* The new back pack carrier we got because Asher is getting rather heavy for the Moby Wrap. Bummer. He seems quite happy in this, though!
just what you think a blog about my life would capture: family, friends, food, fun, and all my random thoughts, rolled into one
Thursday, November 27, 2008
photo updates
* The new back pack carrier we got because Asher is getting rather heavy for the Moby Wrap. Bummer. He seems quite happy in this, though!
Tuesday, November 25, 2008
fairwell Mother Goose
Monday, November 24, 2008
Monday's observations
* Paying $6.50 to get into a craft fair is sort of ridiculous, don't you think?
* I always cry at weddings. Even if it's just a little.
* It REALLY sucks when one of your favorite sweaters gets a hole in it. Really sucks.
* Asher is finally big and strong enough to sit in the "top-basket-where-the-kid-goes" of a shopping cart. Whoo hoo! This means I don't always have to drag his car seat in everywhere we go, which is great, since he's getting so freaking big!
* You know you love your friends when let them store their chicken in your freezer and you're a vegetarian.
* For the first time ever, my husband came shopping with me, for me. It was great, and he didn't even complain. I'm not yet convinced that he didn't have ulterior motives.
* In case you weren't aware, the new Guns and Roses album came out recently, which means that I've had the pleasure if hearing it everywhere I've been for the past day now. Even the washroom. Great.
* It is a slight miracle that I was able to go to the mall and not get a White Mocca from Second Cup. I must be coming down with something.
* 6-month old baby boys need to have their naps, even if they don't want to. The results can be pretty ugly if it doesn't happen.
* 6-month old baby boys should stay 6-months old forever. I LOVE this age and I can't believe that Asher will be 7-months old this week. How did that happen?
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
snow bunny
Monday, November 17, 2008
Monday's observations
Friday, November 14, 2008
Answers revealed!
TCP
Greg - Transmission Control Protocol (I can't even tell you what this is...)
Mandi - The Children's Place (kids clothing store)
ACOA
Greg - Atlantic Canada Opportunities Agency (where Greg works)
Mandi - Adult Children of Alcoholics (evidence that I actually did study Psychology at University!)
VBS
Greg - Visual Basic Scripting (again, some computer terminology that I can't explain)
Mandi - Vacation Bible School
Thanks for playing!
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
A little Lawson family Balderdash
TCP
ACOA
VBS
Happy guessing!
Monday, November 10, 2008
Monday's observations: Anniversary Edition
* Going "away" when you have a 6-month old consists of driving 15 minutes to a bed and breakfast at the other end of your city.
* The new Microsoft Streets and Trips was apparently a required necessity to help us find said bed and breakfast (reminder: the bed and breakfast was in the same city we live in, and that city is not that big).
* It takes a really long time to eat a 5-course meal. So long that your bum gets sore from sitting on the same wooden chair the whole time, and so you start to find excuses to go to the bathroom just to get a break from it.
* You know your husband really loves you when he watches an episode of Oprah with you on the anniversary night, doesn't complain and then proceeds to have a really interesting discussion about the topic.
* It is important to realize that the amount of bubbles you have in a jacuzzi will quadruple when you turn the jets on.
* You remember that it feels great to laugh so hard you cry with your husband about nothing and everything.
* You realize how geeky your husband really is when he gets excited when a train storms by the bed and breakfast at 10PM (and 2AM and 6AM and 10AM) and then proceeds to give you a 20 minute lecture on how train engines work.
* Your husband really is committed to you breastfeeding when he is willing to run out to the car late at night and early in the morning to put your pumped milk in the cooler (there was no little fridge in our room).
* You can feel really full after a 2-course breakfast (who in the world has ever had a 2-course breakfast?!?!)
* Waiting 30 minutes in the car while your techie-husband plans your route home on Microsoft Streets and Trips from said bed and breakfast can be frustrating. But then you remember that your husband watched Oprah with you the night before and realize that this is payback.* When "Tripsy" (our new name for the voice chick on Microsoft Streets and Trips) pronounces Assumption Boulevard, it sounds really funny.
