It's been a while, blog world...
We've reached the 10 month mark! Ash is (mostly) sleeping through the night at this point, saying "dada" all over the place, pulling himself up all the time, climbing behind the couch, getting into our electronics, walking with help, standing without holding on (well... trying really hard... good thing his bum is padded!), and generally being a monkey and causing trouble. We love it! He has such a great personality. It's such a joy to wake up in the morning and see that little open-mouthed grin.
Asher's first Christmas was productive and fun. He got to visit with all his little baby cousins (all of whom were in bellies last Christmas), and meet some relatives he'd never had the opportunity to meet before. We still haven't been up to New York with him yet, but one of these weeks, we'll make the trek. I'd like for my NY friends to meet him, and it would give us the chance to see how long a 6 hour trip will *actually* take. Maybe we'll go when the weather shapes up. Right now, I think Syracuse has had over 100 inches of snow this winter. That's about 100 inches too many, in my opinion.
Which brings me to my next point. As much as I'd love to bundle him up and take him outside to get some "first winter/snow" pictures, I can't bring myself to do it. I don't like winter. Snow stinks. It's pretty the first time it falls every year, but after about a week, I'm over it. Hopefully my lack of interest in taking these pictures won't cause emotional scarring for years to come. I think he'll deal.
Anyhow, time to take those beloved monthly pictures! I can't wait to look back on these someday and see how much he grew from month to month. Hopefully he'll smile... maybe I'll give him a puff (or twenty) to distract him. :)
