As if we had any doubt...

Surprise surprise Rowen LOVES to eat!  Yesterday was his first adventure with eating rice cereal and it took him a few minutes to figure out how to swallow, but he eagerly opened his mouth and enjoyed his meal very much.  I still can't believe my little baby boy is going to be 5 months in a week and starting to eat real food.  Where has the time gone??  

What a big boy!

Today was Rowen's 4 month check up and what a big boy he is!  My little guy is not so little anymore.  He is now 15 lbs 10 oz and 26 inches long!  I thought it was  pretty funny when the doctor called him "skinny" for his height!  I guess he is just all cheeks :)

Today was also another big milestone day, his first big roll over!  We have been working on his tummy time and today was pretty typical, he pushes up for a minute or two and then gives up and takes a short nap :)  But when my little man woke up all smiles I thought I would grab a few pictures and he was so excited he flipped over.  He seemed pretty pleased with himself.  Unfortunately, when I rolled him back to his tummy to see if he would do it again he got pretty mad at me...I guess he worked really hard to get off that tummy why the heck would I put him back on it again?!  All in all, a pretty exciting morning in the Littell house! 

For Uncle Mike...

New method to calm a teething baby...

Yesterday we decided to take a drive up to Temecula and visit a few wineries (yes with a baby!) Rowen did absolutely amazing. He slept the whole way down and through our first winery visit which was fantastic. We all split a cheese plate and tasted a wine flight, which was very yummy and relaxing. My parents have a thing for taking pictures of Rowen with things he should not be having, hence the picture of him with the wine and me drinking a glass of wine while breastfeeding (for the record, I was only taking a SIP!) We finished off the day at a spanish winery with tacos, tempernillo and a little spanish guitar. The lead guy liked Rowen so much that during one of his songs he let Rowen play...I think they both got a pretty big kick out of it.

My Son is already a Celebrity!

Ok this was pretty funny. Yesterday we took Rowen for a ride around the island, which he loved (of course, Chad was pulling him so he went VERY fast!) When we stopped for lunch, this group of about 6 Japanese tourist kept pointing and getting all excited and started taking pictures of Rowen! I think they wanted to hold him but I had to draw the line there. This guy was hilarious, he even took pictures with Chad but unfortunately we didn't get a picture of that. I guess we got a small glimpse of what it would be like to be famous...kinda strange!

Play Time!

Rowen is getting to such a great age where he is finally finally starting to enjoy all the toys that fill our house.  A big milestone for us is he will chill in his swing and on a very lucky day even take a nap in it (I know, I thought I was going to have the only child in history that didn't like the swing!)  It has been so nice to be able to put him on his playmat or exersaucer and watch him have fun while I do something around the house.  

My last picture doesn't have anything to do with playing, but who could put this little beauty back in his crib in the morning after his first morning feeding when he looks like this???  I just lay there and stare (and yes, usually fall back asleep...that is the joys of having only one right?!)

Way Overdue!

Well this summer is flying by thanks to our many visits to Coronado.  We have been so blessed to have been able to not only beat the heat, but got to spend some very special time with family.  Rowen has grown so much and everyday is a new adventure.  He has the biggest, sweetest smile and laughs!  Oh that is the best sound in the world.  His favorite song right now is "Jesus loves Me".  I think I sing it at least 20 times a day; it is a guarantee to get him to stop crying and he just coos and smiles.  I hope he understands the reality of that song at a young age, especially the second verse.

He is still very anti-nap, but I have found the joys of a monitor with the sound turned down and the door closed...I can see that he is crying, but I can't hear that he is crying so even though it takes him 30 minutes to fall asleep for only 20 minutes, I get a break!

Here are a few pictures of our wonderful summer.