Best Gift Ever!!

This Mother's Day was wonderful because I finally got to celebrate being a mother! What an incredible gift! We went to church together and Chance actually slept through the whole service. That's a first for him!! We celebrated the day like our other special occasions, we got ice cream! Can't beat Cold Stone's Birthday Remix. Highly recommend!!
Jon and Chance were so sweet and got me a baby book to record all of Chance's milestones. I've already had fun filling it out! Most recently his two hands have found eachother and he is bringing them together. During tummy time he not only can turn his head side to side more easily, but he also is lifting his head up to look at the mirror in front of him on his play mat! Also, he has discovered Mom's long hair. If it's down he loves to pull on it and really doesn't want to let it go. I think my days of wearing dangly jewelry and wearing my hair down are done for a while.



Can't believe he is already 2 months old. As you can see I finally captured his adorable little smile on camera!! He is smiling more now too, especially in the mornings! It's a WONDERFUL way to start the day...especially when I'm tired and groggy!

PRIDE & JOY

I guess I never understood the true meaning of the phrase "pride and joy" until we had a child. Obviously, Chance is an absolute JOY...but it's the prIde part that has me surprised. I am just so thankful to be a parent that it makes me feel so proud of the precious little life given to us. I feel like I have a new found confidence when I walk into a store or meet someone new (even though we are truly still figuring things out!) But still...I literally want to tell strangers...look at this wonderful gift God just gave us!! So, as a result I'm going to continue to post lots of pictures of our sweet boy to share with all of you!!

The Grow Out...

Jon and several of the guys on his team have been growing out their hair since November. Why...I'm not sure. Jon was one of the last men standing, however, fell short when he decided to get it cut after Chance was born. It's the reason he's wearing a hat in the hospital pictures. Here are some before and after pictures. I'm sure everyone will agree that he's so much cuter with the shorter do! Although, he's pretty cute regardless!
BEFORE:

AFTER:

It's a tough life being a baby!

A couple of weeks ago we had Chance's pictures taken. He was not happy about the experience at all. In fact he cried almost the whole time. I'm not sure who it was harder on him or me. But they did manage to get some cute photos.



Indiana usually doesn't have much interest in the baby. In fact she gets kinda annoyed especially when he's crying at night and she's trying to sleep. But there are those occasions when she's very curious and loving towards Chance.


Who doesn't just love a nap?


He doesn't usually suck on his thumb (usually he likes his fist or wrist) but while doing some tummy time he decided to take a break and enjoy his thumb.