Busy Weekend!

This weekend was a very busy one. On Saturday alone I had 2 showers and we had 2 birthday parties to attend. Unfortunately my '97 Jeep Cherokee decided to overheat on me...fortunately as I was just entering the neighborhood early Saturday morning after the gym. So that wiped out my trips to League City for Cynthia's shower and The Woodlands for JoAnn's shower. :( We were able to go to Cypress since we were all in the same car together. My cousins Elissa & Jackie's birthdays fall back to back, so their parents split their cake to reflect their 'interests'. Ha.As you can see from these photos, Brandon loves his cousin Asher. He's always wanting to give him hugs and kisses. Very sweet...

Asher waking up...6 weeks

Asher's wake-ups are very sweet at 8AM and during his afternoon naps. He likes to enjoy just S-T-R-E-T-C-H-I-N-G and talking...his baby talk. I love it. Today I thought I'd get a good clip of it, but unfortunately his diaper was FULL of poop, so he was not his usual cheery self. Nonetheless, I think you'll enjoy this.

Resemblance to cousin?

My mom brought up a photo I had taken of my nephew/godson Brandon when he was teeny tiny and wearing an A&M shirt. She said it looked alot like Asher! I've put it together along with another photo I took of Brandon while he was hanging upside down with "Toe" aka Lito aka Abuelito aka Grandpa. They're all together to compare. Asher is on the left while Brandon is on the right. What do you think? I think I'll retry it when Asher is a little older.

6 weeks ago...

I was delivering Asher. Wow, time has really flown. At 3 weeks Doug and I just couldn't believe 3 weeks had past...so you can imagine how fast 6 have gone. Our little man is 11 lbs, 1 oz. I'll get a picture of him on the scale soon so you can see 'Eva' (it looks like the character on Wall-e). We've been taking him out more, usually just to a grandparent's house-- but he did survive 3 trips to restaurants last week! He didn't get fussy and just wanted to eat, sleep, or just observe what was going on at the table. I love that about him... Here are some photos of Asher reading with his dad. Doug is all about reading "The Sneetches" and "The Butter Battle Book". If you click on any of the photos, you can see it enlarged. So I hope you see Asher's smile on the first one! Enjoy.

Asher at 5 weeks

Mr. Asher is weighing in at 10 lbs 10.5 oz now. We can't expect a huge weight gain since he's given breastmilk 100% of the time. ('Those that know' say that breastfed babies typically weigh less than those formula fed). I'm just sharing some videos of him waking up today. He's at a point where he's 'wavering' from the routine we had established. No biggie, he's only a few weeks old. And he's just an hour or so ahead or below the original schedule.

Happy Birthday Felicia!

My 27th birthday was yesterday, June 1st. On Sunday my mom, dad, and Doug surprised me with a combined graduation/birthday party. It was a great surprise and even more wonderful to see my friends and family there.

Bragging on my cousin Romeo...

For a few weeks this in May we were able to enjoy some time with my cousin--who is also my godbrother--Romeo Garcia III aka JR. He's going to be a junior next semester at the Naval Academy and he has been starting for past 2 years on their basketball team. He came to visit Asher at our house and we were able to see him in Cypress on a little send-off dinner. I love him so much and miss having him so close by...nonetheless I am very proud of what he's doing and glad he chose the Naval Academy for his studies! I also couldn't help but post this photo of him as a little chunky butt. He was over 12 lbs when he was born and I think 23 or 24 inches! I'll have to confirm with my godmother... He's now over 6'4" and he towers over the two oldest grandchildren--my sis and I-- and you can see that his sisters tower us as well.Here is Asher next to a photo of one of JR's sandals...they're nearly the same size! haha.