Dear Chase,

Today, you are 7 months and 17 days old with just 3 days before your first Christmas. You've grown so much is these past months. Starting out as a big boy, 10 lbs. 2 oz. and now weighing over 17 lbs. You have your two bottom teeth, which was not a fun experience for you, nor mommy and daddy. You love to babble, saying da-da-da-da and just saying jibberish. You sit on your own and play with your toys, any toy is a fun toy for you, especially the remote or your mommy's phone. One you fall to your tummy, you army crawl all over the place. We turn our head for a second and you are on the otherside of the room. You've been teaching your buddy Phoenix how to "crawl" as well, daycare is thrilled...two little mischievous boys getting into trouble. :) As the days go on, I am amazed on how much you've learned and continue to learn. I've been told that time doesn't fly until you have children and they just sprout right before your eyes. That is exactly how I feel. I can't believe how much you've grown in just 7 months. I feel like you were just in my tummy a month ago. Life's been so busy with the holidays and I've been caught up in the commercialization of Christmas...gifts, wants, gifts...that I missed you changing right before me. So tonight I stopped the chaos and just spent the entire night with you. We played with blocks, I built them high and showed you how to knock them down. You were having so much fun knocking them down, mommy couldn't build them up fast enough. After blocks it was time for dinner. You love to eat. As you were eating mommy sang some Christmas songs...Jingle Bells, Frosty the Snowman and the ABC song.
Then your favorite time...bath time. You just love your bath and the bath squirters that Grammy bought for you. As I started to fill the sink, I dumped your toys in the water and you wanted to jump right in to play. You would play all night if you could. One night daddy was giving you a bath I heard you crying. I wondered why and went to your room while daddy put you in you jammies. I asked him why you were so upset and he said because you didn't want to get out, but then I saw you didn't have a toy in your hand. Silly daddy, he didn't know that you take a bath squirter with you when you get out. You play with it and babble while you get your baby massage and jammies on.
I love you so much baby boy. I never knew I could love someone so much. I love your daddy so very much but everyone always told me that a mother's love is different and so strong. I love your sweet baby smell, beautiful smile, laugh and babbling, your wonderful personality and the way you look at me and love me. I just can't imagine how I could love another child just as much. I know God makes a mommy and daddy's heart special so that we can. So when God decides to bring you a brother or sister, we'll love them just as much as you. But one thing...I do wish you would sleep better at night, at least longer than 3 hours at a time, 5-6 would be nice. You're such a social butterfly, you don't want to miss out on anything. As I finish writing, you are crying, you've only been sleeping 3.5 hours. Daddy is trying to sooth you, I guess mommy better come to the rescue.

Love,
Mommy