Our babies

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Asher is the littlest big boy I know

       Yup, still hovering around the 20lbs mark. I weighed him yesterday and we hit 21.2 lbs, but that must have been before he went to the bathroom or with a heavy diaper because today it was at 20lbs again. I promise you we feed him. If you ever see him eat, you wouldn't think so because he gets so excited and practically starts shaking. Asher must have a metabolism like his daddy.
       Speaking of his daddy, I am not the favorite around here right now. Daddy is WAY more fun than Mama. Whatever Daddy is doing, Asher wants involved. I am okay with that because I get some more breaks. :) Mike is starting to get used to the fact that Asher wants Daddy to carry him and play with him.
       July has been a good month for us. We have taken it easy and enjoyed Shreveport. The pool has been visited frequently but we also let Asher explore while we sit outside. He knows where his nose, ears, head, belly, and feet are located. He knows what cartoon he wants to watch on Netflix and what ones he does not want to watch. Asher isn't speaking words, but he gets his point across by pointing and shaking his head until he gets exactly what he wants. I can't wait for him to talk so that process will go away. He attempts to put on his shoes....and our shoes. Not totally successful, but a pleasure to watch.

Diapers: size 3
Shoes: size 4, but they are getting close to being too small
Clothes: definitely 12m tops, a few 18m rompers, 9-12 shorts
Sleep: one nap a day usually after lunch for 2ish hours; bedtime 7:30pm wakes around 7am
Favorite toys: cars/trucks; push walkers (should have been put away 6 months ago, but he loves them even though he doesn't need them), books (he will get books out and 'read' on his own)
Favorite foods: Fig newtons, bananas, Hostess powdered donuts (they are a making a sweet comeback!), Yogurt (especially when in the tube go-gurt style), popcorn, hot dogs, eggs.

So as you can see, we do feed him. In fact I am training him for the Iowa State Fair next week. He is going to have so much fun eating out there.

"The Lord has done this, and it is amazing to us!" Psalms 118:23
Asher is a great kid. I say kid, because he is quickly growing up from my baby boy. We are so blessed to have him in our life. He makes us laugh, cry, and pray...a lot. ;) He is a boy in all areas. It brings so much joy watching him figure things out and test us. He is a true gift from God.

Just a boy and his stick.
We have a soccer player!

He didn't get hurt, in fact he laughed about it.


It looked like he was peeing, so I took a pic. Obviously he wasn't since he was in diapers, or maybe he was and I didn't know it.

Playing in the sprinklers outside our apartment. Who knew they would be so fun!

I love them!

So cool in Mama's shades


He was falling asleep and I was tickling his face.

There isn't a whole lot of things cuter than a sleeping baby.

Chillaxin'

His new chair!!

Plastic cups=favorite toys

Silly time! He was laughing and being so funny this day.

Chocolate chip cookie and hot afternoon stroller ride=messy face.

Begging for more powdered donuts.

Just sitting on his car watching the cars go by.

Asher LOVED Kevin and Michelle's 3-legged cat named House. He chased him around and tried to grab his one front leg.

Outside "Mike the Tiger" habitat at LSU. Asher was terrified of this tiger statue.

Seeing the pigs at LSU vet school.

Pretty Horsie!

Big dogs don't scare Asher, though they were a little better at getting food from him then Rex.

Just picking my nose.

Water fun day with Ollie!

 Helping Daddy fix the TV. It was so funny to watch Asher try to copy Mike. Like Father like Son.

Wednesday, July 3, 2013

Feeling HOT HOT HOT


Diapers: size 3
Clothes: Mostly 12m (although we still sneak a few 9m in there)
Shoes: Size 4
Weight/Height: 20.1 lb (3%) 29in (10%) Doc says this is still proportionate and we have nothing to worry about. Asher is just a little guy like his daddy was at his age.

Summer is in full swing here in the South. Hot days and hot nights limit our fun a little, but we make the best of it. Asher is sweaty all the time. We hit the pool 3-4 times a week - so much that he has little sores on his feet. This kid loves the water! We went to the waterpark for the first time. Asher was thrilled with the wave pool and water slides. He loves to just explore. He has given me many gifts of worms, leaves, sticks and leaves. He understands a lot more now. Mike says, "Go wake up Mommy!" and Asher runs into the room and yells at me. When I ask if he needs a diaper change, he runs into his room and waits by the changing table. Asher doesn't walk places, he runs. When we go outside, Asher knows he has to wear a hat. I love this because I can get cute hats for him to wear now.
He is becoming a little person now full of real attitude and temper tantrums. Asher knows when he is doing something wrong and will look at us and do it anyway.

I am reading a devotional this month about parenting on my YouVerse Bible app. It is really getting me to think a lot about how much Mike and I impact Asher. I enjoyed the last few sentences today.
 "Discipline begins with a parent's willingness to spend time and energy to shape attitudes and behaviors. Love sets boundaries so that a child knows what is good and bad, what he or she is free to do and not free to do. Discipline involves punishment, because sometimes people learn best through pain. It isn't simply punishment though; it is a process in which you help to shape a person's attitudes and values and behavior to reflect God's ways."

"Discipline your children, and they will give you peace; they will bring you the delight you desire." -Proverbs 29:17
"Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good; his love endures forever."  - 1 Chronicles 16:24






At the park. He loves slides!

At a playdate, the mower was the only thing he wanted to play with.



Playing in the puddles after a storm

Lunch after swimming - this boy could barely keep his eyes open.




Looking cute!


Ouchies on his toes from crawling in the pool. They have since become worse.


This is the new thing he does in the tub: spreads out flat on his belly.


Loves his boxes!!

 At the water park. Dad tried to take pictures of Asher and I, but we went super fast down the slide. Daddy went really slow.

 LOVES THE SLIDES!!!


Hanging with his buddy Ollie

 Finger painting.


At the waterpark!!
Dancing to Taylor Swift.