Happy Birthday, Asher!

On March 11 our sweet second son turned 3! I can't believe he is already three - craziness! He is goofy and stubborn. He loves to snuggle, play outside, read books, ride his bike, eat and snack all day long, be silly with his siblings.

We celebrated with Jacob's side of the family for Sunday dinner (a few days before his actual birthday). Asher requested baked beans, mac & cheese, corn, and Grammie's bbq chicken along with peach cobbler for dinner. :)

There is always plenty of help when it comes to opening gifts!

On Sunday night at my parent's house we celebrated my sister's birthday along with Asher's. 

Opening more gifts!

We celebrated with cinnamon rolls on his birthday. He was the first person to get to use our new "You are special today" plate - which he was excited about! We learned that if you put candles in a too-hot cinnamon roll, they will melt all inside the roll. Oops! :) 

A couple of days after he turned 3, Asher lost his last paci. I finally did find it later and put it away because he was definitely ready to be done with it. He cried (and I cried with him) at rest time that day, but then didn't have any trouble going to sleep that night. It was bittersweet - I wish he didn't have to grow up so quickly, but I'm glad to see him growing through the challenges. 

Asher is 2!

Sweet Asher boy turned 2 earlier this month! We had a family party (to celebrate the March birthdays) the Sunday night before his birthday. Jacob was off the morning of Asher's actual birthday, so we went to play at the park and eat lunch at 5 Guys (Asher's request). :)

Asher weighs 28lbs, wears size 2T and size 6-6.5 shoes. Funny Fact - Asher and Levi weigh exactly the same, wear the same size clothes and shoes, and are 14 months apart. :) I get asked all. the. time. if they are twins!

Asher loves to play outside! He is a climber and dare devil. He is sweet and snuggly. He is cautious about some things. He loves to read. He plays well with Lily and Levi, but a lot of times I'll find him playing by himself. He adores Ava and is a sweet big brother.

Asher turns 1!

Mr. Asher turned 1, oh, over a month ago. Life has been so busy I haven't had a chance to post about it. His birthday was the during the week between the two weddings, so his actual birthday was kind of in the midst of doing laundry and planning and packing for the next trip.

The morning of his first birthday.

Excited about his oatmeal for breakfast. Ha!

He weighs about 18lbs.

He wears 9-12 month clothes and size 3 shoes. 

He says Dada, Mama, Yaya (my mom), sissy, baba (bottle), bye bye, hey and maybe a few other words. 

He folds his hands when we say it's time to pray.

He takes a 5-10 steps on his own and walks everywhere pushing things, but hasn't built up the courage to take off really walking.

He and Levi are sleeping in the same room full time now (naps and night time).

He loves bathtime.

He plays well independently. 

He's finally getting over his very clingy to momma stage. Very thankful to be able to leave him with the babysitter or grandparent's and him not scream the entire time.

He still takes 2 naps each day and sleeps about 12 hours at night.

We had a little family party for him on the Sunday night after the second wedding. 

*Major mommy fail - I was holding the cupcake with the lit candle and we were about to sing to him. I asked my brother-in-law to take some pictures on my phone. I got distracted and looked away from Asher and the cupcake when I was telling my bro-in-law the security code on my phone, and Asher grabbed the candle and burned his little hand. I felt so bad! Thankfully my sister doused his hand in lavender oil and it didn't even blister. 

He didn't want anything to do with his cupcake right away, but he warmed up to it after awhile.

Yum!

Love this sweet little guy!

11 months.

How can my baby be almost a year already?! 

He wears 9 month clothes, although some one piece pants outfits are too short on him. 

He still takes 3 6oz bottles during the day and 1 8oz at night.

He seriously loves food! Anything I put in front of him, he eats. He is still grain free except for the few stray cheerios and bits of bread crusts he's found under the table after his brother and sister have eaten. :)

He crawls so fast and is cruising around the furniture, but he doesn't seem to be interested in walking alone yet. He loves to push things around and walk behind them.

He still takes two naps each day and sleeps from about 7:30 - 7:00 at night.

He is such a momma's boy. Seriously, if I go out of the room or if someone else holds him he has a come apart. It's pretty ridiculous. At home he's fine, and plays well with Lily and Levi. He also won't take his bottle from anyone but momma...not even daddy. Whenever I leave him with our babysitter or grandparents, he's a hot mess. Makes me so sad! I'm praying this stage is over soon.

He has 4 teeth and has 2 more about to pop through. 

He needs to move up to the convertible carseat, but we need to get Lily and new one and then he'll get her old one. 

