Bradley Skoy Bowen

Stats

Born: July 31, 2008

3:26 am

8 lbs 11 oz

20 1/2 inches

I am finally getting around to posting some pictures of our sweet little boy. A friend of mine came and took these pictures of him when he was 2 weeks old. He is the sweetest baby. He has slept well nearly every night since he was born and is happy and content during the day. The biggest difference between him and the other two is his size. Not only was he born almost 2 pounds bigger, but he has continued to grow much quicker than they did. At 2 weeks old Jack weighed 6 lbs 12 oz and Bradley weighed 9 lbs 9 oz! Wow - 2 1/2 pounds difference - no wonder he is wearing things that Jack took forever to grow into.

Brooklyn and Jack have done wonderful with him! I am so grateful that I don't have to deal with scratching, dragging, hitting etc... They have been great helpers and haven't had a hard time with the transition at all. We love our new baby boy!

Happy Birthday Dave!!

Today is the birthday of my favorite person! He's 29 today. What a great man, husband, and father. Seriously - I am married to him and I think he is perfect - except for his weird habit of trying to do 2 things at once (like talking and putting away the peanut butter) I find the peanut butter and other things in very strange places...like in the dishwasher or with the cups...I think it is hilarious! Thanks boy, for being such an amazing person and for taking such good care of me and the kids! We love you!!

I thought it would be fun to do the hubby tag

What is his full name? David Wayne Bowen

How long have you been married? It will be 6 years in November

How long did you date? Before we were officially engaged, 9 months.

Who eats more sweets? Probably me

Who said I love you first? He did

How old is he? He is 29 today

Who is taller? Him

Who is smarter? He is.

Who can sing better? Well, neither of us sing for real...so I'm not sure, and no one would be able to get proof out of either of us.

Who pays the bills? He earns the money and I pay the bills.

Who sleeps on the right side of the bed? Dave does, although, depending on how the room is set up - I sleep closest to the door.

Who mows the lawn? He does 99% of the time.

Who cooks dinner? I do.

Who does the laundry? I do.

Who drives? Almost always him

Who is more stubborn? That one is hard, but probably me.

Who kissed whom first? He kissed me first-

Who asked whom out? He asked me

Who proposed? He did - flew in and completely surprised me!

Who has more siblings? I do

Who wears the pants? I guess it depends on the situation

Please come out baby...

I just realized that the baby counter I put on here is extremely small, so the only information you really get from it is that I am approaching the end. So, I thought you might like an update - or you might not, but since I am experiencing an extreme case of one track mind, I'm going to give you one anyway. My original due date was August 10th, but after an ultrasound about 3 weeks ago they told me they were moving the date up to July 31st. But, one week later I go back in and they had the nerve to tell me they were going to stick with August 10th. Am I bitter? Yes, actually I am. But, I suppose I will get over it...eventually. In the meantime I will just continue to get larger and avoid the public as the last week or so has produced many "Whoa, you are huge" comments. I actually think these are funny, I am just glad that I can tell them that I really am due soon and not have to tell them that I still have 3 months to go...although it would be funny to see their faces.
I discovered today that I have been vocalizing my discomfort a little too much. When I picked up Brooklyn from sunbeams today her teacher was laughing. "Do you know what she said today?!" the teacher says to me. Oh boy, I am thinking - who knows what she came up with. Apparently she randomly announced to the sunbeam class, "My mom is humongous!" The teacher couldn't figure out where a 3 year old would get a word like that. I guess maybe I have been saying that a little too much lately - man do they pick up everything.

4th of July Fun

Well, I know this is VERY late, but better late than never. We went to Dave's parents for the 4th. Steve and Inga were even able to join us from Utah so we had some good times. For the fireworks we went down to the Channel Islands Harbor. We enjoyed watching the boats and the scenery before the fireworks and then loved seeing the fireworks reflect in the ocean.

Brooklyn really wanted to see a crab so Dave and Steve went to work. Give 2 brothers some time to kill and a challenge - and you never know what you might get. They spent a couple of hours trying to find random string and different things from our snack bag to use as bait. (popcorn worked the best) In the end they caught about 5 little crabs - 2 of which they hauled up to show us all - which we liked until they escaped in our pile of jackets and stuff. We managed to round them up and took them back down to the water. But not until after a small photo shoot.

Here is Inga taking Brooklyn down to check things out.

Here's Brooklyn showing off the 2 crabs that her dad and uncle Steve caught for her.

Then there's Jack, being a crab.

Here's a picture of the group minus dad who was taking the picture...and Brooklyn who I don't know where she was.

Buddies!

These two are the very best of friends. This picture is of them watching Clifford with their blankets sharing a box of raisins. They are so fun!

Happy Birthday Jack!

Just a couple of pictures from Jack's Birthday

I can't believe he's 2!

Front Yard Fun

#1 and The Father with their dogs.

You can certainly tell which family members love the dogs the most... #1 loves to lay there and have them jump all over her and lick her face - it kind of grosses me out, but she loves it!
Here's #2 picking flowers for me - I think it is sweet except that I would actually prefer to have the flowers on the bush. :) Oh well.

#2 LOVES to play baseball - check out the motion on this swing. It's fairly possible that The Father got beaned by this one. You've gotta watch out for this little guy.