FINALLY!

Asher is 8 weeks old today and he started smiling! And we got a new camera to capture it and share the cuteness with the world... Its a reeeeaaally nice camera - we spent more than we should have... Gregory will NEVER touch it, so hopefully it will last us at least like 10 yrs! So now I'm having fun just experimenting with it and learning all its little tricks...

In addition to smiling, Asher has been enjoying some exercise. The gorgeous wooden toy hanger that was subsidized by Aunt Karen when Gregory was a baby is now dangling toys for Asher's delight! He's been awake a fair bit more these last couple of days. It might be a new developmental phase, or it might be a side effect of the antibiotics I have to take for the strep throat I caught this week (I don't recommend it...) Either way, its been kind of fun to see him start playing - he figured out how to kick his toy really quick and he loves it!


PS - I forgot to mention that Asher was up to 11.5 lbs at our 6 wk checkup...he must be up to at least 12 by now!

As for Gregory, he is getting ready to start preschool, and he got a brand new backpack and lunch box that he picked out himself. He is very proud of them!