Rowan: Two Weeks Old

Yesterday marked two weeks since Rowan was born, and we celebrated with a weigh-in...The little man gained almost a pound over his birth weight! That was great news for us. No surprise really, because he eats like a champ.

Nate took Rowan out for his first outing this morning, unbeknownst to me who was asleep upstairs, trying to catch up on lost overnight sleep. Silas, Allie and Rowan all accompanied Nate to our local Landis supermarket for some grocery shopping. Of course, when I woke up I was at first upset, and then jealous, because I wanted to go out too! Rowan had never been in the car before today, and I hadn't been out of the house since Oct. 16th. Not that I'm counting.

So we went out as a family around mid-day to visit Nana and Nick. It was the perfect family outing, and we all relaxed and enjoyed a nice visit there. Nana and Nick served barbeque, and we marveled at the gorgeous November weather––sunny and in the 60s.

So what's been going on for two weeks? Rowan is not sleeping as well as the first golden week, and waking up more frequently at night to eat. Otherwise, he's doing great, and getting more alert as time goes on. His cloudy, dark eyes have cleared and can now focus on the world around him. He gets fussy around 6:00 in the evening, probably because of the noise and commotion in the house since everyone is home at that time. I can't blame him; most days I feel pretty cranky at that time of day, too.

Allie is a nice, calm companion for Rowan during the day. Although, she does get upset when it's time for him to eat. She tells me she's sad because Rowan is "eating that yucky stuff." Of course, I'm nursing him, so he's getting breastmilk. But to Allie, it's the worst thing ever. (Mind you, she nursed for 19 months.) Silas, on the other hand, takes a different approach. He keeps asking if Rowan would like some peanut butter and jelly sandwich. I have to remind him that Rowan doesn't have any teeth, and therefore can't have food yet.

On Halloween Allie and Silas went out trick or treating with Nate, who pushed them in the wagon on our hilly street. He had a helper––our neighbors went with us. But that meant that there were 5 kids in the wagon, not just two. They all had a great time though, and meet some people that they didn't know before. It rained a little, but no one seemed to mind.

Last weekend, Nate's sister Kate visited with Rod and Mikaela. There's a picture of the four kids together, and one of the five of us that Kate took. Tomorrow Jen's brother Matt is going to visit. We love this excuse to see family who don't live nearby! In fact, Jon and Geri are allegedly making their way up the East Coast from Florida in their VW Westy. We can't wait to see them!

Lot's of pictures below...enjoy!

Allie is loving being a big sister!

Silas is an old hat at being a big brother.

"Do you want some peanut butter and jelly?"

The five Paines

Allie, Rowan and Silas with cousin Mikaela

Halloween: Allie was a cupcake and Silas was a dinosaur.

Silas' teacher sent me this photo from his day at school on Halloween.
The kids dressed up in their costumes for a parade and a social.
He's the green one on the right. They were playing bingo,
although Si's pile of candy corns is suspiciously missing...