Funny Things

I wanted to write down some funny conversations I have had regarding Rowan in the past few weeks, so that I would remember them.

Place: Doctors Office
Receptionist: Oh my gosh! Is your baby wearing a WIG?
Me: Nope, that's his hair.
Receptionist: How old is he? That can't be his hair!
Me: It really is his hair and he's almost 5 months.
Me thinking to myself: Seriously, would I put a 5 months old in a wig...do they even make baby wigs???

Place: Same doctors office as above
Nurse: He is the cutest baby I have ever seen!
Me: Thanks.
Nurse: You better keep an eye on him so nobody takes him.
Me: Laugh
Nurse: No, really, somebody might steal him because he's so cute.
Me thinking to myself: oh great another thing to worry about.

Place: PCMC Eye doctor
Rowan has been laughing uncontrollably while the doctor shines a light in his eyes and makes funny noises.

Doctor: Do you guys have a living will?
Us: (a bit confused at this point) Umm, we have actually just been talking about this.
Doctor: Well, if you don't have anybody to take him if you both die I would be more than happy to.
Us: Laughing
Doctor: No really, I have three well adjusted kids already, my wife would LOVE this little guy. Our daughter is one and has NO hair. Maybe I should take a picture of him to show my wife, no she would be mad that he has more hair then our daughter.
Us: Well this is the first offer we've gotten, we'll think about it (just joking with him)
Doctor: Well, just so ya know the nurses are planning to kidnap him, but I thought I would go about it the legal way.
Us: Thanks

I love having a super adorably handsome baby! It makes for some funny conversations.

Happy 4 months Rowan!

My precious baby boy is 4 months old today. These past 4 months have just flown by. I'm so excited to spend the upcoming holidays with him. Even though he won't get it, it sure will be nice to have our little guy around.

4 Month stats:
Weight as of a week ago 14 lbs 8 oz 52%
Length 24 inches 37%
Head 65%
We switched doctors about a week ago and Rowan is doing TONS better with his reflux! He is now only taking prevacid daily and Gaviscon when he seems to be in pain. He is no longer so irritable since being taken off the Zantac.

*Rowan's favorite toy is his teething Giraffe named Sophie. It is basically an expensive dog toy for babies.
*He loves to jump up and down, I really think he'll love his jumparoo he's getting for Christmas!
*He loves to watch people eat. If he's sitting in my lap while I eat he will turn his head upside down just to watch the fork go in my mouth. I know this is a sign of readiness for solids, but he won't be starting them until 6 months.
*He loves to follow his daddy around the room with his eyes.
*He has turned into a HORRIBLE sleeper! I don't know what's going on, but lets hope it ends soon!
*He still sleeps swaddled, well until he breaks out of it, and sleeps the first few hours in his bassinet and the rest of the night in bed with me.
*He loves to have conversations with people, he will respond back when you talk to him.
*He can sit up for about 5 mins by himself. He can't do anything but look around while he's sitting but I'm sure he'll be playing with toys in no time!
*He loves to suck on his hands.
*He spent 3 days at my sisters house while I watched her kids while she was in Boston. Those kids LOVE Rowan so much! It is so sweet to see.
*He loves his playmat and always grabs onto his rattles and shakes them.
*He is such a smiley happy baby!
*When he gets really tired he becomes sort of delusional and will laugh at anything. Someone just standing up will have him doing his belly laugh!
*We're still enjoying breastfeeding and I'm hoping it will keep him healthy this winter!
*His hair has gotten SO long! When it's combed forward it reaches his eyes, we said we would cut it when it reached his eyes, but I don't know if I can bring myself to get it done!

Happy 4 months my baby boy!

Sitting

Lately Rowan has HATED being on his back and constantly wants me to sit him up. Well, today he showed me that all his practice has paid off and he can sit all by himself! He looks so dang cute sitting there all proud. Man, he's getting big way too fast!

Winter Wear and Other Things

His cute winter hat!

His first time seeing snow!


He's like the little boy from A Christmas Story and can't move in his snow suit.

"Brrr mom it was cold out there!"

Rowan loves getting his nightly massages. I'm hoping that doing them before bed will help him sleep better!

Getting so big!

I so love this picture!


