Cold November!

I love to taste everything!

Cheek chub!

My hockey hoodie and sweet hat.

Well it decided to get cold right quickly!  It's been in the teens and twenties a lot this past week and winter has definitely settled in.  This is OK because we get to show off the little monkey in his cool knit hats from Rob, and his fleece suits from, well we now have quite a few of these (thanks all).  There's no snow yet, but it can't be far off.  Asher is still doing well, and growing bigger by the day!  Up to almost 17 lbs now- check out the cheek chub there!  We love his smiles and serious faces, his squeaks and coos, and he's even said "mama"!  Nathan is very jealous, but nothing on the dada front... yet.  We don't think that he knows what mama means other than it makes mama very, very happy and excited- perhaps that's what it actually means.

more!

Wow, where does the time go.  We have enjoyed a lovely autumn in Maine, and are looking forward to the looming winter- they say it'll be an extra cold one.  We've got most of the windows sealed up, and a space heater in the nursery, which keeps Asher's room nice and cosy.  We were pretty worried about him being cold for the winter, and he likes to sleep with his arms out and certainly with no hats!

Asher is doing very well, recently returning from a trip to Michigan to see Grandpa Ev and Grandma Barb with Anne.  It was a long and very quiet work week for me, and so good to see them come home.  You can see the added cheek chub in the latest photos.  He is starting to use his Bumbo chair, is talking to us and to himself constantly (wish we knew what he is saying!), and is experiencing everything around him by taste.  He loves to eat his hands (just like his cousin Eli), and he is so very curious about everything around him.