Guilty as Charged

People always used to tell me that I wouldn't take as many pictures and videos of subsequent children as I did of Asher. It's turned out to be true. As far as the pictures go, I think it's probably a good thing. I have gone back through our pictures from Asher's first few months of life and deleted hundreds of almost-identical pictures in which he is doing absolutely nothing--not even looking cute. I was a little dismayed recently, however, when I realized that I had collected almost zero video footage since Simon's birth--of either of my children. Today we decided to rectify this problem by taking gobs and gobs of video. Here are some of our fruits: 

This activity kept Asher entertained for some time... much longer than it would entertain you... I think.

Asher knows the order of all of the letters, but for some reason he skips "W, X, Y and Z" about 90% of the time. Maybe he's just eager to get to the part where I say, "Good job!" Or maybe he thinks the letters at the end of the alphabet are unimportant.

Simon loves this chair. He will sit there quite contentedly for a surprisingly long time, just batting, and grabbing, and letting go again. Once, when we had a party at our house, he sat there for more than an hour. I would almost feel negligent, except that he liked it so much.

Asher actually does know the right words at the end ("Make the world a better place by smiling all the while.") but he must have lost his train of thought. You can see the moment when his smile fades as he realizes that something has gone amok.

I just intended to capture a little of Simon talking, but it just so happens that the little chuckle at the end is his first real laugh. (Hugh said he heard one before, but it sure sounded a lot like a cough to me.)

There! Just look at me being a good mother and documenting the stages of my children's lives! And now for a nap.