Chase Goes Swimming for the First Time!

We took Chase to our friends Robert and Loren's pool at the condos where they live. He really was not that happy when we first put him in the water which was a big surprise because he has loved baths since he was born. He kept making whimpering noises at first so we took him out and let him hang out in the cabana and then tried again. This time we made it to where his feet could touch the first step and then we liked it. He was bouncing up and down and he really seems to love his sunglasses. He had so much fun that we can't wait to take him swimming again!!

Chase Goes to the Miami Metro Zoo

There is not much you can do with a little baby so we try to find things that involve us walking him around in his stroller and getting him out and about. I had googled things online as to what we could do this weekend. This led us to the Miami Metro Zoo. I did not know this but the Miami Metro Zoo is one of the best Zoo's, per the review I read, in the country and it totally did live up to my expectations. It's HUGE! We didn't even get to see everything and we were there from 3 pm until they closed at 5 pm. When we first got there it was a little hot and I was concerned about Chase being overheated but the weather actually got really nice the longer we were there and he seemed to be content. We walked around and tried to show him the animals but he was really more in awe of the plants (I think this is because the plants were closer than the animals so he never looked past them). The animals however are so freaking close~ They are maybe 20 meters away and the only thing seperating you from the animals is a ditch that is dug in front of them so they cannot get to you. There were several times that I was a little worried because some animals, especially the lions, looked malnutritioned and were eyeing us like we were dinner! Even the squirrels running around were hungry. There was one point where we sat down at a picnic table in the shade next to a tree so I could feed Chase. There was a squirrel next to us chowing down on a french fry. Well, when he was done with his fry, he decided to jump on our table and start making his way towards Chase and me. I, being the scaredy cat that I am, jumped up (luckily Chase was being fed in his stroller lol). So Cory shoo-ed the squirrel off with his water bottle and the next thing I know the squirrel called in reinforcements. More squirrels were coming down the trees. The same squirrel jumped back on the table and this time does not look scared of even Cory but he shoo-ed him off again after several tries. THEN the squirrel climbed up a tree next to Cory's head and proceeds to pee down the tree (luckily he missed Cory but it was a close call and I was cracking up). I don't know what or who pissed off this squirrel but once we were done feeding Chase, I wanted nothing more than to be far away from this angry little rodent. Anyways, we had fun and enjoyed doing something special with Chase during his first Memorial Day Weekend!!

Puppy Love

Chase's favorite thing to do lately is watch Muppet play with her toys. He just giggles and laughs when he sees her and will stop anything he's doing once he sees her walk passed him. He cannot actually crawl as of yet, but he finds anyway he can to get near her. He rolls and scoots and pushes on his back to get to her. He will even start calling out to her to try to get her attention. Once he accomplishs his goal, he likes to stick his hands or his feet out for her to lick. In fact, he gets such a kick out of anything that involves Muppet. I think he thinks of her as a big stuffed animal. (There's nothing big about her....she's smaller than some of his real stuffed animals lol!) It's actually a blessing for me because I can keep both Muppet and Chase entertained and happy at the same time!

Now when it comes to Lucy, our cat, she has no interest in being near Chase. Once in a while, I will find her going near him very carefully and smelling him but quickly runs once he jerks a leg out or tries to grab her. Lucky for her, Chase can't crawl but I'm sure soon enough, she will be just as annoyed with him as she is Muppet!! LOL!

Party Time

A couple of weeks ago, Chase got invited to his very first birthday party! My friend Carolina's daughter Gabriela turned two last Saturday. She also has a little baby, Marissa who is one week older than Chase. In fact, she was in the same postpartum room a week earlier that I was in after delivery at Holy Cross Hospital. The party was a lot of fun and it was so cute trying to get the two babies to interact. I did notice that little girls and little boys are totally pre-wired at birth. When we first arrived, little Marissa was in her baby saucer, playing calmly and gently touching things. When chase gets in his saucer at home, he's smacking things and rips the hooked toys off and slams the music buttons over and over again. When anyone would hold Marissa, she would sweetly sit there all calm. Meanwhile, Chase was in my lap pulling at the side of the tablecloth lol and smiling at all the women (he's totally a little flirt!). He was starting to get tired because he missed his nap so I tried to put him in Marissa's bed but as I tried to lay him down in the round pink paradise colored bedroom he gave me a look of "uuum this is too girly for me to lay in mom! Don't even think about it!" So we ended up leaving a little early. In other baby news, Chase has two bottom teeth (oh man teething was a nightmare!) and has fully learned how to turn over this month and loves to sleep on his tummy. He's also started eating baby food and loves his peas!! I didn't take pics at the party (rookie mom mistake again) but have posted other pictures! Enjoy!