Baby Matthew

My Neighbor is truly gifted in the art of photography - she was so patient with the little guy and all of us. If anyone is looking for a good photographer in the Shreveport/Bossier City area I highly recommend her :)

We are doing really well, trying to get as much sleep as possible. The little guy is quite calm, likes to eat, sleep and make messy diapers, but what else would you expect for a week old baby? Adam is adjusting really well, he calls Matthew "my baby" and we are all loving having Nana here taking care of us and picking up the loose ends.

Matthew Bowen Call

1.17.2010
3:31pm
9 lbs 2 oz
20 3/4 inches

Adam

He enjoys:

Doing Puzzles.

Trying on his old clothes, as he says,"When I grow little and be a baby I can wear these."

Avoiding the Camera.


Dressing up into Costumes.


Playing his Trumpet.



Playing with his Cousins.

Playing "light-sabor", with his markers, I wonder where he learned that from?And we enjoy him so very much, we can't wait to see him as a big brother!

Final Baby Update

I finally remember to ask Jared to take a picture of my belly. I am thinking this might be the last one. This is what I got....

At least he makes me laugh. I am being induced a week from today (Jan.14). I am secretly hoping I go into labor before this. My mom is coming on Monday and I couldn't be more excited. Anyone have suggestions as to what we should do the last week before the baby arrives?

Much Needed Update

A fair amount has happened in the last three months that I have yet to blog on. I keep meaning to update things and then something pops up. So here is a short re-cap of life for the past three months and then we'll keep moving forward. Hopefully I won't be as scared to update the blog for fear of all that I have forgotten to record. This is a work in progress...

We traveled to Hawaii in early October. We spent 4 days on Oahu playing on Waikiki Beach and visiting BYU-Hawaii, the Polynesian Cultural Center and Pearl Harbor. We spent another week on Kauai snorkeling, playing on the beach, relaxing and visiting the Napali Coast and Waimea Canyon. What a wonderful trip we had, so nice and relaxing. Just in time for us to come home and move. :)

We returned from our travels on Adam's 3rd Birthday. He was such a trooper, understanding that Mom and Dad had been awake all night on our red eye flight back to the mainland. He was excited to receive his very first bike. Here he is taking it for a spin - he is still learning to coordinate pedaling and steering at the same time. He is a real joy to be around and is the excitement in our lives as he challenges us each day. I am told several time a week, by complete strangers, "I don't ever remember having that much energy." He loves to stay in his PJ's, eat pears and read books.

We arrived in Louisiana late in October and settled in quickly. We moved into a house just a few days after getting here, which was a huge blessing. Jared was able to help get everything settled and even pictures hung on the walls - since the base was going through an inspection none of the offices were open for in-processing.

Jared started his training on the B-52 in late November. He is enjoying the training for the most part and is excited to start flying again. We made it to the Louisiana State Fair, just a week after moving in. Adam and Jared went for a ride on an elephant. I have such fond memories of the fair, from when I was little, I hope he enjoyed it just as much as we did!

We spent a few short days in Houston with some of Jared's family for Thanksgiving. The drive was quite short only 4 and 1/2 hours to their house. It is so nice to live so close to family, I think I had forgotten the huge benefit of that, being a lot further away from family for a while now. Syd and I had fun with some black Friday shopping the day after thanksgiving and Adam and his cousins playing the whole time. He asks me everyday when we will be going back for Christmas.

Jared has been in training almost a month now, we have gotten used to having him back in training. He had a break in training for almost six months, funny how you get used to them being around all the time. :) I have one month left until the baby is due and couldn't be more ready. Here is an updated picture. I never think to ask Jared to take one while he is around, so I always end up using our web cam, thus the poor quality.

Family Pictures

Our neighbor graciously offered to take some family pictures. She is quite talented! Here are the results:
Updated- I received an error while trying to up load the pictures, so here is one, I'll try to add the rest in the morning.

Surrfacing

We might have surfaced from all of chaos of the last month and a half. I am happy to report that we are settling into our house here in Louisiana. All the boxes are gone, and it's just a matter of making this place feel like home. I am still trying to figure out how to up load our pictures. The baby is doing really well, the doctor said he is big 5 and a half already and he has hair. More updates to come soon!