Asher James: Eighteen Months

 

 

Stats: Oh my little tank is, still, well a tank lol. It is amazing how close in size he is to Chase. At his 18 month check up he weighed 26lbs 12oz (61%) and 34 inches tall (91%). He is in size 2t clothing put will probably switch to 3t before his 2nd birthday.

Sleep: Still doing well with his sleep, usually averages 12 to 13 hours at night and a 2 hour nap during the day if we are home. If we are out and about for the day he will snooze in the car when he can. I still have to rock him to sleep for his nap but not for bedtime. He has adjusted to Chase being in his room really well.

Social: I still haven't put Asher in any class setting or found a storytime that works with our schedule but he really come out of his shell and loves being around other kids. He loves when Chase's friends come over to play and joins right in along side of them. He and his little friend Isabelle having realized they can play together so it's cute seeing that friendship develop, though he adores her big sister Madison. He still has a hard time being dropped off in childwatch at the Y or Sunday School at church but we rarely get called to come get him before we are done with our workout or service. Once he turns 2 I do plan on signing him up for swimming and would love to find somewhere that does a sports class for his age as he is all about basketball, baseball, and soccer.

Diet: He has a love/hate relationship with food. One day he will eat anything I put in front of him and the next day will barely have a bite of anything. It used to stress me out but I've come to realize this is just the way he is and hopefully he grows out of it. On the days he wants to eat there really isn't much he won't eat.

Skills/Milestones: Asher runs, and runs and runs. He is trying ever so hard to jump and loves to dance with his brother. He can throw ball clear across the room and catch equally as well. He is climbing on or over anything. He will sit for a while building legos, taking them apart and then building them again. He is also quite handy with puzzles. My boys love to talk. Asher's speech is def above average. If you ask him to say something he will normally repeat it, some of his latest words as pessss (please), I-pop (ice pop), mik (milk), cup, soccer ball, basketball, Chase, Pop B, Mom-Mom. 

Favorites: Mummy, Daddy, Chase, trains, throwing and kicking a ball, dance parties, legos, animals

 

Our Asher is such a little monkey, and he knows it. He also knows all he has to do is flash his cute smile and get away with whatever he just did. He is full of energy, loves to be loud and gives the best hugs and kisses. He is a true boy in that he loves to be outside, picking up sticks, kicking a ball around and getting dirty. This little squishy handful makes me want to have a bunch more babies (until I realize how exhausting that would be).

Chase Patrick: 3.5 years



Stats: I don't have any official stats as he doesn't get a checkup until his 4th birthday but if I had to guess I'd say he's around 40 inches tall and just under 30lbs. He is a rake!

Sleep: Chase has always been an amazing sleeper, until the new year hit. All of a sudden he was in our room every night, and me being half asleep let him climb into our bed and there he would sleep. Even though I knew I had to break the habit, I did enjoy the snuggles. After about a month of this going on we decided to move him into Asher's room. We thought maybe he didn't want to be alone, and that seems to have been the case. They have been sharing a room for just over a month now and with the exception of a couple of nights he hasn't come into our room until morning.

Social: Chase has really flourished in this area since he turned 3. He thoroughly enjoys pre-school; he loves his teacher Miss Donna and has made friends there also. He goes into Sunday School at church with no issues and have been involved in a sports class and swimming class. Though he is still a little reserved you can really start to see his confidence in himself building.

Diet: nothing new to report here, still loves food and all food! Never stops eating, ever. In fact he loves going to Costco just for the samples lol.

Skills/Milestones: He is finally jumping on his own, he's our cautious kid for sure, but he is so proud that he has finally mastered it. We have started up with swim class again and while it is his last parent/child class he has been swimming around the pool with out me by his side. He also learned how to get into the pool on his own. I can't wait for this summer when we live at the pool .
He know the alphabet and has started to learn how to write. He can count to 13 and hold up the appropriate amount of fingers. He has also started to show some interest in addition and subtraction.
He has been fully potty trained since October time. He can dress and undress himself as well as put on his own shoes, sometimes they do end up on the wrong feet though.

Favorites: Mummy, Daddy, Asher, grandparents, Lightening McQueen, Thomas, trains in general, airplanes, playing with playdoh, running around, dance parties, singing, building things with Legos.

 

I'm not going to lie some days are so tough with a three and a half year old. The tantrums and attitude can get ugly but overall we have a wonderful, kind, funny and loving boy that has a heart to serve others. He is curious about everything around him and asks a million questions everyday; it is clear he loves to learn and want's to know how everything works. He loves his little brother and is the first person to calm down Asher if he is upset, or wants to make him feel better if he is sick. I am so unbelievably proud of this little boy that is ours. Most of the time I forget that he is only 3.5 years old as he does act older than that 90% of the time.