Reflecting on Asher

So, a year ago, I was STILL pregnant. My due date was August 1, 2008. However, a very large me went to Gavin's 1st birthday party. It would be a whole 14 days pass my due date before Asher would make his arrival, but he was well worth the wait.

Birthday Party at Aunt Onnie's House

We had Trentin's and Kenzi's party at our house two weekends ago. It was a lot of fun. There were so many people, tons of food, cake, and a space walk! The next day Kelli, Donnie, and Kenzi came over to fix the lawn mower and play. Asher was so excited to see Kenzi twice in one weekend.

Here are the two frog cakes. Kelli made them herself! She loves baking and is very creative. She will be baking Asher's birthday cake.

Here are the birthday boy and girl. They were very shy when everyone sang Happy Birthday.

More Food PIctures

Well, in two weeks my baby turns 1! It hurts. We have been really busy lately. Things are a little more difficult to accomplish now that he is walking. He is discovering new things everyday! I find myself consuming more coffee lately.

Asher loves blueberries! The top picture is a little scary, but he is showing me the berry in his mouth. In the bottom picture, his lips are almost as blue as his eyes.

Mr. Independent is trying so hard to learn how to feed himself with a spoon. When he eats, I have a spoon and so does he. At first, the spoon went into my mouth a lot. He thought it was so funny! Then, he was able to get it into his mouth. Next, he learn how to dip the spoon into the food. He sometimes is able to scoop the food out. However, he has not put the first and second step together. So, he ends up putting the food on his high chair, grabbing the food and eating it with his hands, and finally putting the empty spoon in his mouth.

Look Who's Walking

Lil' Farmer

Asher is all boy. He loves everything outdoors. He loved watching the big wheel go round and round. He had so much fun in Mississippi, but he always does. Love you, Nanna.

Birthday Parties

We have been hitting the birthday parties, and it's about to get serious. We have birthday parties back to back!

This picture above is Bayleigh's party. It was a swimming party, so Asher was thrilled.

This is the Sharbono twins. I am so sorry, but I don't know which one is which.

Asher relaxing on Memommie.

Sadie and Asher are wondering what all those people are doing there, while Rylie is being a little bit more sociable.

Zoo Trip

A few weeks ago, we took Asher on his first visit to the Baton Rouge Zoo. It was hot... very hot! I had to take his shirt and hat off. The heat did not stop Asher from having a good time. He loved looking at all the animals and being there with his cousins.

This is a sheep, but they had recently shaved her.

Asher wanted to play with monkeys!

Zoe-bug and the bald sheep.

Gavin was dancing to the Cajun music playing. I tried to get some of his moves on camera but couldn't.

Asher and Luke being best buds, until the hair pulling and hitting started.

Asher made of new friend.

Luke and Kami. I love her hat!

Daddy and Asher. What a wonderful day!

Summer Fun

Okay, so I know that I have been a bad blogger, but a lot has been going on around here. It's been soooo hot, and Asher loves to be outside and to swim. Orvalle took him swimming in the shade in the yard. Well, not so much swimming as splashing around the baby pool. Asher was so happy! He even got to go swimming with Gavin. Sorry, no pictures of that.

What is this?

In one of my recent post, I explained how much Asher loves his Puffs. I usually buy the banana flavored. Well, I decided to try the Apple and Cinn flavor. I pulled out the container, and Asher went crazy as usual. But when he threw them in his mouth, this is the reaction that I got.

This is NOT a smile. He is looking at me in confusing and wondering what happened to his Puffs. I will not buy that flavor again. 

Momma's Boy

Even though Asher loves his daddy. He still has some kisses and laughs for his momma. 

Okay, so really bad angle of me, but Asher is the focus of this picture.

My Poor Baby

Orvalle had my camera and Asher for the day. When I returned from the store, Orvalle and Asher looked like they had fun, and these pictures among others were on my camera.

Mr. Cool

Asher is very curious about the washer and dyer. So, his daddy let him get a closer look.

My Little Piggy

Asher loves snack time, because he loves the Gerber Puffs. This is also a learning time for him. He learns how to feed himself and how to say please and thank you.  However, this time has shown me how much work I have cut of from me. He refuse to share his puffs, and he refuses to accept help to feed himself.

Here, I tried to help him when he had trouble getting one of the puffs to his mouth, but he thought I was trying to take it away. So, every time I reached for his hand, he tucked it behind his head. There isn't an article or a chapter in the books for this. Help!

Swimming

We went swimming at Aunt Denise's house. It started to rain in the middle of the party just for a few minutes, but the rain did not stop a really good time!

Trentin watching his little brother, Calib, drink the rain water. Everyone laughed as my sister rushed over there to stop him.

My little frog man with Denise. 

Calib and Karri are about to jump into the pool.

Asher loves to swim. He kicks his feet and splashes the water with so much excitement. This day was so special because not only did he get to go swimming, but he was able to go swimming with his Aunt Dawn and Aunt Kimmie. They leave in Tennessee, and we do not get to see them as much. 

My First Mother's Day!

Orvalle was offshore, so Asher and I went to my mom's house for Mother's Day.

He didn't know what day it was; he was just being his sweet self.

Snack Time

Look at all those teeth. Asher has 6 teeth!

Asher is feeding himself. Most of the time the puffs end up in his clenched fist, so he uses the opposite hand to guide the other one to his mouth. It's really funny.