Asher (and Mike and Andrea too)

Asher, whatcha doing?

2009-08-26T19:45:00.004-06:00

I'm washing dishes!

New Beginnings

2009-08-19T18:14:00.002-06:00

Today Mike began his first day as a teacher at Jackson Hole Connections Academy (check them out here.) We are so excited for this job! It seems like it is going to be a great fit for Mike and for our family. Mike will work from home out of our bedroom at this desk. It took us a trip to Idaho Falls and about a week to decide what we were going to get. Tonight we will put it together and transform our bedroom into a home office/bedroom. Life will be interesting having Mike here all day, but I am going to TRY to forget that he is here and go about my days as normal.

On the Asher front...I think I am going to start kid swapping with my friend Kim and her little boy Ben. Karen is not able to watch Asher this year (many, many, many THANKS for all the time she has invested in Asher). Asher will miss his Mondays with Aunt Karen and Kaleb, but we are excited for everything to come. It will be interesting to have a baby and a toddler in the house (preparation for things to come, perhaps?). Asher and I will try to get out of the house for a bit every morning to give Mike a little quiet. I am going to try to do swim lessons and gymnastics with Asher this fall and winter. We are also going to try to get Asher out on the slopes this winter.

On my side...We are also thinking about starting adoption paperwork to adopt a daughter from Rwanda. We covet your prayers in this process. We have not begun; I want to give Mike time to settle into his new job before we add this. If everything works out we could have our daughter in 9-14 months! Needless to say, we are excited about this.

Well, I promise to add pictures tomorrow and I have a video of Asher dancing that I will attempt to get up for you all. Hope everyone is doing well.

Andrea

I'm TWO!

2009-06-29T13:36:00.006-06:00

Can you believe it! We certainly can not! On June 29th our baby turned TWO WHOLE YEARS OLD!!!! It has been a joy and a privilege to have this happy, joyful and blessed boy in our lives. He gets bigger every single day and has been a joy (and a challenge) lately. Here are some birthday pictures to enjoy!

Updates coming...(this weekend, I promise!)

2009-05-14T22:05:00.002-06:00

March 2009

2009-03-31T19:55:00.005-06:00

We had a great March. Mike started track and the sun stayed in the sky longer each day. Winter started to wind down and we got peeks of grass under the piles of snow (I don't know why the picture of Asher pointing at the deer "diaper" is sideways...oh well). Asher got bigger and started using more sentences. Asher started swimming in the bathtub. Life pretty much kept on trucking. Oh yes, Asher decided to become Jon Bon Jovi. Rock on Ashman, rock on.

February

2009-02-28T19:35:00.001-07:00

We didn't do much in February. Asher was sick a couple times with a cold and once with a stomach bug. I knew that was going to happen as soon as he stopped nursing, but what can you do? Can't make him nurse, that's for sure! Mike got to ski a bit, not as much as he would like, but beggars can't be choosers!

I turned 30 on the 7th and had a great day with everyone. I think I am now totally and completely an adult. Scary thought!

Mike went to Denver over President's day weekend and had a great time with the Denver Lunde's. He watched baby Joshua for a bit so Josh and Lauren could get out for a dinner and had a good time doing so. I know he really enjoyed spending the time there and Asher and I wished we could have been there too.

Aunt Barb came to town the same weekend and Asher and I hung out with her and Mom and Dad all weekend. We had a great time (just like we always do when she visits!).

We have it...

2009-02-09T08:56:00.001-07:00

The yucky, croupy cough that is. Asher had the pukes last Monday and this Monday he has the cough. I am staying home with him today. Poor baby. Say prayers for him please.

We've been up to...

2009-02-01T11:27:00.004-07:00

...a whole lot of nothing. Not much to report here. It is still winter and cold. Someday we will just get to go outside without the burden of bundling up, but for now the hassle still lives on.

Mike is going to Denver over President's Day weekend. Asher and I are going to hang out here with Nana, Grandpa and Aunt Barb. I have a special Valentine's gift coming for Asher-don't tell him, but it's this! I think he will like it. Track starts soon, so we are enjoying our time with Mike while it lasts. Life will start to get crazy again here in a month.

Have a great first day of February! You know, this is my favorite month...

