crasher asher

Our little guy is at the age where he is always crashing into things!! 2 weeks ago he had a shiner and cut on his right eye after hitting the edge of the bathtub wall and right now he has a scrape on his forehead from tripping and falling on concrete at the park today! It seems as though he has a scrape or bruise somewhere on his body at all times (usually somewhere on his face).

Asher is such a round little thing.....big, blue round eyes, round buddha belly, round chubby feet, nice round head, and he still has kankles:)

Even though he is more of a toddler than a baby, he still likes to snuggle and I enjoy our quiet times of reading a book and singing a song before nap and bedtime. Normally though, he is on the go! Asher has entered his 'billygoat' stage where he likes to climb up on everything!!! I was out of the kitchen for 30 seconds the other day and when I came back he was on the kitchen table! I then realize he is strong enough to push our heavy wooden chairs away from the table all by himself, even better if sis left it pulled out, and then heaves his way up onto that chair and then the table if he is lucky enough and mom isn't right there:) Or he likes to climb up on the kid-sized card table by our front window and look out onto the cul-de-sac like the neighberhood watch.

Poor little guy got about 10 teeth in the past 2 months...whew! We had some rough nights and some very, very crabby moments, but I think we are through. Hopefully his incisor will come in without so much of a fuss! He has also been very clingy to mommy, especially in large groups of people. We had a large Memorial Day BBQ (30ish people) and he would not leave my side and crabbed a whole lot, then at another large get together this past week he was pretty clingy and irritable. And his other new 'not so fun' behavior is being SUPER jealous of Sadie! She still likes to cuddle up on my lap and have me read to her, but he wants none of that!! He immediately starts to cry and tries to pull her off of me and then there is the hair pulling and biting that has occurred:( I admit she isn't always the best at sharing, but poor thing has been bit by him 3 times. whew....the adventures of mommyhood!

Of course our little guy brings us so much joy! He LOVES music and claps or dancing immediately when he hears it. His new favorite is a Sesame Street dance-along video where he loves Big Bird and the 'Oinker Sisters' song 'I've got a new way to walk' and Asher walks around stomping one foot really high. It is adorable:) He loves saying 'uh-oh' and 'dog' and calls me, BJ, and his blankie 'mama', he knows the word food and bath (both things he loves), and I swear he said Elmo yesterday.

Asher Michael is such a sweet little boy and I couldn't imagine life without him!!! He will be 16 months tomorrow and I love this stage of life with him:)