Wa(t)er. Dow(n). Lou(d). Scare(d).

Let me provide a quick refresher course on Asher-speak so you can read his words in this entry like he says them. He says a lot of words correctly except that he just leaves out key consonant sounds. So if you want to know how he says the words, read them normally but make the letter in parentheses silent.

Asher has been figuring out all the tricks to extend his bed- and nap-time routines. There's a pipe in the kids' bedroom that we can occasionally hear water rushing through. It's the J-shaped pipe in the upper left-hand corner:

His latest thing is to tell me, right when I put him in his bed, "Wa(t)er. Dow(n). Lou(d). Scare(d)." Apparently this water has made a big impression on him. On the way home from church, he randomly brought it up again and said the same thing: "Wa(t)er. Dow(n). Lou(d). Scare(d)."

I know I'm giving my kid a big head, but I can't help it - I happen to think he's extremely cute, both physically and his personality. I often ask him, "How cute is Asher?" His latest answer is, "Cu(t)e! Kaia cu(t)e!" Of course, Kaia can't just accept his compliment. She gets upset and says, "I'm not cute. I'm pretty."


We recently gave Asher a pillow to sleep with in bed. He LOVES it. He surprises us by sleeping right on top of the pillow instead of just with his head on it. This morning I asked Asher to lay on the pillow just so I could get some pictures. He was really wary at first - I think he was afraid I'd make him go to sleep - but then he got really into it and enjoyed it: