Savannah's Blessing

We blessed Savannah on August 31, 2008. It turned out to be a great day. I don't know why I stressed out about it so much! My family all flew in for the long weekend. We had a great time at the cabin and Savannah was finally able to meet her Grandpa Clark and all of her cousins, aunts and uncles!
Josh gave an amazing blessing and I am so grateful for all the support we had from our family. Savannah is so lucky to have so many people that love her.
Her cute dress was made by her Great, Great Grandma's best friend and her bonnet was netted by her Great Great Grandma in 1940. Me, my mom, my aunts, sister, cousin, niece, and now Savannah have all been blessed in this outfit!

Savannah's Birth Annoucement...

I am finally starting to send Savannah's announcement out thanks to my friend Holly and the Bitners. I love it! It is so crazy how much she has already changed since her 2 week pictures. I will post pics of her blessing soon!

Savannah's 1st swim!

John and Nicole had one last summer bash to end the summer...they are always so great to plan things for everyone to get together!

Josh thought it would be fun to take Savannah swimming...I was a little hesitant at first, and so was she, as shown in the first pic!
After she got used to the water temperature, she loved it. I think she swallowed a little water, but it didn't seem to bother her. Luckily it was salt water, so it made me feel a little better that she wasn't taking in chlorine! We love our little fish!

ONE MONTH!!

Our baby girl is 1 month old today! This has been the hardest, fastest, slowest, most life changing, rewarding, exhausting and crazy month of my life! I think I finally am getting a hang of this stay at home mom thing, well sort of. If one thing, being a mom has made me way more emotional/sensitive/spiritual. I think it's not only because of my new little spirit, but because of all the time I have to ponder. I have also had to give up my stubbornness and rely on my Heavenly Father more than ever. I want to quote part of an amazing post I read from a fellow blogger that helped me after a particularly crazy day.

"...And for my own load, I am grateful. I don't wish to carry it-and sometimes I even resent it-but I see it is my own, and I will bear it with all the dignity and faith I can muster. And I can humbly testify that I don't carry it alone. I recognize that my Savior carries the greater part with me (and He sweetly sends me help through family and friends too), and I know that yoked with Him I am able to move through the mud, push up against the dirt and grow."

I wish I could write my thoughts as well as she can...I am extremely grateful for my many blessings, especially my new little family. Lets hope for many more great months to come!

Food Court Musical...

If you haven't seen this you need to! Improv Everywhere is a company always doing funny things in public...food court musical is my favorite! Click on the link...I promise you'll laugh...I laugh more and more everytime I watch it!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dkYZ6rbPU2M

To watch more funny improv you can go to http://www.improveverywhere.com/!

3+ weeks...

First time to church, we made it through sacrament meeting and then went home. Yes, we all think we can get my cute girl to smile already! I think it's just a lot of gas! (Thanks for somewhat Indian giving that dress back Kim. Savannah had a minor blowout in it too!)
Not much new in the Chase home. It's true that now that I have a kid all I can think to blog about is Savannah. I wish I had other things to blog about, but all I do all day is hang out with her...I still have anxiety about leaving the house, but I am doing much better! Thanks to everyone who has come sat with me, helped me, and been there to talk to the last couple of weeks. It has really made things much easier. We are so blessed to have such a great support system. I am still booking appointments if you want to come up the mountain to hang out with us! Ha, Ha...

2 WEEKS!

I have been meaning to post for a long time...I still want to write about my whole delivery process. However, I couldn't wait to post these cute pictures! Aubrey Bolton took them last night at Wheeler Farm. She put a sneak peek on her blog, oursweetbabies.blogspot.com, but I can't wait to get the disc from her! Isn't my baby the cutest thing ever?! Check the rest out on her blog! Anyway, we just got back from Savannah's 2 week appt.

Here are some things new with her...I hope I don't jinx myself...

*She weighs 9 lbs. 14 ozs. (yep, she's gained over a pound in 2 weeks)
*She lost her umbilical cord on her 2 week b-day, in the parking lot right before her pics!
*Last night she slept from 10 pm to 4 am...

We love our baby girl!

Savannah is here!

Savannah Kate Chase

July 21, 2008

12:29 a.m.

8 lbs. 12ozs.

Getting ready to go home!

Josh's first of many dirty diaper changes!

