So...Chase turned 6 months on Christmas. It was amazing to watch him "opening" gifts and having such a good time. While my grief about the loss of my grandma will never completely go away, having Chase brings such joy and wonder into my life. I just think its a sign that his 6 month "birthday" falls exactly the on the day she died (well, 5 years actually)...to replace some of my loss with a perfect little boy. Who could honestly hate Christmas when there's so much happiness with Chase and seeing Chase discover these things? I thought that it would never be the same again, and its slowly but surely getting back to "normal."
Chase loved Christmas, as far as I could tell, except he got a little pooped, but what baby wouldn't? He had a little Santa outfit, which was so adorable...he also had a reindeer outfit, I'll have to post those pictures too. One of my favorite pictures is where he's wearing his little Santa hat and Quiksilver sweatshirt (above), he looks so cute!! He loved tearing the paper from the gifts, and then of course putting it straight into his mouth! He got so much stuff...I'm not sure when he'll have time to play with all of it.
Santa came too...we're not sure yet if we're gonna tell Chase that there is a Santa or just do a big gift and explain to him the whole thing when he's young. I know people who were devastated when they discovered that there really was no Santa, I really don't want that for him later on. He got a musical stage with a mirror that he loves, he got some bibs, some baby nail clippers (yes, for mommy!), some jungle animals to hang from his carseat (that's all from Santa) and I can't even tell you what else he got. Lots of fun stuff though, and also some clothes!
I'm looking forward to next year, when he'll better understand what's going on and have even more fun with the whole season!!
