Sunday, November 9, 2008

1 Month Check-up...


Rowan had is 1 month check-up this week. He is steadily gaining weight and is now 10 pounds 4.5 ounces. His pediatrician is really pleased with his growth as are we. We increased his bottle feedings to 4 ounces after we noticed that he was still hungry when Dad fed him at night. This seems to have done the trick. Rowan reached many milestones this week as well. Among those, he is now sleeping in his own room. He's even given us a few 4 hour intervals, but primarily his sleep/eating schedule is every 3 to 3.5 hours. It feels like we're all getting much more sleep overall which is nice. Hooray for small miracles!!! We also caught our first glimpse of his adorable smile and look forward to capturing it on camera soon. We noticed upon his arrival that Rowan had extraordinary strength in his neck, so our daily tummy time play is especially fun to watch.

We ventured out on Thursday night to watch the Hokies vs. Maryland at the Sharkey's. Rowan was absolutely adorable in his VT warm-up suit from Grammy and Papa Lowry. He loves his VT blanket from Aunt Barb as well. Today, we went to watch the Titans vs. Bears at the McMillan's house. Rowan was the hit of the party in his "terrible towel" bib. Uncle Sharkey was so proud!!!

Sunday, November 2, 2008

Our 'Lil Stinker

As we were getting ready to head out, Ryan grabbed the video camera to capture Rowan on his first Halloween. Little did we know just how perfect his costume actually was!!! So funny!!

Saturday, November 1, 2008

Welcome to Rowan's Blog


Welcome to our family's blog!!!  We thought this would be a great way to keep everyone updated on our sweet baby boy, Rowan Brown Witherell.  He was born on Wednesday, October 1, 2008 at 2:09pm.  He weighed in at 8 lbs, 7.5 oz, and 21 inches long and is a really great baby!! We are blessed beyond measure.   

We look forward to sharing Rowan's milestone moments with you.  

Love,
Jenn, Ryan and Rowan   


Rowan's 1st Halloween



Our little pumpkin, Rowan, had an adventurous first Halloween.  We started our day with a photo shoot at the house posing with all of our goodies from Meme, Granny and Poppa before meeting up with our friends, Lisbeth and baby Lucie Jane at Centennial Park.  We walked for 3 miles around the pond/park and savored our time in the 72 degree weather.  Rowan loves being outside!! 

As soon as Daddy got home from work, we went to a kid friendly Halloween bash at The McGowan's house.  And, boy was it kid friendly!!!  Lots of little ghosts and goblins roaming the streets trick or treating and eating all the candy they could fit into their little bellies.  Our 'lil stinker got to spend time with all of his friends which translates into sleeping in Mommy and Daddy's arms throughout the night.  With all of the excitement of his first Halloween, he went 4 hours and 45 minutes between one feeding.  We're hoping this trend continues.