Grape flavoring

Last weekend Asher made his first trip to the doctor for something other than a wellness visit. It took 19 weeks but Asher got his first ear infection. He was quite a trooper about it though! We picked the poor little guy up for daycare on Wednesday and it actually sounded like he'd lost his voice. After just learning how to squeal the weekend before we really just thought he'd been talking too much. But his lost voice turned in to congestion which turned in to an ear infection - which eventually turned in to his first taste of something other than milk - grape flavored medicine! He actually doesn't seem to mind the taste too much. It's the getting him to swallow it that's been a bit of a challenge! And by Monday he was back to his noisy self!

Asher is now finally beginning to enjoy his baths. So we've started introducing some bath toys. It turns out Asher's favorite animal just might be an octopus? "Oliver" the Octopus has been his best friend since he was only a week or two old and he was was mesmerized looking up at him on his play mat. Now they play together all the time as Asher reaches for him and shakes him. During bath time Asher has a bag full of ocean animals to play with and we thought he might go for his cousin's favorite "crabby" and "snappy" but looks like Oliver the Octopus bath toy wins out again!

Not quite six months!

Asher went for his 4 month check up on Friday and he weighed 15 lbs 10 oz and was 26 inches long. The nurse told us he was in the 25% of weight and head circumference and 50% on height. Feeling a little disappointed because he'd been measuring higher than that at his previous doctor's appointments the doctor came in and started telling us how well he was doing and growing. He's grown 3 lbs since his two month appointment and grew 2 inches! Turns out the nurse had measured his on the 6 month chart instead of the 4 month chart! Our little guy is actually measuring in the 75% on weight and 90% on height. He's acting like a little six month old sometimes though! Above he's sitting in his bouncy, but he hates putting his head back and always has to lift it up - looks like he's going to have some great stomach muscles doing all those crunches!