22 months

Asher, you are 22 months old!!  It’s hard to believe my baby is almost 2!

Thankfully you were full of smiles today for our monthly photo shoot, but you are still a moving target and not one to EVER just sit and pose.  :)

Sizes:
clothes – 18-24 month in some things, 2T in others
shoes – 6
diapers – 5 regular, 6 overnights

Food:
Asher you have been a great eater this month!  You eat what we give you, rarely fussing over your food choices.  You love anything with CHEESE!  Rice is another favorite.  You love love love peanut butter and request it on toast often.  You’re still a big fan of sipup and kepup.  :)

Personality:
Asher you just might have a future in the entertainment industry as you LOVE to entertain those around you.  You are quite the ham and if you have an audience you’re a happy boy.  You like to laugh when we laugh and you love to SING.  I will catch you singing your songs as you play or over your monitor while you’re supposed to be napping.

You will say anything we say so I’ve stopped keeping track of your words.  If you can hear it, you can say it.  You are forming perfectly adorable little sentences that melt our heart.  You are a great little communicator! 

You DO have your moments of temper tantrums and feet stomping.  Thankfully mommy and daddy have seen it ALL as two former teachers and are working hard to help you see that obedience really isn’t all that bad!  It’s hard to know how much of your crankiness the past few days can be chalked up for getting more molars.  Teething is NO fun!!  And it’s definitely hard to watch you in pain!

You appear to LOVE to be a helper.  If I ask you to clean up you are getting much better about doing so.  You love to get things that we ask for or take things to your room.  The other day you ‘put away’ your clothes after mommy folded them.  (And your mommy was SO proud of herself for fighting the urge to re-fold them after you shoved them in your drawer!) 

You hate when something that you like is over (like playtime or bathtime or tv etc.,) but if we can enlist your help with some form of it you do a great job of transitioning.  Right now I’ve found that if I ask you to turn off the TV you will happily comply and there are no more tears when Dinosaur Train is over! 

A favorite Asher-ism of mine is when you say, “I come wif you?”  Which really means you want us to come with you, but you have your pronouns a little mixed up.  You’ll come over while I’m working in the kitchen and say, “Mommy, I come wif you?” so I know you want me to stop and play with you for a while.  :)

You also like a toy or book to come ‘wif you’ anytime we leave the house.  So you’ll ask, “Dump truck come wif you?” 

Favorite Things:
* Dinosaurs!!

* Ketchup

* Peanut Butter

* Singing!  We like to sing in the car and some rides consist of the same song 100 times because you always end with “Again?!  Again Mommy?!”

* Trains!  Especially all the Thomas Trains

* Having Daisy chase you!  You’ve learned if you walk around with your cracker she is your little shadow and it’s your favorite game.  You’re such a tease!!

* Tickling!  You love to tickle and be tickled. 

* Bathtime

* Books!  I pray you never stop loving books!

Sleep:
You’re a great sleeper, and I hope you teach your little brother ALL your tricks!!  Teething has messed up some naps, but I think that’s just how it goes.  You don’t nap every day, but you DO have time in your crib each day.  Mommy thinks you can stop napping when you’re 5!  ha!  You will nap most days and if there is a no-nap day it’s usually followed by an extra long nap day the following day.  So it’s my silver lining on those loooong days of no napping! 

Asher, you are more precious to us than anything in this world!  You are so very sweet, funny, silly, and my all-time favorite playmate.  :)  Watching you grow up these past 22 months has been more fun than anything I’ve ever done!  Daddy and I are amazed by you each and every day.  We laugh about the silly things you say and we pull our hair out together when you are being naughty.  :)  You keep us so so busy and we both fall into bed exhausted every night, but wake up excited each morning to do it all over again.  We love you, little boy!   

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Here’s a picture of you last March 11…

Happy Birthday Nana!  We hope you’re having a great day!  We love you!