Sweet and Happy Tyler....
Very upset and scared of Santa Tyler....Chase slept thru the BIG Event!
Tyler in line with Frosty to see Santa...Toddlers..happy one minutes, very upset the next!
Ty and Chase this morning watching cartoons..Chase is really starting to watch Tyler.

2 more days until Santa...Merry Christmas!
Love, The Smith's

Big Brother Tyler is ready for Santa..wish list includes:

New Trucks

Blue Bicycle

Yellow Scooter

Happy Birthday to my Granny, 84 years old!

We loved coming to Greenville to celebrate with you!

My sleeping angel...best Christmas present ever!

Chase is doing great! He is now 7 weeks old and is eating and sleeping well. He is starting to smile alot although I can't seem to catch it on camera yet. We are slowly getting ready for Christmas and can't wait to have our family come down Christmas Eve. We have had a busy few weeks but are starting to get a little routine going now. Tyler had his last day of mother's morning out today and we hope to potty train over the holidays before he heads back in mid-January. Wish us luck! His 3rd birthday is fast approaching, it's hard to believe time has passed so quickly. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

PS. Birth announcements coming soon..we have been waiting for Chase to be a little older prior to going to the photographer...look out for your New Year's Cards!

Chase had his first month check up at the Pediatrician. He is doing great and the doctor says she has no worries, that he looks perfect. He is up to 9 lb 13 oz (47%) and his length is 22.5 inches (72%). He was 8lb 4 oz at birth and 21 inches so it looks like all the feeding and sleeping is working! Tyler was proud of Chase at his appointment after he got his 1 shot, Ty thought he should have a prize, so he got some stickers from the prize chest..too cute!
My camera is charging..more pics soon.

Good Afternoon from the Smith house!

As we celebrate Chase's 1 month birthday this past weekend, we are well into the swing of things. Tyler is "adjusting" daily to life as a big brother and Dad is back traveling. This cartoon captures my feelings these days! I will post more pics soon, my camera battery needs re-charging...sorry for the delay! Love, Colin

Thought for the evening...as we approach night #27...one night closer to a good night's sleep:)

Thanksgiving Smiles...
Chase is 22 days old..Happy Thanksgiving
My Boys!
My Beautiful Sissy and her family
Mommy and Chase cuddle up!

We had a great weekend in Blue Ridge. We took the trip with the attitude of day by day and it was so successful, we stayed all weekend! Tyler and Chase were great and I enjoyed all the extra hands while I continue to heal/nap:) We look forward to the days to come as Chase becomes more awake and starts to smile a little.

Love to all this holiday season...I count my blessings!

Big Brother Tyler helping out!
18 days old
Happy Anniversary Eric!

Last night we celebrated our 6th wedding anniversary! My dad was great at watching the boys while we went out for a great dinner at Blue Ridge Grill. It was a wonderful evening and it is hard to believe 6 years have gone by. We are so blessed!

My Favorite Turkey!!!
Tyler's latest and greatest Preschool art project!

Big brother Tyler with baby Chase
10 days old, finally opening his eyes more
Daddy and his boy
Day 10 as Family of 4!
Tyler & Chase's "Nana"

It has been a beautiful last 10 days. Not only is the fall weather beautiful, we are really enjoying our new family life. Chase continues to be a good baby and Tyler has been a champ to say the least with the new adjustment of Chase coming home. Thanks for all your cards and support! Love, The Smith's

Adam Ethridge and Big brother Tyler Smith hanging out in Baby Chase's room...
Welcome Chase Hampton Smith, born Nov. 1st 1:38pm
8lbs 4 oz. 21 inches...eating great and sleeping better:)
We are so excited to announce that Chase is here! It has been the most beautiful few days since his birth. We are loving every minute and Tyler has been so excited to meet his new baby brother. He is already trying to teach him new things. Too cute! We have loved all the family and friends who have come to visit. We should be able to go home from the hospital tomorrow or latest monday. Wireless in the hospital is great! Thanks again for all your thoughts and prayers!

Love, The Smith's

Eric, Colin, Tyler & Chase

This is the big week..and boy am I feeling it!

Chase and I are doing well and we can't wait to finally see his sweet face on Thursday:)

Our sweet boy, it's hard to believe it is time for him to be Chase's big brother!
Making silly faces...does he get any sweeter!

