Playtime at the Hartman's

My aunt invited me and the boys over for a little playtime with her little girls. My cousin Annie cracks me up...you just never know what that girl will be wearing when you get to her house (it's usually a crown or another fabulous dress up piece). It just so happened she was wearing a pink velvet santa hat that said princess on it. Before I knew it she put it on Colby and wouldn't you know...he left it on the entire time we were there! He had a great time playing with the little girls in the basement, they have a fisher price car and slide that he had a blast on (in fact he didn't want to get out of the car when prompted by his older cousins!). It was so fun to have a little playdate and catch up with my aunt. We're so lucky to have such a great family!

The Month of March...

Here is an update on the month of March in pictures. Unfortunately my computer is still not fixed so I have to give it back to them again but I thought I'd update the blog before I did...
Enjoy!

March 30, 2009
Our New House Pics...

We met Jerry at the house to do our inspection. The boys and I had a great time running around the empty house. We are just looking forward to the day when we don't have to leave!
As you can see by Colby's smile, he approves of the new house too!

Chase baby loves it too!

This will be the first room to be repainted. The mural is nice but we're not really music people but the burnt orange paint color has to go!
If only we lived closer to Stacey Timmons, she is a very talented muralist.

Here is the master bathroom, what you can't see is the jacuzzi tub (my favorite part!). We had to make sure it was actually working so we filled the tub up. Colby started taking off his clothes because he thought he was taking a bath. The tub is absolutely huge, it will make bathtime even more fun!

Here is a view of the catwalk from the family room. I can just picture it with some Christmas lights and garland!

Here is a view of the dining room, it's a little dark because of the paint color but other than that I love it. It's a perfect size and I love the light fixture!

Here is a better picture of the dining room, the window gives us a view of the front porch.

Here is a toothy grin from Chase baby!

This is the inside of the study, it has these cutouts which are actually really nice because they let in the light from the skylight in the family room...

Ahhhh, I can't wait to snuggle up next to that fireplace! Colby was helping Daddy and Poppa inspect it...

Here is the upstairs bathroom, the countertops are extra tall (we'll need a step stool!) but there are two sinks for two boys which is absolutely perfect!

Here is a view of the catwalk leading to the master bedroom...

The vaulted family room (something that was on our wishlist!)

Here is the walkway between the kitchen and the garage and dining room, on the left is the butler pantry and the right are some more cabinets. There is also another closet on the right. Colby is standing in the laundry area and that door at the end is the 2 car garage

I was smiling ear to ear when I saw this sign (on the top it says, "contract pending") I wanted to write our names on it and introduce ourselves to the neighboors!

Here is our new home with our car in the driveway, I think it's a good fit for us!

March 28, 2009
Aunties came over (Ling and Jana!) It was a fun and relaxing evening. Jana is just weeks away from delivering little Rowan, we couldn't be more excited! Aunty Ling was getting some practice feeding Chase baby. She's such a great auntie and will be a spectacular mom someday!

Chase is showing her how to use the spoon

Earlier in the day Chase was getting some tickles from Daddy...

Daddy's whiskers make Chase LAUGH!!!

Colby is VERY into trucks and cars these days, between that and his books he really doesn't need any other playthings...

Chase baby just loves Elmo that his grandma gave him and Colby for Christmas...

He also loves his Tigger from the Turco side of the family...

March 27, 2009
Chase baby is 6 months old!!!!
In honor of the big day we busted out the rice cereal for the first time. I kind of forgot how much of a pain it is to get babies to eat that stuff. Chase only gagged a few times!

Here is an update on Chase now that he's 6 months old...
He weighs 20.8 pounds and at his well baby check on the 12th he was 27 1/4 inches long! He is in the 97th percentile for weight and 90th for height and head circumference.
Size 9 month clothes fit the best but can still squeeze into 6 month jammies in a pinch and is currently wearing a 12 month outfit that is just a little long.
Motor - There is no where he won't roll, he doesn't stay in the same place for long. He can sit up by himself but topples over so I can't leave him alone like that. He hasn't figured out crawling yet but has pushed himself back onto his knees a few times.
Feeding - He is still nursing on demand (every 3 hours or so during the day). I just started attempting rice cereal in the morning and in the evening but he hasn't gotten the hang of it yet and isn't really swallowing a whole lot.
Sleeping - I really had to buckle down the past week or so and let him cry himself to sleep. The first night he cried for an hour and 40 minutes straight! I finally gave in and held him and he went to sleep almost immediately the next night we went to sleep in his crib but was up a few hours later and ended up in bed with us. I am really trying to make an effort of putting him in his crib awake when I know he's tired and letting him wind himself down. He will fall asleep but doesn't stay asleep long. I tried not to swaddle him but that didn't work so we're still using those swaddle blankets (I think I'll have to figure out how to convert a snuggie blanket - you know the ones there are infomercials for, into a swaddle blanket so I can still swaddle him when he's 14!). This is the area we are really having to work on but hopefully once he gets his own room and we're more settled into a routine it will get better. This whole sleeping thing is my least favorite part of being a mom. It's just so hard for me to let him cry!
Likes - He loves the jumparoo, playing peek a boo and patty cake. He adores Colby. He loves to be held and loves his paci but doesn't suck on it all the time, just for sleep and in the car. He has figured out how to put it in his mouth which has been a lifesaver! He loves sitting in the high chair and really enjoys chewing on these little bath sponges that Aunt Jana gave him.
Dislikes - Sleeping in his crib, car rides that are longer than 5 minutes if he doesn't have his paci.

