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Thursday, February 21, 2013

Second Trip to Kansas

We took our second trip with Asante February 9th through the 12th.  Asante is such a pro at flying, he was amazing!  It was a great trip! Asante did so much better this time, and no one got sick :-) We got in Saturday morning and Gran picked us up from the airport.  We went to get our rental car before going to breakfast with some of my family.  After breakfast we went to Mimi and Papa's house so Asante could take a nap before Hallie's 5th birthday party.  She didn't know we were coming, so it was fun to see how excited she was to see Baby Asante.  We also surprised her by bring my cousin's pony for pony rides.  After the party we met up with Grammy, TiTi, Uncle Justin and Baby River for dinner.  It was the first time we met River, and we couldn't get enough! Even though they are just a little over 4 months apart, its hard to imagine Asante was that small, smaller in fact!  Sunday was a very busy day! We went to brunch at Uncle Matt and Aunt Thu's house, and were able to spend some really great time with all of my family! After Asante's very long nap in Cousin Leah's room we went to Aunt Lizzie and Uncle Ryan's house to have dinner with the Aunties: Kirsten, Lizzie, Jenna, and Kaleigh, as well as Uncle Drew and Uncle Ryan.  Monday morning we just relaxed, which was nice.  We picked up Grammy from the airport in the afternoon, before having Asante's 6 month photos taken.  It was so much fun to have everyone there, and we even got some cute pictures of Asante and River.  We headed home Tuesday afternoon.  It was so great to be able to spend time with everyone, but it was WAY too short!  There are a few people Asante still hasn't met, and I hate that! Next time we go he will be over a year old, and hopefully we can stay a lot longer so we can have time for everyone!
Ready for take off!

Gettin' some lovin' from Gran
With Auntie Ang and Mimi at breakfast
Hallie's pony ride
Hanging out with his God-Sister
Grammy with her grand-babies
Kisses from Cousin Liam
Asante with Cousin Lily, they are 3 months apart
Had to get BBQ!!
Thinkin' he is a big boy on the plane
He actually slept the whole flight :-)

Thursday, February 7, 2013

6 Months

I cannot believe Asante is already 6 months!! He is such a big boy; it is so much fun to watch him learn and grown every single day! Asante is rolling over from front to back, and sitting up on his own now.  He is also making efforts to crawl!! He gets up on all fours and rocks back and forth then pushes himself backwards.  He loves it and you can tell how proud he is by his cute little smile and laugh. We have increased his food to 3 times a day, and he is still taking around 3 bottles a day.  We are on stage 2 baby food, which is combinations.... and MEAT! So far he has had chicken, and liked it a lot. Asante has also started to feed himself! We give him banana flavored crackers called MumMums, and he usually eats the whole thing all by himself.  He is such a good eater :-) We haven't seen any teeth yet, but you can feel the little bumps. Any day now one will break through! He has really started to reach out for things, especially peoples faces! He loves to touch your mouth while you talk, and of course pull hair!  His two middle fingers are still his favorite, we might have to do something about that soon, but it is so cute!!  His 6 month check up was Tuesday, 2/5/13.  He weighed 16.11 pounds and is 26 inches.  He is in the 25-50% for weight and head size, and in the 15-25% for height.  Dr. Cosgrove is happy with his growth and development.  He got three shots, and took them like a champ! Only a little crying and then was good to go... such a tough guy! We are heading to Kansas for the second time on Saturday, and we are BEYOND excited!!  
6 month birthday
Reaching for my phone
Snuggling his blankie