I truly am so surprised at how well he has adapted to having a sibling that needs Mommy's attention as well. Now, I'm sure in 6 months when Chase is trying to play with his toys, it may be a different story. But in the meantime, I will cherish these sweet moments. :)
Austin looks so much older these days as far as his appearance goes, and is acting more grown up as well. 
He refuses to sit in his high chair anymore, or the booster seat on the chair. So, we have brought a bar stool to the table that is perfect height and he loves it. On Valentine's night, I had wine glasses out for me and Jordan to partake in some wine. Austin wanted some, so I found a small plastic wine glass and filled it with apple juice. We then taught him how to 'Cheers!' and he thought it was the greatest thing drinking out of that glass. 
He looks so big in his bed these days, and I'm debating on when I want to convert his crib. He doesn't really try to climb out of it yet, so I'm hesitant to change it. I can just imagine him getting out of his toddler bed at night and wandering around his room.
As for Chase, he is nearly 6 weeks old now. In fact, I have my 6 week post-partum check-up at the Dr.'s office tomorrow to see if my blood pressure issues have finally resolved, check on my c-section incision healing, and to make sure my 'lady parts' have gone back to normal. :) Anyways, I can't believe how big Chase has gotten. I think he's approaching 10lbs. now and is finally outgrowing some of his newborn-sized clothes.
As for his sleep situation, the kid just hates to sleep on his back. That's all there is to it. He loves to nap in his swing, bouncy seat, or while being held, but not so much flat on his back in his crib. Last night, I thought I had planned on finally laying down the law with the back-sleeping. But after going in there 10 times in a 2-hour time span, I was exhausted. So, I finally gave in and brought him into our room. He fell asleep in my arms and then I laid him in the bed in between us on his tummy and he slept 8 hours! He sleeps so soundly when on his tummy. And I swore up and down I would never put a kid in the bed with us; we never did with Austin. But at some point, Momma's got to sleep! Since Jordan's working right now and I'm not, I bear the burden of having to get up at night.
But the tummy sleeping has me a little stressed. I know the APA recommends that you put babies to sleep on their backs to reduce the risk of SIDS and all. But when I was little, they recommended you put kids on their tummies, and I turned out okay. Chase has been doing pretty good with lifting his head and stuff, so I feel a little bit better about putting him on his stomach. But just to ease my mind, I've decided to get one of the Angelcare monitors that has a sensor pad under the baby to detect the baby's movements. If there is no movement for 20 seconds, an alarm sounds. In the meantime before I get it, I've set-up the pack-n-play in our room for him to sleep on his tummy. That way I can keep a close eye on him. Ultimately, every parent has to do what they think is best for them and their baby, so that's what we're doing. :)And I finally got my birth announcements mailed out. Yay!
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