Happy Halloween!

Hope each of you reading this enjoyed a fun Halloween. We found this little monkey in our house, and so we decided to carry him around the neighborhood and show him off since he was really cute. ;)
We then enjoyed a bonfire in a friend's neighborhood, but came home to put the little monkey to bed (already past his bedtime). Unfortunately, he woke up today with a temp. Not fun! We've spent the day nursing the bug, and he is sleeping peacefully with only a 99.7 dg temp. (I promise he'll be in the doc's office tomorrow if it is not below 99!) BTW, DST is not fun with a baby... even though it's an added hour, it THROWS your day off. Can't imagine how people take babies overseas. Wow! We were up at 5 am. blaaah. Jacob and I are in for the night!

Worst Blogger Ever.

That's my new title!
Life is good here at the Rowe house. Shepard is still rocking on all four's, thinking about taking off, but not quite there yet. He enjoys putting anything that does not move in his mouth. The whole house is getting over The Crud (nice medical terminology) and on the mend just in time for Halloween! (Pictures to be posted Sunday.)
We enjoyed a fun weekend visit from Mimi & Bapaw last weekend, complete with a visit to Peachtree Farms pumpkin patch and petting zoo. Shepard loved it, as did all of us! The grown-ups even got a Friday night out to take in a wine tasting and have a yummy dinner.
He is in a home day care on the days I work and loves it. What a social little bug I have. He loves the 4 other kiddies there and they love him. The best part of daycare, though, is his sheer excitement when I walk in to take him home. Yesterday he grabbed my face and planted a nice, open-mouth "kiss" (aka slobber) right on Mommy's lips. Too sweet for words!!!
The Rowe Home is finally decorated for Thanksgiving... something about Halloween through Easter... I must decorate for each holiday. My big accomplishment is that each room of the house (minus the bonus room, which is still just a little bit of a hodge podge) is decorated exactly how I like it! Yay! Window treatments arrive in a few weeks and I am HAPPY. And it only took me 2 years.
Jacob recruited his company to bring the big cadaver lab to Columbia (a pretty big deal... even got some local news coverage!) so he has been working until 9ish every night this week, with surgeons performing demos on Jacob's implants for all the ortho MDs every evening. (Is this the part where anyone reading this has fallen asleep?) Anyway, he continues to win new business. This is NOT good news to those recruiting us to move back to The Hoosier State, but hey- it pays for diapers. We are looking forward to spending time as a family this weekend! We love and miss our faraway family and friends.

Summertime Adventures

Thanks for checking in! We are all doing well. Shepard is growing like a weed, weighing in last week at 16 lbs, 10 oz. He is beginning to eat solid foods and LOVES it. So far he's added squash, green beans, peas, peaches, sweet potatoes. and applesauce to his menu. Big boy! Now that he's discovered food, evvverything goes straight to his mouth! He is beginning to sit up unsupported for about 5 seconds, then slowly topples over. (I think he'll get the hang soon.)
Taylor is another recent discovery of Shepard's... he'll occasionally fuss until we take him in the same room as Taylor. Boy- did it take us a while to figure out that one! He is fascinated by her and it's such fun to see his face light up when he sees his buddy.

We enjoyed Aunties Carrie & Katie coming out for a quick visit.. and will post pix soon. Jacob and I are looking forward to heading to wine country next week for a friend's wedding! This momma is a bit anxious about leaving her sweet bb for 4 full days, but knows he's in great hands with his Grams. All in all, the Rowe Family is well and treasuring every day with our little guy. :)

We are alive and well.... just not blogging

WOW! This may jeopardize my title as Official Worst Blogger, but I thought I'd update our family blog. (In case anyone out there still actually checks it.) Jacob is busy at work, I've (Lindsey) gone back to work part-time and am working roughly 27 or 28 hrs a week, which is a great balance for me, and Shepard is enjoying his summer at home with his nanny, Megan. Our "little" boy is growing fast. Last week he was closing in on 16 lbs and is 26" long. This puts him at 90th% for height! Dad is excited about that.
This momma has been working and working on rolling over with Shep. He did it once a few weeks ago. I ran out of the room (leaving him on his tum) for a quick second and he was on his back when I came back. He's a humble guy, not wanting to show off for mom. WELL-- last weekend at Mimi & Papa's, I was upstairs getting ready when I heard cheers coming from downstairs. He did it again-twice- and I missed it! So, anyway, I "hear" my son is rolling over.
We enjoyed a rainy fourth of July inside with our friends--- old & new! All our friends from Indy have had babies since the last time we saw each other, so it was a fun weekend and the kiddos got to play. Nevermind that it was rainy and we moms were inside all day with 7 kids. We managed to maintain our sanity and had a lot of fun.
Thanks for checking in! I really will try to be better....

2 months already!?

Shepard went in for his 2 month check-up yesterday and got all his vaccinations. He was certainly a tired guy afterward, but has recuped and back to being my little monkey today. We just came back in from gardening (well, mom gardened and Shep sat in his bouncy seat looking cute).
Mr. Shepard is exactly in the 50th percentile for height, weight, and head size. He now weighs 12 pounds and is outgrowing much of his 0-3 month clothes already! He continues to be a very good baby--he even slept 9 consecutive hours one night this week. (Dr. Holly said that is unheard of for an 8 wk breastfed baby... count us as lucky?! Maybe we have an exhausted baby.)
He is starting to interact with mom and dad. We get LOTS of smiles and coo's. It's so fun. I'm really enjoying these last weeks before I re-enter the workforce!

Shepard's Room (finished!)

Time Flies

Shepard will be 1 month old tomorrow. I can hardly believe it! Time has really flown. We are slowly getting into a routine, and even ventured out a couple times this week on "mother-son ecomony stimulation outings"... very fun! :)
He is doing really well. We went back to the doctor 1 wk ago for his weight check and this little one had gained 1/2 a pound in 4 days, surpassing his birth weight! We had our eye on the ball. haha.
Jacob and I had planned on putting him in his crib last night, but were so wiped out at bedtime, we didn't have the energy to move his diapers, wipe-warmer, etc. so he had one last night in our room, and slept like a champ! I woke up at 4 am and asked Jacob if we'd been up with him yet! We hadn't, so I woke him to eat. He went right back to sleep and woke me up at 6. What a guy! Now, if only every night were that easy. I hear him starting to stir... better run.
I'm going to try to post a video of him and his room. (We'll see!) Also, we got family photos taken. I think J & I look tired, but Shep can't help but look beautiful and sweet. :)