Video for Great Grandma!

Asa's new toy

This picture is sort of blurry as i took it on my blackberry. Things are good here, we've been staying busy with Asa and work. Love the weather we have had the last two days!

2 Month check up

Two Months ago i looked like this:

Asa had his 2 month check up today and he is a growing boy. He weighs 12 lbs 7 oz (75%), is 23 1/2 inches long (75%) and his head is 15 1/2 inches (50%). He seems right on track to where he should be. Everything else checked out just great. He was sitting in the office happy as a lark while Dr. Carlson shined lights in his face, pressed on his stomach, checked his heart, and looked in his mouth. Then the shot lady came in...i think Asa will learn soon to NOT LIKE THE SHOT LADY. She gave him the oral vaccine first, and he took it pretty well. I think he will be a champ at taking meds orally because he is so used to the Vitamin D liquid we give him everyday. Then the shots came. He was NOT a happy camper during the shots. Thankfully mom was there to scoop him up and snuggle him until he forgot all about it. The ride home and for a short while once we got home he was crying. It was almost like he was content and then he would remember what happened, his bottom lip would quiver and then he would cry. SO SAD!

You can see the little Donald Duck bandaids on his legs :(

My mom threw me a shower September 26th, and Asa was dedicated on the 27th and i didn't have any pictures of the events. (My mom took pictures at both) She finally sent me the pictures (Thanks Mom) and so i wanted to post about the special weekend.

The next day was Asa's dedication at church. What a special day it was for Asa and for Adam and i to declare to our church community that we are going to raise Asa to love the Lord. We had so many of our family there and it was just such an amazing day.

This is the same place we were married and pastor Russ who married us!

This is a picture of my grandmas hand, my moms hand my hand and Asa's hand...how cool huh?

1st day!

I started my new job today, and i am really enjoying it. I received about 10 emails from my boss on my blackberry this morning at about 6:30 am. I hopped out of bed, took a shower and headed downstairs to start working. I woke Adam briefly to remind him he has baby duty today. As hard as it is to return to the work world, it is nice to wake up and have new tasks to complete that are outside of family responsibilities.

We had a good weekend. Friday i hung out with Ali and went shopping! Nordstrom Rack is a really great store. Be aware there are things ranging from a few hundred dollars to about $10. Ali and i managed to buy almost the exact same things. Friday night we had a co worker of Adam's and his wife and 2 year old daughter over. She was adorable, and LOVES Asa.

Saturday, Adam had to work almost all day and i hung out with Asa.

Then Saturday night we went over to our friends Tommy, JT and Davis place to watch the Twins/Wild game. Asa even had a Wild outfit to wear! Asa was really good, and the girls that were there all loved to hold him. Adam and i were even able to get a game of Foosball in while we were there.

Sunday we went to church, and sat with Ali and her mom. Adam had previous plans to play golf with his brothers, so he was gone from about noon until 8. Asa and i again hung out...but had company. Joey came over and he and i ordered pizza and watched the Twins game together.

Things here are going really great. Asa is getting so big everyday. He has started to smile so much and make such cute coo's and even laughs! It is so fun to see him grow. He has also started to drool more, which is so cute! We had to pack away his newborn clothes, and are now on to the 0 - 3 month outfits. I had to go and buy some more footie sleepers for him because his others were getting so small he wasn't able to stretch his legs out in them. He continues to be a great sleeper, however the last week he has been getting up a bit more as i think he went through a growth spurt. I am hoping he will go back to the 7 - 8 hour stretches he was on the week before.

I only have about 10 pounds left to lose from my pre-pregnancy weight. I can't believe it only took 8 weeks to lose over 40 pounds. It is just amazing how a woman's body can change so much so drastically! I am also thankful my body has the ability to lose the weight. I know that not all women are able to lose their pregnancy pounds.

Wordless Monday

6 week check up

I had my 6 week appointment at the dr today, and have been given the go ahead to resume all normal activities! I have officially lost 32 pounds since giving birth to Asa...yes 32 pounds...and i still have 20 to go. I gained a lot of weight during my pregnancy, but it is definitely coming of pretty easily which i am thankful for. We realized after we left the hospital that we never got a picture of Asa with our Dr. And since we have talked so much about Dr.Locher through out the pregnancy i figured you all might want to see what he looks like too.Adam and i had quite the conversation with Dr. Locher during the cesarean. First Dr Locher and the nurses were all talking about my tattoo when they were giving me my spinal. They had to actually give me the spinal twice because the first time they inserted the needle i felt pain on the right side of my hip. When i told them it was hurting, the nurses and Dr Locher all felt the need to ask me a ton of questions to try to distract me. (This was really not necessary because i was not in that much pain) however i humored them and began answering them. When i told them all what verse was tattooed on my back when asked, (Romans 8:37-39) Dr. Locher chuckled and told me that he actually was reading Romans that morning. Then when Asa was born and we told them all his name, Dr Locher and i had a long conversation about how Asa was a good king in the bible. We had this conversation while he was stitching me up. When we went into the appointment today, he said that he has been talking about our delivery to quite a few people since Asa was born, and also told us that he told his son about the delivery story (tattoo, and Asa's name) and he was glad he was able to do that because his son has drifted from the Lord lately. What a way to witness huh?

On a different note we have also been trying to put Asa in his bumbo to have him sit up a bit. He doesn't last too long before he is frustrated from sitting up, but he is always very alert while he is sitting up in it. He is able to lift his head up and look around for about 20 seconds or so, and then it slowly flops to the side, or front, or back, and sits and rests for a minute. Then again will lift his head up, and hold it again. He is really so strong, and it is neat to see him hold his head up for a while on his own.

Sometimes he sucks on his hand while sitting in his bumbo...maybe to distract himself for a minute?

Here is also a pic of Adam "Chillin'" with Asa on the couch.

Labor Day

We had a great Labor Day weekend. We went to my Godfathers cabin, as we do every year. We headed up on Saturday morning, and came home on Tuesday night. We spent almost the entire weekend outside enjoying the fresh air, and we had great weather. Marty (Godfather) has a lot of land that his cabin is on, so it is perfect for playing boccie ball, and other lawn games. Adam, Asa and i stayed in one half of the guest cabin, and Chuck and Bridget stayed in the other half of the guest cabin. Joey slept in a tent, and my parents and Marty slept in the main cabin. Asa was great at the lake. It was a little difficult adjusting to the routine of getting up at night being in a new place, and not having the comfort of my bed to nurse him in, but it was still great. We even got him a life jacket and took him on the boat. Sunday night in town they have a "Bizarre" that we went to. It is a small festival that the church puts on. They have bingo, dancing, a raffle, and the BEST greasy hamburgers that we have ever had. We talk about them all year round. It was really fun. Adam won at bingo, and Marty won $40 at the raffle.

Things at the Heeren house have been great! I think this week i have really realized how little sleep i have been getting. Adam is going to start working on Monday, so i have been trying to do all of the getting up in the middle of the night to help him out and get used to having to be the one to get up each time to feed Asa. With that being said, i have been really tired during the day, and have realized i have to take advantage of taking naps.

We reached sort of a milestone this week as well. Asa is now breastfeeding, and not using the shield. I didn't think he would be willing to feed without it, but with a bit of persistence, and trial and error, we have successfully not used the shield since Tuesday. Maybe TMI?

Also, i have had a sore throat for like the past 3 weeks. It went away over the Labor Day weekend, however i woke up this morning and it was back again. Not sure what is up with that, but it is getting really frustrating!