Tuesday, December 17, 2013

Ashers 3rd and 4th month

I guess technically it's Asher s 2nd and 3rd month and he's turned 4 months old but whatever....
Anyways...


What can I say?
The more I'm around him the more space he takes up in my heart.

We had a scare this past month...
He had a stuffy nose for about a week and a tiny cough.
Then one day I put him down for a nap and let him cry for a while because he normally just puts himself to sleep.
But he wasn't letting up and he was really mad so I went and got him and he was all phlegmy.
I held him and he fell right asleep.
He soon started to cough more and he had a lot of excess mucous.
I didn't think anything of it.
Then he started to get a cough that was deeper in his chest and I just thought he irritated his throat from crying so much and so intensely.
I went and got dinner came home and watched a show with my mom and she held him for a minute and she got a serious tone in her voice my heart dropped and I knew without her saying a word it was about Asher.
I grabbed him and she said his cough sounds funny.
So I took Asher down stairs and I called the Dr. There was no answer.
So I called Jared and he didn't answer but he finally called and he called his dad.(his dad's a Dr.)
At this point I had taken Asher outside to have him breath in cold air, then I turned the shower on high heat to have Asher breath steam in.
Well anyways we took him to the er once Jared got home,
They looked him over sucked everything out off his nose and it was the worst!
He was scared and couldn't breath =(  then they sent us on our way with no meds. SO frustrating..
Well I didn't sleep the whole time Asher came back home...
I cried as much as Asher did.
I think it was 5am when I woke Jared up because Asher wasn't eating or sleeping and could hardly cry.
So I hadn't slept a wink and Jared made me stay home to sleep while he went back to the er.
I cried for a half hour before I finally fell asleep.
Asher got right in once they saw how white he was and saw how he was breathing.
They got him steroids and oxygen and I believe soon after they sent him to utah valley hospital and they took such good care of him!
I got there at about 11am and I didn't leave his side until he got home.. (even then I didn't leave his side)
He got a couple ear infections but he's been doing great!

Up until he got sick I had a great routine and I was staying on task really well.
But since he got sick I am SO lazy!!
I just do the dishes keep the apartment clean and take care of Ash man.
When before I was getting loads of things done in a day.
I guess my motivations changed a bit.
I started wanting to hold Asher a lot more,
and worrying about everything else less.
Unfortunately he loves to play on the ground, he likes being held when he's hungry, tired and sometimes he lets me just hold him.
He is so easy to love!!
I squish his face a lot haha
He has started getting VERY ticklish..
His giggle is the BEST sound in the world!!
Jared had to stop me from tickling him to let him breath.

The frist couple months were a HUGE adjustment.
I had no idea if I was going to ever get over that hump!
My body hurt Asher cried all the time.
I cried a lot haha...
My sleep schedule was all wonky.
My weight wasn't falling off like I was hoping it would!
But it seems like one day it got better.
It's not that it's all fun and games now, my life revolves around him.
I can't make plans without him, I can't just get up and leave at any moment but I don't mind!
It's other people who don't understand that makes it hard.
I Really do want to go out and do everything but I can't Asher comes first.
I played around a lot before I had him and I'm so thankful for that.
Now that I have him I find myself daydreaming about no responsibilities and then I snap back to reality and think this is where I really want to be.
I look at my sweet baby and he's SO worth it.

He has been so much fun these last two months!
It was the hardest thing having him in the hospital.
Before he went in I remember the look in his eyes.
He gave me this look like please help me, he couldn't breath or eat and just thinking about it makes me want to cry!
He was so strong through that whole ordeal..
He's so amazing!!
Last week (beginning of November sometime)he learned to move himself around a little bit
I looked down from the couch and he was at my feet, he'd moved a couple feet!
He goes from his side to his back side to back. He's SO close to rolling over from his back to his stomach.
Every time I put him on his stomach he rolls over to his back so I get the feeling he doesn't really want to roll over yet.
He is taking regular naps but the holiday season is already rough!
He sleeps for 30-45 minutes at 11am and 2-4 hours at 1pm and starts getting tired around 8:30pm he wakes up usually once in the night at about 4am and in the morning at about 8am.
Or whenever Jared wakes up... haha... Jared really tries to be quiet but Asher wakes up EVERY morning with jared around 7.. But if he sleeps in so does Asher.

Asher LOVES his daddy.
I called Jared and put him on speaker, Asher stopped eating to look around and see where he was but I think he was a little confused as to why he couldn't find him.
I think he knows what time Jared usually gets home and he gets fussy around that time and when Jared gets home and picks him up he is fine! crazy.. But I love that he loves him!!
And Jared man o man does he love Asher.
I see the way Jared lights up when I bring Asher to see him. He's one proud daddy!

(End of November)Asher has reached 13lbs! He is growing so fast I saw some of his newborn pictures and was sad that he isn't small anymore, but I'm happy he's so healthy now!
At Ashers 4 month appointment he weighed 14 lbs and 4oz and was 23 inches long.
He is really sore from the shots.
He cries a bit but is still managing to laugh and smile.
He's a trooper!
He loves sleeping on his side, as soon as I lay him down he rolls to his side.
When Asher plays he goes straight to his side and sets his leg as if he's going to turn over but doesn't.
I love him so much!
He loves to chat and squeal.
In the morning he talks to himself then I come out and he smiles at me I LOVE it
I could brag and talk about Asher all day so maybe I'll cut it off pretty quickly.
Asher is the sweetest baby with so much personality.
I love my baby boy so much!
He's doing so well other then being sore from shots.
And continues to make everyone around him smile.
I'll try and get pictures up soon and try to get next month's blog post up on time!

Sorry if it's messy I have been distracted!
Thanks for reading!



 (I've lost 10lbs since this picture woot woot!)
What a stud! =)

 haha.. Jared hates this.. We don't have many byu clothes.
 




Asher from 1st months to 4th month.. I wish he'd stop growing! =(