Over the river and through the woods...

We recently traveled to Toledo, Ohio to visit Rowan's Great Grandma along with his great aunts, uncles and cousins. It was wonderful to spend time with our family and introduce Rowan to everyone for the first time. Between the daily family gatherings and our trip with Uncle Jack to his favorite restaurant, we enjoyed quality time with everyone.



And, we even went to visit Aunt Barb at her craft fair. She makes the best blankets and scarves! We also went to visit Grandma Sally's grave, so that one day when Rowan looks back at the pictures from his first visit to Ohio he will know he was there and the inspiration behind his name.



On the way back to Nashville we stopped in Cincinnati to meet up with Rowan's Great Aunt Pat and Great Uncle Mike and Ryan's cousins, Meeghan and Mike and his fiance Julie for lunch. It was the first time Rowan was introduced to the Brown side of the family. We're looking forward to heading back to Ohio in October for Mike and Julie's wedding where we'll get to introduce Rowan to the rest of the Brown clan.



Ps. Uncle Mike thinks Rowan will grow up to be a Buckeye fan, but we know better than that! :-)

He's got those Witherell curls

We're not sure if Rowan will take after his Poppa or his Daddy, but we're pretty sure Rowan's going to have some curls if his after bath hair is any indication.

Has it really been 5 months already?

It's official - Rowan has started solid foods. Despite falling asleep after only a few bites on his first night, he's taken well to eating rice cereal.



His second night of cereal proved to be much better.

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