Asher has finally graduated to a front facing carseat at the ripe age of 13 months and 4 days. Most babies are big enough at thier first birthday to have thier carseats turned around, but not our little guy. He really may be a few ounces shy yet of the 20 lb requirement, but he's so close it hurts. (There's no accurate way for me to check at home.) Rear facing was beginning to be very uncomfortable with his legs crunched up. Not to mention, staring at the back of a seat isn't exactly stimulating for an active boy like himself. We're so excited for him, and it's so fun to look back there and see his smiling face! It's a wonderful surprise everytime! (BTW, please note his thugaliciousness...sunglasses, flip phone, seersucker, AND being chofferred in his SUV.)
At first glance you might think this is a sweet picture of Asher and his puppy-dog eyes. Though that is true if you look closer there is a little blue around his mouth.
Now look at these below. These are Crayola's new Crayon creations for toddlers. Being the therapist I am I thought they were cool. You hold them in your palm and scribble. Perfect, right! Well, against my expectations he didn't think they were all that cool. So to rid himself of them it was apparently easier to just eat them! The Tadoodle on the left is the way it's suppose to look. The one on the right is the way it's suppose to look if you take a bite!
Some happy things in our household according to Asher:
Pancakes
These happen to be chocolate chip
Fischer-Price Laugh and Learn House
(Strongly recommended)& Pacifier (Also strongly recommended:)
"Cleaning" the Pantry Out
Jack
aka "Dyah"
Peanut Butter and Jelly Sandwiches
He can seriously eat two minus crust 
Push-Toy
It's how he cruises the house. I do mean house!
And
Mommy and Daddy's favorite?...Asher, of course!
College Friends at a shower for Conner in NovemberConner is on the Right
The Lott's are anticipating the phone call saying Ruby Jane Cochran has arrived. She is the daughter of a best friend and roommate of mine from college. Conner is being induced now, but doctors don't expect Conner and Jason's bundle of joy to get here until late tomorrow. We've learned from experience that the doctors don't always know though. We'll lift up lots of prayers tonight and tomorrow for Conner's safety, Ruby Jane's health, and Jason's sanity! I know the Lord is going to bless them!
Easter is such a joyous holiday that seems to easily get brushed over in our day to day lives. We're so blessed to have a Saviour that is alive. No other religion in the world has redemption of sin like Christianity. Praise God!
Asher wasn't feeling well for a lot of our Easter weekend. He had his one year shots that Thursday, and he was doing some major teething. Here are a few random shots from our Easter weekend though.
A lazy Sunday: this is how Asher spent most of his Easter. He's such a man-child!
The ONLY Easter picture:( He was not feeling well and cried most of the day.
Enjoying the nice weather outside during a break from feeling bad.
Asher meeting the M&M characters at his Daddy's work.
Flirting with Green
Asher just laid down at 10:15 tonight. that is really really late for him. He's not feeling well because of a cold, teething, and now shots. His one year check up went well. He's consistantly in the 25th percentile for weight (19.3 lbs) and 50th for height. The doctor isn't concerned about the weight though since that has been his trend for quite some time now. Poor guy still can't have his carseat turned.
Besides normal check-up stuff we had to deal with his ongoing respiratory issues. She said he had a touch of the croup. So, once again we're on breathing treatments. The doctor is actually helping us with insurance to just buy the machine instead of renting it all the time. The occasional wheezing and "barking" dosen't seem to phase him any though. That makes me feel better. Again, she wasn't overly concened. It's an easy fix. He's good as new after the treatments.
Also, we used the last bit of formula this morning. He's officially on nothing but organic soy milk. I've introduced it to him sporadically over the last week since I knew this can of formula would probably be the last one. He doesn't even care. He's so his Daddy's son--laid back! The doctor says he needs at least 16 oz of milk a day plus 4-6 oz of juice. That seems like so much to me. I feel like I'm constantly chasing him with a cup. He is just shy of getting that so he's starting Poly-Vi-Sol drops with iron. Does anyone else have trouble getting that much milk in their kid? Just curious. Well, that's the latest Asher report!
Some of you are probably wondering how the new job is going since I posted last about leaving the old one. So far home healthcare is great! It's so flexible. I get to go work out between patients, go shopping without my child, and even do some laundry. I mean, I don't do this stuff all the time, but I can occasionally. So far, 2 out of 4 weeks I've been working there I've taken a day off too. I feel less anxious, and I can spend more time with the two men in my life! Basically, Asher has his Mommy a lot more! This week is a little different because I'm covering 4 counties since the other speech pathologist is off on vacation. I'm stressed to the max about how I'm going to get it all done, but next week will be back to normal. I do hope my caseload goes up a little since it's unusually low so I'm told. Maybe I'd be more disciplined and not have so much down time. Plus, it would increase my income since I get paid per visit. After all, the point of the job change was work less, make more money! Isn't that the American dream?
“As a mother, my job is to take care of what is possible and trust God with the impossible.”--Ruth Bell Graham
