The Fowler Family Blog

Here is a video that is a month old.  Just making sure we remember how to do this and trying to teach Dayspring how.

Wow!  Time does fly when you are having fun!  He’s getting so big!  He’s rolling over all of the time, giggling, playing in his exersaucer and almost sitting up.  He’s such a cool little dude!
 

We’ve been trying to stay relaxed about him reaching new milestones and just letting them happen.  After weeks of practicing and rolling to his side, he finally rolled over tonight.  It was great.  He was enjoying “naked rolling time” before his bath and Ryan and I both got to see it.  Our little guy is growing up!  He’ll be 5 months tomorrow!

Back by popular demand with more to come on all aspects of our lives in Korea, here are more videos of our favorite and most photogenic subject–Cormac.  The first video he is laughing at some of his favorite funny sounds–normally his mother and father make them for real after dinner.

This video shows how active he is getting in his exersaucer (is that a real word??).  He changes so much just in one day.  Yesterday he wasn’t doing this much.  I am sure by next week we will have video of him turning over or sitting up.  He is so fun to be around.  Wish you all could be here to enjoy it as well.  I have had off most of the last 2-3 weeks so I have gotten to see him a bunch. 

On a different note the WVU football team kicked some bootie today, GO MOUNTAINEERS!!!!  Can’t wait to get to a game next year when I get back to the states.–Ryan

Cormac playing with his teether.

This is the first time adding video to our blog.  I hope it works because we will keep you updated with videos of our adventures.  Plus, you can always look on YouTube for videos.  Let us know what you think.  —Ryan

Can you believe it?  Time does fly by when you are having fun!  Or when you are delirious from lack of sleep…  

Cormac is smiling a lot now, laughing a bit and pretty much just enjoying life.  He loves taking long walks in the stroller and letting Duke snuggle up with him.  He has lunch with daddy a few days a week which allows Ryan to bond with him and we are enjoying parenthood immensely so far.

Jamie, our neighbor and uber talented photographer offered to take some more pictures and we finally had a chance to take them yesterday.  Here are a few of our favorites.

Our little man

Gorgeous Blue Eyes, Cute little blue diaper

People have been so generous to Cormac!  He’s probably received 25 different blankets- My mom gave me some from when my brother was a baby, and a few of my baby blankets. He also received several that were handmade.  I did a little photo shoot today of the ones that were made especially for him.

Blanket from LaVon Davis, Andrea’s mother

Blanket from Joanne Glasgow- I need to get more pictures of him with it still

Blanket from Bonnie Strayer- and he’s showing off “tummy time”

Blanket from Theresa Fowler

We appreciate all of the gifts that he has received, especially these that took a lot of work to make!  Can you tell how much I love taking pictures of our little man?

I got a new lens for my camera that allows me to take Micro pictures (really close up).  I can take ones with more details than this, but I was experimenting yesterday taking pictures of Cormac.  Let me know what you think.

 

Wow!  Time does fly by when you have a baby!  The past eight weeks have been wonderfully busy, exhausting yet exhilarating. 

It was great having both sets of Grandparents here and we were sad to see them go.  Cormac was so spoiled and  it was wonderful having them here.

Here are some recent pictures of him.  He’s starting to get a little chubby, which I love! 

Our little guy is getting big!  He weighs almost 12 lbs. now and he is starting to be a lot more alert.  A few nights he’s slept up to six consecutive hours, but the average is 2-3 at a time.  We are still tired all of the time, but we’re getting in a daily routine.  It’s been great with Ryan’s schedule because he can work through lunch and spend time with Cormac.  We went there two days this week to have lunch with Daddy.  Cormac loved it. 

He’s also had his first “stay away from home”.  Kim watched him for a little over an hour yesterday.  I joked that I was going to call every five minutes to check on him, but I trust her completely.  He was great and it gave me a little time to myself.  Sydney, Kim’s daughter was super excited to get to hang out and care for him.  She’s precious. 

Duke is doing great too although he doesn’t get as much attention.  We do give him a lot of treats and a few of our friends have sent him presents lately.  Thank you Guy and Mishel!  That was awesome!

I promise I will update the blog more often.  We’ve been a bit busy lately.

 

 

 

 

Can you believe it?!  He’s already seven weeks old!  Grandma and Grandpa Fowler are here spoiling him still and he’s already worried about them leaving because he will be sad. 

Our Little Man- 7 weeks old!

Yesterday we went to the Pavillion and had a picnic.  Linda packed homemade chicken salad and a bunch of other goodies and Ryan met us.  Duke was even allowed to go.  It was a perfect fall day and Ryan and I want to start meeting for picnic lunches more often. 

A Family Portrait