Late January 2009

Rowan turned 3 months on January 27th! Time flies! She is currently figuring out how to laugh...almost there!

Daddy was showing her how to use the computer! I hope she's looking at horsey web sites, and not researching custom hot rods! :)

Rowan was getting sick of cheesy shots, and starting to show it!

When did she learn how to look directly into


the camera?? What a little ham!

January 2009

Our sleeping angel.

Rowan's smile is immensely powerful! Nothing else can melt our hearts the way her smile can. It's highly contagious too!













Mmm..yummy sweater! When she woke up and realized it wasn't mommy, she was less than pleased!

Darcy Doodle

Our Darcy Doodle!

Rowan's First December

Rowan loves her bouncy chair--as long as she isn't in it for more than 10 minutes! :)

Rowan at 7 weeks of age.

Rowan's First Days Home

The first few days home with our little one...
Love. Rapture. Dependence. Co-dependence. Love. Terror. Joy. Exhaustion. Contentment. Worry. Love!

Rowan's First Days

We welcomed Rowan Faith into the world on October 27th, 2008 at 3:28 AM. Early labor began a week earlier, but ceased after approximately 2-3 days--she wasn't quite ready to join us on the outside! Once real labor set in again, it didn't take long--she was here in just 2 hours! The veteran nurse who delivered her (Rowan was not waiting for anyone, including the doctor) said that she had never seen a baby arrive so quickly, especially a first baby! Because Rowan joined us 4 weeks early, she weighed a delicate 5 pounds 1/2 ounce at birth. Since then she has been working very hard to make up for lost time--breastfeeding up to 16+ times a day! For the first several weeks of life, she gained an impressive one ounce per day!