March 26, 2009

Snow Day
We finally had a snowstorm here in Colorado. We got about a foot of snow. I usually hate the snow but since we haven't had any this winter I didn't mind. I had to call into work because my car was stuck, it was really nice to spend a little extra time with the boys.
This is when the snow just started coming down. By the time it was done it came up to the bottom of the snowmen solar lights on the patio.
I wanted to take a picture but the snow melted so fast I never had the chance!

I just love this picture of my little Chase baby, he's such a happy little guy!

March 24, 2009
We offically have a toddler on our hands now!
Colby is getting into everything now and is so busy, his latest discovery...climbing! This is a box of hand me downs that he knocked over and than got on top of, what a little boy!

March 19, 2009
We had a very warm spring day today and Sandi was on spring break so we decided to steal Nikki from school (she's a senior) and go shopping at the outlets. It was such a fun day. My favorite purchase of the day (other than the clothes for Colby next winter...) was my new shirt that has a picture of cheese and crackers and says 'Homies for Life'. I wore it to work and the kids thought it was as funny as I did!

Later that evening Maci and Bella came over. Colby ADORED Maci. He kept trying to get her to pick him up and he wanted to sit on her lap
(eventhough I'm he weighs as much as she does, she still let him!)

Colby thought Bella was so funny! Here she is testing out Chase's hop and pop.
Colby thought that was awesome!
March 15, 2009
Another beautiful March day. We decided to make the most of it by taking Colby and Chase to a park in a really nice, brand new neighborhood. There is never anyone there and it's a really fancy park. Here is the view from the top of the extra tall slide...

Eventhough Colby is a super timid guy he had no fear when it came to this slide. Of course Daddy and I weren't nearly as fearless so Daddy went down with him every time...

Of all the playthings they had at the park one of Colby's favorite things to do was run down the hill next to the park.

Here he is peeking through at mommy, what a cutie!

More running down the hill...

Two boys on the swings. I'm sad to say though that Colby is almost outgrown them and didn't find them nearly as fun as he did last year...

Here is Chase at the top of the slide with Daddy...

Coming down the slide (we were too chicken to let him slide down the whole way by himself so Jason would just push him up as far as he could reach and than let him slide down)

Here are the two of them after a trip down the slide, they both enjoyed it!

Here they are at the very top! Yikes...that thing goes really high!

Here is Colby at the top of the little slide. He loves slides!

Chase baby loved the teeter totter more than the swing, I was surprised. Mommy had fun too!

Daddy and Colby were on the other end...

March 12, 2009
Here is Colby helping to feed Chase a bottle, what a spectacular big brother he is. Chase was so cute, just like a little bird, opening his mouth everytime Colby came near...

March 10, 2009
Chase baby and Elmo

This was the day of Colby's 18 month well check. He was dressed extra sharp!

He was such a good boy, he didn't even cry when he got his shots! He is so brave!
Here are the statistics now that Colby is 19months old...

Size - Weight was 27 pounds 11 ounces (70th percentile) and 33 1/2 inches tall (80th percentile) he was in the 75th for head circumference.
Clothes - wears mostly 24 month or 2T clothes, he wears size 6 shoes, mostly because his feet are pretty wide.
Motor - he is a climbing, running fool! He finally figured out how to stand up without pulling himself up. When he gets REALLY tired he'll occassionally start crawling again.
Speech - New words include, car, truck, vroom-vroom, and moo for cows
Eating - He barely eats anymore, he will still have a big bowl of oatmeal for breakfast but the rest of the day is up in the air. He does LOVE pasta and veggie burgers too.
Sleep - He takes one nap that usually lasts between 2 and 4 hours and sleeps for 12-13 hours at night.

March 7, 2009

Getting ready for bath time, something that gets both boys smiling!
(Chase's expression in this picture cracks me up!)

Snuggles for brother...

Best friends...

You can see Chase Baby's teeth are just starting to poke out enough where you can see them. What a winning smile!

March 7, 2009
My little Blue Eyed Boys

(I know, Colby's tooth is still chipped and we even have insurance now. I just can't bring myself to put Colby through the torture of being pinned down while they fix it!