Save Handmade

2009-01-15T20:06:00.002-07:00

With the new laws about what can and can't be used in children's products an entire cottage industry may come to a screeching halt. For the most part these artisans comply with the new standards (and have for years), but don't have the financial resources to adhere to them. This is not a good thing. This is a classic example of big vs little and unless Congress takes a look at this law and creates a way to hold the big guys accountable without hurting the little guys we will loose a valuable resource.

Reading list 2009

2009-01-15T19:34:00.002-07:00

I know you've all been waiting for it, without further ado here it is!

A Wrinkle in Time series
A Farewell to Arms
The Power of One
The Pillars of the Earth
The Hour I First Believed
Anna Karenina

A Woman's Guide to Family Finances (with a group of ladies)
Parenting with Love and Logic (a refresher)
The Blessing of a Skinned Knee
The Lives of Children
Coloring Outside the Lines
Real Boys
Grace Based Parenting
Living Simply with Children

Home Comforts
Hope in Troubled Times
Blessed Unrest
The Complete Idiots Guide to Adoption
A Room of One's Own

I am sure that there will be plenty others (some that because of their fluffy content that I may be a little embarassed to report on), but these are the ones that I want to be intentional about reading. If anyone has any suggestions or comments, let me know!

Asher Update

2008-12-30T15:33:00.003-07:00

We visited the doctor today and it was the worst doctor's visit yet. Asher was mad from the second we took him into the room and let us know the entire time there and all the way home. Well, to be fair, the ride home was probably because of the 3 shots he got. Poor baby. I hate shot visits! Not vacinating has crossed my mind simply for the fact that those parents don't have to have shot visits. They may have measles, polio and a myriad of other visits, but no shot visits for them. Anyway...Asher is now 23 lb and 34 in. That is 10-25% in weight and 90% in height. In other words, just like his mama was. We are having a heck of a time with diaper changes. He kicks and kicks and kicks. He has spent a bit of time in the crib and hopefully he will soon make the connection between kicking mama and spending some quality time in his crib. All is well here, hope all is well there!

Christmas with the Lunde's

2008-12-28T11:32:00.003-07:00

We had a good Christmas. No throwing up baby this year (wahoo!), but he was a cranky, fevery boy all day. I think he had a quick virus run through his system. Other than that we had a great day! Nana, Granpapa, and Unc Quinn came over around 8:30 and the day of fun began! Asher got spoiled (next year it is "Something you want, something you need, something to play with, something to read and something for someone in need."). His favorite gift by far was the ride-in tugboat from Nana and Granpapa. Little Tykes doesn't make them anymore so Mom tracked a used one down on ebay (good job for buying used!) and sat a the computer until she won it. It is the first and last thing he plays with everyday. Asher likes knocking down the towers Dada makes and walks around the house shaking his maraccas! He also got books galore (I have to admit that I went overboard there)! We really loved everything we got and are blessed to have families who are generous with us. We hope everyone had a blessed day and can't wait to see/talk to you all soon!

A chance to win!

2008-12-08T18:56:00.000-07:00

Win a Free Organic Embroidered Ergo Baby Carrier Hands Free System from Along for the Ride

Wow...it has been way too long

2008-11-23T09:10:00.005-07:00

I have been a bad, bad blogger and I am going to correct the error of my ways. I promise. We have been busy. Life with an almost 17 month old is nothing if not interesting. Asher is a crazy crasher man! He is into everything and is showing his independence like mad! Right now he is trying to put on Mike's slippers and having a time of it!

He has a vocab that I think would impress a speech therapist. His new thing is saying "It's gone" when he has eaten everything and asking us to read books. He brings us the book he wants, says "book", turns around and heads to the reading chair and says "OK". It's really cute, until he wants you to read Brown Bear for the 10th time in 3 hours! His favorite book is Moo, Moo, Brown Cow and he asks for it by saying "Moo, moo?". I love that he reads, but will admit that there are books that has been "lost" after reading them time and time again!

We are continuing to make ecologically friendly lifestyle changes. We now use only cloth napkins and Asher is in cloth diapers almost full time. I hope to have him in cloth diapers full time soon after the new year. I need some easier ones for Mom and Aunt Karen (I need to talk to her about this-note to self) for Mondays and Fridays and some more absorbant ones for nighttime. I tried overnights once and it was a soaking wet failure! Also, I am making most of our cleaning supplies. It is amazing what you can do if you research. I have found that all of our changes have also been easy on the pocket book. Who would have guessed that committing to going green could save you money! This spring we are going to get a compost bin for our back deck. I will be nice to have somewhere other than our disposal to throw scraps and we will have some nice soil someday for growing yummy strawberries!

