The latest...

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!!!

New pics.

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

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...

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

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???

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...