they were here, they both got smiles from him.
Unfortunately they did have to go home, and we miss them a lot. Even Cisco,  as he got a lot of attention too! We can't wait until they come back next year for Chase's first birthday.
Here are some pics from throughout the week.

 Hanging with Grandma

 At the aquarium

 Enjoying a shake at Nifty Fifty's

 Cuddle time with Grandma &Grandad

 Family dinner at Duffers

 Mum made me her delicious cheese scones

 Dinner at Texas Roadhouse

 Visit to Longwood Gardens

Bath time with Grandma

One Month Old

Photo Reel

When Chase was 3 weeks old, we had our wedding photographer, Lorraine Daley take some photos of the 3 of us, so we can remember how small he is, as I've been told they grow up so fast. Here are a few of our favorites.

My Year in Photos 2011

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