We are also taking this challenge for Christmas. Most of the gifts we are giving will be made by myself. I have been scouring the internet for great projects and I think I have found some really good ones. I am so fortunate that I am creative and crafty. I love having a project going. Right now I have about 10 going, so that is a little overwhelming, but I have it under control (I think).

If you have been wondering what to get Asher for Christmas, here is a list of things Asher might be into this coming year.

I'll leave you with the promise that I will post more often. I forget that it doesn't take as long as I think it will. Here are some pictures from the fall. I can't believe it is almost winter!

Sorry, sorry, sorry

2008-07-06T11:34:00.003-06:00

I am sorry it has taken me so long to get something new up...but at least I am not as bad as Dan! Life here has been busy, busy, busy. Mike is now finished with Summer School and is only working at the Cloudveil store. He is there 3 days a week (Tues, Wed and Fri) so we have lots of family time. I am planning on a Mommy afternoon someday soon. I plan to kick the boys out of the house so I can have litte time to be alone (I have not been alone for more than 45 minutes in over a year). I promise to post more tonight. Have a great day!

What we've been up to

2008-05-21T12:31:00.003-06:00

Life has been a little busy for us here. Mother's Day Asher, Mike and I hung around the house in the morning and then went out to Signal Mountain Lodge with Mom, Dad and Quinn for a late lunch/early dinner. There is still so much snow up in the park and the ice is still thick on Jackson Lake. Last weekend we went to Casper for State Track and had a great time. It was nice to be in flip flops and for Asher to be in short and t-shirts. Asher is the best at wearing his gafitas (sunglasses) and sun hat. We get lots of comments from people on how well he keeps them on. This weekend we head out to Uncle Josh and Aunt Lauren's. We will see a Met's game and hopefully get to the zoo.

As you can see, Asher does not harbor warm feelings for the grass yet. Hopefully as the warm weather continues he will outgrow his dislike and distrust of that weird green stuff.

What moms really want...

2008-05-06T11:32:00.000-06:00

http://blogs.orlandosentinel.com/features_momsatwork/2008/05/the-perfect-mot.html

Win a free ergo-calling all moms!

2008-04-29T14:53:00.000-06:00

Win a Free Ergo Baby Carrier from Along for the Ride

Good Luck!

I like to move...

2008-04-12T18:18:00.008-06:00

Asher went for his first ski this past week. He and Mike skinned part way up Snow King and skied down. I think he liked it-I know Mike loved it. We will be getting a backpack so Mike and Asher can do more Daddy/Asher things like this. Right now we are researching which one is best...anyone know what Consumer Reports says? It will be nice to have one so we can take hikes, long walks up Cache Creek, go to State Track, ect...

We will probably go for a bike ride tomorrow. The road from Moose to Jenny Lake is open to non-motorized vehicles and we are thinking we will take the bikes and the Chariot up there. First we have to make a stop at KMart for a helmet for the little man. I sure hope he likes the bike/Chariot because we plan on using it all summer. One of the nice things about Jackson is the bike path system. We can go almost anywhere with the bikes. Two summers ago we road our bikes everywhere and are hoping to repeat that this summer.

We went for a family walk this afternoon. I am not sure how warm it was, but it was warm enough for us to get out without hats and snowsuits! We walked down South Park Loop Road and saw lots of birds. Asher seemed to like the Mei Tai and I liked it better than wearing him in the Bjorn. My back can't take his weight on the front now that he is a whopping 17 pounds (okay, we know he is skinny, but look at his mom and dad-the kid is never going to be an offensive lineman!).

He is also crawling all over the place and is currently knocking the blocks over as fast as Mike can build them up. Hope all is well with everyone.

Andrea

What flower are you?

2008-04-05T11:20:00.000-06:00

I am a
Snapdragon

What Flower
Are You?

The latest...

2008-03-05T10:40:00.004-07:00

Yesterday was one for the record books. Asher has been pulling himself up on everything (unfortunately for him not very well) and managed to fall into the entertainment center and pull a chair down on him all in an hour's time. Yikes! The first time I turned away to do something and the next time I was getting food ready for him. Fortunately there were no bruises. Later he hit himself in the mouth with his hammer-but recovered from that quickly. He woke up from his afternoon nap screaming and it took me about 20 minutes to calm him down...I don't know if he had a bad dream or what, but it was rough on the poor guy. So far today we are doing better. Oh, and we are getting ready for baseball season...Hope all is well.

