I've been getting a lot of questions about how Alia and Asher both looked at around the same age. So for those of you curious, here you go!

Week 7: How to Play a Saxophone

Asher's newest musical instrument seems to be a very rare type of saxophone that is meant to be played from the bell, rather than the mouthpiece. I didn't think they existed anymore but Asher insists.




Week 7 has arrived for Alia. She's getting more alert every day.

I love this photo of her because it's a rare shot of her not being fussy in the evening.

Week 6

We took a little road trip last weekend and while Asher was having a little snack, he suddenly decided to have a nap too. We couldn't help but laugh when we saw his hand resting in his bag of almonds.

It turns out the sweater Alia is wearing was made by my mother for me. I couldn't help getting a little teary knowing that though Ma is gone, she is still a part of my children's lives. The picture on the right is of me wearing the sweater with my Oma (Dad's mom).

Here's a pic of Week 6. Compare to Week 2:
She's getting bigger every day!

Asher Finds the Camera

As I was writing the last blog, Asher found the camera. Here is the result of his documentation of the following five minutes:

Settling in

I feel like we're finally settling in to a routine. When I was pregnant with Alia, I heard advice from parents of more than one child. I heard, two kids is four times the work of one kid. I heard that the first 6 months is the hardest. I can't say anything about the latter we haven't gotten through 6 months yet, but I can say that so far, Asher and Alia are not four times the work. Though there are many nights I beg Alia to just fall asleep and ask Asher for the umpteenth time to stop banging on the table, window, or door (sometimes all of the above). Just watching Asher hold Alia or help me by holding the diaper cream or latching Alia into her car seat makes me smile.

So here we are at Week 5. Alia grows like a weed and Asher still makes me laugh at least 5 times a day.

Week 4

Alia at one month old. She now weighs 8 lbs, 7 oz. This is a gain from 6 lbs, 14 oz at birth. She's getting nice and chubby!

A good photo of the big brother too.

Alia: Week 3

We are going to attempt to get a picture of Alia every week in the same way so that we can all watch her grow, which she is doing very quickly. So here she is at 3 weeks old:

And of course I would never leave Asher out. Here he is in his signature hat. I'm afraid what's going to happen when he outgrows this one. I'm not sure they make one in the next size up. He loves this hat.

Hello all!! As a fan of "Asher Grows" you'll be happy to see that we have now created an "Asher and Alia" page. Now you'll have a place to admire both of our adorable children at one time. As many of you know, Alia arrived on February 3rd at 4:28 pm. She weighed 6 lbs, 14 oz and was 18.5 inches long. She was born at home with a loving group of midwives, her daddy and her big brother as witnesses.

Here are a few pictures to get you started. I can't promise I'll get it updated every week, but I will do my best.

Day One. Alia is about to be weighed for the first time while Asher discovers his love of stethoscopes.

The birth team

Week 2

The big brother with his favorite food.