Twist and Shout

I have loved the time off with Asher this week. I was able to spend the entire week with him because it was my Spring Break.  The last two days he has been going to bed at 8pm and waking up around 6:30am.  Jed and I hope he keeps this up!  Asher is such a good baby and we know we are lucky parents.  He has also started screeching. We think it is because he loves to hear his own voice. He screeches throughout the day and smiles while making these sounds.  Below is just a little taste of Asher showing us how high he can get with his voice.  Our dog, Roswell, now has some vocal competition.

Tip Toeing through the Tulips

This past week has been a lot of fun. The sun has been out and the weather has been perfect. The tulips in the front of our house are blooming. Our neighborhood is also filled with Cherry Blossoms. There is no mistaking that it is Spring in DC. 

Asher is getting bigger by the second. We are taking predictions of how much he weighs.  Our chunk-a-munka's weight was 13 pounds at his 2 month check-up. We know that he is much bigger than that now.  Our 4 month appointment is in May.  Asher is already fitting into his 6 month outfits. We packed up the 0-3 month clothing last week.

Here are a few shots of our little Asher-Asher-Potato Masher from this week.

Happy as a clam after his bath.





First day sitting up in his stroller. Such a big boy without a car seat adapter.



Enjoying the day with Daddy. Look at those tulips!

Big boy!

Cute jacket, Asher kind of looks like he has on Dracula's cape here.

Mommy's little bear..Rarrr....



Spring Fair and other adventures

This weekend was the BIG Jamestown Elementary Spring Fair.  Asher just had to make an appearance and all the 5th grade girls were happy he decided to drop by.

Jed also got a kick out of the giant blow up wrestler that took over the gym.  Only in North Arlington would you see something out of the Macys Day parade.

On a side note, Roswell got a new haircut this weekend and we had to show him off next to our little cherub.  Can you guess who weighs more?

Daddy and Asher in their button up shirts!

We are also trying to do more tummy time with the little guy, Nana's orders!

See, Nana, here is the proof that we are making your grandson cranky.

This weekend also marks the beginning of my brave pursuit to cut Asher's fingernails. Fingernails are now trimmed and no blood to speak of. I have to give myself an A++! I cut his fingernails while he was  sleeping and even had time to use an emery board to smooth them out.  Hopefully, no more scratches on his baby face. 


Finally, we got out the bumbo chair today. Asher will now have a new place to plant himself. With a bit of luck, this will help reduce the bald spot that is forming on the back of his cute little head.

He is still a little too young for this. We have to prop his head up.

3 months old and counting

Technically, Asher has been three months if you go by weeks for a little while now. However, I like to celebrate it by the day and it is kind of fun that way. So, today Asher gets to celebrate another month with a cute picture.

This past week, Jed began his duties as a stay-at-home dad  while I went back to work.  Jed has been enjoying his time off and was able to work out 3 times this week with Asher in tow. He also had lunch with his friends on Friday.  During the week it was fun to race home and hear about Jed's day with our baby.  The first day he didn't have time to take a shower because he was so busy, but by the week's end he was a real pro and I was very proud of him.

Jed has been enjoying putting Asher in cute little outfits.  Here is Asher representing MY alma mater.
Go Cougs!!! He even matched the socks.

 Although, Asher started sucking his thumb literally a few hours after being in the hospital he was never really an expert at it until now.  Introducing Asher the thumb sucking machine...