Thanksgiving

Asa's 1st haircut was Thanksgiving Day 2012 by his grandma Gail. Here's the after photo.

Also, his Thanksgiving artwork from school.

Desperate times

Call for desperate measures!

So it's getting increasingly difficult to get ready in the mornings to go to work now that little Asa boy is mobile. We have two spots to put him where he's safe and contained (besides his crib). We have an exersaucer and a plastic car thing. He's recently decided that he doesn't really care for either which is awesome. He'll start screaming whenever we put him in them. The other day I put him in his exersaucer because I HAD to get ready. He screamed so I gave him his baby bottle filled with water (remember from prior post that this is a recent favorite toy). Sadly, it didn't work this time. So...for whatever reason I took his bottle and squirted some water on his head and gave the bottle back to him. Voila! Happy baby.
Have I tried this trick since? Multiple times and so far it works EVERY time. Wahoo- small success . :)

First Words

1st word: Dada (been saying this for a while but still not sure he associates it with Tony)

2nd word: Mama (only used when extremely pissed)

3rd word: Hi Fi (we give out LOTS of high fives in our house- ha ha). What a weird kid.

Rewind: we went and got pumpkin pics when Mimi and Pok Pok were in town!

Rewind: 8 months

Would NOT sit still and cooperate! Typical, if nothing else.

Rewind: 7 month pics

Not the happiest 7 month old I've ever seen...

Rewind: Halloween

What a sweet puppy! He hated the costume.

Rewind: Asa's first school pictures

Boy was I disappointed. What's with the tire that's about to run him over??

Neglect...

I have been neglecting poor Asa's blog! My excuse is that the last few months have been the most trying to date! Asa still has an issue with vomiting- for a while there it was a daily occurrence. After several trips to the pediatrician, he finally got an appointment at the Children's Hospital yesterday. They did a barium swallow test and an upper GI. Initial reports show that the poor little guy just has a really bad case of reflux. We'll likely be referred to a pediatric GI for treatment.
That's the bad news- which didn't turn out to be quite so terrible. The good news is that he is such a sweet and funny baby and he's learning so much! He's crawling ( recently graduated from an army crawl yo a real crawl), pulling himself up on things, and mimicking some of Mama and Daddy's actions. Asa thinks he has awesome balance but the bruise on his forehead and the knot on the back if his head tell a different story...
His favorite trick is wiping his hands. We say "Asa- wipe your hands. They're dirty" and wipe our hands together. He mimics us VERY enthusiastically! It's quite cute :)
Sleeping is very hit or miss. Sometimes he sleeps all night with no issues- sometimes he's up all night with all kinds of issues. We never know what we're gonna get!
He loves the dogs- he mimics them as well... By putting their nylabones in his mouth! Gross.
Out of all the toys we've spent our hard-earned cash on- his favorite thing is a bottle filled with water. He plays with it more than he actually drinks it but it keeps him entertained so why would I not give it to him??? :)
His least favorite thing? Besides regular sleeping habits- he HATES diaper changes and wardrobe changes. He flips over and screams and acts like having a clean diaper is the worst thing that could ever happen to a kid. Apparently shit pants are comfy. I'm not quite sure...