Happy Thanksgiving from Spidey!

Best Brothers!

Asher's TV Debut!

Asher was on the news this morning and he is in the beginning of the news segment "testing" out toys.  Of course he threw the toy...silly boy!

http://www.myfoxphoenix.com/story/19723716/2012/10/03/kids-play-with-toys-to

Busy, Busy!

10 Months

Our little bug is all over the place.  He loves to play with his brother and tries very hard to do the things that Carsten does and gets frustrated.  Asher waves to people a lot and does "so big" and still favors saying "da da" but he does call for mama when he wants me.  Asher is getting a little bit of a "tude" but it is a good attitude.  I like to see that he has feistiness in him.

9 Months

My little boy is getting so big!  9 months already - I can't believe it.  He loves to crawl all around, he is a big snuggler and likes to give kisses by grabbing the sides of my face.  He waves to new people and is so happy.  He also enjoys standing up on things and walks around furniture and now takes some steps between furniture.  Can't wait to see what this little boy becomes.

8 Months

7 Months

My sweet little 7-month-old.  He is moving all over the place and rolls and rolls.  He is pulling himself around too and gets up on his knees, so I am guessing it won't be too long before we have a crawler.....yikes!

Snuggle Bugs

Happy Mother's Day!

Carsten's videos for Nana and Grandma Dee Dee.

Sweet Pea

My little sweet pea woke up earlier than usual yesterday morning so we snuggled in bed together.  My boys like to sleep, so he was ready to fall back to sleep shortly after, and I thought he looked so sweet snuggled next to me.

6 Months

Asher is already 6 months old and is such a sweet little guy.  He is all smiles and has started to sit up pretty well and also started on solid foods.  So far he likes sweet potatoes and carrots but doesn't seem to be too fond of peas, which I don't blame him.

Our Fantastic Four-Year-Old

Our sweet little boy turned four on February 19. I can't believe he is four already because I still see him as my little baby, but when I look at his tall, skinny frame I am reminded he is a four-year-old little boy. Carsten has truly been a blessing and I feel very grateful to be his mom. Carsten is a happy, caring, sensitive, loving, considerate, vibrant, funny, sweet, smart and on top of it all, Carsten is truly kind. I watch him interact with his baby brother and I am amazed by how loving and patient he is with him. Carsten loves to help me with his brother and is such a good helper.

Carsten has started tennis and I love that he is playing a sport that mom played. He looks so cute out there and eager to hit the ball.

Asher is 4 months old and is rolling all over the place and won't stop talking. I laugh just listening to him babble. Asher is such a happy little baby and loves being around people.

Recent Photos

As you can see, Carsten is a typical boy and loves sports, superheroes, Star Wars, blocks and cars. He is so excited for his birthday and can't want to have his birthday party.

Asher is a doll, and can now roll over both ways and has been sleeping well throughout the night, which is something I love. He has discovered his thumb and now I have two thumb suckers in the household.

We had fondue on Saturday and Carsten thought it was so much fun. Mitch prides himself on being a fondue expert since he worked at the Melting Pot in college, so it is nice for him to put everything together for us.

Happy Valentine's Day!

3 Months

My sweet little guy is 3 months old. He is such an angel and is rolling over a lot and smiles and laughs often. He started daycare this week and his teachers said he never is fussy and is all smiles....sounds like my guy.

A Couple of Photos of Asher

The sweet chunky monkey smile of Asher's....it cracks me up because he just looks chunky and silly.

Asher is showing off his muscles.

January, 2012

It is January and the weather is beautiful right now. Our winters are more like a fall in Minnesota and the trees are starting to change colors, which always makes me nostalgic for home. I still have a couple of weeks home before I have to go back to work, so I am starting to get sad to leave my little guy. He sure is a sweet baby and smiles all the time. I have yet to really hear him cry, so I have been blessed with two easy going babies. Asher and Carsten like doing "tummy time" together and my little 2 1/2 month old rolled over last night. Of course Carsten had to show me how he can roll over too. Mitch and I walked yesterday with Boedy and Asher for about 2 hours and Boedy enjoyed his bed all day after the walk....he looked so sweet.

Happy 2012

Yay, it is a new year and what I think will be an exciting year with our two boys getting bigger by the day. Asher turned 2 months on December 19th and weighed 13 lbs and 13 oz and was 24 inches tall. He has doubled his birth weight and I marvel at the fact of how big he is getting. I look back at his newborn babies and it doesn't even seem like the same baby. We had a good Christmas and New Year. The Johnson family came from Minnesota and Carsten loved having his cousins around. The weather has been gorgeous and as I write this, Mitch and Carsten are waiting to go to the park and hit some golf balls, so I better not keep them too long.