Kiddos!!!

My brother and SIL had their new addition to their family 3 weeks after Ash was born. Everly Blue was actually born on Asher's initial due date...January 24th. She is so adorable!

Check out her sweet cheeks!!!

Austyn is now a big sister!!! She gets adorable every time I see a new picture!

My sister is due with her 4th boy on March 10th! I can't wait to meet Corban Stone!! Her other 3 boys are staying so busy with auditions for new print ads, commercials and even movies! Here are their new head shots!

Skylar

Logan

Aiden

We just booked our flights to visit California! I really wish we lived much closer--I hate that I only get to see them a couple times a year. Sooo...Mike, Asher and I are heading out to Cali in April. I can't wait!!! My mom and stepdad are renting a beautiful house on Newport Beach for us all to stay at!! My grandparents are even coming in town from San Francisco! EIGHTEEN of us in the same house (including the 3 newborns!!). Although I'm really nervous to fly with Asher...I'm REAALLY excited to see my fam and be on vacation!

Speaking of Asher...here are some new pics of my love......

Baby Legs are my FAVE! They are so cute and easy for diaper changing! These are still big on him but at least he has room to grow! :)

Asher LOVES this sweet elephant that my bff gave him. It winds up and plays 'Rock-a-bye Baby' and moves his head back and forth. We keep it at his changing table to make that a more pleasant experience.

6 weeks!

Went to dinner with my BFF & her family. They loved Asher!

hanging out on the couch

***Not sure how the photos got split up but I'm not taking the time to fix it. Ha!

I can't believe how fast time is flying by. Asher is growing everyday. I went to an appointment this morning and realized that the carseat is SO heavy with him in it now! EEk! Hopefully my muscles will start to get with it since we have a long time ahead of us before he's out of that thing! Our home PC has crapped out on us recently so I've been MIA in the blogging world. I had to get out my MAC laptop and try to figure out how to post pics. I'm proud to say that I figured it out without having to call on my friends Lee (www.learnfromlee.com) or Ters. ha!
Valentines Day was greatness. Mike got me a garnet ring surrounded with diamonds. Garnet is Asher's birthstone so it's super special to me! I've been saying that I wanted something to resemble him or his birthstone but I couldn't decided what to get. I'm so glad he surprised me with this AND picked it out himself. It's BEAUtiful!!! Since I lost my wedding ring a few years ago...now I'll wear this on my wedding finger. :)
The weather has been UH-MAZING recently and I'm hoping it'll stay this way! We've been going out on walks when Mike gets home from work and I'm LOVING it! We are SO happy with our stroller purchase. We ended up getting the Britax B-ready that our carseat easily attaches to but it also has the actually stroller seat that also fits an infant. It's super smooth and rear or front facing which I love!

Taking a stroll.

Happy Baby!

Naked Baby! He loves the bath but doesn't like the getting out part when he is cold! :(

I love my Lovie Dovie!

I absolutely love spending every minute of every day with Asher!!! I guess I shouldn't say EVERY minute of EVERY day, because I do get breaks to take a shower, get my nails done, go on dates with my hubby, etc. Asher and I have been having so much fun staying at home together. Mike works from home each Tues & Thurs so those days are even better because he's here and is able to help out, eat lunch or even just come out of the office to take a break and play with us...or watch Ash sleep. :)
I'm learning new things each day about being a mommy. It's crazy the things that happen that I was never told about! I'll be honest to say the first 2 weeks were CRAZY! Emotionally, I was a wreck! I'm so glad I'm past that part. I probably cried myself to sleep almost every night. Sometimes I didn't really even have a reason, it just happened. BUT I have the best husband in the world and he was there each night to wipe my tears and promise me that everything will be alright. I think overall I was just overwhelmed. A lot of it had to do with the obstacles of breastfeeding and the pain I had from the delivery after I came home from the hospital and of course, having a brand new, iddy-biddy sweet baby that was on a crazy schedule that I wasn't used to. I no longer could get my normal 10 hours of sleep each night. I had to kiss that bu-bye!
Now I can say that I still have the everyday challenges of taking care of a newborn but I'm LOVING it! I'm used to my sleep schedule and Asher is actually sleeping 4-4.5 hours through the night--on a good night! (knock on wood!!!) I'll typically take a nap in the early morning or afternoon while Asher is sleeping to catch up on sleep if I'm dragging. Other than that, when he is awake we recently started to read books, sing, play with his various toys that play music and make noises, and play on the tummy-time mat. He doesn't last very long at any of these activities...but it's fun while it lasts. Ha!
I can't wait for the weather to get warmer so we can get out of the house and use the stroller. We have a great park right by my house and I'm itching to walk on the walking trail each day. Icy weather has taken over of temps in the teens & 20s recently so we've been staying in-doors. I'm looking forward to the 60 degree temps that it's supposed to be this weekend! I'm also looking forward to my Valentines date with my hubby. My mom offered to watch Asher while we go to dinner tomorrow night...assuming the roads aren't icy. A's pediatrician has said since day one "Don't forget to date your husband!". I totally agree and can see how the focus can be taken away from the marriage. We are so thankful that we have so much local family that CANT WAIT to babysit for us!! :)