It’s been almost a month since Asher came home and we have established a nice routine with the newest Pig. We are all very helpful. We get Asher’s clothes when he needs a new outfit, and we help by grabbing diapers when he needs changed. We bring blankets to help swaddle him. Riley even uses the step stool to get already-made bottles off of the kitchen counter when Asher’s hungry. We are all very interested in what he does.
When he cries we want to help make him feel better. We hug and kiss and snuggle him. Riley even tries to pick him up to hold him, but Mom tells him no. Emmett likes to whisper things to Asher. It’s like they’ve been talking about stuff for a long time and Emmett is just picking right up in the conversation where they last left off.
Asher is getting so big! He’s out of premie clothes and diapers and into newborns. We guess he’s almost seven pounds about now, but his next doctor’s appointment isn’t until the beginning of October so we won’t know for sure for a while. But he’s eating a ton. He’s developing a double chin and his extra chunk is slowing making it’s way to his thighs, which we all love to see.
And he’s got so much hair! Emmett likes to say that it’s fantastic hair, just like his. It gets very, very curly right after his bath. Riley likes to rub his cheek on Asher’s head and say, “I love his hair. It’s so soft!” It’s like satin. With his hair and funny faces, Asher is still reminding Mom and Dad a lot of Emmett when he was a tiny Pig. We all love it.
He’s still waking up every few hours to eat at night, with some night being better than others. So stay tuned with that. Although he’s not a crier, he just fusses, we’d still like for Mom and Dad to get a decent night’s sleep one day. Until then, they both drink a lot of coffee.
We are definitely a bit of a handful, all us Pigs, when Dad is at work or when Mom is at work and only one person is taking care of us. But it is all worth it, and after a big blow up–where maybe we aren’t sharing well or we fight over something–we settle down pretty quickly.
Us big Pigs got some new toys recently that we love. Mom and Dad got us these inflatable balls that are hollow inside so we can climb in and roll. We’ve also been playing with balloons a lot recently. We like to put a small LED light into them and go into a dark room and play hot potato.
At school, the boys are working on their writing and Tessa is wow’ing her teachers with her incredible memory. We are all three enjoying the new school year, but we’ll all be happy when our routine isn’t disrupted by so many Jewish holidays–as much as we enjoy celebrating them! We are looking forward to our Sukkot BBQ on Sunday…
Mom will post new pictures of everyone ASAP. As soon as Asher takes a nap…
Be well.
With love,
The Four Fantastic Pigs
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