Asher had a doctor's appointment yesterday, and here's his stats:
age: 5-months old
weight: 15lbs even
height: 26 inches
It appears that our boy is long and skinny... go figure!
Tuesday, September 30, 2008
Monday, September 29, 2008
observations from the past week
* Nursing your baby inside your own car at a local park while a class of middle schoolers congregates directly outside your vehicle for a school-wide sporting event is a little awkward. OK, a lot awkward. A lot.
* Watching Asher roll over twice this weekend gave me as much pride as I imagine winning a gold medal would.
* On Second Cup's website, the aforementioned "best coffee in the world" is spelled White Mocha, while on the menu board at the store it is spelled White Mocca. Strange. And me knowing this has nothing to do with how often I've been there this week. Nothing.
* Somehow losing the use of your pinky finger makes the rest of your hand functionally useless as well. I know this because of an incident with a can of tomatoes that led to a pretty nasty cut, and a trip to the emergency room at our city's hospital after 4 hours of non-stop bleeding. Now I get to sport a trendy pinky finger cast of sorts until tomorrow. The good news is the triage nurse who works at the city hospital is an angel. Oh this deserves it's own point...
* The triage nurse who works at the city hospital is an angel. She took care of my gaping wound at the triage station so that I wouldn't have to wait the 7 hours to see a doctor about it. Although there were no stitches, this process did include lots of blood dripping incessantly into a sink, a little pain, some skin glue (who knew) and me almost passing out (nice one, Mandi, nice one).
* Asher is really into babbling away these days. It's the thing all the cool 5-month old babies are doing (how in the heck did Asher get to be 5-months old?!?!?).
* Watching Asher roll over twice this weekend gave me as much pride as I imagine winning a gold medal would.
* On Second Cup's website, the aforementioned "best coffee in the world" is spelled White Mocha, while on the menu board at the store it is spelled White Mocca. Strange. And me knowing this has nothing to do with how often I've been there this week. Nothing.
* Somehow losing the use of your pinky finger makes the rest of your hand functionally useless as well. I know this because of an incident with a can of tomatoes that led to a pretty nasty cut, and a trip to the emergency room at our city's hospital after 4 hours of non-stop bleeding. Now I get to sport a trendy pinky finger cast of sorts until tomorrow. The good news is the triage nurse who works at the city hospital is an angel. Oh this deserves it's own point...
* The triage nurse who works at the city hospital is an angel. She took care of my gaping wound at the triage station so that I wouldn't have to wait the 7 hours to see a doctor about it. Although there were no stitches, this process did include lots of blood dripping incessantly into a sink, a little pain, some skin glue (who knew) and me almost passing out (nice one, Mandi, nice one).
* Asher is really into babbling away these days. It's the thing all the cool 5-month old babies are doing (how in the heck did Asher get to be 5-months old?!?!?).
Friday, September 26, 2008
Chicken
Chicken, yup, that's me. I can't do it! I can't cut Asher's rat tail off! I was so eager and wanting to do it, and then most of you started voting in my favor (thanks for all your input, by the way) and I thought it would be a done deal.
And then it came time to actually cut it off, and the thought of it made me want to cry! Seriously cry people. What is up with that? I think that even though the idea of a rat tail is sort of cheesy (OK, really cheesy), it's kind of cute that Asher has a natural little baby one. It's such a part of him, and I don't think I'm ready to part with it yet.
So even though I know that 66% of you will look at my son and dislike his rat tail (and even though I still feel the same way most days) I can't bring myself to get rid of it. Oh dear. I hope every decision I have to make in parenting won't be this complicated!
And then it came time to actually cut it off, and the thought of it made me want to cry! Seriously cry people. What is up with that? I think that even though the idea of a rat tail is sort of cheesy (OK, really cheesy), it's kind of cute that Asher has a natural little baby one. It's such a part of him, and I don't think I'm ready to part with it yet.
So even though I know that 66% of you will look at my son and dislike his rat tail (and even though I still feel the same way most days) I can't bring myself to get rid of it. Oh dear. I hope every decision I have to make in parenting won't be this complicated!
Tuesday, September 23, 2008
snips and snails and rat tails???
Asher was born with a very peculiar appendage. Nothing gaspingly awkward or weird, but interesting nonetheless. And since his birth, I've been debating what to do with it. Check it out.
Yes, that folks is a bonafide rat tail. My son was born with a natural rat tail! Isn't that crazy? Most days I think I should cut it off and most days (OK, every day) Greg thinks we should keep it. I know the 80's are in, but seriously, rat tails?!?! I haven't seen anyone walking around sporting one of these yet (or atleast not anyone I'd like my son to look like).
So friends, I'd like your input on this one. Do you think we should cut off Asher's rat tail, or keep it? Please cast your vote on the little pole on the sidebar (you don't even have to leave your name... but if you'd like to give your reasoning why, feel free to leave a comment). I'm going to leave the poll open until Thursday at noon.
Monday, September 22, 2008
a few observations
*I really like walking outside in the fall. I love that I don't have to wear a coat, the sunshine still warms my skin, and the air feels crisp and fresh when I breath it in.
* My birthday is 24 days away! Greg is already in panic mode.
* The White Mocha from Second Cup is possibly the best coffee in the world. So good that I am almost tempted to bundle my son up and drive the 15 minutes each way every day just to get a taste of that white chocolate and espresso heavenly mixture.
* Asher is really cute in jeans.
* Asher half rolled over this weekend. Literally. As in, he was on his stomach and flipped the top half of him around so that his head and shoulders were facing up but his legs were still stuck the other way. No matter how much coaxing we did, he couldn't figure out how to get his legs over.
