Asher's a Firetruck!

If Asher hears a noise, he tries to mimic it. Brayden is obsessed with firetrucks, so we have about 10 around the house. Asher will press the button to hear the noise and then do this high pitched squeel that kind of sounds like it. It is kind of obnoxious, but so funny!

I'm coming Asher!

After I picked Brayden up from school today, I took them to McDonald's to play. There is a little play are at the bottom of the playground for little kids, and you can climb up the top and slide down for the bigger kids. I put Asher in the smaller part and Brayden was going back and forth between the two. Whenever he would leave Asher to go to the top, Asher would yell so loud. He wasn't upset, just yelling. Brayden was all the way at the top and he yelled, "I'm coming Asher"! Then he looked at me and said, "He wants me to come play with him". Then he came down and played with him. They repeated this several times. This gives me hope that one day they will get along and be great friends!

Pacifier

Brayden never was too attached to his pacifier. He could take it or leave it. Asher on the other hand loves his! I was looking through his pictures the other day, and he had a pacifier in his mouth in most of them. He is 13 months old now and isn't talking like I really think he should be. I have wondered if it's because he's a second child, or if it could be the pacifier. So, I decided to quit offering the pacifier all the time. He has actually done really well without it as much. He doesn't seem to want it unless he's tired or mad. And it seems he has become more vocal. I'm hoping over the next couple of months we can slowly wean from it.