Dear Asher...

Asher,
This post is for you when you get older. I wish I had started this a long time ago. Time is just going by so fast and I want to document all the funny and sweet things you do! Here are just a few things from lately...
1. You are learning your manners... I am trying to teach you to say "yes please" and "no thank you." Well, the other day I asked you if you wanted to get out of the bath (you had been in there for almost forty five minutes) and you nicely replied "no-chu-chu"- which is your version of "no thank you." It was so cute. Then you went on playing with all of your bath toys.

2. You really love Zoee. I was worried that you might be frustrated that she came into your life but you are rarely frustrated with her. The other day I was trying to make lunch and she was crying. I peaked in the game room to check on her and you were leaning down trying to kiss her as she was crying. So precious. You are a great big brother.

3. You love to eat. You snack ALL day and you love bread. I try to make things as healthy as possible because you love to eat so much. Here is what you had yesterday...

- 1 1/2 banana muffins (with hidden spinach in them)
- 1 breakfast bar
- 3 spoons of peanut butter
- 1 1/2 go-gurts
- 1 bowl of steamed broccoli with cheese
- 2 slices of sharp cheddar cheese
- 3 organic cookies (small animal cookies)
- 1 brownie
- 1 cup of applesauce

4. You LOVE cars and trucks (especially the trash truck!) You play cars all day long and anything that you can turn into a car- you do.

5. You love to climb in anything. From the dryer, to boxes and the laundry basket- you love adventure!

6. You love to make sure things are in the 'trash.' You pronounce that word with so much intensity that it makes us laugh a lot.

7. You are very smart and love to tell us what colors things are. You love "jean" (green), "ya-ya" (yellow), "boo" (blue), "pa-pa" (purple), "back" (black), "yed" (red)

8. It's funny because sometimes the different things that you are trying to say all sound the same. Here is an example of some things that sound the same but the meanings are very different and you get really frustrated when I cannot figure out what you are trying to say...

"pa-pa" could mean one of many things:
- Pa-pa (your wonderful grandpa who you adore)
- puppy (you love animals)
- purple (you are always telling us the colors of everything)
- propel (we give you this instead of juice b/c it has less sugar)
- paci (you love your pacifiers are they really do calm you down quickly)
- poo-poo (I think you are close to potty training but still not there yet)

Wow it gets hard to decipher your language but I love the challenge and it does make me laugh a lot!

I think that is it for now!! You are just so wonderful and we love you so much. You just started sleeping in your "big-boy" bed two days ago and now are sleeping really, really late! It's almost 10:30am and you are still asleep!

Love,
Mommy