The Noggin toots his own horn (and a giveaway winner!)

July 1, 2009

Wednesday~July 1st, 2009

Asher is especially fond of a toy trumpet we found at a garage sale. (Yes, I bought a second-hand toy a child puts his or her mouth on and then blows saliva into. Sure, it probably has many foreign germs embedded inside of it, but I bought it anyway, just because Asher liked it so much. Ahem.) Anyway, my favorite parts of the video are when he plays the trumpet through his nose (brilliant), and then studies where to put his fingers very closely (brilliant), and then lastly, how he blows and blows and blows and then answers, “Uh huh!” when asked if he’s dizzy. (which is hard to hear, but it’s at the very end-the part where he looks a little drunk from all that light-headed tootin‘ of the horn.)

I can’t even really describe what it’s like for me to watch Asher enjoy life, his little personality blossoming in ways it just couldn’t before. His pain and discomfort were stealing his ability to just have fun before his surgery and recovery. Now look at ’em! Oh how I love this boy…Enjoy!

(He rocks.)

And now for the Crocodile Creek water bottle giveaway winner
chosen by random.org
RACHEL of IN HIS HANDS!!!
Rachel, shoot me your address and I’ll mail off your prize!
Josiah won the bottle! :)

Peace out.

{ 26 comments }

tiddlyompompom July 1, 2009 at 1:53 pm

what a cutie! he'll be in a band before you know it :o)

Susan B. July 1, 2009 at 2:23 pm

I love how he puts his mouth around the whole mouth piece! and Yes the exact finger placement is important when you are playing a tune like that!! :) Gr8!!

Kristen@nosmallthing July 1, 2009 at 4:32 pm

He TOTALLY rocks. How cute is he?

Steph @ Diapers and Divinity July 1, 2009 at 4:40 pm

He's a cute drunk. :)

charrette July 1, 2009 at 5:02 pm

He's adorable! And I love that you're actually ENCOURAGING him to make more noise…or, um, er…music. :)

Kristina P. July 1, 2009 at 5:15 pm

That is hilarious! So cute!

And I love that you used "Peace out." I say that at work all the time, so I can connect with the punk ass kids I work with. I think I just embarrass myself.

minnesotamom July 1, 2009 at 5:17 pm

You're right…that was my LOL of the month! Normally I don't use it up on the first day!

Congrats to Rachel!

Wendi @ Every Day Miracles July 1, 2009 at 5:43 pm

He rocks is putting it mildly. :) Love that boy. What a QT.

L.T. Elliot July 1, 2009 at 5:50 pm

I'm so proud of him!!! He figured it out and he made me laugh my guts! (Uh-huh…)

By the way, Heather, you have a GORGEOUS voice! I bet you sing like an angel!

mama-face July 1, 2009 at 6:08 pm

Yay…good for him!!!

Little boys equal fun.

Jen July 1, 2009 at 6:45 pm

So cute.

Carrie July 1, 2009 at 7:00 pm

Oh, my. That is SO funny. I wish my Z could come play with Asher – he's such a cutie!!! :)

Mylestones July 1, 2009 at 7:02 pm

Aha! So THIS is the "video-trumpet" item that appeared on your random list! (which you recited on twitter). And apparently I have taken stalking to a new level by remember something you "tweeted" weeks ago.
Anyway, the little man is crazy cute in motion–the still pictures don't do him justice!

Sheryl July 1, 2009 at 7:18 pm

he DOES rock! love that kid.

cannot believe that you purchased a toy for your child that has someone else's saliva in it! that is just wrong!!

Jami July 1, 2009 at 7:19 pm

SO cute! Love the swaying at the end.

Think of the second-hand toy as a vaccination of sorts. ;)

Rach@In His Hands July 1, 2009 at 7:47 pm

Aww, that boy is the cutest thing ever.

WAHOOOO!!!!! I won? No way!! Thank you, girl!!!!!!

happygeek July 1, 2009 at 9:03 pm

Jami's comment cracked me up.
Asher is just too cute!

Fly Girl July 1, 2009 at 9:44 pm

Absolutely darling!

Roban

Fly Girl July 1, 2009 at 9:44 pm

Absolutely darling!

Roban

Debbie July 1, 2009 at 10:05 pm

I am a proud band mama and nothing is better. So buy those second hand instruments. Those germs will just make him stronger.

a Tonggu Momma July 1, 2009 at 10:07 pm

My momma once said – about my elementary school trumpet playing – that I sounded like a dying cow. So… good luck in the years to come. He is cute though. ;)

Heidi Ashworth July 1, 2009 at 10:13 pm

I have had a port open to this post all afternoon waiting for the TV in here to go off so I can listen to this–so far it hasn't happened. I'm going to have to wait until last thing before beddy-by time. Can't wait!

Elizabeth July 2, 2009 at 12:54 am

I love the part where he finally gets it to "toot." You can just see the look of success in his eyes. I just love that.

And I love the little Northern twang I could hear in your voice:)

Kate Coveny Hood July 2, 2009 at 1:12 am

He is a doll! I love the serious expression while he's "tooting"

Kazzy July 2, 2009 at 1:53 am

I do seem to remember posts when I first starting reading you a year agothT mentioned A's crying and fussiness. It's like everyone got surgery, huh, since he is so happy and content now? WHat a cutie!

Julie July 2, 2009 at 2:59 am

He knows how to have a good time!

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