Motherhood.

I can do it by golly!

Vacay...

We are on vacation therefore we are also vacationing from blogging...willll blooooogggg sooooon! xo

And laugh too!

We caught Rowey's first laugh on tape! How fun! At first I wasn't sure what it was because he wasn't smiling, but I have officially decided it was a laugh (there have been more with smiles!).

BaaableGoooooAaahhooooo!

Rowey has learned to baaaaaaable! I love it! It melts my heart.

Just for fun.

As soon as Ro popped out I thought, "Now that is my baby!". He had my lips, hair, and cheeks for sure. It was an instant bond. It felt like I had always known him. I still feel that way, like it has always been in our paths to meet.
3 months later he definitely has taken on more of his Daddy. I see Danny in him when he smiles...or cries! I love it. He is a wonderful mix of mommy and daddy, and oh so oh so cute.
Just for fun lets take a peek at mommy and Rowey 24 years apart...

The first installment.

Since this blog's purpose really is to document the life of my Ro Bug I thought I'd start a new set of installments, "Things we love about Ro at [insert age here]! So here we go...

Things we love about Ro at 2.5 months:

1. He has learned to suck his hand. He will not take a paci (despite my efforts), but loves his hand particularly his chunky pointer finger.
2. He loves to smile after he eats and is giddy in the morning. He especially loves to smile at momma, but is starting to recognize daddy too.
3. He has the softest skin that has a lovely olive hue.
4. He loves to blow bubbles.
5. He can talk! :) He says "Goooooo", "Ahooooooo", and he howls quite well.
6. He has the most beautiful blue eyes courtesy of his papa.
7. He would rather stand with assistance than sit.
8. He loves to say family prayer (hehe.) It's really cute.
9. He loves nap time in his swing, but will sleep in his crib when we try that too.
10. He sleeps in his pack 'n play at night and will generally sleep 3.5 hour stretches. He gets really sleepy at 10 /1030 each night and will sleep in until 830/9 in the morning.
    
11. He loves looking at momma at night. We will stare and smile at each other in the dark while daddy sleeps.
12. He loves to snuggle, and ride in the snuggly Moby wrap.
    
13. He is a taaaaaallllll boy. All of his 3 month footie pj's are getting a little snug.
14. He has had 2 throwing up episodes that have been quite dramatic.
15. He loves looking at lights and fans.
16. He is great at tummy time. He can get his head up so far! Auntie Jess says he is impersonating a loch ness monster (lovingly called Nessie!).

xo

Sacrifice...

Last week I had my first scary mommy experience. I was changing Ro's diaper when I found something quite strange. I won't share all the gory details, but let's just say his sweet little poo was accompanied by something that should not have been there! My first call was to my mom, who in all her motherly wisdom, suggested I stay calm and call the doctor. So I did. Gosh those nurses have a way of scaring you. Don't they know new mother's are on edge as it is!? She instructed me to come in right away and bring the infamous diaper with me...gross. :) So I did. After waiting 20 minutes, that seemed like an hour, the doctor came in took a look at the poo and said, "do you eat a lot of dairy?" Why yes I do! Ice cream sundaes, grilled cheese, yogurt, sour cream...I could go on and on. "Well", she said, "no more dairy for you!". Whaaaaa?! I guess my sweet little boy's intestines are just not as strong as I had hoped. He, like a lot of babies, seems to have an intolerance for dairy products. I was SO releaved that I had not given my baby e-coli or some crazy bacterial infection that I did not even think about the whole giving up dairy thing. Motherhood is made out of sacrifice as I have come to find out, so now I just say bring it on! Given the sacrifices other mother's are forced to make this now seems like nothin. It'll be a piece of cake...minus the eggs and the milk... :)

So farewell for a year (that's the goal) my sweet

and don't forget me...
I am a Wisconsin girl after all.
I will be back in a year...or maybe 6 months if intestines are stonger...It's all about the sweetest thing in my life right now, my little Ro Bug.