Can it be?

Really?

• Rohn is already 1/3 of a year old :(


• I am now starting my 4th week of teaching second grade.


• I haven't posted in over a month...make that closer to 2 months.


• I can't manage to clean my bedroom/living room/bathroom/laundry room


• I still have a few pregnancy pounds that are making it impossible to fit into my beloved clothes.


• I am supposed to run a 1/2 marathon in 8 weeks.


• There are only 159 days of school left until summer vaca.

Pork Chop

Look at those cheeks!!

Happy baby!

Rohn's 2 month appointment was on Friday the 10th. All in all it went well. The little pork chop has gained lots of weight and is very healthy. Shots were ok. I listened from afar in the lobby, since I didn't have the heart to watch my baby get manipulated. Jarrod said that Rohn made a surprised face when they stuck him with the needle and then the loud cry ensued. Our poor little man was a bit grumpy for the remainder of the day, but was doing great the next day.

Two month stats:

14.6 pounds ->95th percentile

16 3/4 inch head circumference-> 95th percentile

24 1/4 inch length -> 90th percentile

He hasn't laughed yet, but he gets super excited and squeals when he plays on his play mat. He doesn't sleep through the night consistantly yet. Instead he likes to surprise us every once in awhile with a nice 6 hour stretch.

2 months and thousands of miles traveled

One happy baby and 2 adorable dimples

Discussing the current recession over an ice cream

The mountain that was supposed to be in the background of the next picture!!

Don't wake a sleeping baby for a family picture, even if it's for a picture in front of Mt.Mckinley!! (which you can't even see!!)

Sleepin on the job with cousin and great-grandma

T-rouble Jordan

Getting attacked by the kissy monster Gabriella

analyzing politics with cousin Hailie

Rohn is now 10 weeks old. It's amazing how quickly the time flies. He goes in tomorrow for his 2 month check-up. We are anxious to see how much he weighs since we can't imagine his cheeks getting any bigger:)

We spent the past three weeks in Alaska visiting Amber's family. It was so nice being there for that long. Time was spent hanging out with family and friends, hanging out in Anchorage and lots of relaxing. We are blessed to have the amazing baby that we have. He was so good on all 4 of the flights and all of the driving that we did. The pressure in the plane didn't bother him and he pretty much slept and entertained the people around us. We are either lucky parents or he is just easing us into the trouble that is about to ensue:)

In the past few weeks Rohn has started smiling and cooing and even laughing on occasion. He grabs onto toys and holds them and loves looking at anything shiny or colorful. He loves laying on his play mat and batting at his toys. The excitement in his little voice is so cute. When he is sitting in your lap he wants to stand up. He and daddy play a game where he holds onto dads hands and stands up quickly. He absolutely loves it!! We can't wait to see what he learns to do in the next few weeks...maybe it will be sleeping through the night :) Although last night he had a 6 1/2 hour stretch from 9:30pm to 4am....yeah for mom!!

After our appointment tomorrow we will update on stats.

4 weeks

Today our little man turns 4 weeks. We can't believe how quickly the time is going. On Tuesday of this week daddy had to go back to work, so it was just Rohn and mama for 48 straight hours. We actually did quite well without daddy, but we were very excited to see him when he came home.

Rohn is really starting to be more alert. He raises his head off of our shoulders and looks around, and his awake times are really starting to get longer and longer. He is also starting to track objects near him. When his attention is on something he will follow it around. We are not quite sure how much he weighs, but we are pretty sure it is somewhere near 10 pounds, if not more!! He has also started to smile, you might be thinking it's gas, but we think it's a genuine smile!

We are excited for what the next few weeks will bring. Rohn will be going on his first trip in an airplane on June 16th. We can't wait to show him off to all of the family in Alaska.

A few of the favs...

Here are a few of my favorite pictures so far :)
Our little guy has the cutest dimples. We catch him smiling all the time. While we know the smiles aren't for us yet, we still think they are super adorable. We can't wait until he smiles for us...we know it won't be long!

Since Jarrod and I both have blue eyes, we think Rohn may end up with blue eyes too! While it is still too early to tell, we think they are already blue!!

When he sleeps, his hands are always up by his face. I think it may be because his hands were by his face for so long in the womb.

Visitors

We were very fortunate to have Jarrod's dad and my mom come and stay with us for nearly 3 weeks. My mom was such an amazing help. She cooked yummy food, cleaned for us, and helped us with Rohn. We were very sad to see her go back home yesterday. You never realize how important your parents are until you become a parent yourself. Thanks for all of your help mom. We love you and miss you tons!!


Besides my mom and Jarrod's dad visiting we have also had many other visitors. Jarrod's mom, and step dad, our 2 brothers, and many other friends. Rohn is very lucky to have been born into such a loving group of family and friends. We thank all of you for being a part of his life.

Rohn Michael Allison

Our little bundle of joy arrived on April 30th at 5:49 pm via c-section. He never ended up turning due to the cord being wrapped around his neck. He weighed 8lbs 13 oz and was 19 1/2 inches long. At his first dr. appt he had lost a few ounces, but was almost 22 inches long, so we think the breech position may have made it difficult for the nurses to measure him. We have been having a great time getting to know our son. He is a very sweet, mild mannered baby.