Asher is 4 Months Old

I can't believe it... Asher is 4 months old. It is so fun when we can get him to laugh. It is happening more and more. The doctor says it is time to start solid foods soon. We will make sure we get plenty of pictures when we try that!

Visit to Vincennes

Last week Ty traveled to Durham, NC to do some recruiting at Fuqua (Duke's Business School) for Nissan. He was only gone one night but instead of staying home while Ty was away, Asher and I took a road trip. We went to see my Grandma and Grandpa Kelly (Asher's only set of Great Grandparents). It is about a 4 hour drive. Asher traveled pretty well but next time I think it would be best to have Ty along for the trip. We stayed at my Aunt Sherry and Uncle John's house and it was a great little get away. I am so glad that we got the chance to visit with my grandparents for a bit. My parents met us there as well. Asher loved all of the attention!

I loved having some non-holiday time with my grandparents.

Weekend at Home

Ty and I were so happy to have a weekend at home, and so was Asher. So we spent a good amount of time around the house. This was partly because of the crazy gas shortage in Nashville. Over the past 3 or 4 days, 85% of our gas stations have been out of gas. It is pretty scary. I think things will look up this week though. On Sunday I spend 1 hour in line waiting to get gas!

Here are a couple pictures from the weekend. We put Asher in the baby swing in our backyard for the first time. He really liked it. To see more pictures take a look at his 3 month album.


We also enjoyed some down time just relaxing on the couch. It is amazing... Ty already lets him have the remote :)

I have uploaded some more pictures including some of us at Ty's softball game in Asher's 3 month album.

Second set of shots for Asher

Asher had his "4 month" doctor's apt today where he got his second round of shots. (Yes, he is technically only about 3 months old at this point). Ty was such a good daddy. He came over from work to be there with Asher when he got his shots. Here is a picture from today with his band-aides on his little legs. They put brown Tasmanian Devil band-aides on each spot (three shots, two in one leg and one in the other... Ouch). Asher did well... but definitely let us know how much it hurt by his screams. I just wish I could explain to him that we are letting him get hurt for a good reason. He is resilient though... and has been having a good rest of the day.

He is now weighing 16.5 lbs and is in the 92.5 percentile for size for boys his age :)

3 Months Old

Asher is 3 months old and time is flying! He is getting to be so much fun now. He is smiling at us and noticing things. He even started sucking him thumb. He is up to 16+ lbs and wearing around size 6-9 months. Marilyn has told me that Ty was always a size ahead in his clothes too... so that is another way that he is like his daddy.

We had a fun labor day. My parents, my brother Eric and his wife, Cari, came in town to visit. It was great having them here and Asher enjoyed getting to know Uncle Eric and Aunt Cari. We all went to Lynn and Marilyn's house for dinner Sunday and had a really great time.

Ty is liking his new job at Nissan/Infiniti. He got his 'company car' a couple weeks ago and is loving it. He gets a different car every year while working for them. So, it will be fun to try out different vehicles and see what we really like. Ty is also playing softball again with his dad. The Fall season has just started and we are all going to the games to watch them play twice a week. Asher loves watching his daddy hit home runs!

That's all for now... more to come.

** I now have a website that has our pictures on them. The link is on the left of this blog page. If you want a pic let me know and I will put it on a different site where you can download it for free.

Asher is 2 Months Old Already??

I can't believe it , time really flies. Asher is just over 2 months old now. Here is a recent picture. He is growing like a weed! He is already 15 lbs and in size 3-6 mo clothes. I will try to post updates more frequently than once a month... it is amazing how much time such a little guy can take up though :)

Things are going well. Ty has started his job and I am adjusting to being a full time mom. Asher has been a joy. He is sleeping OK and eating a ton. He is smiling now... and not just when he is having gas :)

Our trip to the Midwest to see all of the relatives went so well. It was awesome to get to see everyone and to have everyone meet Asher. Here is one of the pictures of Asher and his Great Grandpa Kelly. More pictures: Shutterfly - Asher, 1 month old Album

Asher's first trip

We are doing well. We will try to get some more pictures posted soon. Asher will be 6 weeks old tomorrow and really getting big. I need to get some stronger arms to be able to carry him around too much longer. Time really is flying by. He is still waking up every 3 hours or so at night, and Ty and I are looking forward to when he starts sleeping longer... so we can sleep longer :)

Before Ty starts work we have decided to take a driving tour of the midwest (IL and IN) to visit our relatives so that they can meet Asher. So, we are preparing for his first long car trip. We will make sure to post updates and pictures when we get back. Hopefully all goes well. If you are one of the stops on our 'tour' see you soon!