Let's fly away: Asher's Journey to Washington

At 7 months old, Asher took his first plane ride to visit family and friends in Washington state.  The plane ride to Seattle was uneventful, except that I was a nervous wreck thinking that we would be one of "those" people on the airplane.  Instead, Asher was having the time of his life taking in the airplane experience.  Asher was also lucky enough to have his first airplane ride in first class. One good thing about all of Daddy's traveling is that he gets upgraded and so does his family. 




Smiling and giggling at 10pm!

The only sleeping that Asher did was on take off and landing.

Stop over in Phoenix

Busy Bee!!!

It has been awhile since our last post, August has flown by.  This past week Asher has enjoyed his cuddle time with Nana and Grandpa Neil.

Nana came to visit early this week and we sure had fun. Asher showed her how much he loves playing with toys and how he puts everything and we mean EVERYTHING in his mouth.  He also showed her how well he sucks his thumb.  Yeah for Asher and Nana time!!!

You are very silly.

I love my blanket and my Nana.

After  we said goodbye to Nana, we decided to head to Truckeroo. Truckeroo is a monthly event in DC where all the food trucks congregate by the Nationals ballpark.  We took Asher and had the best lobster sandwich.  Asher missed all of the action and slept in his stroller.  He was probably dreaming about the wonderful cuddle time he had with his Nana, we are sure of it.

Asher and Daddy at Truckeroo.

Asher ended his week with an impromptu visit with Grandpa Neil. The Silversmiths are headed to Washington State tomorrow and so we decided to drop off Roswell, our dog, with Grandpa.  We met halfway between Pittsburgh and DC for the exchange.  Here are a few shots of our visit this afternoon.

My Grandpa is really tan.

Thanks for the bottle break.

7 months old, where did the time go?

Asher is officially 7 months old today! He is celebrating this milestone with his Grandpa Howard who also celebrated his birthday today. 

Asher is sending a million kisses and hugs to his grandpa!

Asher loves to use his legs by jumping in the jumperoo and exersaucer. He also loves to stand with assistance.  Here is a little peek at Asher becoming mobile...

Finally, a picture of our 7 month old in his adorable outfit that reminds me of his dad.

It's been a "solid" week

Well, well, well, feeding solids to an almost 7 month old has proven to be much more challenging than I thought.  He is stuck on the bottle and at this point nothing is getting in his way of enjoying it-- not even bananas, carrots, applesauce or butternut squash and definitely NOT cereal.  Although, he does like carrots and butternut squash better than the other foods he has tried. 

Feeding time in the Silversmith household has been a lot of trial and error.

During the feeding frenzy, I have found that certain bibs are better than others.  The one in the video he can easily take off and make a mess of himself.  So, I have fallen in love with the bib in the picture below.  For some reason, Asher cannot get it off. I am surprised that I can feel so much joy in such a bib, but it makes clean up that much more bearable because I don't have to change his outfits.  At these times, I feel like I am truly a mom when discussing the quality of a bib.







Don't let this photo fool you!  Most of feeding time does not look like this.



It looks like this...



Asher is convincing himself that his thumb is his bottle--note the food in his hair.

Mommy swoops in to save the day with the mighty bottle!

After all this fuss over feeding, we have almost forgotten to mention the unbearable heat this past week in DC. With the heat index reaching 115 degrees, we have spent most of our time indoors. However, that has not stopped me from dressing Asher in some adorable cotton outfits.  I am not kidding...look at the cute little outfit below.

Daddy thinks that Asher looks like a little Dutch boy in this outfit.

Do you see the rolls above his knees? Love it!!!


Nap time was so cute today, I thought the blog should end with what I saw.

Do you like applesauce?

I was so excited to have Asher try applesauce and the results of the experiment are in the video below. Enjoy!

Sitting Pretty

Today our little guy mastered the art of sitting on the ground all by himself.  He was able to play in his room with his blocks for several minutes before toppling over.  What a growing boy and what a special moment. 



Our cat, Max, was so curious he decided to hang out with us.




Look what I can do!

After all the morning excitement of playing with our toys while sitting up, we decided to try the highchair for the first time. Asher also tried his second day of eating butternut squash.  Yesterday, I made the pureed squash myself with my baby food maker, which I loved using, but apparently Asher disliked tasting.  So, Daddy made a great suggestion and told me to mix in the pureed squash with the rice cereal.  Today, I tried Daddy's suggestion and our baby loved it.  However, I think he liked feeding himself even better. (see video below)

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6 month appointment

Our baby boy had his six month check-up today.  He did great and only cried a little when he received his two shots. Asher also loved playing with the paper that they put on the exam table.  He was slapping his feet down and squealing with delight at the sound he was making.  When the doctor came in she had to tear the paper out of his hands in order to hear his heartbeat with her stethoscope.  The doctor said that Asher is very healthy and that he is so strong that he can probably stand if holding on to something. So, I rushed home and tested her theory out and the result was a success. Asher CAN stand, if only for a few seconds.

Alright, so the moment we've been waiting for, the stats...

Weight: 19.5 lbs/90th percentile
Height:28.5 inches/97th percentile
Head Circumference: 17.5/75 percentile

And what's a blog post without a picture of our healthy guy....

Hello, Mommy!

Getting ready for bed.