Andrea

Happy Valentine's Day!!!

2008-02-14T12:25:00.002-07:00

New pics.

2008-02-05T19:03:00.001-07:00

I just wanted to get out some new pictures of the little man. Hope you enjoy. He is getting so big, I don't know what to do with him!

Some of my favorite things

2008-02-05T18:53:00.000-07:00

I just used two of my favorite kitchen items and it inspired me to write this post. So here is a list of my current things...

My Le Cruset pot-everything cooks better in it...slowly I will build up my collection.

My Quisinart food processor-so easy to make baby food in and Asher loves the results!

Seasonal dish towels, but not the cheesy type. Anything Tag puts out I like.

My new OXO can opener-I can actually open a can without cussing at the opener! A much better product than my last one.

The month of February-It is my birthday month, no more explanation necessary!

Of course my boys, but that goes without saying.

Just wanted to put into writing some of my favorite things. Hope you all are good.

Andrea

Where do I begin...

2008-01-21T11:37:00.000-07:00

First, I am sorry it has taken me months to post anything new. I guess the creative juices have been flowing in other directions...you should see the boxes I made for our new bookshelf! The holidays were good. Mike and I feel like we were cheated out of Asher's 1st Christmas, though. The poor guy puked and slept all day. We need to pose some "Christmas pictures" and when we do that I will post them. But here is one of Asher on his present from Santa. I don't know who likes the scooter best, Mike or Asher.

Asher has really started to move these last two weeks. He can push/pull himself across a room towards something we don't want him into in 0.3 seconds! And if Asher is not scooting he is rolling all over the place. I think I need to go buy a new pair of running shoes because the days of putting him in one spot and him staying there are long gone!

Asher has also started on some solids, but thus far all we can get him to "open up for" are pears. If I trick him he will keep sweet potatoes in his mouth. Today we are going to try mangos and if that does not go well we will head over to peaches. My new philosphy is to find what he really likes and start him there and then add the things he is on the fence about. As you can see the squash is not quite the hit I was hoping it would be!

At Asher's last doctor's visit he was 15lb 5oz (a skinny boy reaching the 35th percentile!) and 28.5 inches long (95th percentile)! Since his car seat only goes up to 29 inches it was time for a new one. With the help of Grandma Cindy and Grandpop Carl and Grandmom Trang (we used Christmas money) we got Asher a great new carseat. Mike and I ordered the Britax Diplomat and Asher seems to really like it. I can't believe that he is so big! Time flies...

Well, it's been a while

2007-10-10T11:03:00.000-06:00

Asher has been doing new things almost every day. He is getting good at pushing himself up while on his tummy and will even tolerate being there for longer than 5 seconds. He "hollers" at us when he is not happy with a situation and smiles and talks to us when he is. Asher has started putting everything in his mouth and I am constantly catching drool or wiping down his face and hands. He is even picking things up and playing with them. It is amazing how much changes on a day-to-day basis. Daddy and Asher have fun wrestling in the evenings. It seems like those are the times we get the most laughs out of him. So far it has been true that each stage is just as fun as the last. Here are a couple more pictures of our little man. Hope all is well.

Sitting up already???

2007-09-07T08:49:00.000-06:00

Okay, so Asher is not really sitting up by himself, but with the help of his Bumbo seat and he will only tolerate it for a short minute. But isn't he cute? He is holding his head up so well that I thought I would give it a try. The seat will help him develop his neck, back and stomach muscles making it easier for him to sit when the time comes.

Mike is headed out for the first "real" Cross Country meet of the season. I think they are anxious to see how the kids do. Mike and Jeff are excited about the season. We had the 3A girls state champ last year, maybe we can add a boys champ to it this year. It sounds like they may have a shot at it. Guess only time will tell.

Asher and I are headed to Afton this evening with Mom and Dad (aka Nana and Grandpa) for the Jackson/Star Valley football game. It ought to be good. I just can't forget to pack some cotton balls for Asher's ears. I have a feeling it will be loud. Well, have a good weekend...

