Up close and personal!

Asher is just growing at lightning speed. He is now able to sit in his bouncy chair and play with toys. He is able to touch them and coo. It is so cute. I got several pics of him playing the other day.

Yes his hair is crazy, but could you cut it?? I just can't do it yet! Its so wild and crazy and part of his charm;)

I found out that he is very ticklish. When you tickle him he actually giggles. He is also holding his bottle (not formula, moms milk) on his own.

This morning I put him on my bed and I turned around to see him roll from his back to his belly! So now he can roll from belly to back and vice versa. Its so amazing how these simple things can get me so excited. I just love watching him grow and learn new things. We love to laugh with each other. I am just loving every minute of my time with him!

Asher has been having what I can only assume are nightmares. He starts screaming in his sleep and the scream is very different from his normal screams. Not sure what to do except hold him till he calms done. If any has any advice on that let me know.

Have a great weekend!

2008 in review

I thought I would do something similar to what April did and kind of do a review of 2008.

The Lord blessed us so much this past year. Ryan and I grew so much and learned a whole lot more. We have been getting more and more into our church. We love that church and our pastor. He is just amazing! The people there have a real love for Jesus and it shows.

Of course as everyone knows I got pregnant in January. We had a few bumps in the first few months but overall it went well. My only complaint, as everyone probably knows, was the stairs at work. I had to go down three flights of stairs to get to the bathroom. Those stairs were definitely my nemesis, however I do have to thank them at the same time because I got a good workout in just by going to work.

Ryan got a motorcycle. I wasn't happy at first but he's really enjoying it so I can't complain. Its also cheap on gas so that is nice.

I was able to travel to see my family and my wonderful FF gals for my first baby shower! Then about a month later I met up with April (anf finally met Preston) and we flew to see my in-laws for my second baby shower. Work also threw me a shower and then so did Jackie. I was so blessed by everyone! I don't think I had to buy one thing. Thank you all who bought Asher a gift, I am so thankful for each item.

Last but not least came our pride and joy; Asher! He means the world to us. He is such an amazing little boy. Ryan is such an amazing dad! He makes me so proud, Asher just laughs when he sees dad. I can't wait to see them together as Asher grows. Ryans parents and my family came and saw him. It was a lot of good fun for everyone. At Christmas it was just Ryan, me and Asher. We had a good time together for our first Christmas. I can't wait to teach Asher the meaning of Christmas and have him understand!

So much more happened but I did want to share the highlights. Thank you to everyone in our lives you are true blessings that we charish.

Things I learned in 08'

1. pregnancy and labor were much easier than anticipated. (yeah I said it!)

2. breastfeeding was much, much harder than anticipated.

3. I never thought a topic of conversation at the dinner table could be about dirty diapers.

4. Don't wear a dress when its really windy out.

5. Always check the weather, see number 4 for the reason.

6. Family and friends are amazing blessings in my life.

7. I love Jesus more and more everyday!!!

3 months preggo

7 months preggo

1 week before Asher was born

Asher 1 day old

Thank you all for a wonderful year!

Just in case

Here is a picture of me as a baby. I am somewhere between 1 day and 6 months old....not too sure;) Who does this remind of you?? My husband says he still doesn't think Asher looks like me. Poor guy is in denial, but I love him so much anyway!

Don't forget to take note of the ultra cool orange carpet and couch. Also, those tiny legs are my dads! Now you all know where I got my chicken legs from.....

Christmas and New Years!

Our first Christmas and New Years with Asher went great! Christmas Eve we went to a great service at church. Then we came home where I cooked turkey with all the fixins. The next morning we opened our presents while Asher slept. He didn't get to see all his cool toys being opened but as soon as he woke up we had him playing with them. He loved them all! Thank you to everyone for his presents, he got so spoiled. Here are some pics and a video of it all.

As you all know Asher has a huge head of hair. Well its getting pretty long and I think he's trying to grow his own mullet. Anyways we were playing around with his hair and this is what we got!

For New Years we had a friend and her daughter over for some pizza. After that we went to the movie "Marley and Me". We really enjoyed the movie. It was a great movie but for those animal lovers you should definitely bring some tissue. Asher was great throughout the movie. He slept through most of it. We were also in bed, asleep, before the New Year came. Happy New Years to everyone!

Asher has pretty much mastered the art of rolling over from his belly. He is also laughing and cooing a lot. He enjoys his baths and doesn't cry anymore when we change his diaper (usually!). When we hold him up he loves to walk around. He's also going through this faze where he won't bend at the waist. So we are having a hard time get him to sit because he will push his legs straight. He is also sleeping through the night for the most part. That's it from here! Enjoy your weekend everyone!