Wonderful Son

This is the last half hour of the last month that our little family will be only 3.  Next month, we will welcome our new daughter.  So many questions run through our mind. Will Asher adjust? Will he be kind to his new sister? Will we be able to manage it all and still provide our children with what they need? Over the past few days, I have made peace with all of my worries and Asher has helped me do it.  He is such a dynamic son. His sister will look up to him and be in awe of him. She will laugh at his silly behavior and sense of humor.  She will see him as a teacher and respect his intelligence. She will know that he has a kind soul and that he has been waiting for her to join our family.  I know this because over the last few weeks Asher has attended each and every doctor's appointment with me-- even the 36 week ultrasound. He was such a good boy at the appointments. It was such a special moment between the two of us. His eyes lit up when he heard his sister's heartbeat and when he saw her on the ultrasound.  He asked the doctor to hear the heartbeat again and talked about it for days afterwards, relaying exactly what happened in the doctor's office.  I am looking forward to watching his role change in the house and to see him become the wonderful big brother that he was meant to be. We love you Asher!

Taken today, August 31st, 37 1/2 weeks pregnant!

Our Favorite Words and Phrases

Asher's speech has sky rocketed. In fact, he is 100 percent caught up to his peers.  As a bonus, he is a singer, must be because his great grandfather was a Cantor. His current favorite songs to sing are Happy Birthday, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, Baa Baa Black Sheep, Three Blind Mice, and for all our Jewish family and friends, Shabbat Shalom. 

Lately, I have been creating a list of all of his words and expressions. I just don't want to lose them.  In order to keep track, I have decided to share them as they make Jed and I laugh everyday.

Here are our favorites in no particular order:

1) Blankely--a mixture of blanket and broccoli
2) Froswell- his name for Roswell, our dog.
3) Helk-Asher used to say this for help, but it has since dropped off and he now says "Help"
4) Twinkle Seis-This is how he says "Twinkle Stars"when turning on his puppy that has star lights at night and/or singing "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star"
5) Ownce cheese-Orange cheese, of course.
6) Over dare da bookshelf--when Asher wants something that is not in front of him, it must be over by the bookshelf. A bookshelf doesn't necessarily have to be a bookshelf though...
7) Daddy or Mommy read you--This means, read to me
8) Not Fraid or Fraid-if he says either of these it means that he is afraid. Right now he is afraid of his hair getting wet, jeans, shirts that don't have animals, jackets, large dogs that lick, merry go rounds, large slides, etc...
9) Turn left-giving directions on how to drive home at a red light, stop sign, or really anywhere when he is getting frantic and wants to get out of the car. He yells, "Turn left" sometimes he is right! Ha!