New Tricks

2007-09-04T09:55:00.001-06:00

Asher found his thumb this past week and quickly fell in love with it! It is pretty cute, but sometimes I have to fight with it to feed him. It actually couldn't have come at a better time with Asher being sick this weekend. It definately helped keep him calm and gave him some comfort. The poor guy needed it the past couple days.

Asher also rolled from his tummy to his back on Saturday. Mike heard him fussing and went to get Asher up from his nap. When he got in there Asher was sprawled out on his back with a look of shock on his face and when he saw Mike he burst into tears!

Well, we are off to the doctor...

First smiles were a long time ago, but...

2007-08-28T12:42:00.000-06:00

Asher has been smiling for a while and we do not know when his "first smile" was because he has been smiling since he made his appearance. But Asher has been more active in his smiling these past couple weeks. Sunday I went to a movie with a friend and left the boys home to entertain each other. Mike did a brillant job (like we expected anything else?), even getting Asher to eat from his bottle with little fuss. When I got home Asher was all smiles and coos for me. I may have to plan more outings just to get that reaction!

We discovered the other morning that when we put these pajamas on Asher we have to put socks on him as well...I woke up in the middle of the night to find both feet out through the snaps. I thought Mike got up in the middle of the night and changed him into one of his gowns! But doesn't he look cute in (one of the many) outfit Uncle Dan and Aunt Becca sent? We can't wait to show him off at their wedding. Asher will attend his first wedding on Saturday, so he will be all practiced up!

Time to get some things done before the little man wakes up...more updates later this week, I promise.

Andrea

Mom, I told you I was done!

2007-08-15T15:33:00.000-06:00

This darling little boy knows what he does and does not want and

has no problem letting me know when he is finished with something. Yesterday we were having some floor time and I caught this moment on "film". He was not happy with me, but the great thing about Asher is that he is easily consoled and within a couple seconds in Mom's arms he was happy again. Yesterday Asher kept thinking he wanted to eat more and I think we went through more laundry yesterday than we had all week. It didn't matter how often I burped him or how productive those sessions were, sometime within the next 30 minutes he insisted on spitting up! At one point Asher was lying on his tummy and sucking his fingers and got one in a little too far. The good news is that his gag reflex works just fine. The bad news is that we had to wash his play gym last night.

In other news, Mike has begun his 3rd summer job. Cross Country started on Monday. Life will be busy for a couple months, but it looks like we will have a good team. There may even be a chance for a couple state titles, both team and individual. Time will tell, but things are looking good. Everyone keeps asking us if Asher has runner's legs and when he is going to start practice. Next spring when his head is not quite so wobbly Dad will be able to take him out in the jogging stroller for runs, but until then Mike will have to be satisfied with the snuggles he gets from Asher. He is the snuggliest boy in the world. Once you pick him up you don't want to put him down (unless he has had a rough day and then you want to take turns). But that doesn't happen too often.

We are all looking forward to Grandma, Melanie and Ron coming out next week. We can't wait for them all to meet our little man and to love on him. Hope all is well.

Andrea

I know it has been a long time...

2007-08-08T09:13:00.000-06:00

Life has been busy here in Jackson. Asher is learning to use his voice and coo and make noises at us. He is also spending more "happy time" in his play gym, looking at the lights and attempting to hit the hanging toys. Earlier this week he spent a full ten minutes on his tummy without crying (his record before was about 2 seconds!). Right now Asher is sound asleep in the sling. I have to say that the sling is one of my favorite baby items-it can really be a sanity saver. Just pop him in and bounce him a litte and he is a happy boy. He loves to move, I think due to the fact that I had to walk down two flights of stairs at work every time I needed to use the bathroom.

Mike start X-C practice on Monday, but has been running with one of the kids all summer. I think he is looking forward to what will happen this season. They should have a good boys and girls team. State titles, maybe? Mike will also be going to a new school again this year. He was asked to go to Summit High School (the alternative school) to work as a Special Ed Para. Hopefully all this will eventually lead to a better paying teaching job.

We are now a one car family. With us only putting about 1000 miles a year on the Blazer and putting money into gas, insurance and registration, we decided that we could survive with only one car. And it just happened that my brother needed a working, reliable car. So we gave Quinn the family deal and we have one less possession to worry about. My little Honda is still running like a champ. Not much to look at, but it gets us safely to where we need to be.

The whole family is looking forward to the next wave of visitors. Well, Asher doesn't really have a clue, even though we've been talking to him about it. All he needs to be concerned about it that there will be more people to hold him. Hopefully he doesn't sleep as much as he did when Carl was out here and everyone will be able to see how well he is developing!

