New Arrival: Conner Ray Bowen

I'm finally getting to posting about the newest addition to our family, now making us a family of four! Conner Ray Bowen was born on Tuesday, January 31st at 3:33 pm, weighing 8 lbs 2 oz and was 20 inches long. He has brown straight hair like his daddy and definitely looks like a Bowen. My labor and delivery was kind of a crazy story so I thought I would share some of the experience.
My actual due date was January 29th so I went into the hospital to have the baby monitored on Monday, which was the day after my due date. Everything looked good and I had been feeling random contractions through out the day but nothing serious. That night I didn't get much sleep because I was having contractions about every 30-45 minutes and I knew that Conner was coming. Tuesday morning I told Tagg that he should probably stay home from work and my contractions starting getting about 5-10 minutes apart around 9:00 am. They just kept getting more and more painful and I tried to stay distracted. The hardest part this time around was knowing when to go to the hospital because I wanted to do it naturally again but did not want to labor much at the hospital. Well, I got my wish because around 2:30 I told Tagg that we needed to go to the hospital because my contractions were starting to feel different. Tagg rushed to get Brielle and our things in the car and helped me get there as well (I could barely walk). The drive to the hospital was pretty intense because I felt like I needed to push...not good. Tagg ran a few red lights and called his mom to meet us at the hospital to get Brielle. I was just praying that I wouldn't have this baby in the car! We got there, a nurse wheeled me in while Tagg parked the car and got Brielle, and literally about 20 minutes later Conner was here! That was almost too close for comfort, but I was so relieved that we got there in time and that Conner got here safely. Even if I wanted drugs this time around, there wasn't even enough time to get an IV in me. My doctor barely made it there in time and joked that he knew exactly what room I was in when he got to the floor. How embarrassing. Anyway, Tagg and I could not be more thrilled to have little Conner in our home and Brielle is adjusting just fine. I think she was a little overwhelmed at first with all the pictures and her normal routine being thrown off, but now she seems to be back to her normal self. She loves to give Conner hugs and kisses and likes to play with his toys too.
I can't believe that Conner is now 1 month old today! He is already changing so much. I feel totally recovered and have enjoyed being a mother of two. He is a great baby so far, just eats, sleeps, and poops:) His days and nights were mixed up for awhile. He is starting to wake up more now and has smiled at us. He doesn't cry much, just grunts a lot, definitely a boy thing. I remember when I first heard his cry at the hospital, I thought he sounded like the raptor in the Jurassic Park movie when it's being born:)
We are so grateful that Conner is here safely and feel so blessed.

My first picture with Conner.

3 Generations

Our first family picture all together!

With Grandma Porter

With Grandma Bowen

Brielle welcoming Conner into the family at the hospital.

He has brown, straight hair like his dad. I was so happy to have a mini Tagg now since Brielle looks so much like me:)


You can't see them in this picture, but one of my favorite things about Conner are his cute dimples! They're showing up more now too since his cheeks are getting chubbier. I'm still working on getting a good picture to do them justice.

My two studs. Conner definitely has a lot of daddy in him!

Brielle likes to help mommy out with Conner, especially with giving hugs and giving him his binky. Her favorite words to say around him are 'Baby Conner' and 'Bye Bye Conner'. I always have to say that he's not going anywhere:)

This is the most recent picture I have taken of Conner. It's amazing how fast they change!