Asher is 3 months!
...or he's been for 3 weeks now. har har.
i've been debating for a long time whether or not I should post, since he will technically be 4 months in a week. but after looking through all of the photos from last month, I was reminded how eventful month 3 was so I figured...better late than never!
this has been such a fun month, full of lots of changes and lots of outings!
this month, we had a lot of reflux drama. asher was throwing up substantial amounts 2-3 times a day for about 2 weeks before we took him to see the doctor. he wasn't fussy, didn't have a fever, and didn't change much apart from the fact that crazy amounts of vomit were exiting his body throughout the day -- soaking me and making his clothes all dirty!
we were concerned he was gonna get dehydrated so we decided to take him in to see the doctor. she ordered an ultrasound and that was an adventure! mr. bottle rejector even refused the bottle of sugar water they offered for his ultrasound -- and the US tech said that had never happened in her entire career. stubborn boy. <3
everything came out okay and we have attributed his reflux to over-eating (lol!) but thankfully it has gotten better! he has been deemed a 'happy spitter'. we did a lot of laundry but we were thankful that he was okay! 
asher loooooves to go out. after the 1 month mark, and especially after he got his vaccines -- we went out almost every day (half for my sanity and half because I ran out of things to entertain him with!) thankfully he loves being in the car, stroller rides, being carried (as long as its outward-facing) for walks, etc.
it's funny because he was so used to go out, that he would get antsy and fussy if I had not taken him out by noon. it was awesome because he would immediately fall asleep a few minutes after being in the car and take his best/longest naps while we were out. he always suggested that I enjoy some coffee and desserts while he snoozed, so I just took his advice and tried to enjoy some quiet time. he's so thoughtful!
he also grew to love, love, love his elephant doll whom we so lovingly named "elfie". initially we forced him to be near it because we saw how he was starting to suck his hands -- but he's finally grown to love elfie and now will lovingly suck on elfie's nose to soothe himself.
we went to target to buy a spare (just in case!) especially since he had grown fond of it and found out that they were out of stock in EVERY target within a 30 mile radius. people were selling it on ebay for $40+ (smart people...) but then one day randomly, eugene found one and immediately purchased it. unfortunately there was only one. I would have bought every single one on stock and sold it for $40 too. hehe.
our friends moved back from japan and asher was able to reunite with his beautiful friend H (@babyhphotos) it was a short but sweet reunion and it was really fun seeing our babies together!
Asher got used to really long car rides and went on a lot of outings with me. We went to LA multiple times, went to his first wedding out in Corona (!!!) and went to cerritos go have a sweet coffee + lunch date with these aunties. I got used to changing his diaper in the trunk, nursing him almost anywhere/everywhere (in the car, in the back of a restraunt, on a bench in a shopping center, at a corner of a cafe) and just got used to filling our days while we waited for daddy to come home from rotation.
we even spent the entire day in SD with uncle kenny and his family and went to the zoo!
daddy finished his last rotation during this month, and is now practically done with pharmacy school (FINALLY!) which means that he can stay at home everyday with until his graduation! it's been awesome!
being able to have him home and present in these early months of asher's life makes the 3 last years of being MIA/super busy/away from home worth it!
Asher went to his first family picnic at church and even got his own name tag!
He's improved so much on tummy time this month (thanks to the help of the boppy!)
And spent a lot of time with family this month (even did an overnight trip in LA at grandma's house!) We didn't get that much sleep that night (Asher totally knew that we weren't home and kept looking around in the middle of the night!) but it was so much fun and so worth it!
This has definitely been a fun month - he definitely learned how to smile socially and we heard his first laugh (daddy is the best at making him laugh!). He has finally started to hold onto things (although he drops it when he's not looking at and forgets about it!) and loves playing with his O ball. He loves being held by everybody and no signs of stranger anxiety yet! He started putting himself down to sleep at around 8:30pm, no matter where we were (i.e. at home, in the ergo during an evening walk, at bible study etc.) and has been such a good baby overall.
We can't stop cuddling and kissing him and we love him so much!
We feel so thankful everyday and praise God from whom all blessings flow.
See you in a week for his 4 month post, lol!
xoxo
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