Hope all is well...

Andrea

Just a quick note

2007-07-31T17:04:00.000-06:00

We saw the doctor today and the Asher man is doing great. He is now 10 lb 12 oz and 23.5 inches! He got a Hep B vacination today and did not like that at all. I can't believe he is already a month old! He is such a good baby. Asher is already sleeping on average 4-6 hours at night. Mike and I are really grateful for that, but aren't taking it for granted. We had a great weekend with Carl, Josh and Lauren in town. Not much more to report, but wanted to give you all a quick update. Hope all is going well...

Andrea

Who's Asher going to cheer for???

2007-07-24T21:32:00.000-06:00

Well, he already looks like a drunken baseball fan...he just happens to be in a milk coma rather than being passed out from drinking too much beer! The question is, who is going to be Asher's team? Mom is a Giants fan and Dad is a Mets fan. If Grandpa Mike has anything to say about it he will be a Giants fan, but if Uncle Quinn has any influence he will be a Cubs fan. Maybe Dad and Grandma Cindy will have the deciding vote and he will cheer for the Mets. I guess only time will tell, but as of right now the Giants have a slight advantage.

Asher has also been spending a good deal of his time with Dad watching the Tour de France. He doesn't really have a favorite this time around; he is waiting for Floyd Landis to race again. But, he is enjoying his first introduction to bike racing. Well, to completely tell the truth, I think he sleeps through most of it, but Dad likes to watch it with him. It is good snuggle time for the both of them

The little man gets cuter and cuter every day. I can't hardly believe he will be a month old on Sunday! The time has slipped through our fingers and we are trying to enjoy every moment (even the ones when he turns bright red and holds his breath). Asher is definately our blessing and we would never trade him in for anything. I am really enjoying being home with him and am looking forward to all his stages and learning who Asher is.

Rough Morning for the Lundes

2007-07-17T15:11:00.000-06:00

Poor little Asher had his roughest day yet today. We have had a couple tough days, but figured out he was eating too fast and as soon as we slowed him down a little and added some Mylicon to his regimine things calmed down a bit. But today we had our two week appointment with Dr. Little and this meant circumcision for the little man and a heel stick for his PKU. Boy, did he not like either one! It wasn't easy for either Mike or me to watch (I almost fainted and had to go sit with my head between my knees). We did not have to go in with him and weren't planning on it, but at the last minute both Mike and I decided we couldn't not be in there with him.

It is an interesting thing, male circumcision. At this point in time the decision is almost completely a cultural thing. Dr. Little said that about 70% of his white boys have the procedure, but almost none of his Latino patients do. Of course with a good Hebrew name like Asher there seemed to be little debate about whether or not we were going to do it, but I wonder if we would have given more thought to not doing it if he didn't have a Hebrew name...

Anyway, Asher is now sleeping peacefully and hopefully will be for a while. He certainly expended quite a bit of energy this morning. The good news from the doctor's vistit is that he is now 10lb 1oz (that's up a full pound from 2 weeks ago) and grew an inch. I knew he had to have gained a bit because he is a great eater.

Hopefully we will have a calm rest of the day. Mom is exhausted from this morning's events and would like to get a nap in sometime today.

2 weeks old and already online!

2007-07-12T12:43:00.000-06:00

With Asher almost 2 weeks old, we thought a blog would be an easy way to keep the out of the area family and friends updated on the latest Asher going ons. He is growing every day (we will see on Tuesday how much weight he has gained) and has already outgrown his Huggies Newborns. Sometimes it really does feel like all he is doing is eating. He has spurts of eating every hour, thank goodness it has never been in the middle of the night. I (Andrea) have been taking at least one nap during the day while he is sleeping and Dad doesn't have to be awake for the feedings (he does get up for diaper changes and to walk him back to sleep) so we have not really experienced any sleep deprivation.

All in all, things are going really well. I still can't believe how big he is. I never thought I would have a 9 lb 6 oz baby. He outweighed me at birth by exactly 3 lb! A girlfriend told me that if she ever decided to have babies she would want them big like him. I told her to stop taking drugs and pray for a 7 pounder.

Here are a couple pictures of our precious boy. He is changing every day and I think he is looking more like his dad as he gets older. Hope all is well with you all.