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16
Nov 2010
San Clemente
So we pretty much had the best weekend! Some lovely friends offered us their beautiful (seriously, it looks like it’s straight out of a Pottery Barn magazine!) condo in San Clemente for a long weekend. It was so, so wonderful to get out of town and enjoy a day at the beach, and a day at Disneyland (more pics of that to come!). We needed some time away together with just the three of us, and this was the perfect medicine.
We had the most beautiful day at the beach just hanging out. Asher wasn’t quite sure of the whole ocean thing at first, he just stood back and examined it for awhile. He was really nervous about even getting close to the edge of the water…that is until Jeremy showed him that he could throw rocks into the water…then, they became one…and he threw a fit when we had to go, ha!
We sailed right through Asher’s nap, and instead we had lunch on the pier. Jeremy and I just pretty much laughed our way through the entire lunch. The lack of sleep and hours in the sun made Asher look like he just threw back a 12 pack of beer with his wobbly head, glazed over eyes, loose gestures, and slurred speech. He said something hysterical at the table, and to the people sitting next to us and now we of course can’t remember, but I do remember him in his drunken stuper giving the waitress two thumbs up and saying, “it’s peeeeerrrrrfect!” Pretty much sums up the weekend :).
On a side note, we got in last night and right away brought Asher in to Phoenix Children’s Hospital this morning for his 3 year appointment. Nothing like a 3 hour appointment with a child who just came off a Disney high…but that’s a whole separate post. I did want to make note of the fact that we had a praise with Asher’s weight! He stepped on the scale and weighed 34.2 lbs!!! We made him get on and off again a few different times to make sure that was his actual weight, after the 30 lbs scare last week. Jeremy and I were elated with these numbers, and frustrated that we got such a bad read from his Peds office last week. Jeremy and I have been agonizing over this weight drop all weekend, thinking that this might be it, we might be heading towards a G-tube. Asher hasn’t gained any weight these last few months, and that’s still a concern. We still need to increase his fat/calorie intake and we’re trying a different kind of enzyme with him to see if that helps, but the panic feeling has subsided. Not gaining any weight isn’t great, but a 4 lb weight loss is just plain scary. We’re so thankful for these new numbers!!!
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Wow,covers everything in this post!Looks like Daddy&Asher enjoyed the beach,Can’t wait for more pictures!
What a fun weekend! You got some beautiful pics! So thankful for the accurate read on Asher’s weight!! What great news to get coming off a great weekend!
It looks beautiful! Asher looks like he totally loved the ocean. I am so glad that you were able to get away as a family and have a blast.
What a fun-filled weekend. So glad you had some great family time. WOW…I can only imagine how excited you were to learn that Asher had not lost weight. YEAH!!
YAY!!!!! I am so glad to hear about Ash’s weight! We will continue to pray!
Hooray for it all. The wonderful family trip, the relaxing and the great news with Asher. So happy you guys got to get away.
Ok, thinking Asher NEEDS to be the model for some children’s magazine or store or something. He is just too darn cute for words! Looks AMAZING! And wooo hooo for an awesome weight gain! Keep it up buddy!
San Clemente is “peeeeerfect,” that’s for sure! Love all the pics. You captured the feeling of that beach and your family beautifully. Can’t wait to see the Disney ones!
This is what I don’t understand. When I take pictures of Asher, he always says “cheese” so rote-ly and then looks everywhere but the camera, so all my angles are pathetic and he’s got a weird face because he’s saying “cheese.” So all that being noted, these pictures Do look like they should be in some pottery barn kids/gap/ralph lauren catalog and every one of them is just so beautiful of your wonderful son and his dad and all the fun they are having together. You are such a great photographer Rachel. His grandparents may live in North Dakota, but they must love seeing all these moments captured so beautifully with such great editing.
So glad you had a great time and that Asher had a encouraging doctor appointment. Keep eating that butter, kid.
Amen, Lorraine!
Hooray for weight gain!!! I can’t believe Asher’s numbers were so off. It was like us and Ben’s pseudomonas scare. Thankfully we all got good news in the end! San Clemente is beautiful, we have family there. So glad some “beach therapy” worked wonders for you guys!