* Asher is starting to get a little strange around other people. This weekend when we dropped him off at my mom's for the afternoon, he would only stop crying when I held him and he stared at my parents with a look of equal parts heartbreak and fear-of-impending-doom. I guess I should be happy that he is securely attached to me, but man, it makes leaving hard!
* Every time Asher sleeps through the night, he also has a diaper blow-out. Why don't they make overnight diapers for babies where the back flap goes up to their neck or something? Because seriously I am not going to wake up in the middle of the night to change my son! Actually, maybe more of a full body diaper contraption would work best, because sometimes those leaks can spring from any which place.
* I saw a bottle last week in a store of "doe-in-heat deer urine". I'm not kidding. Deer urine. And from a doe in heat, at that. Whose job is it to collect that stuff anyways? It apparently attracts bucks during hunting season. I almost thought of buying a bottle for my father-in-law and then I realized that, hello, he is a hunter so he probably already stock piles this stuff in his garage or something. Oh, and buying it would have meant I actually would have had to touch the bottle. As if!
* Buying that 5lb box of chocolate truffles from Costco was such a bad idea. I guess I'm about to start walking a lot more this fall!
* My birthday is 24 days away! Greg is already in panic mode.
* The White Mocha from Second Cup is possibly the best coffee in the world. So good that I am almost tempted to bundle my son up and drive the 15 minutes each way every day just to get a taste of that white chocolate and espresso heavenly mixture.
* Asher is really cute in jeans.
* Asher half rolled over this weekend. Literally. As in, he was on his stomach and flipped the top half of him around so that his head and shoulders were facing up but his legs were still stuck the other way. No matter how much coaxing we did, he couldn't figure out how to get his legs over.
* Asher is starting to get a little strange around other people. This weekend when we dropped him off at my mom's for the afternoon, he would only stop crying when I held him and he stared at my parents with a look of equal parts heartbreak and fear-of-impending-doom. I guess I should be happy that he is securely attached to me, but man, it makes leaving hard!
* Every time Asher sleeps through the night, he also has a diaper blow-out. Why don't they make overnight diapers for babies where the back flap goes up to their neck or something? Because seriously I am not going to wake up in the middle of the night to change my son! Actually, maybe more of a full body diaper contraption would work best, because sometimes those leaks can spring from any which place.
* I saw a bottle last week in a store of "doe-in-heat deer urine". I'm not kidding. Deer urine. And from a doe in heat, at that. Whose job is it to collect that stuff anyways? It apparently attracts bucks during hunting season. I almost thought of buying a bottle for my father-in-law and then I realized that, hello, he is a hunter so he probably already stock piles this stuff in his garage or something. Oh, and buying it would have meant I actually would have had to touch the bottle. As if!
* Buying that 5lb box of chocolate truffles from Costco was such a bad idea. I guess I'm about to start walking a lot more this fall!
Thursday, September 18, 2008
Asher this week: what he did and didn't do
Did: manage to have the best nap and going-to-sleep-by-himself day in the history of sleep schedules.
Didn't: sleep so hot when we had a playdate and visit with family all in one day.
Did: pretty much do a summersault in his crib... his head started out at one end when he went to sleep, and was at the other end by the time he got up.
Didn't: roll over by himself yet (although, this evening he was so very close that I'm sure if an ant had of sneezed, it would have pushed him over the rest of the way!).
Did: attend the first of a 10-week Mother Goose program where he had circle time and nursery rhymes with other babies.
Didn't: go to his swimming lesson. I was trying to be proactive, and since he got up earlier than normal on Wednesday, he was so ready for his nap just as our swimming lesson was set to start. I thought I'd save the drama of trying when I knew it just wouldn't work out. 4 and a half months old and already jiggin'!
Didn't: sleep so hot when we had a playdate and visit with family all in one day.
Did: pretty much do a summersault in his crib... his head started out at one end when he went to sleep, and was at the other end by the time he got up.
Didn't: roll over by himself yet (although, this evening he was so very close that I'm sure if an ant had of sneezed, it would have pushed him over the rest of the way!).
Did: attend the first of a 10-week Mother Goose program where he had circle time and nursery rhymes with other babies.
Didn't: go to his swimming lesson. I was trying to be proactive, and since he got up earlier than normal on Wednesday, he was so ready for his nap just as our swimming lesson was set to start. I thought I'd save the drama of trying when I knew it just wouldn't work out. 4 and a half months old and already jiggin'!
Tuesday, September 16, 2008
Don't homemade things just feel better?
A few weeks ago, I started making homemade baby wipes for Asher. I got the recipe from a friend after battling with a pesky diaper rash that wouldn't go away (on Asher, of course). Since we've been using them, Asher's bum is pretty much rash free! They are so easy to make. Here's the recipe, in case you're interested:
2 cups warm water
2 TBSP olive oil or baby oil
1 TBSP castille soap or baby wash
4 drops lavender oil
4 drops tea tree oil
- Cut a roll of strong paper towel (like Bounty) in half and remove the center cardboard tube. Drop the roll into a tall container (like an ice cream container).
- In a jar or bowl, combine all ingredients and shake or stir vigorously. Pour immediately over the paper towel before the oil separates.
2 cups warm water
2 TBSP olive oil or baby oil
1 TBSP castille soap or baby wash
4 drops lavender oil
4 drops tea tree oil
- Cut a roll of strong paper towel (like Bounty) in half and remove the center cardboard tube. Drop the roll into a tall container (like an ice cream container).
- In a jar or bowl, combine all ingredients and shake or stir vigorously. Pour immediately over the paper towel before the oil separates.
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