ASHER- 4 Months
- Ever since we brought Asher home 48 hours after birth, he has fit in with our family seamlessly. It's like he has been here forever. He has been a sweet and happy baby since day one. He eats and sleeps well and rarely cried unless he is gassy or hungry.
- He was NOT a fan of his first bath but has come to really enjoy them. I am so glad. Leighton LOVED bath time and still does. I can't wait until he is old enough to sit up and take baths with his sister.
- He loves ceiling fans. Easily entertained. Such a boy.
- He makes the MOST adorable noise after he sneezes. One day I will get it on video.
- He was born with a tongue tie. This made it impossible to nurse him after he really "woke up" (not a super sleepy newborn.) So we switched to formula at a month old. I was devastated at first but now I am glad. He is happy and healthy. It is so much easier to get out and go places, especially with a 2 year old, with a bottle. I made myself crazy pumping for 6 months with Leighton and I had made a promise to Jeremy that I wouldn't do that again. Jeremy and I were FF and I think we turned out just fine. It was the best decision for our family. I thought I'd be doing Asher a disservice but now I really see that it was Leighton I did a disservice too. I am so much happier and can spend more time playing with my babies now that I'm not tied to a breast pump and the baby that wants to nurse for an hour at a time. I know breast is best and I encourage all mothers to do it if they can but it doesn't make you a bad mother, by any means, if it's not for you for whatever reason.
- We had his tongue tie clipped when he was 6 weeks old. There are two sides/opinions on tongue ties. Some say that it doesn't cause any issues with eating or speech. Others say it causes significant issues with both. Since I had already seen that his had caused issues with eating (nursing) we decided it was best to go ahead and clip it and eliminate any fear that it would cause issues with his speech later in life. It was a hard decision because they don't give any type of anesthesia. The literally just clip it with surgical scissors. He was such a brave boy, though. He barely cried for half a minute. He ate his bottle just fine and fell asleep.
- He loves his swing and his paci.Just like big sister. Unlike his sister, he also loves the bouncer seat which is where you can be sure to find him if mommy and sissy are in the shower.
- He loves to snuggle on mommy or daddy. I take all of the cuddle time I can get.
- He is very smiley and chatty. Such a happy baby. He will babble and smile pretty much the entire time he is awake. His smiles absolutely melt me. He smiled pretty early- about 5 weeks old.
- He is eating 6-8 ounces at every feeding. He eats 4 times a day now.
- He sleeps between 10-11 hrs a night and has since 9 1/2 weeks old. YAY! We are still establishing a good nap pattern during the day but are getting there!
- He can follow objects with his eyes. He loves tummy time and pushing up on his arms. He has been holding his head up really well since just a week or so old. He rolled from front to back at 3 months.
- He is a great car rider. We have traveled A LOT since his birth and he has been pretty perfect every time.
- He rarely spits up. Such a huge change from big Sis, who threw up everything she ate. I told Jeremy the other day "I think I bought way too many burp cloths." But we went through several a day with Leighton and I wanted to be prepared.
- He has been wearing a size 2 diapers since just 2 months. We will probably have to switch to a size 3 after we use up these last 2s. I think Leighton was between 4-6 months before she wore size 2. Amazing what 3 extra weeks in the womb does.
- His 4 month apt is tomorrow so I am not sure what his weight/height is yet but I think he's probably pushing 16 lbs.
- He loves to play with toys already, especially his Sophie and the toy bar on his car seat.
- He is obsessed with Leighton. He follows her every move and smiles the biggest at her. I sure hope they will stay close throughout their lives.
- I love him SO much. The bond between a mother and daughter is incredible. So is the bond between mother ands son. They are very different bonds. The saying "A son is a son until he takes a wife, but a daughter is a daughter for life," comes to my mind every day. I know one day my baby boy will replace me with a wife and it breaks my heart. This precious baby boy is my undoing. I pray for his future wife several times a day.
- I can't even believe we celebrated Leighton's 1/2 birthday yesterday (a tradition in our family.) Where did my baby go? 2 1/2 years goes by SO fast.
- Leighton is in LOVE with her "brubber." She mostly calls him "brubber." Sometimes she calls him baby, Asher, or just boy. Ha! She throws away his dirty diapers for me, plays "this little piggy" with his toes, talks and sings to him, puts his paci back in for me when he cries. She covers him in kisses. She prays for him at night. She holds him. She always asks to carry him but shes not quite big enough for that. She offers him everything shes drinking or eating even though he, of course, can't have any of it. She tells me when he's crying and consoles him by saying "it's ok brubber, you're fine!" She "helps" me burp him. She loves to say "give me a smile," "he's smiling at you," and "he loves you." (Things she has heard us say.) If she hears him crying in his crib she'll say "Brubber's crying, I go check on him. I be right back"
- She has the most ridiculous vocabulary. I can't go anywhere without someone asking "How old is she? Three? Because she speaks so well for her age." They are always amazed when I say she's just two.
- She's also very tall for her age but I suppose our kids don't have a choice but to be tall.
- She LOVES to sing. She knows more songs than I can count and will always tell you which ones she wants to sing. She especially loves her SEEDS Family Worship songs.We have all the CDs and she has one whole CD memorized. That means she has 12 bible verses memorized. That's more than some adults I know.
- She has all of her letters memorized by sight. She gets K and X mixed up occasionally. We are now working on sounds.
- She has all of her basic colors memorized and knows her left from right.
- She loves clothes and shoes and always tells us we look "bootiful" when we get dressed.
- She loves to brush her teeth herself and get dressed and undressed herself.
- We converted her crib to a toddler bed a few months ago and she loves it. She never gets out of it after we put her in it, even in the morning. I have to physically get her out of it. I know it won't last forever but I am happy that's the way it's been going since she is upstairs in our new house.
- She loves to swing and swim and do anything outdoors.
- She can be super silly like daddy and super serious like mommy (although, I definitely have my silly moments). I love her both ways.
- She still LOVES to read. She memorized her first book a couple of months ago.
- Her favorite shows are Sesame Street, Super Why, Sophia the First, Doc McStuffins, and Mickey Mouse Clubhouse.
- We have cut her nap down to an hr a day. Otherwise she doesn't sleep as well/long at night. I am holding out on the nap at least until she's old enough to understand "play quietly in your room until mommy comes to get you." I have to have that time to myself to get some things done around the house.
- She loves to eat. Shes big on fruit, a few vegetables, pasta, rice, bread, pizza. She's definitely my child. She's not big on meat at all. We can get her to eat turkey, hot dogs, and an occasional piece of chicken (like chicken breasts that I make at home) but that's it. I think she's the only 2 year old that could care less about chicken nuggets.
- She enjoyed MMO this summer two days a week. She will start 4 days a week mid-August. Jeremy and I decided this would be best for her. She will learn more, interact with other kids her age more, get over her mild separation anxiety better and I will get more time with my little man.
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