Bjorn Baby

So Tall

On the right, 11 1/2 month old Cassidy Marin White and on the left, 4 1/2 month old Rowan Brown Witherell. Yes, they are almost exactly the same height!!!

4 months old...

Rowan recently celebrated his 4 month birthday and it's been a month filled with lots of giggles and his first illness. He is constantly smiling and laughing out loud and his personality is very laid back. One of the easiest ways to get Rowan to laugh out loud is to start changing his diaper and/or clothes. He thinks it's a game and a funny one at that! Rowan is now completely holding his head up and working hard to sit up entirely on his own. Right now though it's a lot of bending forward and assistance from Mom and Dad. He also "talks" to us all the time. Another exciting discovery for Rowan are his feet! He's always trying to grab them. It's really fun to watch. Rowan also loves taking baths. Our nightly routine includes bath, book, bottle and bed. He's drinking 6 oz at every feeding and pretty soon we are going to introduce cereal. That is sure to be an exciting adventure.



At his pediatrician's visit, he weighed in at 15 lbs, 12 oz (75%) and 27 in (97%) long. Ironically, after our doctor's visit Rowan also got his first ear infection, well, actually he had two - 1 in each ear! So, our tall little boy also spent a week at home with us while we battled a fever and sleepless nights. Thankfully, after a week of getting up every 1-3 hours he has finally started sleeping through the night again. We are truly blessed with a great sleeper!! Ryan and I also enjoyed our first night out compliments of a dear friend of ours who watched Rowan on Valentine's Day! After a week of illness it was a much needed break for us.

So who does Rowan look like?

That's the big question. Jenn and I ask ourselves this constantly. The best we can tell so far is he's a fine blend. He's long and lanky and we think he may have gotten the height from my side of the family, but we are not sure. One thing that we know for sure is where he got his eyes. Those blues are unmistakable.

Mama's Eyes