Asher- 6 months old

On December 11th Asher turned 6 months old!!

Here are some of the things Ash is up to:

At Asher’s 1 week checkup for his Doc Band, he was doing great!  They brought out a mold of his head originally- amazing how they can do that from 3D pictures taken- and we really could see a noticeable improvement!  His week 2 and 3 appointments went just as well.

He LOVES his jumpy!

Asher's new friend is a little reindeer stuffed toy I had with the Christmas decorations.  So much for other toys I bought him for Christmas presents!!

His other favorite stuffed toy is Mr. Bear.  (Yes, we do choose original names.)

I catch Asher staring at me often.  No, it’s not creepy. :-)   I hope he is realizing that I am his mommy and I love him to the moon and back!!

He does not like to be carried or held like a baby.  He’s growing up so fast!

He is so hard to change- he kicks on the changing table like crazy!!

He has been the king of the half hour nap.  I guess you can’t really even call that a nap.  He has taken 2 to 3 of those a day.  Yet over the past few days (right around turning 6 months) he has started extending at least one or two naps to an hour or more.  Yay!!  He is still a wonderful night sleeper and we wake him after 12 hours to eat most mornings. 

To self-soothe he crosses his arms over his mouth and sucks on his hands/wrists. He often falls asleep in this position too. 

Here is a video I got of him waking up the other morning.  Love his happy morning talking.  So cute!!

I thought he may become a thumb sucker, yet it's rare that I've seen him do it lately. His gums hurt so much he seems to chew mostly on toys, his hands, our fingers, or burp rags. 

Asher is very in to watching us when we eat or drink.  The other day he seemed to really like looking at a Pepsi can- too funny!

He is mostly in size 3 diapers.  (We are still finishing up some 2s.) 

He is currently in 6 and 6-9 month clothes, yet I will need to retire most 6-month items any day now.  He’s a big boy!

Nov 16- He tried baby oatmeal.  He seemed to like it better than the rice.  We’re making progress!!

Nov 19- Asher had his first babysitter; my good friend Liz.  So, basically it was like a family member was watching him after all. 

Playing at Liz's- so much fun!

Dec 5- He held the bottle all on his own. 

Dec 11- Asher tried bananas for the first time.  He really seemed to like them and kept opening his mouth for more.

This is one of my favorite recent pictures of him.  Makes me smile every time.