The Armstrong 5

Asher had his 6 month well-check today... he was such a ham. Grinning at the Dr., laughing at me being silly and just having a good time in general. Until the shots at least :-) He actually did pretty good with the first shot and then started wailing after the next... only 3 this time though!

He's still growing perfectly... his head is over 97%, weight is at 90% and his height is 75%. Not bad at all! We're so thankful for such a cute baby who is so healthy and happy. Here's a photo showing his great joy! Oh, and we're still waiting for that perfect photo of his little teeth... both are coming out now and should make a full appearance by next weekend... so fun!!

Bath Time!!!

Posted by Joellen Thursday, September 11, 2008 7:04 PM 0 comments

The Boys!

Posted by Joellen Tuesday, September 9, 2008 12:57 PM 2 comments

Little Teeth!

Posted by Joellen 9:05 AM 0 comments

Yay! Asher's teeth are finally breaking :-) Right now you can feel the tooth on the bottom left and you can see the cut in the gums there with a small spot of white! The right tooth is a bit behind... just a pale color in the gums. I'm so excited! He'll be so cute with his little teeth poking out! I'll put up the pics as soon as those teeth make their full appearance... and if I can get him to hold still long enough!

Asher Video

Posted by Joellen Saturday, September 6, 2008 4:47 PM 0 comments

Ok, so I couldn't figure out how to embed this one into the blog, but here's a link to a video of Asher being a ham for the camera (or in this case the webcam). Just click the screenshot below.

Movin' About

Posted by Joellen Thursday, September 4, 2008 6:18 PM 1 comments

No, Asher isn't crawling. But he is wiggling about the floor! Take a look at this photo...

First, Asher started out playing with the green frog to the Left of the image. Then, he twisted, turned and pushed a bit, including some rolling back and forth, and eventually got ahold of the tan onesie he's holding :-) It was laying by that red and silver bag. Then you can see how he headed toward the green toy further in the background... what a crazy kid! I can't imagine what "fun" it will be when he begins to do all of that in about 1 minute vs. 10 :-) Here's one more gratuitous photo!

How Did He Get So Cute?!?

Posted by Joellen 9:54 AM 0 comments

Keeping Busy

Posted by Joellen Wednesday, September 3, 2008 9:38 AM 2 comments

It's been a while since I actually posted. Between cleaning up at home, taking photos and keeping Asher happy all day I don't often have "free time" at the end of the day. In fact, usually I still have a to-do list for the next day. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that someday I will get things done and have a little extra time for sleep :-)

So, I did some senior photos yesterday for Mark's Boss' son... I'm really happy with how they are turning out...

I also booked another paid senior photo shoot for next Saturday with someone my friend Austie recommended me to. Then I'm also doing Matt's senior photos this Saturday... did I mention I was busy? But it's really great to see my photography picking up. My earnings don't pay for a lot of things we need yet but maybe in a few months we'll start to see a difference.

Today Kory is having someone put a bathroom into our ginormous bedroom. Should take about a week. In the meantime, the bedroom is pretty much off limits during the day so I have to be quick and organized getting out of there in the morning with everything I'll need for the day... Asher will be taking naps in Mark's office (hopefully actually sleeping during that time). The problem is, you can hear everything in the office from the living and vice-versa. It is going to be a long week... but the reward will be worth it... our own private bathroom in our room!!! Ahh. Pray for my survival!!!!!