Highlights from Asher's Second Week

You know how babies should gain their birth weight back by the second week? Asher surpassed his birthweight by a wopping 1 lb and 3 oz. He also gained 1 3/4 inches. Maybe he is getting big already! Slow down, boy! Although I do love little Chunks O' Love that like to eat. Isn't he the cutest?


Asher's second bath


Our first trip out on the town together - just me and the kids. After over a week of hardly seeing the sun, I really felt the need to get out of the house for awhile. Place of choice: Target - where you can get popcorn and a drink for $1.08. It creates a movie/amusement park-type ambience for the kids and buys you time to stroll the aisles at your leasure. McKenzie and Ethan were pretty good. Asher slept the whole time. The only mishap - the spilling of popcorn right at the start - two big piles on the floor. Oops!




Yep, this picture pretty much confirms that I looked as tired as I felt.


Dressing ourselves. I like to call this "Michael Jackson meets Strawberry Shortcake" She was pretty proud of the ensemble.


Taking notes at conference


Praying together. Ethan demands to get out of his crib for prayer time and kneels right next to McKenzie. One time he didn't get right next to her and she put her arm around him and helped him scoot next to her - he eagerly complied. If it's time to pray, he is right there with hands clasped ready to go. Right after the prayer, he crawls onto McKenzie's bed and then onto the headboard and jumps off. But not a second sooner than "Amen". He's so cute with prayers.


Last but not least - Making cookies! And the best part of making cookies, is of course........





















drum roll please......

Cookies, Cleaning, and Cute Decorating Kids....ur..something

Here's something random. I gave a cookie to McKenzie and she ate all but a bite-sized piece and informed me that she was saving the rest on the counter for later. The next couple of days I asked her if she wanted her cookie (hoping to clean off the counter). She didn't yet. On day three I asked her and she said "yes". "Oh good", I thought. She took a tiny nibble of it and again told me she was going to save the rest for later. I think she took another nibble another time as I stood there in amazement that she could get 2 nibbles out of that and still have some left. Finally after probably 5-ish days she ate it after I asked her if she wanted to eat it or if she wanted me to give it to Ethan. Wow, this girl definitely does not take after her Momma in this department! I guess she'd be more like Jason who amazes me by eating one cookie every couple of days when I make a batch! Are these people crazy? Ethan, on the other hand is my junkie buddy. At least I have someone to party with.

Another something random.......as I was walking through the house in a zombie-state after Asher didn't have the best night of sleeping, I noticed a perfect little greesy hand print on the window. In an attempt to keep myself moving and halfway alert, I grabbed the windex and a cloth and went to work. McKenzie thought it looked like fun. I got her a cloth and she enjoyed washing the windows for quite awhile - with Ethan's help after he realized what he was missing. Nice! Time to catch a few winks - or take pictures, at least.

O.k., last but not least, up by popular demand (or at least in response to one popular, yet demanding person) more pictures of Asher as to not hog him all to ourselves.

Love you, Julie! :)

Asher looks so big in the pictures with Ethan. I almost didn't want to post them as to not misrepresent his size. Then I realized it's just that Ethan is still pretty small :) The fun of having them so close in age - Love it! I'm excited for when they're about the same size and can create havoc together. On the other hand, I'd like Asher to stay tiny - smaller than he looks in this picture.

One morning McKenzie decided to "decorate" Asher. So Here's an Asher Blanket Cake with a Kenzie on top (not to mention the shirt thrown in the middle).