21 and 22 months in the yellow chair

I took the pics but I didn't get them posted...

 

     Here's Asher at 21 months on August 22nd.

 

 

    And here he is at 22 months on September 22nd. 

 

 

 

We just got his hair cut (for the 2nd time) today because it was getting a little crazy/mullet-y in the back...  :) 

Anyway, it's been a while since I've blogged at all, let alone about Asher's developments.   So for those of you who care, keep reading, for those who don't, feel free to duck out. : )

It's been such a fun last few months with Asher, if I were to sum up his development in the last few months in one word, it would be language, language, language!  I feel sometimes like I'm living with a little parrot.  He's producing more words everyday on his own, echoing the last few words of everything I say, and words he's known forever but which have never quite sounded right, are starting to sound right, i.e. water which used to be "ah" is now "ah-ter."  It's just been so much fun talking with him.  :)  

He knows about 8 colors, 5 shapes, and the letter O, which he points out EVERYWHERE.

Regarding interests,  he still loves playing with balls.  He surprises us with how well he throws and catches for still only being one! :) 

He's also obsessed at the moment with basketball hoops, and I am now significantly more aware of how many there are in our neighborhood, because he points them out constantly!  I always have to be in tune with things though, because "basketball hoop" sounds to me like he's saying "soccer soup" and while we don't watch much t.v. at all, his current fave is "Super Why" on PBS, and that one sounds to me like "soupy soup." A little too similar if I'm not paying attention to context.  Eric's trouble with context is that he thinks "Barney" and "money" sound the same out of our little guy's mouth, and he's often caught saying things like, "no, we're not going to watch t.v. right now", when Asher's trying to show him a penny he found on the ground. :) 

He likes playing with planes and trains, and the Fisher Price little people, building towers with blocks, playing his little guitar, and helping mom!

He's awesome at unloading the silverware portion of the dishwasher all by himself, and throwing away his diapers without being asked.  He likes helping with carrying laundry between rooms and adores when I let him help me wash the dishes.  He also loves attempting, emphasis on the attempting, to sweep.   Such a good little helper. :) 

Big news in the big boy department - we've successfully moved him into a twin bed!  :)   He loves it and the vast majority of the time stays in it. :)   There have been of course a few nights where we spend 15 minutes or so putting him back in bed, but that is not every night and it's not been excessive ever.  Last night unfortunately he rolled out of bed twice, though, and amazingly did not stir once, either when he fell out, or when we put him back in bed... crazy kid!   We're just grateful for one easy success, because our one week of potty training earlier this month was a complete failure!  BUT we acknowledge that he's still really young in that department. 

Anyway, I'm sure there's a lot I'm missing, but that's what I've got for now!

Meagan

Exciting news!

 

Decided it was time to share our news with the world!  Looking forward to a brand new passenger in our new (to us) Honda Odyssey!  And Asher can't wait to be a big brother!

 

Anyway, I'm 12 weeks now, hoping to be through with all the exhaustion/nausea soon with the end of the 1st trimester here in a week or so!  Praying for that to be the case at least! 

Here's another pic I liked from our photo shoot. 

Not sure how much he understands yet, but when you ask where the baby is he points to my tummy, of course, there's also a baby now in his tummy and in Daddy's (which daddy isn't so fond of... you know when Asher pokes his belly and says "beebee").  :)  We couldn't be happier though! 

#Meagan

20 months, 9 days

Have I dropped the ball or what?!  I told Eric we were a week overdue for posting Asher's 21 month post, and he informed me he was only 20 months last Monday.  Huh.  I've been telling people for weeks he was just about 21 months.  :)   Whoops! :) 

Anyway here he is at 20 months, 9 days in the yellow chair.  :) 

 
Plus a bonus one. :) 

What has he been up to lately? 

1. He's started mimicking about everything we say.  He'll repeat the entire alphabet one letter at a time if he doesn't get distracted by something else!  We'll have to try and capture it on video someday soon... but alas the second we turn on the camera he runs to the other side to try and see himself on it.  Really hard to get videos as of late!
2. I think he's got a vocabulary of about 100+ words, but there's still only about 15 that anyone besides Eric and I would understand. 
3. We've been working on the word "please" lately to curb some whining and he's getting pretty good at it.  Lots of "please, more, mommy." 
4. He's started speaking fairly consistently in two to three word phrases.  "please up"  "mommy, more cheese", "daddy home", etc.
5. Physically, he's mostly mastered going up and down one step, steps.  Our staircase is still too much of a challenge to do safely independently, but he stays upright going up and down one step locations. 
6. He tries his darndest to jump and sometimes I think he thinks he really is jumping, but he bends his knees, strains as hard as he can, and his two little feet remain on the ground.  Soon, he'll get it figured out, but for now, it's fun watching him try. :) 
7. He falls down a lot and falls off things a lot, mostly because he tries climbing more and more things all the time, tries running faster, forgets to pay attention to his feet... :)
8. He's getting more and more independent, everyday as expected.  He can buckle the upper part of his car seat now, and gets upset every time I forget and do it for him. 
9. He's more aware of how mommy and daddy do things and he doesn't much want to do things differently.  He much prefers metal forks and spoons over his plastic ones, wants to drink out of a real cup rather than a sippy, doesn't really much care for wearing bibs anymore... unless mommy puts one on too :), etc. 

...I'm sure there's more, but I'm also sure there are only about 5 people who find this interesting, so I'll stop now. :)  

Sorry this is so late!

#Meagan

Getting Dressed...

This one is a couple months old now, but I like it and figured I'd share.  Asher likes to try to put on shirts, but isn't always the most successful.  Enjoy :)



#Eric

Riding Bikes

 

We had wanted a bike trailer for a while in order to ride around with Asher, but he was too small last year to really do it.  We had been gifted some money for one from Grandma and Grandpa Anderson last year, and finally got the opportunity to use it.  We didn't waste any time getting that thing hooked up and out for a ride!  It was a fun time, and we got some great pictures.

 

Asher providing quality control while I hitched up the trailer

 

Asher getting his test drive

 

 

 

 

Also, this year Grandma and Grandpa Dobbs got Asher his very own bike, a Strider that he can walk with at first, and coast with later.  He was a bit unsure in the beginning, but he's getting used to it and having some fun!

 



 

A high-five for a job well done!

 

 Asher is tons of fun right now, and we're really glad it is summer because we can do so many things outside.  Asher loves it and burns off plenty of energy, which is always helpful around bed time :)

 

#Eric

Animals!

This was from about a month ago, or so, it was a rare moment of willing participation and performance. :)   He usually will only do one or two animal noises and then start acting silly.   Also  for whatever reason, no matter how much we practiced dog, cat, cow, the first ones he learned were the ones I made up: fish, bunny, squirrel, etc. :)  Kind of a goof ball.  :)  He knows more now, but this adorable video couldn't be recreated if we wanted it to.  Hope you enjoy! 

       (Be sure to catch the elephant!) 

 

 

19 months (the other day!)

Well we're now a month closer to age two than we are to one.   I think I say it every month, but how fast time flies! :)   Our sweet little boy is sooo much fun these days!

We've been riding bikes, getting our first hair cut, taking swimming lessons, having a blast of a summer so far!   His imagination is growing so much, and it's fun watching him play!  

Camera and video dump in the next day or two, but since we're already two days past due on this post, I'll leave it short and sweet.