So, I have a lot I could blog about! A lot has happened in our little family within the last couple of days! However, I have to go feed a crying baby, so I will post details later!

Still here...

Just in case you were wondering, I am still here, 4 days past my due date! My induction is set up for Sunday night, but let's hope I go into labor before that! I'm doing good!

It's my due date!

I am sure some of you can relate to my situation...still being pregnant on your due date! It is weird that I have been counting down for 9 months, day by day (with help from my blog baby tracker) and now I am at ZERO days! All week I have been thinking I have something important going on Saturday, but it is only because I have had July 12th in my mind forever! Let's see how long this lasts...I'll keep you posted! I'm still going strong...

UPDATE and a funny email my sister sent me...

So I am not progressing at all! I am going to be pregnant forever! Okay not really, but I don't want to be induced unless I absolutely have to so I am not scheduling an induction until the week of the 21st! However, if I am anything like my sister, I will go from not being dilated at all to full blown fast labor within days...so who knows!

I hope this little story doesn't offend anyone...I thought it was so funny!

Grandmas Don't Know Everything

Little Tony had been playing outside with the other kids for a while. He came into the house and asked, 'Grandma, what's that thing called when two people sleep in the same room and one is on top of the other?"
She was a little taken aback, but she decided to just tell him the truth. "It's called sexual intercourse, darling." Little Tony just said, 'Oh, OK,' and went back outside to play with the other kids.

A few minutes later he came back in and said angrily, "Grandma, it isn't called sexual intercourse. It's called Bunk Beds. And Jimmy's mom wants to talk to you."

A weekend of freedom...

So this past weekend Josh and I celebrated our freedom in many ways. We not only celebrated the freedom we enjoy by living in such a great country, but we also celebrated what might be our last weekend of freedom without children!

On Thursday night we went and stayed at Zermatt in Heber City. We had the bell boy take a pic. right after we checked out. We just relaxed, went to the pool, slept in, etc. However, Josh did try to convince me to go to the gym with him...hello? I am 9 months pregnant...that did not sound fun, but I did end up giving in and walked on the treadmill slowly! After, we had a bbq at Josh's parents house and then we all went to the Bee's game. We went last year as well...it's a great way to spend the 4th! I love that holiday! I just love summertime! We also went and saw our last movie for awhile...Get Smart...I would give it a "B"...it was pretty funny.
To top off a great weekend, I cooked Cafe Rio salads today...YUMMY!

6 days until my due date! Crazy! I will post what my doctor says at my Wednesday appt! We are getting anxious and I am melting away daily. Other than that I am feeling great!

Shout out to Sogol!

This week I went to get a pedicure at Sanctuary Spa in the South Town Mall. Normally I wouldn't spend $50 on a pedicure, but I had a $30 gift card, so it wasn't too bad. Anyway, I was pampered to the max...so much so that I made Sogol, my pedicurist, take a picture of me! I was treated like royalty, and I think it's because I look like I am about to explode!

2 weeks left!

Sogol propped me up with all these pillows, got me the warm neck scented thing, refilled my drink every 10 minutes and kept telling me how beautiful I was. I would laugh when she would leave the room because I never have been treated like this before! The best part...at the end she brought me this piece of cheesecake and told me I could stay as long as I wanted. Please, someone go there, get a pedicure, and tell me if it is always that great, or if she just felt sorry for me! It was awesome! Next week...my pregnancy massage! However, I probably won't have the masseuse take a pic. of me!

With the fam at the Cabin!

This past week, my family all flew in from CA for their summer vacaction to Utah. We all stayed at my parents cabin in Oakley. I had such a blast with them.

I can't get enough of my nieces and nephews!

After many attempts, Josh and Brent finally caught some fish! They had good luck on Josh's birthday up at Smith and Morehouse on the kayaks. They came back and grilled them for lunch.
One morning, the kids spotted a moose out the back door! Unfortunatly, I was still sleeping! Here is one attempt at fishing in the river...no luck!
We made all the kids get in the tub together for a cute pic.
The babies didn't last long in all the craziness!
One last pic of Josh horseback riding! My brother in law's sister brought up her horse, Big Brown, for everyone to ride. I didn't dare get on that horse!
I just noticed there are no pictures of me on this post...I will have to post one last pregnancy profile pic soon!

