Welcome Chase Reef Anderson

We are so excited to welcome this sweet little boy to our Family!

Chase Reef Anderson was born on Friday, January 22nd at 9:48 a.m. He weighed 8 pounds 5 ounces and was 20 inches long. Which is almost three times bigger then Jalen was. I have to say that I definitely felt the pains of the extra weight! This pregnancy was a lot harder then my last even though I didn't get Toxemia. I got so many weird side affects like a rash under both my arms for about two months. They itched like crazy, gross I know! I also became allergic to the same perfume I have used for years, I got a pain in my inner left thigh that made it hurt to walk and turn in my sleep and my right hand has been numb for two months (it's still numb). I was such a complainer the last couple of months I don't know how Nathaniel could stand to be around me.

I had to just keep reminding myself how blessed I was to be pregnant and that the baby was healthy and that in a few months I would be able to hold my precious son. It was hard but so worth everything I went through and am still going through. Chase is so sweet and we fell in love with him instantly.

When I saw him for the first time I started crying and felt this huge connection with him. There is nothing like the moment you first hold your child, it's so powerful and unexplainable.

Chase resembles Jalen a little but definitely has his own look. I love just holding him and staring into his eyes. Even though it has only been two weeks Nathaniel and I feel like he has always been a part of our family.

This is Chase and I getting ready to leave the hospital. The hospital did not allow anyone under the age of 18 to come up to the labor & delivery floor so I wasn't able to see Jalen for four days. I was never told about this policy so it was a total shock to me. I was really upset that Jalen couldn't come up to visit us and I missed him sooo much. I would call him every day and talk to him on the phone and when I heard his voice I would totally lose it and start crying. I decided to go home a day early because I couldn't take it anymore.

This is us leaving the hospital. It was such a good feeling to be able to leave all together instead of leaving your baby behind in the NICU like last time.

Jalen loves being a big brother and wants to hold and kiss Chase all the time. He brings him toys to play with and if he walks past him he can't resist giving him a hug. I am treasuring these sweet moments because I know they won't last long.

We are so blessed to have this little sweet spirit join our Family.