It has been a whirlwind of a week! A new baby AND the St. Louis Cardinals win the World Series!
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I got to go to game 4 the same day Asher was born. Thanks, honey! If you happened to see the local Fox 2 pre-game and post-game coverage and saw the sign below, I was behind it. I was disappointed I was missing the clincher with the rescheduling, but I got to watch the game on tv with my son. God is good.
Asher Douglas Leonard was born at 5:42am on 10/26/2006. He was 7 lbs. 1 oz. and 20 inches long.
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We’ve spent a lot of time getting his nursery ready. We chose the Safari theme early on, but it definitely took a while to get the whole concept together. We started with the blue sky and green dragged to look like safari grasses. Then I outlined the animals from the bedding set we had chosen on the walls and took the next few weeks to fill them in. We got it done just in time for Sarah’s shower so we could fill it with all of our new goodies. Now it is done and just waiting for a little boy to occupy it.
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I was taking a mid-afternoon nap when she woke me up to tell me she was pregnant. I blame that for my refusing to acknowledge the fact until I now walk into a decorated nursery or a living room complete with stroller, carseat, swing, bouncer and high chair.
It has been a crazy ride getting ready for the little guy. We’ve both always wanted kids, but I can’t say I was ever really prepared for the changes that would take place even before his arrival. Here we are, less than three weeks away, just waiting. We pretty much have everything we need except a no-longer-imprisoned baby.
Right now I’m taking a break from working to write this post and have my music turned up to 11. I walk very heavy-footed. Our dog jumps and barks. All this may be a little upsetting to a newborn. Or, more likely, it will just be hefty competition for his infant lungs. I don’t care. I just can’t wait any longer.
We hope this site helps you keep track of Asher’s life. We will use it mainly to keep you informed of the daily happenings around here. We may also write directly to Asher here for him to read later in his life. We’ll be posting lots and lots of photos (once we get a working camera). It’ll be interesting to see where we end up (that intentionally has several meanings).