Baby Updates

1.  24 Weeks, yahoo!

Yesterday I went for my 24 week doctor's appointment.  Hip, hip hooray, everything looks a-ok!  Little man is growing perfectly and his heart rate was in the 150s.  I've been able to feel him moving a lot lately. This one likes to have dance parties at 4am - just like his brother did. 



2.  He (almost) has a room!

JZ has been working REALLY hard on the new nursery.  We have decided on a vintage airplane theme and we found the most awesome bedding at Pottery Barn Kids.

Isn't it so cute???

JZ painted the room brown and navy and put a chair rail in the middle.  It has been a multi-step process that has been slowed down slightly by the cold weather (can't stain when it's below freezing!).

He also put in a new ceiling fan

It's possible that the reason JZ has been able to make so much progress on the room is that he has had some SUPER help.  When I told Caden that Daddy was upstairs working on the room, he HAD to help.  So he dragged up his tool set so he could help Daddy.

In case you're wondering, he's wearing glasses because Daddy was wearing safety glasses and he needed some too.

When JZ started painting he closed the door so CP couldn't get in and "help."  No problem, Caden found a way to be helpful - he laid outside the closed door and talked to Daddy.  He also brought him towers, books, and drumsticks, and put them outside the door. How thoughtful and helpful!

Stay tuned for finished pictures soon!

3.  He has a name!

Yep, it's true!  In case you haven't heard, #2 has a name.  Well, we're 99.5% sure that we have a name.  We're sure enough to personalize things - that's pretty sure!  Unless something really weird happens and he happens to come out a she, he will be henceforth known as Asher Robert Zahrte. 

What, you've never heard of the name Asher before?  Well, let me fill you in on how we came up with it.  Asher is actually an old testament name.  Asher was the 8th son of Jacob and the leader of the tribe of Asher.  We first heard the name from our friends, the Pouliots.  Noah Pouliot has a darling little friend named Asher.  He is this sweet, blond haired little guy that actually looks like he could be a part of our family.  Mostly, we just thought his name sounded cool.  Then we looked up the meaning and found that it means happy and blessed.  We loved that!  We were looking for a name that meant calm, mellow, and loves to sleep, but we couldn't find anything.  Happy and blessed was the closest we could come!  If you haven't met an Asher yet, you soon will (besides ours!).  According to Nameberry, Asher is the top trending name of 2011.  Wow, who knew we were on the cutting edge?!? 

Robert comes from JZ's late grandpa, Donald Robert Sachse.  We can't think of a better way to honor this wonderful man than by naming his 9th great-grandchild after him.  Robert means "bright fame," so we've got a happy, blessed, bright star on our hands. 

We can't wait to meet you baby Asher, March can't come soon enough!!