More Easter Photos

Rowan and Grandma A.

Our little family.

Mom's old blankie with much needed new satin edge binding.

Yum!

This is great pizza!

Swimsuit Cover

This is a swimsuit cover that I made today for Rowan. It took me about one hour to sew it. The material is Solarveil - a special material specifically made for blocking out harmful UV rays. It is very breathable for hot days. I decided to do ribbon tie closures on this cover. I think that it would be better to do button or snap closure on future covers. My toddler seems to enjoy pulling on the ribbons - go figure!
p.s. Please ignore the Spaghettio stain on her face!

Summer Romper

This cute little romper is supposed to fit Rowan at 18 mo. But it is a tad short in length. So I guess I will label it as a 12-18 mo piece.

The Empress' New Clothes

A halter style top for the summer. Nearly complete.

Back ruffle on summer top.

Easter dress - prior to alterations.

Dress was taken in at the bodice/waist. A pink belt will be added.

All clothing sewn by Janea. Grandma Allord help cut out the Easter dress.
Thanks Grandma! Are you ready for more? :)

April Showers bring flooded basements.

Rowan is considering a career in mountain climbing. Today the dining table - tomorrow Mt. Everest!
In this photo she is laughing at her image in the mirror.













Rowan now finds it funny to shove her finger way up her nose. When I ask her to stop, she laughs at me. When I pull her finger out, she laughs at me .....and then she shoves it back up her nose. I hope this phase doesn't last too long.


























Guess who gave Rowan the grape popsicle.
Mom did!
She actually did a really good job eating it. The few drips on the kitchen floor weren't too bad. We will still use caution with messy, sticky foods in the future though.

Happy St. Patricks Day!

Crazy hair!
Yummy taco!
Wearing my taco meat on my face!
Our little leprechaun!

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Early March

15 Weeks

Our Fish

We bought fish tonight! 2 male guppies. We asked Rowan to name them. So now we can introduce to you: on the left is Baba and on the right is Di. Di seems to be the leader and Baba follows him everywhere. So far both fish are fairly content.

I'm a Cheetah

Now, I can run fast like the cheetah!

February Snowstorm 2007

Snow on back patio.

The drift inside the fence is about 3 feet tall.

We packed Rowan upright in a drift. She didn't appreciate it.

Rowan and Dad made a snow man

using tomatoes for nose and eyes.

Rowan enjoyed eating her first snow ball.

Plows piled snow high upon the curb.

And like usual, the plow packed in the end of our driveway.

We received 6-7" of snow on Saturday, Feb. 24th.

We received another 6" of snow on Sunday, Feb. 25th morning.

They forecast more snow yet on Sunday.

Hope you are safe and warm this weekend!

Happy Valentines Day

This Valentines Day, Andy got the family a fish tank and filled it with origami fish. (Some of the fish fell down). Inside each fish was a love note. So I had to open up the fish to read them. Now we have the tank all set up and running and we just need to purchase some fish.













I also got a dozen red roses.
One of them broke, so Rowan got her own rose.







These are Rowan's new knitted overalls.
They work great with her diapers
and they look cute!

The Entertainer

First Baby Photo

Today I had my first prenatal appointment at 11 weeks gestation. I saw a new OB in Oconomowoc and liked him very much. I was pleasantly surprised when he offered to see the baby. I got to see the heart beat and the umbilical cord pulse. So the baby is real! Here is the evidence. I took the liberty of labeling the photo so you could better understand the orientation of the baby. Enjoy!
~Janea

Early February

Here's a few pictures to start out the month!

Yummy! Blueberry Pancakes!

A very rare snuggle caught on camera!

I've got pig tails!

Rowan's first beef taco.

Just plain silly!

Recent photos of Rowan

Here are some new photos of Rowan. She is eating soup here.
This is a picture of us "giraffes" at the Milwaukee Zoo.
The "giraffes" needed hats because it was cold outside.

Rowan is showing off one of her trial diapers. Bumkins All in One.
Dr. Seuss pattern - One Fish, Two Fish

Bumkins cover over a standard prefold.
Dr. Seuss pattern - One Fish, Two Fish

Monkey Doodlez All in One Diaper

Birth Slideshow

Here is a link to a neat birth slide show. It is not graphic, but you will see a lady in a bra.
http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=341D4EA36BA4AF87

Happy New Year!

It is now the year 2007, and along with a new year we bring new life! Here is how it started....
Andy and I found out that we were pregnant around December 20th and decided to tell our families when we got together for celebrating Christmas. We stayed with Andy's family in Green Bay on the weekend of Christmas Eve and visited with his mother's family on Christmas Day. Then we visited with Janea's family on the weekend of New Years Eve which happened to be when we opened Christmas presents with them. Both weekends were fairly busy and Rowan slept great 50% of the time.
So far Janea has only felt fatigue and no morning sickness. We are crossing our fingers that it will stay that way. Now that we are back home and not traveling quite as much, we can spend more time cleaning and setting up interviews for health care providers. Looks like we may not use the same folks as last time. It is still very early, so no decisions have been made as of yet. Our final deadline will be around Labor Day 2007, when baby will be ready to join us. Hopefully, we will have something accomplished before then!

Rowan is still doing great. She has been a walker since she was 10 mo old (she's now about 14 mo). She is currently working on running and climbing furniture. She has 6 teeth - four on top and 2 on bottom - and she seems to be constantly teething. She hasn't had an official word yet, and we hope that she will start that soon. As far as personality goes, she may end up being like her mother. She wants to do things in her own particular way and if you deviate from her plan, she will get very upset with you. She also seems to want to do things just like the grown-ups. I am sure that she will be a great sister.
The weather in Watertown has been exceptionally mild. In fact, I may go out for a stroll with Rowan as it is 44 degrees this morning. I thought this was winter! What happened to winter?
Hope you are all doing well and keeping in good spirits (or at least drinking good spirits)!
Andy and Janea