Yesterday was Asher’s 2nd birthday.  Happy Birthday, my sweet little boy!

Stats:

Weight: 30 lbs (63rd percentile)

Height:  39″ (99th percentile)

I can’t believe he’s 2, and I can’t believe he’s only 2- all at the same time.  It seems like he’s always been a part of us.  Such a fun little boy.  And to think that I thought I wouldn’t know what to do with a boy.  God had such a gift in store for us when we had each of our kids- and I do love my boy.

Two years ago

And now here he is, 2 years later, opening some gifts from Aunt Patti with a little help from Amai.

Amai wanted to help

Loves the new hat

Taking a break for a drink

By far his favorite book of all time

Trying on Asher's new mustache!

Just a few thoughts on Asher:

-He came into the world and practically smiled at me when they laid him on my chest.  I was taken with how directly he stared at me and how sweet he seemed then.  And his little personality has remained very tender and sweet as he’s grown.  He is a very soft hearted boy- often crying or getting very upset when he sees someone else upset.

-He is all boy.  Though he is a sensitive one, he is very active and has scaled things that Amai never would have even thought of trying to climb at this age.  I’m constantly amazed at how much more persistent he is at trying to get into things he’s not supposed to.  We’ve had to lock down almost every single cabinet and drawer in our house so he won’t dismantle it piece by piece.  I think we only childproofed one cabinet with kitchen chemicals when Amai was little.  The differences in sexes are so vast, as are the differences in the personalities of our kids.

-Like Amai, we just adore Asher.  He has been so much fun to have around.  My prayer is for a long, blessed life for him.