Things are going well at the Atkinson Household! We are enjoying the beginning stages of Fall which is (hopefully) here to stay!
Asher is 28 months old and almost 2.5 years old! He is just SO grown up these days and amazes us every day with things he says or does! We are in the ‘thick’ of the two’s around here so there is LOTS of “I do it!” and “no!” – I think consistent discipline is way more exhausting than the lack of sleep that a newborn brings. (Thankfully, Jesse is a great sleeper… so I don’t really have to find out what discipline + lack of sleep would look like, but I would assume it wouldn’t be pretty!) We are both so thankful that Asher is healthy and smart and strong so we can’t really complain that he’s also stubborn, head-strong, and well, sinful! There is nothing like parenting a two-year-old to make you aware of your own sinful nature! We’ll just keep working to ‘train him up’ and pray that one of these days it sticks!
He goes to church to play with the kids (aka Nursery) on Tuesdays while I’m in Women’s Bible Study and every other Thursday while I’m at MOPS (and on Sundays) and he does a great job! I love to stand in the hall and listen in… I can always hear him over the kids. He is just such a verbal and outgoing kid that it makes me smile! He is a little parrot and will mimic ANYTHING we say (anything). It’s mostly cute when we hear him singing songs or jabbering about something funny or sweet… but, it’s been a good reminder that there are two little ears listening to EVERYTHING that comes out of my mouth during the day (ie: driving and “talking” to other drivers ha ha!) and to model God-honoring speech. :)
His new thing is to say his whole name when asked what is name is. But, he can’t quite pronounce Joseph so it sounds like this: Asher Jophes Atkinson (reversing the “s” and the “ph” sounds). We keep modeling the correct way to say it… but I think his ‘wrong way’ is pretty cute. He loves to sing the Veggie Tales opening theme song and he has the book “Little Blue Truck” (which was a gift for Jesse, but has been claimed by Asher) memorized with the funniest voices and inflections. He and I memorized Psalm 8:9 “Oh Lord, Our Lord how majestic is your name in all the earth.” after a few days of practicing and it makes Chris and me so happy to hear him saying it over the monitor or when he doesn’t know we’re listening. Out of everything we hope for our children we pray that they will come to know, love, and serve the Lord with all their hearts. Nothing would bring us more joy!
Jesse is seriously the best baby ever!! And I really didn’t think any baby could ‘top’ Asher! Jesse is very laid back and hardly EVER cries unless he’s hungry or sometimes just during the ‘fussy’ time in the evening. He has started sleeping in his own crib at night and is no longer in the pack and play in our room. (sniff sniff) He sleeps for nice long stretches at night which makes this mommy so happy! (I have to remind myself though that it might not last and we can still possibly regress in the sleeping department.)
Jesse is a big-time smiler and loves to coo. He will give Asher the biggest smiles when he comes to talk to Jesse. It’s very sweet and Asher L-O-V-E-S it! Jesse stays with me during Women’s Bible Study and MOPS and also does great. I’m sure the older he gets the noisier he will become, but I’m thankful to have him with me for now.
I love this picture, I left Jesse on the couch in his boppy while I went to throw some clothes in the dryer and I came back to Daisy in my seat keeping a watchful eye over the baby. :)
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