an entire YEAR has gone by.... and honestly i was dreading writing this post..... i am SO IN LOVE with my little rowe-bo and i CANNOT believe it has been a year! i can't even think about him getting older without tears coming to my eyes. looking through the pictures of his birth i just get so overwhelmed with this feeling of pure happiness. he is just my little man. this year has been absolutely crazy and i feel like we spent most of it wishing the year away. with all the emotions of building a new house we just wanted to speed up time..... now, i just wish it would have gone a little slower. i know i am alone in this feeling- i don't think you could pay nate enough money to go through another newborn. Rowen was a MUCH harder newbie and took some time to transition, with EVERY transition. he is just melts my heart. i knew from early on in my pregnancy with him that we would have an incredible bond, and we DO. i love having a little boy and i love the connection i have with him. he is a total momma's-boy.  looking back at October 03,11....... i was so nervous. i was nervous to bring a new baby home to what was our normal, everyday life. i couldn't imagine our family ANY OTHER WAY!  i loved that day. the labor was MUCH easier, the epidural was fabulous, the hospital was fabulous, it just couldn't have gone any better. i was surprised how easy the delivery was this time around. 

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ROWEN MCCOIL! we love you and are thankful EVERYDAY (even the hard ones) that we are your family! the other day as you were "learning to walk" {as ej puts it} emersyn walked up to you and gave you the biggest squeeze and said "good job buddy! you are my best little buddy"..... we couldn't agree more~ you ARE OUR BEST LITTLE BUDDY!