ASHER

Thursday, February 24, 2011

7 months

As I sit in the office waiting to see if Asher will talk himself to sleep I'll catch you all up on how he has been doing! :) Let's get the main question out of the way... NO he is not sleeping through the night. YES I have learned how to function quite well without sleep. YES we've tried about everything in the book (and out of the book). NO I don't see an end in sight. YES Paul and I now have a pretty good system in place, and we are a good team. One of us gets the bottle ready while the other changes the diaper. Then one feeds him and puts him back to sleep while the other pretends to go back to sleep (there really is no way to go back to sleep before Asher is asleep and back into his bed). Most nights he wakes up just to eat, but there are always those fun nights where he wakes up every 15 minutes, 1/2 hour, or hour (yes, we've done all of those nights in the last month).

On the other side of it (the morning side) Asher is doing really well. He is doing the "inch worm." He looks like a little inch worm going across the floor. He loves chasing our feet, and usually gets frustrated because he can't possibly keep up (YET). He's trying to pull himself up on things, but needs a little help... he lifts all from the legs... so we're working on him pulling a bit with his arms. If you hold his little hands he'll walk just about anywhere. It is sometimes the only thing that brings a smile to his face. He love walking.. then stopping for a short dance! :) It's pretty cute. Asher has no teeth... which is a BIT frustrating because it seems like every other day he is teething bad! This too shall come and pass. Mainly, we just can't believe how big he is growing! I'm making his baby food, and that is going really well. He has tried: Bananas, Banana Strawberry, Apples, Pears, Squash (2 kinds), Carrots, Green Beans, and Yams. Although he doesn't like them all, he still eats them all! :) He is a good eater. He'll make faces and gag a bit some times.. but as soon as it is down the hatch he opens his mouth for another bite! It's kinda funny!

God has blessed us in so many ways! We're thankful for a happy healthy boy! Still growing and changing by the minute!

Sunday, February 13, 2011

6 MONTHS!

Tuesday, February 8, 2011

You thought I was big before...

Digging through mom's purse...

Standing...

Something is funny... probably Grampa

LEG RIDE

Getting down and personal

Fighting over a toy..... who will win?!?!?!? (I'll give you a hint... it's Nala)

Looks like he took this himself! :)

Asher's Favorite... Nala

Light Saber...

YEP.... he can rock a hat like this

Logan and Logan (boys from middle school youth) loved hanging out with Asher!

Hanging out with Grampa

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

I'm so big!

It fits perfectly...

I am serious about soccer!

Let me get that

hanging out on my new chair!

Kicking it..

Thanks Gramma C for the books!

Let me get a hold of that hair Nala

New duck bath

Trying to pick 3 things up

HUH!?!

I think I can get them both in!

Saturday, January 8, 2011

Asher Update

I thought I'd write a couple of updates for you too! Just in case you were wondering! :)
Asher is almost 6 months (he is like 24 weeks) old
-He is now able to roll over (first seen by Grandma Christensen) :)
-He can sit up pretty much by himself, but when he leans to pick things up he usually face plants...
-Nala is his favorite thing to watch, even though Nala continually licks him in the face and almost paws him all the time!
-He is passing objects from one hand to the other (which I read is like doing a magic trick!)
-He LOVES standing up (has since he was born practically) and we are both a BIT afraid that he might start hoofing it before he crawls...
-He is the happiest baby ever! He LOVES smiling at everyone and everything. Right now (the past 2 days) he has started to smile with his tongue out. It's REALLY cute (hopefully we can capture that one on camera).
-He is ABOUT to outgrow his 3 month clothing! :) I just went into the doctor's office and he has gained almost 2 pounds in the last month. Which is crazy since he was so small before. (this puts him at about the 12 percentile for weight at his age)
-He is eating baby food (which I am making myself! It's super easy and really CHEAP!)
- He still does NOT sleep at all.. Not during the day, not during the night. He is a mover and shaker.. no time for sleep! We are up pretty much all night every night. During the day he takes about two 45 minute-1.5 hour naps... That has been the biggest change in our life... NO SLEEPING! YIKES!