Floating

Last night I took Asher in the Tub with me for the first time, he loved it SO much that we decided to do it again tonight!

We took a short video clip of him enjoying his floaty time in the tub...

Shortly after this he did a nice big fart, luckily it just made a bunch of bubbles... no sharting when your in the Big Tub with mommy!!

Asher

Lots of people ask us where we got the name Asher from, since most people haven't heard it before. So here is the pieced together story that I tell everyone.

Before I was even pregnant I was reading a book called the Red Tent. Basically the novel was the story of Dinah, daughter of Jacob and sister of Joseph. The book's title refers to the tent in which women of Jacob's tribe must, according to the ancient law, take refuge while menstruating or giving birth, and in which they find mutual support and encouragement from their mothers, sisters and aunts. In the Old Testament, Asher was the 8th son of Jacob and the second son of Zilpah, the maid of Jacob’s wife Leah. He was also the founder of the Tribe of Asher.

Although Asher wasn't a huge part of the book, when I read the name I loved it, and like many women wrote it down for future reference!

The name Asher means Happy/blessed/fortunate.

When we were picking names, we had a huge list of Boy names because there were so many that we liked... but Asher was always top of the list and in the end it was a pretty easy decision!

At the Farm

Just a quick picture I took today of Daddy, Asher and Great Grandpa today while we were at the heritage farm checking out all the steam engines and trains!

Sleepy Noises

Another video... this one is of Asher making all kinds of noises while he sleeps in Daddy's arms!

Settling in

Asher and Mommy have been trying to settle into a routine... which is probably why I feel like there really isn't much to blog about lately!

On a "normal" day we wake up around 7 or 8am, Asher has his first "meal" and usually plays on his floor mat for a bit while mommy makes tea or coffee and has some breaky! He loves to play on his mat. He kicks at the rattle and is really starting to make different happy noises!

Then after he has had enough exercise he either needs a bum change or wants a cuddle...or both!

He usually doesn't have a nap until 12ish... but some days he will nap for mommy at 10am! If he does decide to nap at 10am, mommy tries to get her workout in... on the Wii fit! If not I try to fit it in later in the day!

Most days Aunty Tricia and Cousin Kiana come over and hang out or we all go out together! It's so nice to have Aunty and Cousin around to chat with :O)

His second nap of the day is usually around 4 or 5pm... just before daddy gets home! This is the nap that mommy usually joins in on, which is so nice!

When daddy gets home, he has a shower and then Asher and daddy have some cuddle time and mommy usually finishes up dinner!

It's so nice to be settled in and we are really starting to see Asher change and develop new skills! He is getting so big now, I saw a newborn in the mall yesterday that just looked so tiny compared to him!! Hard to believe he was that small at one point!

Here is a video I took one morning while he was on his floor mat!

Bad Blogger

Sorry, I haven't posted in sooo long... life has been busy and I haven't had much time for the computer!

Asher is getting big and smiling lots! He went for his first round of shots on Thursday and didn't much appreciate getting stuck 3 times! But he settled down pretty quickly and had a cuddle with mom!

Yesterday (Saturday) was our first time away from the little man. Grumpy and Grandma M came and watched Asher for a few hours, while Mommy and Daddy went to a funeral. Not exactly a fun outing, but hopefully we will be able to do it again for something fun.

Right now we are working on getting little A to fall asleep in either his bassinet or Crib with out falling asleep in our arms first... just now Gord was holding him, he would fall asleep, Gord put him down and he would cry... this isn't what normally happens but I want to make sure he knows that he wont get picked up right away if he does that. So I told Gord to walk away. I rocked his bassinet a bit, turned on his seahorse and after a bit of protesting... he is asleep! Sometimes he just likes to cuddle... but I want to make sure he doesn't get in the habit of only wanting to sleep in our arms!

Well... that's all for now... hopefully I will get back and post some more this week, but for now here are some pictures!

Happy Birthday Aunty!

Here is Aunty and Asher when he was just 2 days old!!