Chase is now 4 months old and it is hard to believe how fast time has gone and how much our little Chase has grown and changed.
Chase was a content baby from birth and began smiling at 5 weeks...
He hasn't stopped smiling since!
Chase at 7 weeks
Because he has never been a good sleeper during the day, I feel as though we were able to bond well right from the beginning due to all the time we were spending together.
Although it is hard some days when he won't let me leave him, his generally happy personality makes it so much easier! (I can't wait for the time to come where he finds something else more interesting than me so I can get something done during the day, but I also know that when that time comes I will miss being his everything!)
'My style' of parenting is just that, whatever works for us and at the moment it seems to be attached at the hip. Although a routine sounds fantastic... We sway towards more of the 'attachment' style parenting. In saying that he has an approximate bed time at night and does sleep in his bassinet for his first sleep and thankfully doesn't object to often. Chase has never been much of a crier but rather an emotional talker and communicates well when he needs something and being my first, he has never had to wait long either. I've read and listened to methods and advice from others and have taken it all in but when it come down to it I just do what feels right and natural. We both seem pretty comfortable with how we get on during the day and I think that is the most important thing! (He is gradually becoming more independent and until then I'm happy just knowing he feels safe and loved.)
Despite having quite alot of chest and neck strength from birth, Chase only lasts a few minutes on tummy time... Before he learnt how to bring his arms forward for himself he would just lie there looking like a sky-diver...
He is always watching everything, so interested in all that is going on around him despite being in our living room day after day.
He pays particular attention to us when we are eating and his little mouth starts copying us to the point where I feel bad eating in front of him, as though I am teasing him... so
we decided to try some mush out on him...
Mashed Banana
(I think all the movement is a result of mamar rubbing oil on his head only seconds before.)
He loved his food from the word go, he opened his mouth for every spoonful and although a few times the food came out he managed to get most of it down... with no funny faces!
So far he is not fussy, lets hope it stays that way.
He loves his bath time... Which is great as he is a really "chucky baby" and although he doesn't look chubby he does have a double chin and a few rolls in places I'm glad I don't!
'Besito' - spanish for little kiss.
Chase is truly a joy in our lives, he is a wonderful baby and his little personality which becomes more and more prominent each day is just beautiful. I love being with him and am so blessed to be a part of and witness his growth. I love being a stay at home mum... I'm there for every caca to every laugh, I don't miss a thing!
