Shades

We found some amazing green star shades at my parents' house the other day and just had to put them on Asher....shockingly, he didn't mind wearing them at all!

One cool baby!!

Generational Blessing

Mark and I have both been blessed with Godly parents and grandparents. On my side of the family, both sets of my grandparents were/are involved in full time ministry and have devoted their lives to serving the Lord and others with everything they have. I admire and look up to these people so much for they have truly shown me how to live a life of love, obedience and faithfulness to the Lord. Thank you for the example you have set!

In February, Asher got to meet his 4 great-grandparents on my side so we took the opportunity to have a generational photo shoot with all of them:

Great Grandpa Harold and Great Grandma Cathy - my dad's parents:

Great Grandpa Don and Great Grandma Leola - my mom's parents:
(Asher was getting a little tired of all the pictures)

Mark, Asher and me with the Great Grandparents

Our family with my parents
(Asher was getting ANGRY about all the pictures)

Grandpa and Grandma Brokke
Asher is completely OVER the picture taking session!

Big, Bald Head....

Because Asher has such a large, bald head at this point in time, I like to put him in hats because it helps to disguise and bring some proportion to the largeness and roundness of his head. :) Here are some pics from yesterday with his camo hat:

Asher and Grandpa Brokke

Asher's Dedication

This past Sunday we had Asher dedicated at church. Since we attend such a large church they do group dedications where all families come down to the front with their children and they pray over everyone together. It was a powerful prayer and such a good reminder to us that Asher was given to us as a gift from the Lord - he is not ours to hold onto but we are simply God's instruments being used to raise this child to love, serve and fear Jesus Christ. Mark and I do pray often that the love, grace and patience of the Lord will be on us as we parent our son and that Asher will come to know Jesus at a young age. It is a humbling and awesome task.

My parents, Mark's mom, and my brother Dustin were able to attend the dedication. (Unfortunately, Mark's dad was out of town!)

Sick Baby

Asher got his first cold/cough last Friday and started developing a wheeze over the weekend. Unfortunately, by Monday he sounded pretty bad so we had to bring him to the Dr. both Monday and yesterday. As is customary to my side of the family, the Dr. said he needs some breathing treatments 5 times a day for the next week or so. Now, at 4 months old, Asher doesn't think these are so fun and usually cries the entire treatment. However, yesterday when my mom was over he was completely calm and actually fell asleep during the treatment...it was so cute!

Poor Little Guy!

Tummy Time Fun

Asher has never been a fan of "tummy time" but we give it a shot every now and then...especially since he will never learn to crawl without spending some time on his stomach! Anyways, last night we put him on his stomach and he rolled over by himself two times in a row (without even crying)! This is a HUGE accomplishment for him so we were cheering and clapping when he did it. Well, tonight we wanted to capture the event on camera so we put him down on the floor for some tummy time....

Looking pretty good

Getting a little frustrated...

Trying to find a "happy place" by sucking on his hand...

Downright ANGRY!!

I guess we'll have to try and capture this accomplishment some other time!

Bumbo

Asher loves sitting in the Bumbo chair cause he can look around and see the world. He is not a passive baby by any means and, as I mentioned before, he is in somewhat of a frustrating stage because he wants to do more than his little body will allow! Anyways, here are some pics of him enjoying the Bumbo:

Just playing with toys

Trying to get him to smile...

There it is!

This doesn't have anything to do with the Bumbo - I just thought it was a cute picture!