Three Months!

"Say what?  Really?"

Really, Asa Bean.  And every day brings more joy.

Happy Accident

On so many levels!

I started this video just to show y'all how cute it is when Asa starts kicking and waving his arms in excitement.  Then he grabbed his dragonfly toy.  Now, I think that might have been happy accident number 1, but it was also lovely to have the video going just in time to see him grab and hold a hanging toy, on his own, for the first time.

Enjoy!

Visit from Nonni and Poppy

Oh, no, of course he isn't a spoiled boy.

Just like they're not spoiled grandparents.

Can't you just tell how much arm-twisting it took to get Poppy to carry his grandson?

Smiling Boy

The most addictive thing in the universe.

Elvis Sighting

"Don't you/ Step on my blue terrycloth shoes/ You can do anything/ But stay off of my blue terrycloth... feetiejammies...."

Moose Hill

The weather having been unseasonably warm a couple of days ago, we decided to go for a walk in the woods.  Near my church is MA's biggest Audubon sanctuary, Moose Hill, so we headed over with a backpack full of diapers and a baby björn.

It ended up being more than just a "walk in the woods", as we took a two-and-a-half hour hike out to a rocky bluff face from which we could see for miles and miles...

That's Gillette Stadium, about 3.5 miles away.  We could also see all the way back to our own town, about 10 miles south.  This picture was taken from the first promontory that we came to; after that, the trail became narrower...

But we came upon another overlook just about the time Asa decided he wanted to eat.  Fortunately, this one was perfectly equipped.

After his snack, Asa was awake for a while, and fascinated by his surroundings.

To see all of our pictures, including some of lovely New England late-fall color, check here.

Overall, it was the perfect day to take our first family hike!

Videos, Old and New

Proof positive that Asa rolled over at 6 weeks - that's Granna's foot in the background, from when she and Pap Pap were here for the baptism.

Granted, several weeks on, rolling over is a skill long-since forgotten, in favor of newer and cooler games.  Like "scootch":

We're trying to get video of the smiley, giggly boy, but he gets very serious whenever the camera comes out.  You'd think he'd be used to it, but it really just freaks him out.