Back to Work =(

I go back to work this Monday =(

I've had a great time being home, it's going to be so hard to go back!!

Ron is excited because he gets to stay home for the next 4 weeks on paternity leave.

We'll see if he's still excited after his first solo day with Chase =). It'll be a nice transition because I'll still be able to come home on my lunch breaks to see him.

After Ron goes back to work, Chase will be with Grandma Jane!

We had a wonderful visit with Ashley Link, Chase's godmother and my good friend.

Here's some more pictures!! He's getting so big!!

7/22/10

7/23/10

Happy and content sitting in my bouncy seat

7/24/10

Smiling at Auntie Ashley!!

All that smiling is exhausting!

7/25/10

Happy Baby!

7/26/10

Another family portrait

7/27/10

Hangin' with Auntie Ashley

Yay for kisses!!!

Dinner with Mommy & Daddy at PF Chang's

7/28/10

Go Royals!!

(Lord knows they need the luck!!)

7/29/10

We're apparently in the "nap" portion of this cycle...

although poop and nap sometimes overlap =)

7/30/10

All that Ice Cream made my tummy hurt!

Okay, so I finally spent some time going through pictures today!

Here's the last couple of week's worth of pictures! Enjoy!

7/9/10

Sleepin' in my bouncy seat

7/10/10

Playing with Auntie Sharon at Peggy & Shaun's house

7/11/10

Hangin' out on Daddy's chest

7/12/10

Singing Happy Birthday to Grandma Jeanine

7/13/10

So sweet!

7/14/10

Wide awake first thing in the morning!!

7/15/10

Daddy caught me sleeping like this.

Managed to get my arm out of the swaddle!

Relaxing with Auntie Brittany at their house in St. Louis

7/16/10

Yay! I got to spend time with Grandma again this weekend!!

7/17/10

Dancin' with Mommy at Rachel & Jason's wedding

7/18/10

Ready for bed!!

7/19/10

I'm finally starting to fit into my car seat a bit better!

7/20/10

All snuggled up with Mommy in my new sling carrier

7/21/10

Makin' faces at Mommy with my fuzzy hair

Professional Pictures!!

I know, I know...I'm behind!!

We do have pictures of all the days so far (I think...), but I've just been so busy I haven't had time to sort them and upload them! Chase had his first roadtrip to St. Louis for a wedding, and Mommy and Daddy were busy preparing for that all last week (I was a bridesmaid and Ron was an Usher). We had to have MASSIVE alterations done on my dress since the dress shop ordered me a HUGE size when I was pregnant, and we had to buy Ron a suit and have it fitted. It was a crazy week. But anyway, I still haven't sorted through those yet, but in the meantime I have some other pictures!!

We had professional pictures taken of Chase at 4 days old and were allowed to have the rights to 10 of the images, so here they are!! Pictures were taken by Sarah Maxey of

Sarah Maxey Photography

Our First Family Portrait

We have an innie!!

My bellybutton fell out this week!! And it's an innie!! (no pictures of that, I just thought it was cute!) Grandma Gray and Great Grandma Betty just left yesterday, and we miss them already!!

Chase and I went to my work today and we weighed him on the kitty scale (don't worry, I put a blanket down first!!) He weighs 8lbs 1.5 oz already!!!! What a piggy!! He's getting so big, I need to get a measuring tape out, because I'm pretty sure he's grown taller as well. Most of his newborn stuff is still too big, but it seems that they're starting to fit better lengthwise.

Here's a few more pictures from the Grandmas' visit!

7/5/10

Grandma Betty bought me my first Cubs hat!!

It's huge right now, but I'll grow into it

The trip to the airport made me sleepy...

7/6/10

Soooooooo Big!!

Grandma brought her Cubs hat too!!

7/7/10

Happy 3rd Anniversary Mommy & Daddy.

I got you a present...it's in my diaper!

7/8/10

4 Generations in one room!!

In my 3rd outfit of the day...

Lots of Visitors!!!

We have had a wonderful week of visitors!!

The visits started with our good friends Lisa & Scott, they came through KC on their way back from visiting family in Arizona.

They brought their two dogs, Wrigley and Charlie, and their baby girl Abby!! We had a great visit, here's a few pictures...

6/30/10

Visiting with Auntie Lisa

Abby with her awesome Cubs Bib

Bath Time!!

After Bath "fuzzy" hair

After they left, we had a couple of down days, and then Grandma Gray came into town on Friday. She is staying for a week (yay!!)

7/1/10

Waiting for the doctor to call me in!!

7/2/10

Thinking about fallin' asleep on Dad's shoulder

On Saturday, Grandma & Grandpa Jane had a party at their house so the Nelson family could meet Chase. It was a wonderful party and it was so nice to see the family!

7/3/10

Posing with my cousin and the new puppy Bella

(No, Mommy & Daddy didn't get a new puppy! She belongs to my great Aunt Vonda)

With Grandma at the party

Lookin' at Uncle Steffen

7/4/10

My first 4th of July!!!

I know we're missing a picture for the 29th...we failed to take one that day, but Aunt Peggy took a few when our friends were over visiting, I will post those when she sends them to me!!