The Glider and Ottoman Arrived!!


We are very excited that our glider and ottoman finally arrived!! Many thanks to the folks at Bethany's work place for blessing us with this great gift. Asher seems to love being rocked and fed in the chair. Sometimes he'll even crawl up in the chair himself and chill in it when we are not watching...ok, so maybe not, but I'm sure he would if he could. It has become one of the favorite places to sit with the little guy.

Asher is finally starting to fit into his little baby outfits too! Mommy has had lots of fun playing dress up lately - ha! This weekend was pretty chilly here in TN so it was time to try out some of his warmer clothes. Mommy and daddy think it is soo cute to see Asher dressed up like a little boy. He is getting bigger every day!


Needless to say we are loving being parents and feel incredibly blessed to have Asher in our lives. He is such a joy and we can't help but smile every time we look at him and hold him in our arms.

I'm one month old!
Asher is now officially a month old. This past week we could definitely see some changes in him. He is becoming more alert and aware of what is around him. He seems to really like looking at the black and white New York pictures hanging on the wall. He is getting stronger too; he likes to grip mommy's hair if it's not tied back (or anything else that happens to fall in his hands) and tries to hold his head up when you lay him on your chest or his belly.

He is still only sleeping about 2-3 hours before needing a feeding, but we're hoping that starts to stretch out soon...mommy and daddy are starting to get a little sleepy from the short nights rest. Asher is definitely starting to fill out too. We're guessing he is close to 7-8 lbs now. He is growing out of his preemie clothes and almost fits into the newborn sizes, and has officially graduated to the newborn size diapers!! Needless to say the little guy is doing great and growing like a weed.


This past Sunday Asher got to wear his Steeler's outfit for the first time, and the Steeler's won! Daddy wasn't too excited about the cool black, white and gold attire..but mommy loved it!

I'm three weeks old!

Asher is now three weeks old and doing great! This past weekend while daddy was out of town on the road with the band, Asher got to hang with his Aunt Tiffany and Aunt Courtney for a while. Aunt Tiffany even got to be the very first babysitter (along with her friend Donna) while mommy took a few hours off to run into town. A few hours was a good first step -- even being away that long was a little hard for Bethany. But, Asher and Bethany both handled it well. It's been a litte tough for Randy to be gone for a few days...he sure misses his little boy. And mommy and Asher sure miss him. But, it will be fun to do some catching up while we watch Sunday night football together! Randy has been really looking forward to getting to watch football with his son. Randy isn't too thrilled with Bethany trying to make Asher into a Steeler's fan though, but we're working on it! Asher is also anxiously awaiting the arrival of his little cousin Brooke Autumn Ley. She should be here within the next few weeks and we are praying that Kim (mommy) and Brooke have a smooth and safe delivery. We can't wait to meet her!

A Few "Firsts" for Asher!


Asher getting his first real bath.....


Taking his first bottle (he's doing great with it).....


Sporting his very first RED outfit, what a fan!!


And he and mommy sharing their first conversation :-)

A visit from Noni (grandma) and Grandpa Armstrong!!

Asher had a great visit with Grandma and Grandpa Armstrong this past weekend. They flew in for a quick visit and Asher was soo excited to meet them! Asher also got to finally meet his Uncle Anthony as well. So far he doesn't seem to be too confused with all these look-a-like aunts and uncles. Asher is still growing and we've started to notice that his preemie outfits seem to be getting a little snug. We've tried putting him in a few "newborn" onesies, however, they are still too big! Guess he still has a little more growing to do before he can fit into the 0-3 months clothes. Here are some pictures from his wonderful visit with Noni and Grandpa Armstrong. He misses everyone already!!

Asher meeting his Grandma and Grandpa Armstrong for the first time!!


Hopefully he won't get too confused - Uncle Anthony looks a lot like daddy!!