DeAnne and Chase

We have taken over a thousand pictures over this holiday season. I am sure that only a handful of those photos have a shot of making the cut. I just thought that these two pictures important enough. The first one because it gives some prospective to both Chase and his parents how small he was and what an amazing gift he was. And the second to help us remember the tender moments that can be shared by mother and son that make this whole child bearing opportunity that God gave us worth it.

Please indulge with me for a moment to share another thought... Last Sunday in church our Sunday school teacher(Joseph) asked us what we have learned this year from the New Testament. After some contemplation, my answer was the simple question the Savior asked those he was about to heal... do you believe? At first thought, one might not fully understand the importance of such a question. Would we not all naturally say YES to the Savior? In those three little words lies the fiber of anyone’s testimony. What is incredible to me is that those that had the correct heart felt answer to this simple question qualified them to receive some of the most amazing blessings the savior gave to men.

Now I am in no way saying that I truly believe. I merely have the hope that someday I too will be able to look into my Savior's eyes and truthfully answer that question with a positive response. Until that day, all I have to go by is the still small voice that tells me that this life is worth fighting for. Everyday I wake up I am obligated to make a set of decisions that ultimately will define my destiny. I pray that I am strong enough and brave enough to continually choose the right.

One Month

Chase is exactly one month old today! I can't believe how fast the time is passing. He's growing so fast. It makes me a little sad to realize that he is almost done with his newborn stage. Chase continues to amaze me by being such an easy baby. Who knew that having a newborn in the house could be so delightful?!? (I thought it was just a myth!) He only seems to fuss when he needs to eat or wants to be laid down for a nap (yep! most of the time he puts himself to sleep!) I can't believe how lucky I am to get one of those perfect babies you only ever hear about! Now if only I could get such perfection to extend to Justin & Dawson! (I'm only kidding, they're doing great with their new little brother)

Close ups!

Now I might be just a tad biased, but I think I'm going to have 3 heart breakers on my hands! Oh, and Chase isn't really that chubby, it's just the way he's sitting!

So Far So Good

As many of you know I was terrified of having the 3rd kid. I could not imagine how I could possibly handle the needs of another little person since I was barely making it with the first two. But I'm pleased to say, that things are going okay. It's not as hard as I thought it would be, and so far I havn't lost my mind (not completely anyway)! Now I know this will probably all change as soon as Chase is not sleeping 18 hours a day, but for now I am grateful for this pleasant surprise! Here are some updated pictures!

My Favorites!

Nazar beat me to blogging about Chase being born, but I thought I would add my favorite pictures and thoughts! I can't believe we have 3 boys now! I know I had 9 months to prepare for this, but I'm still just so shocked to be blessed with another beautiful son! I don't know how I can possibly be so smitten with Chase so soon, but he captured my heart immediately! He is so sweet, and so far (knock on wood) seems to be the most mellow baby of my 3! Justin and Dawson are also in love with their new brother, and in fact, the challenge is trying to keep them from smothering him with hugs and kisses all the time! Life is good, and I feel so lucky (if not a little bit exhausted!). Oh, and I would like to add for the record that I was not in favor of the diaper picture in Nazar's post, I think it's disgusting, but Nazar has this weird obsession with those first few tar diapers, so I'm humoring him by not taking it off!

...and on the 27th day He was born!

The above picture was taken minutes after Chase's birth

Chase Matthew Kalayji was born on,
11-27-07 @ 7:01pm 7 lbs. 10 oz. 19.5 inches long.

The diaper picture is awesome! I love changing their diaper when their poop looks like black tar. This was one of the last tar like diapers I got to change, so I decided to take a picture of it.

We are all doing great! We want to thank all of our family and friends that have been a great help! You have been amazing!

We took this picture on DeAnne's Birthday 11/27/07,

Little did we know that Chase (that can be found in this photograph in DeAnne's small belly)

shortly joined our family! More to follow on that exciting news!

Below was the first time Justin or Dawson had their pictures taken with Santa!