*It's also fun to annoy the crap out of your husband by repeating the funny pronunciation of Assumption Boulevard over and over again.
* After 3 years of marriage, I love the crap out of my husband, his quirky geeky side and all.
Thursday, November 6, 2008
Asher FAQ
He turned 6 months old last week.
How big is Asher?
At our 6-month doctor's appointment last week, he weighed in at just over 16 lbs and was just over 26 inches long. He is still the 25 percentile for weight, but it's okay because he continues to grow and maintain that 25 percentile. I guess he really is going to be a skinny boy (this is not surprising considering Greg's size).
Is Asher still colicky?
Thankfully, no. Somewhere between 3 and 4 months of age, the colic really started to disappear on its own. It keeps getting better and better every week, although he still is, what I call, a "sensitive" baby.
Does he sleep through the night?
Thankfully, yes! His first time doing this was at 3 months old, and every week from there he just kept doing it more and more. He has slept through the night every night now for probably close to two months. It's great!
Are you still breastfeeding?
We sure are! It's going wonderful and it's something we plan on continuing to do atleast until Asher is a year old.
How is Asher making out with eating solids?
He LOVES to eat his baby food! I have been busy making it at home (it's so easy) and so far he has had rice cereal, squash, and sweet potatoes. We've been waiting about 3 days in between introducing new foods, that way in case he has a reaction to something, we can pinpoint what it was. We'll probably be adding barley cereal, avocado and carrots next.
Does Asher have any teeth yet?
No he does not. Although I think every day that one must be coming with the amount of drooling and chewing on toys he does, but there's no sign of any in there.
How are swimming lessons going?
Awesome! He loves it! Asher is really into splashing in the pool these days, which is pretty fun to watch. At this weeks swimming lesson I finally dunked Asher all the way under the water. Twice. Although I had been working up to this for weeks, I was quite nervous to do it, but he made out totally fine. He didn't even cry.
What are all the classes you're doing with Asher?
Well, we are quite busy, but we're having fun! We've obviously been doing swimming lessons at the Y for a few months now. We did a 3-week baby massage class, which Asher LOVED (who wouldn't, really?). We are almost done our 10-week Mother Goose class, which is the nursery rhyme and song class. It was offered free through a local program, and unfortunately we are only eligible to take it once during Asher's first year. Bummer. We like this class a lot. We are taking an 8-week Kindermusik class, which is focused on brain development, music and movement. Also, we are a part of a weekly mom and baby walking club. There's so much out there to do with babies, and it's fun to see all the stuff Asher is learning.
What is Asher's favorite toy and favorite thing to do?
He is really happy to be out and about because he's pretty curious right now. He loves checking out people, especially other babies (read: he stares, a lot). He is really enjoying his exercauser toy, his small wooden blocks, and he loves it when we play music and sing songs.
How is Greg adjusting to being a dad?
Greg loves Asher to pieces. He is the first thing Greg wants to see when he comes in the door after work, and if we're not right in the kitchen or living room, he comes looking for us. Greg still says Monday's are the hardest day to go to work because he's been with Asher all weekend. Also, Greg continues to be the only one who gives Asher his bath... it's their thing.
I think that's all the normal questions we get asked on a weekly basis. Anything else you're wondering that I didn't answer?
Wednesday, November 5, 2008
my self-soother
Yip, that is his thumb stuck right in his mouth. I couldn't believe it! I know some of the debates about soother vs. thumb, but Asher has never ever once successfully taken a soother, so I was actually kind of glad that he found his thumb. He's learning how to soothe himself, and I'm quite proud of him.
Monday, November 3, 2008
poster boy
I had Greg help me figure out how to make the file I had into picture format so I could post it on my blog (and by "Greg help me" I mostly mean "Greg did it for me"). So this is Asher as poster boy for baby massage class. Yip, this handout will be given out to numerous parents as they come to learn about baby massage. Asher's hair was a little wacky that day, but it's still cute nonetheless, huh?