Asher is 5 months old

It’s been a crazy, joy filled, and amazing 5 months and this is only the beginning.  I’m continually thankful and feel blessed for this little boy on a daily basis.  I just pray that as I raise Asher he will grow up to a man who is filled with joy, love, peace, and the sweet spirit of Jesus. 

Here’s an update on Asher: He still has acid reflux and is continually taking previcid.  We’re not sure when we’ll take him off but I’m sure at the next doctor’s visit (6 month immunizations) Dr. Jody will let us know when it’s time. 

We just started giving Asher rice cereal but I’m not quite sure he likes the stuff.  He just looks at us like we’re crazy since we’re trying to motivate him by cheering or making funny faces every time the spoon goes in his mouth.  He must think we’re idiots, but I guess I would as well.  I’m not quite sure what the next steps are when it comes to giving Asher new foods, but I just bought this book (Super Baby foods) so I’m hoping this will help me out.  I’ve been debating whether or not to make my own baby food (if it’s cheaper) or to buy organic baby food but I think I will do a little bit of both since I may not have time to make a ton of meals.  Although the idea of making of my baby food not only intrigues me, but I think it’s the healthiest ways to eat…especially these days.   And for all my friends that know me, they will attest that I typically like homemade only and I’m a little bit of a food snob which of course Asher will inherit that great quality of mine    I guess I just need to do some reading on this subject since I have NO IDEA what I’m doing. 

Asher has been doing amazing well these days.  We just bought a bouncer and he loves it.  He’s on the small side of using this but we thought it would be financially wise to buy one item instead of two- an exersaucer (which he can use now) and then a bouncer later on.  He’s still getting used to all the gadgets and doesn’t quite know how to place his feet, but he’ll get there and when he does he’s going to go crazy since he’s already excited about the thing. 

Eric and I noticed that Asher is an extreme extrovert.  He loves being around people and does not want to be left out.  There were a few times when we were in LA (for a month) during Asher’s eating time, he would refuse to eat if that meant he could not “hang out” with everyone.  Yes, this sounds weird especially since he’s only five months old but it’s true.  There were a few times he would skip his meals due to being in another room while he was eating and being able to hear people out in the other room.  I personally think this is a great quality trait but this also has its downfalls. Meaning he will not let me breastfeed him in public.  I typically have to breastfeed him in a quite room and I’m not allowed to talk on the phone or to other people otherwise he freaks out.  At times it’s quite amusing but it’s also a pain in the rear because I always have to time my outings in order to be home before his next feeding.  Oh yeah, I forgot to mention, he’s still on his bottle strike for the past two months.  He still will not take a pacifier or a bottle.  Every few days Eric will try to give Asher the bottle and once that nipple goes in his month he acts like we’re killing him…hates the bottle.  We’ve even tried buying those expensive Adiri bottles ($14 per bottle) and he’s not having it.  But I can’t complain because he’s an amazingly joyful and sweet baby and I’m blessed by his mere presence. 

I better go for now since I can just go on and on about Asher.  Instead, I’ll leave you with a few of my recent favorite pictures of Asher.