all about asher

by far the biggest and most exciting event in our recent lives has been the birth of our son, asher jones maret.



he was born at home on june 2nd at just after 6 in the morning. bj labored through the night and asher came into the world just as the sun was rising. it was an unforgettable, incredible experience. bj's parents, three midwives, and our friends becky, beth and scott were there to help and to bear witness to his arrival.

you can see lots of pictures here.

and now, asher is almost 3 months old! it has been so amazing getting to know him and spending time learning how to be in a relationship with this amazing new creature. so, what have we discovered about him so far?

- he LOVES to eat. it's a good thing bj is so patient, and so in love with him because he asks for food quite regularly.
- he looks a LOT like aaron did when he was a baby.
- he's a morning person, waking up happy and wanting to socialize most mornings.
- he likes the water and makes the cutest swimmy movements and sounds in the pool.
- he loves to be swaddled nice and snug.
- he's giving talking a good go, he's got at least a dozen or so words so far. my favorites are: "gddra" "ckrr" and of course the oh-so-versatile "goo."

he's healthy, happy and growing like a champ. and he'll be crawling in no time!