All About the Kids

Today Asher is officially 8 months old!

Here are a few of the highlights of the last month:

*Self feeding is a big plus and Asher continues to be one of the most non-picky eaters I know…especially delighting in all his vegetables!

*Three ear infections in a row…hopefully this last dose of antibiotics does the trick!

*Scooting is a new development to get where and what he desires.

*Sleeping through the night still…yea!

*Three (at least) new teeth just on the horizon.

*Lots of family time over the holidays…especially loving on cousins…miss you Adrianna and Ollie!

And by the way, Happy 6 Months Ollie!!

I often realize how much I underestimate the power of proper motivation.  Asher is semi-mobile (scooting on his belly) but often is not too motivated to leave the spot he is in because his big brother delivers anything he wants right to his lap.  However, I saw a new Asher and more motivated than ever before just now.  We just finished lunch and I was sweeping up the various remants of both breakfast and lunch while Asher lay on the floor near the kitchen door.  I saw him make a little scoot but wasn’t too worried and turned my back to continue the sweeping.  Just a few seconds later I turned back around to find my baby eating cheerios from the dust pile on the other side of the kitchen!  I was definitely horrified and even though I know they will likely eat much worse things, this was more that I would like to admit happened on my watch.  Needless to say, I am skipping the picture today because I did not take time to pause and capture the moment on camera before removing Asher and getting rid of the dust pile…which might I add made Asher cry and sent him scooting toward the garbage can with a vengeance!