On May 11th, Asher turned 11 months old!!
Here are some things Ash is up to:
He is in size 4 diapers and size 12 and 18-month clothes.
Favorite toy: his push walker.
(We’ve loved the Vtech Sit-to-Stand.)
We feel that Asher has made such amazing strides this month! (Especially when it comes to being mobile.)
He likes to sleep with his bum in the air and his arms tucked under him.
It’s so cute! Rumor has it that my mom slept the same
way when she was little.
Here he is sitting up and talking to his stuffed animals.
I can’t get enough of him smiling so big his teeth show- he has 7 now.
He still loves to eat and pretty much
loves everything he can pick up and feed himself.
For a little while, and then only when needed, he crawled all over. He’s
gotten pretty speedy too. Gone are
the days when we could put him down and he would stay in one spot until someone
moved him. :-)
Here he is when just turning 10 months.
Here he is closer to 11 months.
He would rather be on his little two feet than anything else! He uses
his walker, push walker, a couch, or table to walk himself anywhere he can.
This guy is now mobile!
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| Checking out his walker- thanks for the loan Liz and Lucy!! |
He likes to watch Sesame Street. He kind of dances (bends and
straightens his legs) every time he hears the music. Rumor has it that I used to do the same thing while watching
the same show. Oh I so hope he
inherited Brandon’s musical abilities!!
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| Will he be a conductor?? |
Along with moving all over, he is into everything!! I think outlet protectors were
developed with a kid like mine in mind as he would totally stick his finger in
a socket. I’ve also found out how
strong he is! He will pull
something off of a shelf or table I never thought he could move. Oh how much Brandon and I have to
learn about him!!
The poor child has terrible allergies. Since he was born he's always
sneezed a lot. He struggles with having a stuffy or runny nose most of the
time. I know teething can cause some of it, but this is way more than normal.
We have had a pretty continuous problem with cradle cap. We tried
Original Sprout Hair & Body Babywash from Cool Cuts 4 Kids. It seems to
have done the trick! It's all-natural without a ton of junk listed.
So napping has become an issue again for us. There are days he naps great and then he doesn’t want to nap
at all the next day. At all! It makes for a crazy, long day
(although he is still very good natured in spite of not sleeping). I’ve read that separation anxiety can
have an affect on naps. Asher is
definitely experiencing some separation anxiety- mainly when we drop him off at
church daycare, but he even cries at times when one of us leaves the room. I’ve also read that it’s actually good
that he is very aware of who and what is present in his immediate
surroundings. There is also a
sleep regression that can occur between 8-10 months, so it may fall under this
instead of the separation issues.
I’m holding out that it’s just another phase of childhood and he’ll nap
again soon. Thank the Lord that he
is still a wonderful night sleeper!!
Asher has gotten very good at responding to his name. Actually listening is another thing. :-)
He loves to clap his hands.
Asher still loves to be outside.
He really looks around and takes it all in. Very neat to watch.
He learned how to turn the water on in our bathtub. Thanks Daddy for
jokingly showing him how to do it.
April 17- he did the sign for "all done" twice. Yet, he hasn’t done it since, so it was
probably a fluke.
April 27- He pulled himself to standing!!
April 28- started crawling!!
April 29- I found him standing in his pack-and-play (and soon after in his crib).
May 2- Asher crawled to me!!
May 8- We started swim lessons at Kim Courtney Swim. (She offers free mommy and baby lessons
until 16 months.) Asher had a
great time in the pool with friends Teddy and Brock. He was a little apprehensive and dunked his own head once
(don’t worry, I was still holding him), so I’m hopeful to learn techniques to
help him love the pool as much as the bathtub.
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| Post swimming nap. |
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| Post swimming crazy hair! |
Extra fun stuff!!
Asher helped Mommy and Daddy celebrate their 2 year anniversary.
We took him to Portillo's. Have you caught on that this kid loves to eat??
He LOVED it there- just like I do. :-)
Yes, his shirt says Major Hunk. Awesome!
All sorts of toys and he loves a cardboard box.
We went to a movie in the park for our neighborhood.
A playdate with cousin Nolan.
A playdate with Teddy.
This kid loves going to the grocery store- seriously! Maybe it's the deli samples.
It could also be all the attention he gets from sweet older ladies who
stop me to talk about his hair.
Can I just say how much fun Asher is?!! We just love our little Moo Man so much and he brings
so much joy to our lives!!
