Amateur

Since the day we bought a pair of John Deere cowboy boots I had a plan to put them on my naked boy and take his picture.

Yesterday I did just that!

He got to lay in the sun for a minute while I got his next outfit together. I think he enjoyed being "naked" in the sun.

I love his blue eyes and chubby cheeks. I love to kiss this boy every chance I get.

Stupid picture won't load right.... bummer.

My preppy, country boy!

I read somewhere to take a baby's picture in the same spot once a month to measure growth. I chose the rocking chair in his room.

I'm amazed at how long he is. Maybe that means we'll have a tall boy?! I pray that he gets to be tall!! The odds are stacked against him though... oh well, at least he is handsome.

These were my amateur photos but you can see the amazing professional pictures that Kristen Mackey at Son Kissed Photography did by going to her website, www.sonkissedphotography.com, clicking on proof and enter RowynnSNewborn as the password. If you are in the Tulsa area, she is AMAZING! I highly recommend her and I'm excited that over the next year we will work with her every 3 months! I'm excited to see Rowynn grow up through her lens.

Splish, Splash....

Rowynn's first big boy bath! Yay!!

I know that some people use bath time in a night time routine but I prefer to do it in the afternoon as an activity to keep them awake longer.

He didn't like it when he was naked and not in the water and when he was taken out of the water! Other than that, I think he really enjoyed it.

I'm happy that he liked it. Bath time was my favorite activity with Abigayl and I have really been looking forward to it with Rowynn.

Pain in the....

Eye!

Over the past 15 years I have had a reoccurring eye issue. My first time ever dealing with it was when I was 12 and it absolutely stumped the opthamologist. There were many appointments and many blood draws to try to figure the thing out. In the end, he gave me a shot in the eye with a steroid and some drops. It cleared up and I didn't think about it again.

Until two weeks before my wedding (almost 5 years ago) when it flared up again. I found an opthamologist here in Tulsa, Dr. Peters, tracked down my file from when I was 12 and proceeded to have another shot in my eye. Since then I have gone to see Dr. Peters once a year just to check up on things.

Well, Wednesday I woke up to pain in my eye and a slight blur in my vision. Knowing my history I immediately called Dr. Peters. Unfortunately for me, he was out of town and had to go to a Dr. Goldberg instead. Lets just say I am not a happy camper with Dr. Goldberg.

Friday I headed off to Dr. Goldberg's office hoping to get this eye thing cleared up. I knew what had happened in the past and I was pretty sure we would probably need to treat it the same way. Long story short, after two hours in his office and a $25 copay I leave with a prescription in hand that cost us $60 to fill. After using the drops over the weekend until I could go and see the amazing Dr. Peters and a decline in my vision, I found out that the $60 drops were for patients that had just had eye surgery.

I didn't have eye surgery! To make it even worse, my mom read to me that these drops should not be used on patients with an eye infection. Hmm... well, that's weird because I have an eye infection! So, after $85 down the tube I went to Dr. Peters office and once again had a shot in my eye. Along with the shot, he GAVE me eye drops I have to use 6-8 times a day. I'm hoping I will have my eyesight back to perfect in a couple of days. I have a follow up appointment Friday and hopefully there isn't any further action that needs to be taken.

I have to say that I don't think my eyesight has ever been as bad as it has been this time. I literally couldn't read out of my left eye on Monday. It was a little scary.

Pictures...

This is how you wake up a sleepy baby so they will eat!

Though, sometimes they are just too tired to wake up and eat.

Our Little Guy

Here is our stork again. This time it brought us a blue bundle of joy!!

He likes his hands free but they tend to wake him up. It looks like one escaped the wrap job!

Rowynn's first valentine's day.... we celebrated with an outfit and milk!

Then he was fast asleep on daddy's chest.

When I saw this shirt it was a "must buy". It says, "I'm the little brother" and he has the sweetest and best big sister.

Grandma gave him one last bottle before she had to leave for Alaska. We sure do miss her a lot around here. It was a great visit and we are looking forward to her return.

Rowynn's first time in the swing. Mommy's arms needed a break and dinner needed to be cooked. He seemed to like it.

Just a little cutie!

My little monkey! He had stripped socks that match the shirt but a nurse at the hospital lost one. How do you lose a sock in the nursery at the hospital?! I would think there would only be just so many places it could go! Oh well, his cowboy boot socks went okay.

He fell asleep in his bouncy chair last night. It was super cute!

I put him on his tummy time mat today but he wouldn't do much tummy time. So, I rolled him over and let him look at his toys.

He decided to watch TV instead!

Things are going great around here. We are just taking in every moment with this little guy. I am so thankful that God blessed us with this amazing little boy. I can honestly say I am glad that he is a boy. As much as I wanted a little girl this time, it was best for me to have this little man come into my life.

I am able to look at him for him and not compare him to Abigayl. I know that one day I want a little girl and I am praying that we get a girl next time (hopefully 2 years from now Rowynn will have a little sister ;-) ).

We are getting used to having a baby in the house and learning his schedule. Our day is basically filled with feeding, burping, changing, kissing and cuddling. It is pretty perfect!

Held

Here are some of the many visitors Rowynn has had over the past couple of weeks. Rusty did a better job of getting photos than I did. So, if Rusty wasn't present when Rowynn got a visitor, most likely I forgot to take a picture!

Jake and Lucy got engaged on Valentines Day!!! Congrats to you both. We are so happy for you.