Asher @ 1 Month

Asher is one month old today, I can hardly believe it has been that long! I guess with the extra trip to the hospital, the holidays, Mom's visit and the sleepless nights that all run together, time sure flies!

Asher is much more alert now, following shapes of faces and sounds. He is growing like crazy and is pretty much out of his newborn clothes and well into the 3-6 monthers. He's only sleeping in 2 and 3 hours stretches but that's better than 1 to 2 hour stretches like the first week. Unfortunately, with the second one there's not much room for napping during the day. It seems that Reese and Asher don't sleep at the same time much unless we're driving around in the car. Asher eats very well but spits up a lot (just like Reese did). CK's started him on a bottle of breast milk each day which he is reluctantly adjusting to (which makes Mom hopeful that she might just get to leave the house child-free for an hour or so in the near future!) Asher is definitely fussier than Reese was, getting gas pretty consistently right after (and many times during) eating. It's tough to watch him so obviously uncomfortable but I know this too will pass.

Reese is still increasing her vocabulary every day. In addition to people's names like Mama, Dada, Nana, Grandpa, Grandma, Asher, Andrew, Lindsey (sort of), Tanner (sort of) she is also regularly using Uh Oh, Coco (for Coke), Thank You, Wow, Horsey, Moo (when she sees a cow), Oooh Oooh, Ahh, Ahh (when she sees a Monkey), Hi and Baby.

She is taking more steps every day but still prefers to crawl. She's quite the little daredevil, however, climbing all over the couches and rocking herself on the rocking chair ottoman. More movement and exploration of course leads to more falls and bumps and bruises but she seems no worse for the wear. She's a pretty happy little girl. Luckily her biting habit seems to be waning. Unfortunately, she has picked up a screaming habit which doesn't seem to be going away despite our best efforts. We've tried ignoring her, saying No, and even screaming back at her (the most effective technique so far but only temporarily successful- like 3 seconds). If anyone has any great ways to stop this we'd sure love to hear them (and Asher would appreciate it, too).

Reese so far has shown growing interest in her brother. I haven't seen a lot of jealousy yet, mostly just curiosity (saying his name, pointing, trying to give him kisses) and concern when he cries. Sometimes she just crawls around the house saying Mama, Dada, Asher over and over. It's pretty darn cute. We are all doing well, wishing we were sleeping more but enjoying every minute of being together.