Happy Birthday Josh!

25 reasons why I love Josh!

1. He cooks, cleans and does laundry!
2. He has a smokin' hot bod!

3. He let's me sleep in(sometimes!)

4. He honors his priesthood.

5. He is good at anything he tries.

6. He is really fit and athletic.

7. He tries to make me really fit and athletic.

8. He can be ditzy sometimes, especially with driving.

9. He can't ever just sit and be lazy.

10. He loves routines.

11. He loves to read.

12. He is a good provider for our family.

13. He will make a great dad.

14. He makes me and everyone else laugh.

15. He loves to assemble furniture.

16. He is learning to be a great handyman.

17. He is a real people pleaser.

18. He likes to ponder.

19. He loves when I talk to him when he is trying to sleep :)

20. He is really patient and loving with my family.

21. He loves when I leave my clothes on the bench.

22. He is addicted to ice cream, even though he acts like he eats healthy.

23. He has big dreams for the future.

24. He loves me for who I am, not who he wants me to be!

25. He is an awesome guy and my best friend.

I love you babe! I am so lucky to have you. Happy Birthday...I can't wait to spend another great year with you!

Grand Finale!

We are finally done for now! Of course there are little things I want to do...add her name somewhere, find things for the top of the dresser, recover the chair, etc, but for right now I am done! We are pretty much ready for our little girl.

Josh, Mark, Racquel and I all went to our all day hospital class on Saturday. Boy, did we learn a ton, however, it freaked me out a little bit! I think the whole class was a little shocked when we watched the live birth on video, placenta and all! I am anxious to see how the whole labor part works out for me! We had a good time and a lot to think about afterwards. One of my favorite parts was when the lady wanted us to repeat, "My baby is the perfect size for my body," and Josh was one of the only people saying it!

3 more days of school, 5 1/2 more weeks of pregnancy...

The Chase's and the Foster's at the cabin over Memorial Day! We are so glad they are here for the summer!
My life is full of countdowns at the moment! I can't believe I haven't posted in such a long time! I hate it when people don't update! I need to get in the habit of taking more pictures!

Anyways, 3 more days of school...it is so bittersweet. I will miss it, but love being home at the same time! How can you not look at those 5/6 year olds without smiling. I guess it's a good year to end on...I will never have another class as good as this one! I love my job! This pic. is from a baby shower I had with my class and their moms. It was amazing! I am incredibly blessed!

5 weeks, 4 days, until my due date! Where has the time gone? Honestly, it is so weird to think that such a HUGE change will take place so soon. I am trying to prepare, but have no clue what I am doing! I am excited...along with every other emotion at the moment! Too bad babies don't really just slip out of the belly button! I will post pics. of the nursery next. It is coming along. The mural artist comes on June 10th to do her thing...I am anxious to see how it all turns out! I will have to post about the dresser fiasco as well...one day we won't have to assemble our furniture!

Happy Mother's Day!

I wish I had pic handy to post of my mom, but there is not one on my computer or my camera at the moment! Anyway, I wanted everyone to know how amazing the moms are in my life, especially my own mom. I could write pages about all her many wonderful attributes. She is generous. She is patient. She is one of the most easy going, laid back people I know. She is the exact mom I want to be someday. Of course I never valued our relationship as much as I do now. I talk to her almost every day and thanks to her, I see her often even though she lives in California. Thank you mom...thank you for your example, for your support and most of all your love! I love you!

8 weeks, 5 days left...

But, who's counting? Am I really that pregnant? I don't feel like I am, maybe it's just a bad angle! I should take a pic of our progress in our little one's nursery, but I will probably post more when it is all finished. Last week I got her bedding, her crib, and Josh even hung up her cute crystal chandelier. We still have a lot to do, but it's a start. I have also had 2 showers at school and I am amazed at how spoiled we are. Little girls are so fun!

Go Jazz Go!

Friday night I got to go to the game...we had so much fun! I am a big Jazz fan (due to my husbands obession) but I was really most excited to see David Archuleta sing the national anthem. He is such a cute guy and did a good job. I am looking forward to watching A.I. Tuesday night to see the recap of his hometown visit. Salt Lake City's claim to fame! (I can't be too big of a Jazz fan seeing that the game is on right now and I am blogging! I better make this quick!)