Time Flies

Can you believe that these photos were taken only 1 ½ months apart? Ash and Lindsay are growing so fast I can hardly believe it!!! Next thing you know, they’ll be walking & talking, and getting themselves into all sorts of trouble. Not like Michelle and I…we were complete angels!

Taken mid December 2010:

Taken beginning of February 2010:

Chatter Box

Ash will be saying mama and dada in no time if he keeps this up!

911! We Have An Emergency!!!

We’ve recently started to put Ash in the Jolly Jumper. He caught the hang of it like wild fire. It’s basically became our favorite entertainment. So much so that the entire family joins together to watch the little man bounce. However, we did learn one valuable lesson. Wait at least an hour after eating before beginning such an exercise…

Boy's Best Friend

Ken and I always knew that Suki would be a great fit for the family we wanted to have. When she was a puppy, we tugged on her ears, played with her paws, pulled on her tail, and shoved our hands in her mouth – all in the attempt to prepare her for a curious little munchkin. The minute I was pregnant, I knew she would be protective and motherly towards my growing baby. When I was in my last month of pregnancy, Suki was laying on my tummy enjoying cuddle time, only to be interrupted by a swift kick in the head by the growing bump in my abdomen. She swiftly lifted her head and gave my tummy a shove back with her snout, almost as if to keep it in line, then settled back in to her nook on my lap. When we brought Ash home from the hospital, poor Suki felt a little neglected. But in a short time she got up close and personal with Ash. First when he was cozy in his swing, then later while he was bouncing around in his jolly jumper. That was the day the budding relationship between boy and beast began…

Go Yankees!!!

Well daddy may be a football fan, but mommy is a baseball fan all the way! So I thought Ash should experience what it’s like to cheer for a winning team! The night Ash was born, the New York Yankees won game 3 against the Phillies in the World Series. I took this as an omen that they were destined to win it all. And of course, they did!!! To celebrate such an event, I decided to buy Ash his very own Yankees sleeper. It was almost like it was made especially for him! I do believe another Yankees fan has been born…GO YANKEES!!!!

The Comparison

When Ash was born, everyone I talked to said, "Ooooo, he's a spitting image of Ken!!!"  In their defense I did agree with them.  But after some time I decided to look back on pictures of Ken and my childhood.  To my surprise, I noticed an alarming similarity between Ash's baby photos and mine!  Ok, so he obviously has inherited the Ashdown hair gene (sorry about that little guy), and equally as obvious, the Malczewski cheeks.  So lets hear your opinion.  Ken is on the left, and I (Sam) am on the right. Who do you think Ash looks like?

He's Getting Stronger!

Ash has been working very hard to get stronger each day.  He's been doing about 5-10 sit-ups a day with mommy's help to make his neck stronger.  He's also been doing push-ups and has now mastered sitting up while leaning against a pillow.  Ken and I have even ventured as far as the Jolly Jumper (expect that post to appear shortly).

He's been growing at mach speed, he's already reached 16lbs!!!!  Which by the way means he's already bigger than cousin Lindsay at a weight of 14lbs.  I'm told this is because he's a boy, and boys grow bigger at a more rapid rate than girls.  He's made the transfer into size 3 diapers, and is wearing sleepers meant for 6 month old babies!  Aunty Michelle looked it up and apparently he's in the 90 percentile range of weight.  No fair, my baby is growing up WAY to fast!!!

Purple Pride!

Ash had his first taste of being a football fan on January 17th, 2010 while watching the Minnesota Vikings beat the pants off the Dallas Cowboys 34 to 3 to win the divisional title!  Ken was so proud he thought he'd make it a tradition to dress each other up in their Minnesota wears and show off their Purple Pride.

Unfortunately, on January 24th, 2010 during the conference final, the Vikings lost by a mere field goal with an ending score of 28 to 31.  Fumble after fumble inevidably was the Vikings demise.  That didn't let Ash's spirit get dampened though..... I can't say the same for Ken however, he pouted for the next three days.