More Baseball...

Steve Garvey was lovin our princess...he even offered to take her shopping! LOL.

Grandma's favorite all time baseball player!

Watching Daddy and cheering him on.... :)

Weekend Pictures

I can't tell you enough how many times people stopped us at the game and shopping this weekend that compliment our princess. We all think our babies are the cutest children ever, and so I always think people are just being kind and who doesn't love to look twice at a baby girl all dolled up...yes, I put bows in her head on an almost daily basis and love to dress her in all her outfits, as if I don't she will grow out of them all so fast that many outfits will go unworn...which is already happening (Yes, Nichole, I know you and Lexi are very excited about that! LOL)

Girls are just so much fun...God really knew what he was doing when he blessed us with a baby girl...she has really softened daddy's heart and has brought so much happiness to our lives. She is quite the ham at the baseball games. When she sees a camera aka.paparazzi she smiles away, bounces, claps, etc. We trained her at an early age. One of the baseball moms is always snapping away at her (i.e. paparazzi) and sends me the many pics a day she takes of her. Just thought I'd share them with all of you!

Road Trip...San Luis Obispo

This past weekend Rhowan, Mommy, Grandma and Grandpa drove up to SLO for daddy's last road trip of the season. It was a late start from our planned schedule, but we got there! :) We had games Friday and Saturday evening and ALL day Sunday. When I say all day, I literally mean all day. It was over a 5 hour game and HOT! Saturday we went to a nice breakfast and spent the day downtown walking around their cute shops, it is such a nice lil area up there. It was a nice weekend and Rhowan did so well. She is getting easier to travel with. As you can see, when she is over the car seat, she is OVER it and wants out NOW! lol...For the most part she did very well. She is getting better about sleeping and falling asleep outside of her nightly routine, which is always my biggest concern because I work so hard to keep her on a strict routine while we are home and am always so freakish about breaking it. However, since we've been home she's gotten right back into it, so that makes it all that much better. She was so good the whole weekend. She watched the games, played on her blanket in the shade with grandma and grandpa so that mommy can enjoy a full game on Sunday, and took many naps there too! :)

It was very re assuring that she needs to get used to this on the go lifestyle and traveling during baseball season...especially with daddy going to Alaska all summer.

More to come in a bit! It's nap time and my daughter isn't too patient when she is ready for the next station of her morning routine! LOL.

Love,

The Bruce's

Fun Pictures

" Can I have my toy/book back please?!"

Rhowan and her 2nd cousin Chloe :)

Girls are so much fun...we went to a cousin's Barbie themed birthday party and Rhowan of course was princess/ballerina Barbie. Finally got some use out of one of her many tutus.

