Happy Memorial Day

Happy Memorial Day to all those who have served and those who are serving, especially those serving far away...(My DALLAS loves :))

Happy Mother's Day

A mother is the truest friend we have, when trials heavy and sudden, fall upon us; when adversity takes the place of prosperity; when friends who rejoice with us in our sunshine desert us; when trouble thickens around us, still will she cling to us, and endeavor by her kind precepts and counsels to dissipate the clouds of darkness, and cause peace to return to our hearts.  

~Washington Irving

Apparently Rowen didn't realize that Mother's Day is supposed to be for sleeping in, but I don't think I ever really understood that concept when I was little.  As I have my first Mother's Day I have to celebrate my mother, whom I likely wouldn't of been able to survive this first month without.  

Words cannot express what my mother means to me.  She is the smartest, kindest, most caring person I know and she is my best friend, most loyal advocate, and always believes in me.  There has never been a day in my life that I have questioned how much my mother loves me, and I hope that one day when Rowen grows up he will be able to say the same thing about me.  

Happy Mother's Day Marmie, love me, and your grandchildren Rowen, Jack, and Lola!

~One Month Old~

Dear Rowen,

Today you are a month old, which I still can't believe how fast the time has flown.  It seems like just yesterday life was all about us (your dad and I) and now for a whole month life has been all about you.  In a month we have watched you grow from being this little tiny baby (which we thought you were pretty tiny) into a bigger baby who is starting to get a personality.  

You haven't yet decided you like to sleep at night, and I think you are going to be an early riser like me, as you rarely enjoy sleeping past six thirty.  When you do sleep you are out for three to four hours, and spend most of your sleep trying to free your arms from your swaddle.  You like to have music playing when you go to sleep, and you seem to like the jungle sounds on your giraffe. And when we are the most tired, you seem to know it, and just laugh or coo at us, and we quickly forget about the lost sleep.

One thing we must remember is your Hair, or lack there of.  At first your dad and I thought you were losing your hair, but we have decided its just your head growing faster than your hair does, which makes you look like a balding old man, and sometimes Jack Nicholson when its standing up!

Overall you are a pretty easy going baby.  Sometimes you do get a little bit feisty, especially when its time to eat, but you quickly calm down and just start looking around.  I am pretty sure you are in love with our ceiling fan, as you want to stare at that more than you do us!  You have also started to roll from your belly to your back, which many people have said is very early but we love to watch you do it!

This month has been different than any we have experienced before, with all ranges of emotions, but we wouldn't trade a moment of it for anything.  Its hard sometimes to remember what life was like before you, but I think thats ok because we have a life to look forward to with you.

Happy one month our dear chicken little, our sweet little Rowen!