may 2010

Great Grandma and Grandpa McDonald visit

Twice in one month!

Great Grandma drew this family tree for us... very sweet!

Their little Cards fan.

Rowan stretches EVERY time he wakes up.  He is getting SO BIG!

Hanging out with Grandpa on his birthday.

Visiting Daddy at his office before Barber Murphy Group moves to their Shiloh office

On our way to go meet Lily Grace

Maybe a little shy at first...

then he wanted to hold hands.  Rowan is almost exactly one month older than Lily.

They are both just precious!

 1st Mother's Day

Collin and Rowan sent flowers!

It must have taken it out of them. 

Lindsey and Brett's wedding weekend!

We had a great time at The Spalding's wedding!  Best wishes two you newlyweds!  Love ya!

Brandon and Stephanie's Wedding

This was the same night as The Spalding's wedding, so Gram-E and Grandpa D brought

Rowan to see everyone for a little while.

 The groom, Cousin Brandon, Gram-E, Rowan and Uncle Kylre

Great Aunt Rhonda 

 First time meeting Great Grandma Fehrmann

Great Aunt Gerry 

Great Aunt Peggy

Cousin Allyson

Congratulations Brandon and Stephanie!  Sorry we couldn't be there but we heard it was a great time!

Getting to see Great Grandma Fehrmann again before she headed back home to Florida

 Cousin Shaina

Cousin Twyla

Cousins Claire and Allyson

 When we found out we were pregnant, Micki (Mimi/Grandma Fischer) bought this onesie.

We've really been enjoying all of Rowan's smiling these days, he's such a good baby!

Dr. Young says we need to start belly time... Rowan is not a huge fan, but he'll do it.

Meeting Great Grandma Fischer on her 75th birthday!

4 generations picture

Happy Birthday Great Grandma!

Thanks for the gift Cousin Mollie... Rowan loves it!

Random Rowan pics

His favorite place and thing to do... on the changing table in the sun!

One of our favorites to date... big smiler!

Just happened to catch this sad face because he only held it for 2 seconds then smiled.

Hanging with Daddy after bath time.

Chubby baby

Rowan is 2 months!

april 2010

Auntie Oli comes to visit!

Rowan's Aunt Olivia came all of the way out from Las Vegas, Nevada to meet him, he sure is lucky to have such great family.  When Olivia arrived, Rowan had on his "My Auntie Rocks" shirt.

 Olivia was so in love with her nephew, she insisted on watching him all night long (with our Dad and Karen's help).  How sweet is she though?

Here's the gift Olivia brought Rowan... bootie rattles, he loved them!  

We went putt putt golfing

 Being silly

Collin won, and cheated.

Grandma Karen got to babysit while we were gone.

On her last day of her visit, Olivia didn't want to leave Rowan.  But we will see her again soon (in July)!

Hoppy Easter

Rowan's 1st Easter was spent in our apartment because Dr. Young (Rowan's pediatrician) had strict orders that he not be around big crowds.  So we decided that it was probably best if we stay home, but of course we still had a little Easter-attire fashion show and some visitors.

Gram-E, Grandpa D and Great Grandma Virginia came over to visit Easter Eve.

Easter Sunday was a beautiful, quiet morning... perfect last day living in our apartment.

Moving Day(s)

We moved into Grandma and Grandpa Fischer's house on April 5th.  They are nice enough to let us live there until our house is finished.  We are hoping we will be in our new home in August, so we'll see!

Our apartment treated us VERY well and was just what we needed for the time we were there.  While we were in our apartment we got married, bought our first home and had a baby... on to the next place!

We got the spare room cleaned, so Rowan hung out in there all afternoon.

Great Grandparents Richter stopped by

The day after we moved into Grandma and Grandpa's, Rowan lost his umbilical cord

On April 11th, Rowan participated in his first MS Walk.  Mommy carried him in the Baby Bjorn.  Afterwords we had some refreshments and everyone wanted to hold Rowan.

Cousins Twyla and Shaina

The next day Rowan celebrated the Cardinals Opening Day by wearing his new hat...

...for a little bit anyway.

Some other fun stuff this month:

Rowan LOVES to nap with his daddy

First shopping trip

Meredith visits

Grandpa Fehrmann and Grandma Karen come to visit

Rowan loves hanging out with Grandpa Fischer

and Uncle Christian

Uncle Christian gave Rowan a nickname for his hair-do... The Ro-hawk

Photo session in the onesie (SO cute) the Rittenhouse and Rutz families gave to Rowan.

First trip to Breese... visiting and gifts with Cousin Allyson and Great Aunt Carla

Ryan and Bailey

and Jamie

April 24th was Rowan's 1 Month Birthday.  Mommy and Daddy were on Brett and Lindsey's bachelor/ette party, so Rowan stayed with Gram-E and Grandpa D overnight.

They had some visitors...  Great Grandma Virginia

and The Abts (Cousin Courtney pictured)

Uncle Christian has been using Rowan as a model to practice photography.  He's doing a great job!

Here is a picture we will take every month for the 1st year of Rowan's life to see how he grows.  Grandparents Fischer gave Rowan this stuffed frog for Easter.