These are a few of my favorite things

Daddy is Ashton's absolute favorite person in the whole wide world.  The world rises and sets on daddy!  When he falls down he only wants Daddy.  When he wake up first thing in the morning the first words he says repeatly are daddy.... daddy....  If mommy goes to pick him up....he hides in the corner of his crib and says no....daddy...If he get's left in the church nursery with his mother...he cries for daddy!!!!  Talk about a daddy's boy!

Ashton's favorite location to be is outside.  Regardless of the whether he want to be outside!!!!  And don't try to bring him inside....the only caveat was the snow...not sure he was a big fan of the  snow this year...I think it was hard from him to move around in all those snow clothes!

Blue is Ashton's lovey....Ashton is very attached to blue!  He must have blue to sleep.  Sometimes before bed or nap we have the mad search though the house looking for blue.  Blue is currently in the washing machine and you'd think we kidnapped blue permantly...Ashton is a bluthering mess!

At daycare Ashton's best buddie is Corrine.  Corrine is about 6 months older than Ashton.  She is an adorable little girl adopted from Ethiopia.  If Corrine is at Ms. Helen's Ashton is a happy camper!  As soon as they see each other they hug and dance.  If Corrine is not a Ms. Helen's, Ashton will frequently cry and throw himself down on the floor in protest.

Ashton loves the water/bath!  Anytime he can be in the water he is happy!!!!  Sometimes I even find that he has found his the water in my humidifier!

In other news Ashton has used the big boy "real" potty two times this weekend!  He is so proud of himself.  He sits on the potty and makes sounds like he is trying to poop...and of course pee comes out!  Today after he went pee pee...he said, "I BIG"  and did a happy dance.  Oh so cute!

Gonna give your mama a complex!

Okay mama is officially chopped liver....Ashton only has eyes for daddy!  The world rises and sets on daddy.  I think mama is going to be developing a complex pretty soon:)

Daddy's lil sidekick

Ashton without a doubt is a daddy's boy!  When he comes home from Ms. Helen's he calls for daddy.  When he wakes up first thing in the morning he calls for daddy.  Whenever he is in the house he is always looking for daddy!  He is so much a daddy's boy that sometimes when I got take him out of his crib (even though he is calling for daddy), he pushes me away, demanding daddy.  He loves to help his daddy with bringing the wood into the house for the woodstove.   He loves to help daddy stacking the dishes in the dishwasher.  He also loves it when daddy "rock rock-read read" to him.

In other news Ashton's nephew (our grandson) 2.5 year old Eirik has moved in with us.  Needless to say it has rocked both little boys world.

Lastly Ashton has been spending a little more time in time out nowdays due to his lil temper which has really begun to show it's true colors.  When he gets frustrated or angry he throws!!!  Nothing is immune.  It could be a book or a big truck!

Overall though he continues to be a sweet baby boy!  He is talking up a storm and Lily has even taught him so not so nice words like "sucker" and "loser".  Oh the joys of two kids!

I am so mad....I can just throw....

Normally Ashton is a pretty happy little dude.  But lately he has been showing a little bit of his angry and frustrated side.  When he gets angry and frustrated nowdays he throws things...frequently his sippy cup or his lovey blue. His hit me in the head once or twice.   I do hope this is just a phase!

bye bye highchair

Well even though Ashton has rejected the high chair for several weeks now, today we officially gave the high chair a new home.  Bye bye highchair...we loved you!  And so our baby grows up even more!

Ashton's 1st haircut

BEFORE

AFTER

Today daddy took Ashton to a local hair saloon to have his first haircut!  We were hoping to wait til age 2, but his mullet was getting to be a much, plus several people had recently mistaken him for a girl.  I was hoping to be there so I could video tape, take pictures, and save hair, but of course daddy without all those baby attachments just went for the gusto.  No video tape...only before and after pics, and of course no baby hair!  Oh well.

Closing out the year

 

I feel this personally imposed pressure to write something Ashton's life as 2012 comes to a close.  So here goes a bunch of random thoughts strung together!

First, Ashton had his first "official" snow over Christmas.  Not sure he was a big fan!  I think he was frustrated by his lack of mobility due to  the snow suit and boots.  He tried sleding once or twice, but again not a big fan. Plus he refused to keep his gloves on...which makes for some really cold hands. 

Christmas was fun.  Santa brought Ashton a plasma car.  It was the hit of Christmas!

After Christmas Ashton and mommy traveled to GA/NC to visit with Grandpa Bob and Grandma Ginger and all our step Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins.  Mama felt like a super hero traveling solo with Ashton lugging, suitcase, carseat, diaper bag, stroller, computer, and personal items!  Ashton had a great time.  Especially with Uncle Greg and Uncle Doug!  He was a really good boy!  Everyone was so complimentary of his sweet and easy going disposition! Now only if he would sleep in!!!

While in NC Ashton went bowling for the first time.  Very cute!  Of course it was more like pushing the ball down the alley or the handicap ramp, but still very fun!   Thank goodness for gutter guards.   I loved watching him try to mimic the bowling technique once he saw a few people do it.

The thing I notice the most nowdays is his ever increasing vocabulary.  It's like he's a little parrot.  He basically can say whatever he hears!  It is very cute!  It's so ironic how at his 9 or 12 month check-up the pediatrician was concerned about his speech-language.  He even has begun to put two and three words together.

Ashton continues to love baths.  He tries to get into the bath at every opportunity.  He also continues to be a daddy's boy!

I pray that 2013 is a very happy and healthy year for the littlest Gjerde member!