on asher

his name comes from his great great great great great great grandfather
he's 3 months 9 days old today
finished with his "fourth trimester"
for a couple weeks he's been lifting his head when he's on his belly
he's got a smile that lights up the room
he's just starting to watch his hands
and seeming to grab at things with intention
yesterday he rolled from his back to his right side
and almost all the way to his stomach but that darn right arm was in the way
he loves to jabber in what a friend calls "his own unique spoken word brand of exquisite and profound poetry"

when i was pregnant we called him she
so now his 2.5 year old cousin logan still thinks he's a girl
he has blue eyes that sometimes look green
and brown hair that glows red in the sun
he likes it when we help him stand up and walk
he kicks like crazy when we go in the swimming pool
it's as if he's trying to take off on his own
he likes showers
he chews his tongue
he seems to be teething because
he's constantly drooling
and i just today discovered that he loves for me to rub his gums
he's a bubbly smiley boy in the mornings
we have one of those big rubber yoga balls
bouncing asher on the ball is our panacea
that and bike rides are staples
last night he fought going to sleep more than he ever has before
he looks a lot like aaron and a lot like roro's baby pictures

his nicknames so far:
baby jo (for when he was joey in my pouch when i was pregnant)
sweet pea (my mom, "roro", calls him that)
squeaker (not so much anymore, but when he was bitty he had an incredible squeak)
baby bean (this one is phasing out, too. this was our name for him when he was swaddled)
asher dasher
asher d (for asher dasher)
smasher
asher d smasher
small friend
little one
basher dasher smasher splasher trasher (etc.) (my dad, "obi" sings this to him)
and lady killer (another roro)