As this last week before Chase's arrival we don't have too much going on. We go to the doctor today to check in and then we are going to spend the week getting ready. Tyler has his Pajama party at school tomorrow for Halloween and he says he will be a fireman on Halloween. We will have to see..last week at the halloween party for our neighborhood, he wanted to be BOB the Builder and of course all I have heard is that he wants to be a fireman, so mommy did not have a BOB costume. We never made it in the fireman outfit, so Halloween is going to be interesting:) I guess he will go out in his clothes and toolbelt if nothing else.

Congrats to our friends Justin & Torry, they just welcomed yesterday morning their second baby girl into the world! We are so excited for you. We look forward to meeting her!

As of right now, we are checking into Northside Hosptial on Thursday, Nov. 1st at 11am.

The c-section is scheduled for 1pm.

It's official...10 more days to go until we meet our baby Chase! I went to the doctor this morning and will go one more time next Monday prior to our scheduled c-section on Thursday, November 1st. Today she checked to see if I was showing any signs of labor and PRAISE GOD I am not (Eric is in Portland for the week:)). She also did an ultrasound to measure everything and all looks perfect, he was even practicing his breathing like a full term baby so that is good for when he comes. Our original due date was Nov. 14th but they induce/c-section 2 weeks early so it is good that he is breathing well and she says he is definitely going to be around 8 lbs or so...So all is great and we look forward to our last preparations before he arrives. Tyler seems to understand as much as he can, we know he is going to be a great big brother:) Love to all...Happy Monday! Praise God for Rain:)

We had some friends in town last weekend from SC..the kids all had a ball...
Our neighborhood fall festival...
Eric & Ty and Tommy & Finn...what fun!
Tyler's favorite...a "jumpy place" as he calls it! 2 more weeks until Chase arrives...

It's friday morning and we are off to the Pumpkin Patch with some friends...

Update on Baby Boy Chase....

We are officially set for November 1st as the big day for Chase to arrive. We had our last high risk appointment this past Monday and he said everything looks great and the baby is growing perfectly. He currently weighs about 6 lbs 3 oz. and is quite a busy boy these days. We are staying busy around the Smith house and look forward to the coming weeks when we get to meet our little guy! Thanks for all your love and support!

Tyler's First Musical...Click on the Play button above and enjoy!

Good evening! Eric and I went to the doctor today to "check in on Chase!" We had a great visit and all looks great. He was busy doing flips in my stomach during the exam so we did not get a great chance to get many pictures. We will post the latest pics tomorrow. I am now 32 weeks and he is measuring 4 lbs. I think he is going to be a big boy! Love to all...Colin

Hawaii, 2007....A great trip to celebrate with my friend, Katie and her new husband, Guy.
Our first sunrise in Hawaii! from our hotel..North Shore, Oahu
Katie & Guy, Sept 1, 2007...Kawela Bay, North Shore Hawaii
A great hike to the beautiful falls in Waimea Bay
31 weeks and enjoying a beautiful morning..

Eric and I departed over a week ago for beautiful hawaii. We have had the trip planned the entire pregnancy so we just were hoping all would be good for us to go. It was! We had a blast! I had the amazing blessing of watching my friend, Katie get married on the most gorgeous beach I have ever seen and celebrate with her friends and family. We spent the first half of the trip on the North Shore in Oahu which is the countryside. It was beautiful. We spent the second half in the city on Waikiki Beach. We hated to leave such a beautiful place but could not wait to get home to Tyler! He did fantastic at his Nana's and Papa's, he talked to us on the phone while we were away which was such a treat. Thanks to Eric's parents for taking such great care of him!

Aloha! Good night..

28 weeks...well, 29 weeks according to Chase....
I went to see my doctors yesterday to check on Baby Chase. All is perfect and we have the go-ahead to head off to Hawaii next week. We saw my high risk doctor in the morning and he is measuring a little over a week ahead. Baby looks great and is right at 3 lbs. I then headed up to my regular OB and successfully passed my gestational diabetes test and got the go-ahead from her too...so off to Hawaii we go. My girlfriend, Katie is getting married over Labor Day weekend on the North Shore so we have been anticipating this trip since the New Year...Can't wait! Love to all...4D pics to come at my next appointment on Sept. 10th!