Asher and Detox

Asher is 5 and half months now. He is moving around a lot more now. He rolls all over the place. He loves playing with his toys. We tried rice cereal for the first time this month and found out that he is very allergic to it. He throws up every time we give it to him. We tried it several times because we thought he couldn't possibly be allergic to rice cereal but the last time he threw up for about 45 minutes straight and was so lethargic afterwards he couldn't even lift his head anymore. It was horrible! So no more rice cereal!!! AND we also realized that I can't eat beans or CHOCOLATE while I am nursing!!! What am I going to do? You don't realize how much you have (or need) something until you can't have it anymore. Maybe it is just because I can't have it right now but I want it everyday. I really think I am addicted. I never would have thought I was because, hey, a little chocolate everyday is good for you, right? Well, I can't stop thinking about it. I want it in Chocolate milk, chocolate pop-tarts, oreos, brownies that I have to make for a bake-sale, the mini chocolate chips that I put in my kids pancakes. Do I really eat chocolate that much? And it has only been a week and a half! Only 6 and a half months left of nursing...can I do it? I am hoping after the initial weeks of my body "detoxing" that it will get easier. I guess the one up-side is that maybe I will actually start losing a couple more pounds.

Here we are feeding Asher food for the first time. He didn't know what to do with it once we put it in his mouth. He just kept it there. Little did we know that he would eventually puke this all back out. :(

Asher also got a little cold. We gave him a couple of breathing treatments to help break up the gunk in his chest a little. He thought it was so cool. He kept wanting to eat the "smoke."

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

OK, a little late but 4 kids is keeping me super busy. Between feeding the little one, trying to entertain the two year old, teaching preschool to the 5 year old and helping the 8 year old with homework and all the stuff that falls in between (like eating, bathing, sleeping, exercising, cleaning) blogging is definitely taking a backseat. But alas, here is Christmas. :)


CHRISTMAS EVE


Asher with his newest cousin, Kaley. Just a second before this picture he was holding her hand...it was so cute!

Allison and Kaley

Making cookies for Santa Christmas eve...none of the pictures of the kids turned out. They were being too spastic so they were all blurry. :)

Asher was totally diggin' the Nintendo DS!


Aunt Gail finished frosting them after we put the little one's to bed. Thank you so much Aunt Gail...since I hate frosting cookies (at least more than I am going to eat.:) )

CHRISTMAS MORNING

(bright and early)

The kids stockings!


The family got Mario Kart to play together on the new Wii!

AND DAD LOVES HIS WII GAME....especially since he gets to play it on his new...
TV! This is actually the first Christmas he has gotten something in our twelve years of marriage. We just never exchanged gifts after we got married. I know that sounds sad but neither one of us really felt bad about it. We always just decided we didn't need to. We are also REALLY frugal. Which is usually a good thing but we decided it was time to splurge on something that wasn't practical...and since we were in the mood we decided to go all out and get everything at once...big screen, surround sound, blue-ray and Wii!




Since we needed a place to put the new TV we also finished some more of the basement. We just finished the painting and the base. We didn't carpet...yet! We put the old TV downstairs along with all the toys. Every time I clean it I forget to take a picture of it...but since it doesn't stay clean anyway you might as well capture the true memory, right?

Allison and Abigail love the little Zhu Zhu pets they got from their Aunt Stacy!
Asher looks really excited for Christmas doesn't he?