Random Recent Pics

Josiah's first smile that I caught on camera :)
The kidos all dressed up for Church wearing new dresses from mimi and Josiah's cute onesie with a tie on it. 
The girls enjoying the warm weather we had a week ago.

They just love their little man :)

Josiah Lee Rowan!!

Cassia holding his hand :)
Elena Kay kissing her baby brother who she adores!
Josiah Lee Rowan born at 2:45pm on 2/4/09 - 7lbs 12 oz and 19.5 inches

By the way--Mark proposed to me on 2/4/00 

Our sweet baby boy is here! 

This is his story:

I went in for a check up on Feb 4th and found out that I was dilated to 3cm and Josiah was breach. The doctor sent me immediately to the hospital where I continued to labor. Because of that they decided to do a c-section which I was opposed to but really had no other choice.  In the meantime Cassia was at home fighting a nasty stomach bug that turned into pneumonia. She had to go to the ER on Thursday night Feb 5th. Then Elena Kay caught the nasty stomach bug but Thank God fought it off pretty easily. Then I got an infection on my incision with blisters and all which sent me back to the ER the day after we got home. Thank God for His strength and goodness cause I was a total wreck through this all.

Josiah is now 3 weeks old and is such an amazing baby. He is so so good and God knew I needed that with all the drama around his birth. We are past all that now and just enjoying our little blessing. We could not have done it without the help of incredible family and friends. Mark's parents drove in the day he was born and spent a week and a half with us. Their help and support was amazing. My parents were also here helping out with everything as well. And mom has come pretty much every day to help out in any way she can. Our friends brought meals for almost two whole weeks and we are still getting some this weekend. 

Thanks to everyone who kept us in your prayers. We love you!!

Cassia's 2nd Birthday!!

The beautiful birthday girl in her princess dress :)


Cassia with her Papa and Mimi!
Cassia with her Pappy and Gigi!

Cassia's 2nd Birthday!! continued

All the little girls at Cassia's Party :)
Opening presents

Blowing out the candles
Cassia turned two on January 22nd!! I can't believe how fast my baby girl is growing up. We had a Dora Birthday party on Jan 17th at my parents house. It was sooo much fun :) Mark's parents surprised us by coming for the weekend. Which was very special. 

Josiah's Baby Shower

Jess made this amazing diaper cake :) Soo soo cute!!
She also made this name sign which I will be displaying in his room!
My best friend Jen :) The shower was at her lovely house.
Me and my beautiful Mommy!
I was blessed beyond words with an amazing baby shower that Jen and Jess threw for me. We got so many awesome things for Josiah. He is set and I'm ready for him to make his grand entrance. Please be praying for an awesome delivery experience! Can't wait to tell you all about it.

Christmas Fun!

Getting ready to head out the door to our Christmas Eve Service :)
Christmas morning at Papa and Mimi's!!!
Cassia with her new doll house!
Happy Birthday Jesus! Having dessert at Wes and Sally's.

Christmas 2008 for the Rowan's was fabulous. We had such a great time with my parents and brother. I wish I had more pictures on my camera but Eliezer was taking pictures, my dad was taking pictures and Mark was doing video. So, hopefully one day I can get pics from everyone to have a good compilation of our Christmas fun :) We were SO blessed by the amount of gifts. The girls were overwhelmed and overjoyed. 

It was just an amazing day with family---relaxing, fun, but most importantly we all were thanking God for just being the best to us!! We all have such an excitement for all that He is going to do in and through us this upcoming year. My spirit was charged with an anticipation, excitement for an amazing year ahead of us. 

Elena Kay's 4th Birthday!

Elena Kay's Birthday was Sunday but we had her party on Saturday :)
All her little friends made it to the party!
Her cake was beautiful :) 
We took her to do her Build-A-Bear. She got a bunny she named Fluffy! She has one for every year. 
Then on Sunday after Church we went to Chuck E. Cheeses! Another fun tradition. Haven't figured out if it's more fun for daddy or for the girls though :)

I can't even express how big and grown up Elena Kay is getting. She is the doll of the house for sure. And if I'm having such a hard time with her turing 4, I don't even want to imagine what I'll be like next year when she turns 5. I guess it's just hard seeing her change from baby to little girl. But she is truly a blessing and I know she is going to be such a big helper when the baby comes! We love you Elena Kay---Happy Birthday once again :)