17 weeks!

Cutest boy in the world:)

"What is floating above my head?"

"Such relief"

"I love it when Daddy gets home"

"So what my clothes don't match"

Tummy time!

UT baby!

"Ahhhh"

"Bathtime is the best"

The bibs are comin' out

"Why!!"

This is how he finally passed out fot three hours after a painful day of teething

"I can hold my head up"

"Woah, maybe not so much"

Pretty blue eyes

"Yea that's me"

I sat up for five seconds!

"Where are we going now?"

Why the sad face?

"My snuggly"


Chase is 17 weeks! He is teething "somethin' serious" but really only had one bad day. We finally brought out the bibs b/c of the drooling. He is grasping really well and holds onto to us tight. We are getting back on schedule and trying to help him sleep longer than 45 minutes at naptime. He still gets up once at night but did sleep through the night once this week (he was exhausted from teething) He still flirts with everyone and is a big hit wherever we go!

16 weeks

Love those lips..

"A baby in swaddling clothes"

Those ears are too funny

Teething to bring in the New Year

"I am so cute"

Proud Papa!

Chase is 16 weeks old (as of last Friday!) We were out of town so there are limited pics. He rolled over (as previously stated) That was the big excitement for the week. He continues to clasp his hands like he is praying (lord, help my parents:) He is ah gooing like crazy! We think we have a talker! In church, he sits so quietly, clasping his hands in prayer mode, and ah gooing for others..he is a big hit! He loves to watch our pastor on the big screen and watch the lights during music.
He is very laid back and will sit in our laps for hours...this trait is definitely from his daddy! He absolutely loves for me to sing to him...this will quiet him down when he is upset. The other night, he began to sing with me...it was the cutest thing ever. Each time I sang a verse, he ah gooed it back to me....adorable! Maybe we have a musician on our hands..like his aunt. He also continues to put his hand in a fist under his chin when he eats..he has done this since birth. We always wondered what this was about, until we noticed, Brian sleeps like this...genetics are so interesting.
In a few days, he could begin cereal, but from the advice of others, we will probably wait until six months. We do believe he is teething and he continues to drool....He also smiles and laughs like crazy, recognizes our individual voices, tracks us with his eyes, etc. He is just the cutest thing ever and we are so thankful for him!

TN Christmas (Part II)

All the Hume's together (Four generations of us any way)

Everyone just loved on Chase- this is Brian's cousin Katey


Brian's nephew Connor holding Chase- he was so good with him of course he has two little brothers so he has lots of experience!

The "better part" of the Hume family ;)

The Hume men- "oh, oh, oh"- said in a Tim Allen grunt

My cousin Hastings colored a picture for Chase- so thoughtful!

My cousin Candace with Chase

My cousins Katey and Courtney

My "traitorous" nephew Connor holding all his Florida Gator stuff- where has my brother gone wrong?

My granny Paige opening her 32" LCD HDTV

My nephew Calvin holding up his gift from us.

The Hume name shall live on at least one more generation!

(All the Hume cousins together and one second cousin)

Me and my nephew Calvin- we really bonded as the two middle children!

We went to Franklin for a few days after Knoxville to see the Hume's. This was the first time we'd all been together in several years and the first time I'd seen some of them since I was in college. We traveled from Florida, Indiana, Minnesota, Iowa and different parts of Tennessee to make it happen. It was a lot of fun to see everyone and to catch up with what everyone was doing. I grew up in Franklin and so one day we took an "obligatory" trip down memory lane to see our old house, high school, etc.... It will be sad when we no longer have a connection to go there anymore b/c it has always been a hub for gathering together.

While we were in Franklin my brother, sister and I had the opportunity to go through some things that belonged to my mom. It was really interesting going through boxes and seeing all the things my mom had kept and the pictures of us. It made me think that we probably need to start writing down all the things Chase does so he'll have it someday. I'll maybe post some of the pics we found where I could be Chase's twin as well as other fun pictures. My favorite one is one of my mom when she was pregnant with me at Christmas time.

The time definitely went by way too fast. The good news is that my cousin Candace is getting married in August and that should bring us all back together. But, I'm really grateful for the time we had and for how wonderful my family was to us. It was definitely the best Christmas we've had in a long time!

Go Hume's! :)

TN Christmas (Part I)

Chase and his glow worm from Mamu

Rachel and Julia

Karin and cousin Brandi

This is when he rolled over!

What?

The boys chillin

The boys!

Mamu and Chase

Gigi reading to Chase-he loved it!

Grandaddy, Gigi, and Chase

Such a teenager:)

Jackson sharing Star wars toys with Chase

Brian and Chase

Rachel and her clone

Katie loved the dress I picked out

Chris opening our gift

Tayler, Rachel and her clone:)

Chris opening our gift

Brian is very excited about Jackson's Star wars toys:)

Jackson opening gifts

So cute Katie!

My dad opening our gift

Katie

Jackson opening gifts

I tunes.....ah yea!

Gigi is opening her gift from us

Julia as Santa:)

Jackson opening gifts

Tayler's favorite gift, Fuzzibunz:)

Jackson is so funny

Knoxville with my side of the family was awesome and so relaxing. We pretty much just chilled out, ate some great meals, went downtown to iceskate, and visited with family. Chase rolled over for the first time while we were there. We all "hoorayed" in excitement to which Chase cried....it was cute. We had a great time visiting with everyone and I truly treasure our family time. On our last day, Chris, Brian, and Tayler went to see a movie at IMAX while Rachel, the kiddos and I had sushi. Good times!

PS My younger sister, Katie, is going to email photos of the iceskating and Rachel is going to email some group pics from Downtown....so hopefully I can get them posted soon.