Happy New Year!

"I didn't do it mom, really!"
So Proud!

Wow hard to believe it's 2012. I wish I could either slow down time or just freeze baby Ashton in time. Now that he is feeling better (the Dr. thought he had an ear infection that ruptured) he is back to his happy active self. He has officially begun to crawl. He loves to pull up, stand up and walk with assistance. His 1st Christmas was fun! He really enjoyed the boxes and bows.

Busy, busy, busy

Ashton is officially BUSY! He is always on the go! He doesn't crawl quite yet, but you can tell it won't be too long.

He has begun to make some "talking" sounds. The most noticeable is "nen-ye". It's so cute.

This weekend Lily was away at Abuelita's house but Ashton got so excited when he saw her picture on the wall! Love it!

Over the thanksgiving holiday Ashton's biological maternal great grandmother got to meet him. As she said, it was bitter sweet. With his biological maternal grandmother's camera I told a picture of the 4 generations. Hopefully they will send me a copy of the photo so I can post it too.

Baby Mozart

I do believe Ashton has music in his soul! He loves music. I never forget when we went to see daddy play at a concert, it seemed like it he was rockin it out with his fist! He loves anything musical. Only time will tell, but daddy is hopeful that he has at least one other music aficionado in the family!

Baby Bubba on the move....

Well Ashton is 6 months now! Wow...so hard to believe. He is becoming more and more mobile. He frequently will roll from his back to his front. The other morning, I found him smiling at me while on his tummy! He also can move around a space. Olav has left him in one area, only to return a few minutes later to find him moved several feet from his original position. Can you say, here comes trouble! I suspect in the next few weeks we will see him sitting up independently and crawling around. And of course as usual sticking EVERYTHING in his mouth. He has now added Oatmeal to his repertoire of foods...so far so good. This weekend it is PEAS...yummy:)

His sleeping has been a bit off lately. He has been waking up frequently in the night and early morning. Fortunately when he does he is SO happy....no tears or fussiness at all, so in many ways is a delight to "feed him". In fact, I know I should probably let him continue to play in his bed, but sometimes I can't sleep until I know he will go back to sleep. We go to the doctor on Monday so I will be eager to hear what they say about sleep training.

Ashton is drooling and chewing hard on my fingers all the time. I keep joking that Lily is going to lose two teeth and Ashton is going to grown two teeth at the same time...wouldn't that be something!

Before Sept. escapes me...

Hard to believe it's already the middle of Sept. Where does that time go? Ashton is just a little over 5 months! He is so big!!! He still eats about every two hours. He continues my all time favorite baby squeals. If only I could bottle them forever. He squeals all the time, including the middle of the night and early in the morning when he is happy to see us! He is such a easy going happy baby! The only time he really cries is as if he is really hungry or super tired. People compliment him on his temperament all time! I hope this is fortelling of his future tempermant.

He has become quite adjusted to eating rice cereal now...and very frequently wants to try to control the spoon:). He also continues to sleep through the night intermittently. Mostly every other night give or take some.

I finally got a few pics of him smiling...it's so hard, because even though he smiles and laughs all the time, when I have the camera on him, all he wants to do is stare at the bright orange light...

He is getting super strong. He is great at holding his head up, loves to be on his tummy now, rolls himself over, and has begun to scoot backwards while on his tummy. I can sense mobility is right around the corner! We are in big trouble!

4 months

Wow hard to believe how fast time is flying. Baby A. went to the pediatrician yesterday. He is doing great! He weighs 14 lbs and 14 oz (40% percentile), His height is 25 1/2 inches (65% percentile).

Today we tried rice cereal with a spoon for the first time. After the intial bite I thought it might be a hit, but after bite number 2, he decided that the food was not coming fast enough and demanded a pacha! We got it on video so when he is 13 and eating us out of house and home we can show him how he rejected "real food" in his early days:) We'll try again later today!

He has continued to sleep through the night most days of the week. It has been really nice!!! Especailly since I am returning to work on Monday.

Monday I return to work and Tuesday Ashton goes to Ms. Helen's daycare. Big changes for everyone in the Gjerde household.

Happiness is baby squeals!

What a joy Ashton is! He is currently 3.5 months. He is getting so big! He continues to eat ALL the time (about every 2 hours)! Olav and I were saying at this rate he is going to be 7 feet tall:)

He had earned the nickname baby bobble head, for his adorable head bobs, but now his head is getting so much stronger I don't think he will be baby bobble head for too much longer!

He recently moved out of the basinett in our room and into his crib in his own room. The transition was much easier than anticipated thanks to daddy doing it while Lily and I were at the beach.

My ultimate favorite right now is the baby squeals. Ashton starts each day so happy and full of joy...he is frequently squealing and giggling with delight!

Ashton has found his hands and fingers and can occassionally self soothe himself by jamming his fist into his mouth!

The past two nights Ashton has slept through the entire night. From 9-5 the first night and 8-4 the second night. This evening though he could barely keep his eyes open at 7 p.m. so hopefully this string of nights continues!

He is also very close to rolling over...I can no longer put him on the bed and trust that he will stay in the same position!

So far baby A is such an easy going child. Being the 2nd child with a much older sibling, he frequently gets dragged around to wherever big sister Lily is...but he handles in for the most part with grace! I pray this is fortelling of a calm and easy going personality:)