Snow and stuff

Our friends just bought a new home. Here they are at the doorstep on the day of their final walk-through. Lucy was born one week after Asher.


We had lots of rain last week, which was great for greening our pastures and capping the distant peaks with white. Seems paradoxical for the snow caps and the palm trees to be in the same frame, eh? Gotta love California!


Just couldn't resist a little bit of my sweetheart.

Scarface

Asher keeps digging chunks out of his face with his sharp little nails! He didn't really do this as a newborn, which is when most people worry about it. Why now? It happens when he gets tired or mad and starts rubbing his eyes and grabbing his nose. Hope he quits this soon! He's got five marks now, all from different incidents.

New arrangement

I came into Asher's room this morning at 3:30 and found him playing with the circles of the mobile, which means I needed to move it up so he doesn't pull it down on his little head. So, since our mobile attachment is a clip variety, I just stuck it up on the quilt rack. Perfect!

We made a trip to Toys R Us this afternoon and bought one of those Fisher Price soother aquarium things for the crib. It plays soothing music, has soft lights and little floating fishies. He likes it. I put him down in the crib fully awake tonight, turned on the aquarium, and he was asleep within 5-7 minutes with no crying. Yay!

Gotta go; Asher wants to blog.

4-month scrapbook

4 Months

Had Asher's 4-month pics at Sears today. It went pretty well. The link is HERE.

Rogaine

Instead of going to bed like I should, I decided to play with PhotoShop a bit. Here's Asher with hair!

Ergo

I got a new baby carrier, the Ergo. It can be worn on the front, hip or back. I haven't tried the alternate positions yet, but Asher seems to like the front OK. He didn't like it at first because he can't face out, but he's adapting. Here we are after walking the dog tonight. Asher fell asleep mid-walk. The Ergo has a sleeping hood that supports baby's head that seems to work great. It folds up from the pocket and snaps onto my shoulders.

Update

For those who have been following for news on Asher's enlarged spleen, we had him rechecked yesterday. The doc says it's back to normal and no longer a concern. He said that it's uncommon for colds to cause enlargement, but not unheard of. So, no more testing. Phew! We go back in two weeks for his 4-month visit (even tho he's actually 4 months this Friday), so we'll get another recheck then, too. Anyway, PTL!

Cat nappin'

Caught my boys kickin' back a few minutes ago. This is a new position for Asher. He always sleeps like this in his crib, but not on the Boppy (at least not facing out). I couldn't resist a picture!

Movin' on up

Grandma got Asher a highchair yesterday; Peg Perego's Prima Pappa. It's super cool. Seven different chair heights, three reclining positions, a five-point harness, two trays (one for play and one pop-off one for easy cleaning), and wheels. Asher doesn't seem to mind it. It's not as quick to drop him in as the Bumbo or the bouncy seat, but it's so much better, because he can be at human height rather than on the floor. He's a big fan of seeing what's going on, so this way, he can eat at the table or hang out with the grown ups like a civilized gentleman. :o)

Asher's new post

Asher had some time today to play with scrapping. Check out his blog.

Rollin' on a river (of pee)...

So, Asher rolled over for the first time last night!! He started crying at 3 a.m., so I went into his room and found him face down and MAD about it. (He'd also peed through his diaper and was wet and cold, so that made him all the madder.) Anyway, that was exciting. He hates being on his tummy, so I'm sure it was an accident that he got there, then couldn't get himself back over. Hehehe...