Drew and I love our pets and want to make sure that their lives continue to be good even with the baby in the house. We both make a point to give our dog Grace extra love when we walk through the door these days, as her little dog ego has definitely noticed that things have changed. Grace is just not that into having a baby, but she handles it well, moving out of his way and steering clear of his curious hands. On the other hand, our cat Mabel (also known as Fat Agnes around the house) has surprised us with her growing interest in Asher. Not only does she not seem to mind him pulling and pushing her around, but she seeks him out, nuzzling up close and rolling over to have her belly “rubbed” by his indelicate fingers. She loves to lick his fingers and toes, and it seems that the harder he pulls, the closer she gets. At first I was very skeptical of this growing love, but now I pretty much stay out of the way unless Asher is just getting ruthless. I took a video last night, and I know that it’s a little long, but I thought that you might like to see these two in action. I’ve never seen a cat so into a baby, and I admit that it makes me love Mabel just a little more.
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If this doesn’t make you laugh, I don’t know what will…
Last weekend, my sister-in-law, Meg and my awesome little nephew Jack came to visit so that Meg could run a marathon (!!) and get in a quick visit. Meg did really well, finishing in under four hours after having to take a six week hiatus from running due to a shin injury. That really blows my mind, as I can push myself and run about three miles. For those that don’t know, a marathon is 26.2 miles. Twenty six point two miles!! Anyway, we are all very proud of her and this awesome accomplishment, and we had a great time hanging out with the two cousins after the race. Jack is three and is probably the best big boy cousin around…he LOVES “baby Ahdoo” (Baby Asher) and did such a great job entertaining him all afternoon. As a quick aside, Asher has so far been the baby that loves to make as much noise as possible when he can and <<gulp>> has repeatedly laughed in the face of other crying babies. I will digress about my concerns/amusement about this particular of his in another post, but I bring this up because we already know that Asher likes playing loud, and Jack was the perfect match. Asher thought Jack was just awesome.
Here are two videos of the boys playing the screaming game together:
I really love this one because Asher starts laughing his hard belly laugh:
Can you hear me now?
So Asher has been quite the babbler throughout his long life. However, about two weeks ago, he decided that babbling was for babies and that real men screetch. I mean, really screeeetch. Gone are the days of the quiet, inquisitive babbling…the upper register of this kid’s voice has arrived! Here’s a video that Mom caught of him working his lungs out, turn your volume way up for the full effect! (My apologies to those that may have already seen this).
Happy Birthday Tom!
Drew’s father, Tom, is celebrating his 60th birthday today, so Drew and Asher jumped in front of the camera to send Tom special birthday wishes. Lots of love, and many happy returns!
Season’s Greetings!
Last night, Grace came to us and asked if she could be in charge of our Christmas greeting this year. She said she had been working on a little something and she was sure that her fresh take on our usual Christmas card would appeal to Drew and me. It took a lot of rehearsal, but I think we finally got it down, see what you think.
Wishing you a lots of love and hope for a peaceful and joy filled 2010!
video!
Well, we’re into week number 2 and everything is rolling right along. Asher is continuing to gain weight, eat well, and above all surprise and amaze us. We’re starting to get into a little bit more of a daily groove and I think that all three of us are getting more comfortable with all the newness of everything. Our awesome pediatrician has given Asher a perfect bill of health, something that we continue to be extremely grateful for. Up until last night he’s been sleeping for 3 hours at a time, but then threw us a curve ball last night, so we’ll see what this evening holds for us. Our friends have been very kind with bringing really delicious meals by, so we’re just holding down the fort in our little nest. Here’s a video of the little guy, and happy equinox!
