ugh.

I was so proud of myself this morning. I blended a fabulous, protein-packed* smoothie complete with wheat germ, yogurt, milk, frozen fruit...yum, right? SO WRONG. One second I was takin' a swig, and the next I was bent over Asher's high chair tray puking my guts out. Several times. (Hey, it was the closest item available!) Come to remember, those frozen peaches had been in our freezer for a LOOOONG time. Stupid peaches.

My pregnancy with Asher consisted of exhaustion and nausea the first trimester and vomiting/ painstaking efforts to gain weight the second. This pregnancy seems to be no different. Does that mean it's a boy?? :)


* I LOVED the child birth classes we took with Asher, especially the diet they put together. I highly recommend this diet to ANY pregnant lady. It's meant to keep you low-risk, grow healthy babies, and help you achieve a nice, healthy weight gain. They even have cool little sheets to help you keep track of everything! If anyone's interested, just drop me a line...

I know! It's been so long!

I'm trying to get back into blogging-mode. Hitting the 12 week mark in this pregnancy has been magical- the perpetual nausea and exhaustion are finally going away (and just in time too- the house has been seriously neglected.) Lately I have felt very appreciative of the fact that I get to spend all day with my little guy. I have Nate to thank for that- you're the best honey! Asher is just so much fun and he's always doing silly things that make me laugh. :)

Here he is pretending to talk on the phone...

Gettin back to his "Native Roots" (as Nate puts it)..

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Surprise! It's a baby in a suitcase!

Asher's favorite activity by far is "helping" mommy do the dishes. I swear this kid has some kind of internal device that alerts him when the dishwasher door is open...

Oh, and because some of you have asked: My due date is July 31 and there is just ONE bun in the oven. We should know the sex around the end of February- don't forget to vote for boy or girl!

The Great Outdoors

The weather in Colorado has been pretty crazy! One day it'll be 17 degrees and the next will be 60. Asher took advantage of the warmer weather and spent lots of time outside touching trees, grass, snow, etc. (All of which are novelties in Arizona. haha!)

Scout and Asher anxious to go outside...

The abominable snow baby...

Gettin loved on by his Aunties...

while mommy was sleeping...

Our trip to Colorado is coming (too quickly) to a close, and I thought I would start sharing a bit of what we've been up to. My parents have been great about waking up with Asher at 7am, allowing me to get an extra hour or two of sleep (for which I am VERY grateful). I think Asher has really enjoyed this 1-on-1 time with them because when I finally come downstairs, he's having a blast! Here are some of the things they've done together while mommy was sleeping...