6 Month Check Up

Rhowan had her 6 month Dr appt on Tuesday. Can you believe it, 6 months has already passed since our princess was born. Wow, time flies when you are having fun. I didn't have my usual list of questions as I am constantly reading up on my 101 obsessions and calling my fellow mommy friends as well as working up my tab with Rhowan's nanny (RN) aka. "Big Jen," as TJ calls her. LOL. TJ took the morning off to go with us, as I refuse to take her for shots alone...it all just breaks my heart to watch her so upset after they poke her with those needles. She was in a real good mood, I made her appt for morning this time to avoid the cranky nurses she usually gets stuck with at the end of their shift, and she did so well. She was playing, eating the tissue paper on the bed, which I am sure isn't very sanitary, but whatta ya gonna do and daddy was being extra, extra attentive to his princess being she was getting shots.
I always start her on Tylenol a half hour before her shots to get into her system and keep up with it for every 4 hours for the next 24 hours to keep pain away before it comes. She always has a bad time with shots. She gets a fever, real groggy, not her usual playful self, doesn't eat very much, etc. I hate it...and this time it lasted for two days...and nights, long nights that thank goodness daddy took over one of the nights.
Rhowan is 17 lbs. and 14 oz. and 27 1/2 inches long. She is in the 75-90 percentile in her height, weight and with her head circumference, which I believe was 44 inches (don't remember that one.) She seems to be right on with where she should be...sitting up alone, clapping, moving objects from one hand to the other, almost crawling-getting up on all fours and rocking back and forth, she will sit on the rug and play with her toys, entertaining herself and loves when I read to her. She is very curious, ok nosey like her mommy, but the Dr says its good she's interested in her surroundings! She is eating vegetables and Dr gave the ok to move on to fruits. I have made homemade green beans (didn't like so much), sweet potatoes (favorite so far), and avocados (she isn't so sure about those either.) I went to the market and bought a lot of fresh produce for about $7 dollars, I was stoked. Once I make them all and freeze into ice cube trays it will give her enough food for almost a month. I bought more green beans (gonna keep trying), pears, squash, sweet potatoes, carrots, apples and avocados. The Dr just suggested to keep the same food for at least 4 days to make sure no allergic reaction and then switch to another food. It's weird, she loves plain, gross, tasteless oatmeal and isn't so impressed with other tastes, but I will keep introducing them as well as her getting most her nutrients still from nursing and formula. My goal was to nurse 6 months, but we are still chugging along. I only nurse in the am and evenings now and if she wakes up in the middle of the night, and she takes formula throughout the day. Dr says her gums are definitely swollen and more teeth (she has one already) will be making their way through. Her night time sleeping isn't going as well as it had been. Her bedtime routine has not changed, I hardly ever break it and if I do, only by an hour at the most. I feed her about 6 ish, bath about 6:30 ish, lotion, pjs, nurse and down in crib by 7:30. Every night I just never know, is she gonna wake up tonight? How many times? Is she hungry? In pain? Sometimes she goes through the night like she used to, others she is up 1-3 times. Oh and the Dr says she needs to learn to put herself to sleep...umm, yeah, I still rock her and put her in her crib sleeping! Shut up, she's my first baby and I will rock her until the next one comes along and I can't anymore. :/ Sometimes I feel like I have no idea what I'm doing and have so many questions if I am doing the right thing...my friends and family are so re assuring and telling me I am doing a great job. But it is scary to think every decision I make for her can shape her to be the person she will be in 10-15 years. Ok, totally babbling again...oh how I get so bored when TJ is gone.
Well we leave for San Luis Obispo tomorrow to spend the weekend with daddy on their last road trip. So off to finish packing I go...as I've babbled on and on you all can see our princess is very healthy, happy and growing so fast. Talk to you all soon.

lots of love
xoxoxo

Baseball Season

Just a few pictures from this weekend's game...we don't get to make many games this year with most being in the evening and it being so cold, I am anal about Rhowan sticking to her schedule, so Sundays are game days. We will be driving up to San Luis Obispo this weekend to be with daddy all weekend. This is their last road trip and then they are home most of May and then daddy leaves to coach in Alaska all summer. So I want to make as many games as we can in the up coming weeks. Rhowan is such a good girl at the games...guess she has no choice and better get used to a baseball field being her second home! LOL.

March of Dimes

Start/Finish line at the Coliseum

Walking our 3 miles :)

Rhowan is like, "mom, why am I here around all these people so early and not in my swing?!"

Saturday morning, I woke up at 6 am to go walk for Babies, The March of Dimes, which promotes healthy babies and supports families with pre mature born babies. It was a last minute thing we signed up for through our friend Jen, so my sister and I thought, what the heck, we've been wanting to do something to give back ever since we've read about Layla Grace. Although, this wasn't in support for her or her cause, I felt like I wanted and needed to get more involved. Anything to do with babies is so much more touching to me now that I am a mommy and I could never imagine going through some of the stories and things you hear. It was a great way to start off the morning...just a 3 mile walk, Rhowan slept half the walk, it only took us about 45 min., that's about 15 min. a mile, not bad for this being my first real exercise since Rhowan has been born. It made me want to do more walks/runs and had me telling myself that this summer I need to wake up and walk every morning while I am off! Let's just see if I can put those words into action! LOL. Anyway, just wanted to share some pictures with you.