Snapshot Sunday: Sitting and rolling and relaxing, oh my!

It's actually been a very interesting week around here. Asher is getting to that point where he is hitting a lot of milestones.

I don't have any pictures of this but he's finally rolling over! Yesterday he rolled from his tummy to his back about five times and actually obligingly rolled over for Daddy when he got home from work so he could see it too. He first rolled over around Christmas but it was obviously accidental. He's done it a few times since then but this is the first time where it's been really intentional. He still only rolls from back to tummy in his sleep but I'm sure that will come soon enough.

The next piece of excitement I do have pictures of!
Sitting...


uh-oh!


TIMBER!!!


It helps that he thinks that falling over is hilarious! Give him about three tumbles over and he gets so excited that he's laughing hysterically and his whole body stiffens up and he can't sit anymore because he's too excited about it. It's really cute.

This one last shot I took this morning. I like to title this one "Soft books: good for reading, better for relaxing."



He got too tired to keep looking and needed a break.

Snapshot sunday: Real Men Wear Pink

It's been another interesting week here. We've decided that nursing is not quite enough for bedtime anymore so we must make going to bed from a half hour process to a hour and a half to three hour process. We've got a good bedtime routine going but it's not really helping at this point.

Highlights of the week:
St. Patrick's day was on Thursday and Phillip decided he needed an outfit. We are calling this is Irish Farmer look



His bumbo has become just about his favorite place in the world. His exersaucer is still high on the list though!

It's amazing to watch him try to reach for things. Like the basket of toys under the end table.

I was almost afraid he was going to fall out!

I also feel the need to post this one:

'Cause you know his Daddy is going to be horrified that people know he wears pink!

In happy news, I'm dreaming again which means I"m actually getting into a deep enough sleep to actually dream. I think this week is the first time since he's been born that that's happened. I also don't feel like I need to go to bed with him at 7 every night. Some nights, yes but not every night anymore. He's still up a couple of times a night but it's settling into a good amount and I think we are all getting more sleep.

He's still not rolling over on any sort of regular basis. He gets up to his side and that's about it. We asked the doctor about it at the well baby visit but he wasn't worried. He said that his muscle tone is good and he'll get there when he gets there. Also, Asher is now at 17 pounds and 25 7/8 inches. He's not quite so high on the charts for height anymore but still growing at a good weight. Thankfully this slow down might mean that we do have a bit more time before needing to replace his car seat. He's growing out of it fast!

Baby Weight

Yup, I'm here to talk about weight. Specifically, baby weight. Not his, mine!

His weight is fine, he's gaining like a champ. Mine however seems to have come to a screeching halt as far as loss. It's driving me nuts. The problem is that I'm not even sure when I'd add any "real" exercise into my schedule. I'm currently 14 pounds up from my pre-baby weight and I'd like to at least have some sort of a plan. I've never been good at dieting or sticking to an exercise program because I've never really needed to.

My current plan of attack is to try and food diary for a week and add at least a half hour walk in the afternoon as the weather allows.

I'm open to any suggestions on how to fit in exercise in with a high needs baby!

Another baby stuff update for mom et al.

Phillip is totally on a monkey kick and jungle stuff is so cute that I just went along with it. Here is the bedding we picked out along with a shot of the crib:





The crib converts up to a toddler bed and eventually up to a full size and also some kind of day bed thingy...Whether it'll actually be used past the toddler bed size, we'll see. It came with the piece to go to a toddler bed but you have to buy the rails seperetely and I can't imagine them still selling them in when we eventually need them. Ah well.

Toy storage: keeping with the monkey theme. It's an old basket but it'll work great for a little storage for now.




I guess that's all the shots I have for now. I will try to update this more regularly. Sorry guys!

More baby stuff...

No nursery pics to update because I did some rearranging yesterday until I hit things that I couldn't move. The result is that there is stuff right in front of the crib so I can't get good shots until probably tomorrow.

But!!!!
I do have a few more things to show off:


Okay, okay, I know. Still boring. This is a pile of prefold diapers meant to stuff into these:

Pocket diapers. Sewn by yours truly. When did I turn into suzy homemaker?

I've also done quite a few of these which are already pre-stuffed sewn in types called fitted diapers:


I've also knit quite a few of these to go over the diapers:


Last but not least for the daily line up is some monkey paper that is going to be used in some wall-art we are doing. But since it involves Wiggles name, you'll have to wait to see the completed project!

Nursery Makeover, pt 1

Okay, I promised Aim weeks ago that I was going to do this. Unfortunately, it's taken me this long to get around to it. For your infinite viewing pleasure I present you with the nursery - part 1, also known as "before the inlaws came and I got around to cleaning it and before anything was together."


Alright, that big box in the picture? That's the crib and the mattress. Also in the shot in the bag of wrapping stuff, several boxes or assorted...er, stuff and a whole lot of junk. Welcome to my world.



The box here is our glider. Very exciting, hey? Also pictured is the TV we don't know what we are doing with and the bucket of vinegar water from where I was mopping the walls. Yes, you read that right.


oooh, but check out this angle! This one actually has baby stuff in it! Meet the pooh bassinet that's full of baby clothes.We have more clothes than can fit in the dresser and that's just in 0-3 month size. We were given a crazy amount. That's not a complaint!

Shortly after all these pictures were taken, this came in!



So at least there was a place to put the clothing now ... hmmm.

Anyway, this wasn't a very exciting post. It was just to give you an idea of the space and crap I'm dealing with! Hopefully I'll take new pics this afternoon and post about progress tomorrow!