Ok, so I know it has been a very long time and you are all probably wondering, Ashley? Ashley Who? Well, it's me, Ashley
Abshire and the adventures in this house are never over when you are the mother. If I have readers- welcome back- if not, that's
ok, as I really started this blog as a form of a
journal for myself. Although I guess that only goes to show that I have really good intentions start well, fill up maybe 1/3 of a notebook and then drift off somewhere leaving my wondering years later, what I was so busy doing to not have time to write a paragraph about that month even.
Ok, so my new obsessions are ( in no particular order), being home with Peter full time again,
Pinterest, reading, cooking, crafting. I would love to add on the following two things in the next few months- or at least by Summer- Photography and take a
Zumba/ Hip Hop class. Not that I am that coordinated but would love the outlet of getting an hour to myself,
exercising in a fun way, as I hate to sweat, and laughing with friends. Anyone out there who wants to join me on finding an inexpensive class let me know.
Ok, so there are few things on
Pinterest that I have actually done, even though I feel accomplished at just posting them on my boards. I made a bill organizer for our computer hutch, made a journal a day box- just 1 line each day stating something I did that day. Today, "wrote on the blog."
Peter is 2 1/2 now, and full of piss and vinegar. Most often he is a super sweet boy, very polite, always the first to say please, thank you and sorry when he has hurt someone. He loves to snuggle before bed and is obsessed with dinosaurs. As of late he is concerned with where people are, whenever he sees one of us he will ask "Daddy goes?", or "momma goes?" He loves his
Bubba (my
stepdad), and his
Yia Yia (Joe's grandmother). Oh, and the rest of the family he likes too but most requests are for those two, occasionally I will hear- Grammy? or Piper. I feel as though he is reaching new goals everyday, and I am
constantly reminding myself to cherish the moments I have with him because I know the day will come when I will hear "you don't have to talk" when we are out in public for a sporting event. -Thanks Luke-
Our next few months I hope to tackle some major milestones. We are still in a crib, as he has NEVER attempted to climb in or out, and still has some bad nights with waking up crying and having a hard time settling down again. We have a bed all ready, but haven't brought it out yet. We will also be taking his
Nuk, or "
mmmhhmmm" away for bed time in the next 6 months. The other big thing is potty training. He knows what the potty is for and I have gotten him to sit on it but so far he hasn't gone for me. At least not in months. We can sit for 20 minutes and look at books, but there isn't any big news to share yet. I know it takes longer with boys, but he doesn't seem bothered when he goes in his diaper. So, we will wait, but if he's willing to sit I let him sit. For as long as he wants.
Joe and I looked into a few neighborhood preschools for fall, but are now thinking we may opt for Spring enrollment and only do 1 semester. We may need that time anyway to finalize some of the changes coming over the next few months.
Summer Birthday party with "big sister" Katie. He asks for her a lot and after seeing them usually cries for her at least for an hour. 
Peter, Grammy and Momma went to pick apples and pumpkins at Elegant Farmer this past fall. A tradition we will now continue every year. Grammy makes Applesauce and pie and crisp with the apples, and we painted our pumpkins this year. 2011
Another picture of my boy. Just chillin' on the couch- he does this a lot. Sometimes we have movie dates in the afternoons. :)
