Not Meant to be a Moo Cow

Hello All,

I took Ryan for his 3 month pictures yesterday at The Picture People. Just a little backstory......Picture People will do Halloween pictures of your little one. I really wanted to have Ryan's picture taken, but all of the costumes I had found were too big or too expensive. I am sorry, I can not justify $50 on a costume he will wear for about two seconds. I had resolved myself to the fact that this would not be the year of the costume. Well, then I discovered Once Upon a Child. For those who do not know it, it is a consignment shop for kids (Wendy and Kristina: I know you LOVE it). Anyway, I found two costumes there (a Moo Cow and a Dragon). Cost? $3.95 each. Crazy huh? So, here I am so excited. Well, as you have seen posted below in the previous post, Ryan is less than thrilled. I will post the dragon here in a sec. Flash to Sunday afternoon at The Picture People. We planned his naps and bottles all day so he would be in a good mood. First, I put him in his 3 mos. outfit. He wrinkles up his brow and looks at the photographer like, "who the heck are you and what do you think you are doing with THAT thing?" Of course, he would smile as soon as she took the camera away. Long story short, those pics came out pretty decent. Then we put the costume on. He loses it! I mean tears and all. I walked him around, I sang our song (yes, he made me sing You Are My Sunshine in public). As soon as I put him down, loses it! Sooooooo, another long story short, there will be no professional pics of the Moo Cow. Now, we are going to the church Fall Festival on Sunday and plan to go to a Halloween parade in Davidson on Halloween. Who knows what the results will be. Maybe if no cameras are involved he will be okay. I am excited about the parade. I have been wanting to go for years, but could not get Matt to go. Now, we have Ryan and he is all about it. All the children and pets in town dress up and walk up and down Main Street. Cute! Having a kid gets you into all of the cool places.




Until Next Time
Stacie

Having So Much Fun at 3 Months

Hello All,

Sorry it has been so long. It has been crazy with going back to work. Ryan is growing so much. As of the other day, he is 12 pounds 12 ounces and is 24 1/2 inches long. Crazy! He has gained two pounds in just a month! Today I packed up all the clothes that no longer fit him. I can not believe that he wore preemie clothes when he came home from the hospital.

He is getting more and more fun everyday. He loves to laugh, kick and play. In the past couple of weeks he has starting noticing so many things. He loves to watch football and Sports Center. Funny!

September 28th was Baby Dedication at church. I was so proud of him. He really enjoyed watcing Haven play the piano. We had to stand on the podium in front of the choir. He looked like he was going to cry, so I put him up on my shoulder. He fell asleep! Slept all the way through church.

I went back to work a couple of weeks ago. I am enjoying getting back into the swing of things. I do miss him during the day. We have so much fun when Matt and I get home from work. He is the most fun in the morning. When we go to get him he is all smiles.

I have added several pictures on this post and the one after. I hope you enjoy the updated photos. Check out his Halloween costume.

Three Months Old

Matt and Ryan on Baby Dedication Day at church



Stacie, Matt, Ryan and Pastor Tom



Four Generations of Fowlers

Hello Everyone!

Hello All,

Well, it is 10:30 and I am drinking coffee, have The Wiggles on TV and watching Ryan grin and kick in his bouncy seat. He is getting so big. Hard to believe that he will be three months old soon. Hard to believe I go back to work in a little over a week. I have such mixed feelings about it. I miss work, I miss the people I work with, I miss adult conversation. I will so miss spending my days with Ryan. I think that all will work out just fine (that is my head talking). He will be staying with Matt's mom during the day. Some days, I will take him to see my mom. He is actually having a sleep over with my mom and dad tonight. The break will be nice, but my stomach is in knots. I will miss him so much. He still is not sleeping through the night, though I think he has been so cranky because he is more hungry than I thought. He took over six ounces this morning!

On Sunday Ryan is being dedicated at church. It should be a wonderful day. He has the cutest little white and blue outfit to wear (from his Aunt Jen). I will post pictures.

Well, I am off to get him to take a nap so I can take a shower. Oh the joys of motherhood.

Until Next Time
Stacie (and Ryan)

More Beach Pics

Hello Again From the Beach!

As you can see, Ryan is still unimpressed. That's okay. We are enjoying watching him be unimpressed.

Beach Trip 2008

Hello Everyone,

We arrived at the beach this afternoon. The ride down was uneventful. He slept most of the way. Funny though, when I listen to talk radio, he cries! I had to have music on while he was awake! Below are the pictures of his first time on the beach. He was not quite sure what to think. If you can be shy/bashful at 2 months of age, I think he was that. I will post more as the week progresses!

Two Months Old!!!!

Hi Everyone!

Can you believe that two months has passed already! Ryan is getting so big. He had his two month check up this past Monday. He weighs 10 pounds 6 ounces and is 22 1/2 inches long. For his age, he falls in the 25th percentile. Yes, he is little! The Dr. said you never know how big he can get, it all depends on puberty. He could have a huge growing spurt or not. He took the shots okay. They gave him three shots very fast in his thigh. Matt and I were ready to start bawling. Well, I am ashamed to say, we laughed at our poor little man. Okay, Matt laughed first, I hit him for laughing and then I started. It was so pitiful, all you could do was laugh. He screamed one loud yelp and then silence. However, his mouth was still wide open, just no sound was coming out. It was the most pitiful thing you ever saw. Of course, Mommy swooped in and saved the day. He slept most of the day. He ran a little temp. but not too bad.

The best news so far, Ryan is attempting to sleep through the night. We have had three nights in a row where he slept from 9 until around 6. Last night, he got up one time, at 2 am. He is doing great, except he does not like to nap during the day. He cat naps and then is so tired. Oh Well, we are working through it.

We leave on Saturday for our late summer beach trip. Matt and I go every year this time with his family. I tell you, taking a newborn to the beach is like a troop movement. We have three tubs full of stuff already. Before we had the baby, Matt and I would laugh at all of the stuff WE took. We are learning to be a little more organized. I have attached pictures of Ryan trying on his bathing suit. It should be lots of fun. I will let you know how it goes.

Until Next Time,
Stacie