Activity!

We have had a lot of activity here the past couple days. Last night we all went to a Cardinals game, which meant a late night for Chase. Our plan was to put him down for a later afternoon nap than usual so he would be better rested when it was time to go. To keep him occupied during his normal afternoon nap time we went to a park where there were animals! The petting zoo was closed but he was able to say hi through the fences:

When we got home we put him down and our plan backfired (truth be told, they usually do)! He fought the nap for an hour and eventually slept for only about 45 minutes before we had to wake him up to go to the game. We weren't quite sure what kind of mood he would be in at the ballpark but, as usual, he was a champ!

His favorite moments of the game:

• Clapping! He loved clapping every time the audience cheered.
• Dancing to the loud music.
• Flirting with the lady sitting next to me (She loved his clapping, so from time to time he would just start clapping randomly... looking at her the whole time like, "Are you paying attention? I'm being cute here!")
• "Bubbles" (What he called the bugs swarming around the stadium lights)
• Balls - He actually followed the baseball as the pitcher threw it, batters hit it, etc. He would just shout over and over in excitement, "Ball! Ball! Ball!"

We thought he would pass out in the car on the way home but he didn't sleep a wink. He pointed out all the trucks (or "crucks") on the road as they passed, hugged his blanket and kept saying, "night night." He CRASHED when we got back... just grabbed his blanket and literally fell over sideways in his pack-n-play. Too sweet.

Today we went out and did a little shopping, drove around neighborhoods looking at houses, and when we got home Grandma (and Grandpa) took Chase outside for some bubbles (what a hit)!

Tomorrow Grandma and Grandpa have volunteered to babysit most of the day. Brian and I are going to do a movie marathon! More on that next post....