Snow Days

All bundled up for my first snow!

Mommy is clearly more excited than me

Schools were closed for three days this past week. We finally got our first real snow in MD! The first round brought a few inches, then it turned to freezing rain, then back to a "thundersnow" storm. All in all I think we ended up with over a foot, but we only took Chase out for a little bit after the first few inches. Jas also had a ton of shoveling to do, and photo ops require a lot of bundling up. It was wicked cold last week, and Chase still doesn't know what to make of his big bear pram.

Since we were stuck inside for a few days Chase also had lots of time to practice some of his new skills! Besides grabbing everything within arms reach(glasses are a personal favorite), he practiced sitting without support, working himself to his knees to almost crawl, rolling from back to front, feeding himself, jumping while someone holds his hands, and exploring some more of the toys he got for Christmas. We were very busy! In regards to the matter of sitting, I think we'll need to write an age range for that one in his baby book. He still slides from side to side occasionally, but is getting much better. About the crawl/scoot thing-just yesterday was the first time he got up to his knees for a few seconds. Normally he moves all over and spins himself totally around on his belly, but he did manage a few moments up on his knees before face planting into the sofa cushion! We can't wait for more snow days to hang out and watch Chase discover new things he can do:)

Can you believe he's going to be 8 months old this week?