He loves to stand lately

3 Month Update

My baby boy is 3 months old...OH MY! He is getting cuter and more fun by the day!

3 month happenings:
-He talks and talks and talks. He loves to join in conversations and being the center of attention.
-He is smiling even more! He smiles when certain people walk into the room.
-He loves it when his daddy sings to him. He really likes the Beatles, especially Yellow Submarine.
-He is really good at standing, obviously somebody has to hold him up but he is really stable now.
-While baking cookies, I had to go into the pantry to get some flour and Rowan couldn't see me from his highchair and he started crying. As soon as he could see me again he stopped crying. I felt special =)
-He hits his toys on his playmat and will grab onto them.
-He can bring toys up to his mouth to suck on them.
-He has discovered his hands and loves to suck on the back of his hand.
-He always has his hands in a praying position...so cute!
-He's NOT sleeping in his swing anymore. I'm quite proud of this one. He spends most of the night in his bassinet and the rest of the time in bed with me.
-He still loves being swaddled while sleeping, but is always breaking himself out of it which I think contributes to him waking more often.
-He's not sleeping as well as he was. For a while he was going 7 hours straight. Now it's 5 hours then he eats, then he usually wakes up 3-4 hours later to either eat or he just wants to snuggle. Then sleep 2 more hours and eat. He always go right back to sleep after eating though.
-He is still getting only breast milk, which I'm quite proud of too! He's never even tasted formula.
-He is on another medicine for reflux. He now takes prevacid and zantac.
-He loves my sisters kids and they completely adore him. Gianna calls him "my baby" and surprisingly isn't jealous of him at all.
-He has the cutest laugh and laughs at the most random things.
-He loves sitting in his Bumbo

Sorry it's sideways =(
He's going to be a pea in a pod for Halloween so I'll post pics of that next week!

2 Months

In Spokane there is a Rowan Ave.

My little boy is getting big so fast! He turned 2 months on September 23rd.
He had his 2 month well child check and his stats are:
Weight 11 lbs 9 oz (46%)
Height 23 inches (53%)
Head 63% (I don't remember the measurement)
The doctor said she was happy with his growth and that he is perfect. He even gave the doctor a few coos and smiles. He received 2 vaccinations and handled them very well. We are not following the normal vaccine schedule so in 2 weeks he will go back and get 2 more. Derek and I just felt after doing some research that we wanted to space the vaccines out, his doctor is very supportive of this as well.

What Rowan Does:
* Most nights he is asleep by 8:30 and will sleep for 6 hours then wake up to eat. He will then wake up 2-3 hours later to eat again. He is usually up for an hour or so after that and then has a morning nap.
* He is SO smiley and talkative! Especially in the mornings. When I change his diaper in the morning he loves to smile and coo and tell me about his dreams.
* He will have a "conversation" with you. It is quite possibly the cutest thing ever.
* He Loves his mobile on his crib. He lays in his crib and watches it go around and talks to the animals. It always brings a smile to his face (and mine) when he sees them!
* He smiled at Grandpa Kevy's animal sounds for the first time. They had quite the conversation.
* He is really good at tummy time and lifts his head up really high.
* He can roll himself over from his tummy to his back, not all the time, but he has done it several times.
* He is a very snuggly baby and doesn't like to be left alone for very long.
* He STILL sleeps in his swing at night. He usually will take his morning nap on my bed in his boppy (don't worry I watch him)
* He still loves to be swaddled when he sleeps or when he is fussy.
* He is exclusively breast fed still. Even though I can't seem to get rid of my thrush we're still going at it. It's nice that he has food ready wherever we go and I would hate having to get up at night and make a bottle!
* He went to Evergreen for the first time. He was so good the whole time. I think it's the only restaurant we've gone to where he hasn't cried. I believe that is because it's really calm and quieter than most other restaurants.
* He went on his first airplane ride at 8 weeks and was an absolute angel. He got oohed and aahed over by all the passengers. The only problem we had was on the way home just before takeoff he decided to have a massive poop explosion! We ended up changing him on my lap with a changing pad. Luckily the guy next to us didn't seem to mind!
* He met all his family up in Spokane for the first time. They of course thought he was the cutest thing ever!
We just love our little man more and more each day. It is so fun to watch him learn and experience new things. I feel so lucky to be his mom!