Mark James Bowen

Our baby finally arrived on June 11, 1009 at 8:13 am. He weighed 6 lbs 11 oz. and was 19.5 inches long. Delivery was not bad at all, the movies make it look so much worse than it really is. He is such a good baby and rarely cries. He actually slept through the night last night. It is weird to be a parent, but very much worth it. It is scary to try and get adjusted. I don't understand how they survive parents that have no idea what they are doing. But at least he does not know any better either. Here are a few pictures of our baby. Hopefully I will be better at posting pictures now that I have him.

Here is our beautiful little boy!!

Grandma Stratton

This is what he does when he is done eating!!
He has Borg lips.

Bert is so cute with his son!!

Grandpa Stratton is so glad to finally be a grandpa.

Uncle T with James.

Missionary hair

Grammy Bowen
Auntie Mud

Brendan, Ellie, and Andrea
All the cousins

Aunt Mitzi

Hooray-We had our baby

Cat For Sale

Wow, it really has been a long time since I have posted. The baby is doing so great and I am 5 weeks away from my due date. I have had some great showers, and gotten tons of stuff. So thank you to all that gave me such wonderful gifts.

When Bert and I first got married I really wanted a cat. Bert does not like animals so much, so we decided that we would get a cat and when we had a baby we would give him away. Well sadly that time has come. He is such a good cat. He is neutered, front de-clawed, indoor, and up to date on all his shots. This is hard for me to do, but I think it will be better with a new baby in the house to not have a cat. If you know of anyone please let me know. I want to give him to a nice family. Here are some pictures of him.

6 months

I have hit my sixth month. I am feeling really good but this little boy is a kicker. The other night I woke up at 2:00 am and started to count how many times he kicked me. I counted 60 times in 20 minutes. I hope he is not that active when he comes out. Bert and I got his room ready today. It is getting to feel more real and I am way excited. Megan (my sister) could even feel him kicking me today. Happy Valentines Day.

5 Months

I am 5 months now. I just had my ultra-sound and everything was great. I was so worried. I had drank so much water that my bladder was squishing him and he was laying flat so she could not see anything. So I went to the bathroom and baby and I were much happier. He for sure is a boy, I am glad because we have already gotten a ton of stuff. I am feeling so much better. I am enjoying food a little too much. I can't see my toes anymore (I like an excuse to have a gut). I also have a picture of me in my Twilight shirt, Bert gave it to me for Christmas.

ITS A BOY!!!

We are having a little boy. We are very excited. It would have been the end of the Bowen's if we didn't. We went to fetal foto last night with my parents, grandma, and in-laws. He was moving a ton and I was just so glad to know it had arms and legs. For some reason I was really worried about that.

Good News

You all probably know already...but we are Pregnant!!! I am 14 weeks along, and am still feeling pretty sick. They said I was supposed to feel better after three months, but I think it is getting worse. Oh well, at least I am not throwing up at work anymore..my poor students. My due date is June 2nd, which is my mom's birthday. My original due date was May 24th, which was my dad's birthday. Well if we have it on one of their birthdays they will pay for it, so cross your fingers for me. We are so excited! I will keep you updated, we are having an ultra-sound on Monday the 15th to find out what it is. I think it is a boy, and Bert thinks it is a girl (One of us is right). The funny thing is that I told my husband that I would not have a child when their was a republican president, so we are very lucky!!!