firsts

asher gave momma his first smile on friday, 30 august. it was the cutest thing. felix asked if it was gas, of course not, he smiled at me twice. then asher gave momma & poppa smiles all around on saturday. we were absolutely thrilled!

he started giggling as well whenever we changed his diaper, of course whenever he's calm and not shrieking. we found his tickleish spots, around his thighs and his sides. poor guy, momma and poppa know the torture spots =). he's got the cutest laugh too!

asher also discovered his mouth late saturday night when he should have been sleeping. it was the cutest thing. i didn't know if i should continue to let him explore or put him to sleep. i decided on the latter, cuz poor guy was sooo strung out. he needed to sleep bad. he had his one month party saturday night at tasty chinese cuisine in des plaines, and was quite charming for all his guests. such a cutie.

with aunt louisa at the one month dinner

after coming home from the dinner, we settled in for the night, i nursed him down but he woke up and wouldn't go back to sleep. he must have been recapping the night's events because he was up for a few minutes when he discovered his mouth with both of his hands. his eyes widened and immediately he went to town exploring his mouth. he had both hands in his mouth and was shoving them in deep causing himself to gag and choke. he seemed to enjoy the new sensation and discovery, he just couldn't stop and kept on gagging. it was cute to see him discover his mouth, but it was already nearing 11pm and i figured a good mom would at least try to get him to sleep. so i quickly swaddled him and turned the t.v. on to his favorite channel.

it was quite an eventful day for our little guy.