He loves going in the bathroom. Ugh! We try to remember to close the door, but if we happen to forget, we can count on finding him playing in the potty. So gross!

He loves music. He'll sit and watch/listen to Jacob play his violin for the longest time. 

He likes to read. His favorite books are the animal ones that have little patches of fur that you can feel.

Yes, I give him whole pieces of fruit to eat. He'll sit in his highchair for the longest time gnawing on apples and pears. 

No matter how many times I sweep, this rascal will still scrounge around and find leftovers on the floor.  

We love you, sweet Asher-boy!

8 months.

Sweet Asher turned 8 months old on November 11. Yes, I'm behind...

He is a busy, busy boy! He scoots (army crawls) everywhere. I regularly find him in the bathroom, down the hall, in the kid's rooms, or in the kitchen (when I'm cooking he always comes to be with me.)

He puts stuff in his mouth. I dug a artificial flower bud out of his mouth, as well as a heart-shaped tag from a beanie baby. 

He loves to eat! He still takes 4 bottles each day and eats three meals. So far he hasn't turned away any food I've offered him.

He is such a mama's boy right now. Like, seriously, if I'm out of sight (when we are out and about), he is very unhappy.

He still takes 2 naps each day and sleeps 11-12 hours at night. 

He likes to "talk" and blow bubbles.

He has one tooth all the way in and I can feel three others ready to pop through. Teething has been hard on him.

He wear's 6-9 month clothes and size 3 diapers.

Love you, sweet boy!

6 months.

Sweet Asher-boy is 6 months old today! Where has the time gone?!

Here's what he's been up to lately - 

• Rolling over, both directions.
• Sitting pretty well. We have to be right there with him so he doesn't topple over.

• He wears 3-6 month clothes and size 2 diaper.
• He probably weighs around 15lbs, but I'm not for sure.

• Eating. He loves it! So far he's tried avocado, sweet potato and banana. He loves it all.
• He still takes 5 bottles each day.

• He takes a long morning and afternoon nap and then a short snooze around suppertime.
• He is sleeping great at night.

• He loves to sit in the walker and play with toys.
• He intently watches everything that goes on around him.
• Loud noises bother him.

We are so thankful for this precious boy!

5 months.

Asher turned 5 months on Saturday. Can't believe how fast this little man is growing!

• He still drinks about 7-7 1/2 oz of goat's milk formula every 3-4 hours and a 9 oz bottle before bed.
• He sleeps from about 8:30pm to 6:30am. He is still sleeping in the co-sleeper beside our bed. I'm hoping he will start sleeping to 7 or 7:30 soon and then he'll move to share Levi's room. Levi needs to sleep longer than 6:30am and I'm afraid if I put Asher in there now, he'll wake Levi up early in the morning.
• He weighs about 14lbs and wears 3-6 month clothes.
• He squeals and talks a ton.

• This week he's finally past the fussy phase that he was in for several weeks! This Mama is so thankful! He's happily playing in the bouncy seat, on the play mat, or on a blanket. Such a blessing!
• He loves chewing on his fingers, toes, and anything else he can manage to get to his mouth.
• He is very attentive to everything going on around him.

• He loves to look at books with mama or brother and sissy.
• He really enjoys being outside. He got his first mosquito bites this past weekend. Poor baby!
• He sweats so bad! 

We are so thankful for our sweet little man!

Sweet Babes.

Right now Lily is really into wearing coats, tights, and long-sleeved anything. Yes, with this heat and humidity! Crazy girl! The other day she was running around in her coat and I found her sweetly playing with Asher. It was the most precious thing to see her hugging him and talking quietly to him. She is such a good big sister. Of course, like any 2 1/2 year old, she has her moments of not being so nice to her little brothers, but we try to focus on the good times and use the bad times as training ground.

4 months.

My little Asher is 4 months old! He is such a joy in our home - I can hardly remember what it was like without him!

• He still drinks about 7oz of goat's milk formula every 3-3 1/2 hours.
• He sleeps from about 9:30pm - 6:30am (straight through) and takes 3-4 naps each day.
• He weighs 12lbs 2oz and wears 3 month size clothes.
• He likes to sit in the highchair and watch everything that's going on.

• He is teething - has actually cut one tooth. This has caused him to be fussy some lately.
• Constantly chewing on his hand, a toy, or mama's hair {ick!}
• He reaches out and plays with the toys on his play mat and grabs toys from us when we hand them to him.

• He has ginormous feet! LOL
• He is a happy little man most of the time.
• He loves to be outside!
• He laughs and smiles so much! I love it!

We are so thankful for Asher and how well he fits into our family!