9 months young!

Chasen turned nine months old this week, and what a week to remember!

Chase was sick for the first time this week, and it was scary! He woke up in the middle of the night with a temperature of 103 degrees and was miserable. Justin was up with him the whole night, because he only slept for 15 minutes and would then wake up screaming. We took him to the doctor, and all the tests they ran came back good so we assume that it was a stomach virus. That whole day he was so unhappy, it's horrible seeing your baby like that. He just whined and cried, and got sick over and over. He's better now thank goodness! I guess we were "due" for an illness, since he'd gone almost nine months sick-free!

Chasen spent Saturday at our friend's lake house playing (and eating) in the sand. He was showing off his new "skills" to his girl-friend Payton. He is rocking on his knees now and even "jumping" forward like a bunny! He is able to get around quite well now-meaning we have to watch him more carefully. We think he will be on his knees crawling very soon the rate he is going! Justin spent his day fishing. We also did some night fishing and I caught two fish myself! They were only big enough for fish sticks though.....

Saturday we also went out to Mexican with our friends Lisa and Carsen. Our favorite waiter Pedro who has been waiting on us since Chasen's 4 months birthday brought over a whipped cream dessert and sang "Happy Birthday" to him with the staff. Of course, Chasen got scared but things turned around once he got a hold on the whipped cream covered with chocolate sauce and sprinkles! Good times!