The newest batch of pictures of the amazing Asa
(age here: about 9-10 months)

The Anniversary:

Asa's first official function was at the anniversary party of his grandparents: lots of attentive strangers and the opportunity to show off how well he can stand on a chair.
He was amazingly well behaved for a little guy in a room full of strangers

And we managed to have one of the extremely rare pictures taken with all three of us in them:

Literary exchange

"Let me recommend this treatise, old sport, for its excellent exposition of the living condition of young sea mammals..."

Crackers

Graham crackers, that is. Two at a time. Unfortunately my ten year old $19.95 photo-click isn't really up for close-up photography under difficult light conditions...




"...And let me demonstrate to you, Ladies and Gentlemen, the many advantages of this versatile baby-toy..."

Tissue paper

One of the perks of mobility is the ability to get to the boxes with tissue papers, of which every baby-household has at least a half-dozen in strategically chosen places.

With the predictable result...
And if the adults hide the boxes, there's more paper elsewhere...

Sleep

And yes, he does sleep. Eventually. Sometimes. Here's the proof:




More stuff about Asa can be found right here.