Our 1st Road Trip & 1 Month Old!

We headed to Michigan for a quick visit with Nana and Papa Jasper and my sister Erica (who flew from Texas) with her boys Jasper and Benjamin and my sister Brittany (who came from Minnesota) with her husband Adam and daughters Linnea and Karin. We were only missing Uncle Drew on the Jasper side of the family. :( (But we’ll get to see him in July!!)

Everyone came all that way to meet AJ!! It was a really fun time and we are so thankful that everyone would travel so far to meet our little guy. He had lots of fun being passed from person to person. Everyone thought he was as great as we think he is!!! We took Asher to Lake Michigan so he could experience the beach… sadly it was about 60 degrees and windy. We promised to take him back when it was warm and sunny!!

Karin and Linnea are AWESOME cousins… they love all the little boys and are big helpers!

Guess who else loved the extra attention?!

He might be a daddy now, but he’s still Uncle Chris!!

All the cousins oldest to youngest (ages: 6, almost 5, 2, 7 mos., and 1 mo.)

A chilly day at the beach!

We made the most of a cold day at the beach with lunch at our favorite restaurant! (Clementine’s!!)

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A sleeping Asher with a sleepy mom and dad…

Asleep on Auntie Britta’s shoulder while the big kids enjoyed the slip and slide!!

Nana and Papa with all their grandkids!

Papa with the two “little” boys!

Asher turned one month old on Thursday which is VERY hard to believe!! Here are some of his one month stats!

• He is getting REALLY good at holding his head up when we hold him and during tummy time.
• He tracks his eyes on his play mat, on toys, and on our faces.
• AJ loves the bath! He is very content to be in the warm water. He makes his little “bird” face with his round mouth and big eyes as he looks all around.

• He likes his swing and bouncy seat and riding in the car!
• At night he has been sleeping in the napper part of his pack n play, but just outgrew it this past week so now he is in the basinet part of the pack n play.
• Asher likes his paci, but we try not to let him use it at night while he’s sleeping otherwise he wakes up and cries every time it falls out of his mouth (which can make for a long night!) :)
• He is now 10 lbs, 6 oz and 23 inches long. (Which is the 75th percentile for both height an weight.)
• We just moved him up to size 1 diapers, and he has outgrown several of his “newborn” clothes… (which makes me a little bit sad!)
• He is a sweet boy and easy-going (most of the time), if he’s fussy it is in the evening or at night.
• Some nights he only wakes us up every 3-4 hours!! Other nights are a different story…

We love him so much and are in awe of what a true gift he is every single day. We thank our Heavenly Father for our one-month-old boy!