We start them early........

He can do this all by himself and he likes to color. Monkey see, Monkey do!

Outside

One of the things I love most about having children is seeing the world through their eyes. John Mark loves to go outside and every morning after I get him dressed and get his shoes on we make our first trek outside. This morning we went out and he climbed up on our swingset and was looking up at the sky. A minute later he pointed up and was trying to get my attention, I looked up and saw he was pointing at the moon. The sky was a perfect blue, no clouds but a beautiful wedge of white moon. My mind went to the words of this Psalm. Psalm 8:3-9 "When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained; What is man, that thou art mindful of him? and the son of man, that thou visitest him? For thou hast made him a little lower than the angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honour. Thou madest him to have dominion over the works of thy hands; thou hast put all things under his feet: All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field; The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and whatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas.O Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all the earth!" I am thankful for a little boy who enjoys going outside. It has been a pleasure to watch the leaves change, see the acorns fall, smell the peanuts being gathered in, see the crop duster flying over and hear the canadian geese honking. It is always a pleasure to slow down and enjoy God's creation.

John Mark is 1

John Mark, You baby boy have brought so much joy and happiness to our family. I feel so blessed to be your Mama. I decided to make a list of things about you I never want to forget. I should have realized that you were going to be a mover and shaker sonner than I did. I felt you move at 12 weeks and Daddy felt you for the 1st time at 13 weeks 6 days. Before you were born we thought for a month that you were a girl. I apologize for using a girl name and looking at pink things. If you had been a girl we would have loved you just as much! In my heart I always wanted Lillie to have a sister like I did and Becca came along. Aunt Rachel and I always wanted a baby brother but we never had that blessing. I am so thankful God sent you to be Lillie and Becca's baby brother. You being born when you were was very important. Papa John's Daddy, Old Papa was in failing health. He was so happy to hear that a baby boy was joining our family. He wanted Papa to have a grandson. We took you to see him when you about 2 weeks old and he thought you were so precious. Then on your first Thanksgiving he wanted to hold you and have his picture made with you. That day I had no way of knowing that just 10 days later I would be standing at his bedside, holding you while he drew his last breath. There was 4 generations in that room that day, Old Papa, Papa John, Me and You. That was a blessing and I believe that God was with us. I have said it many times but it bears repeating, Boys are different. Even before you could walk your favorite things to do were eat, get dirty and make noise! You loved food from the first bite. You get that from the Scotts! Your favortie food was blueberries and before you were 1 you would say, "Bue, Bue!". You are meat eater and especially love chicken legs and Papa's ribs! You crawled at 6 months and walked at 10 months. Now you are perfecting running :) You fussed a lot beofre you were mobile. It really bothered you that you could not do the things you wanted to. You have been much happier since you can go where you want to. Outside is your favorite place to be. I have joked about getting a dog pen and putting a pile of dirt in it and that you would probably stay there all day. You love to ride in your wagon and walk all over our yard. Daddy is teaching you about trees and you love to carry leaves and sticks around. Your sisters love you so much. You and Lillie are especially close. She loves to play with you and carry you around. You and Becca had a rough start, middleitis was a major problem. Becca loves you though and you have won her heart, just like I knew you would. I know I will always remember how much you love me. You are a true Mama's boy and would prefer to never be more than 1 foot away from me at all times. Aunt Dona told me before you were born that she was so glad I was going to get to experience having a boy. I am so glad too! You have the cutest blonds hair and blue eyes. You love to flirt with the ladies and I am sure you will steal some hearts along the way. I am glad to know that I will always be the first woman you loved. I am enjoying everyday, they fly by so quickly. John Mark, I love you and I am thankful to be your Mama.

I saw this on Facebook and it touched my heart.... John Mark turns 1 on Friday, Lillie turns 8 on Saturday and Becca turns 5 in a month. My babies ae growing up and I am trying to soak up every moment I can!

John Mark loves to Dance

 

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First trip to the McDonalds Playground!

 

John Mark thinks that since he can walk he is as big as any other kid. He had a blast at McDonalds for the first time since he could walk and play!

 

 

March 1st

March 1st of 2011 is a day I will never forget, for several reasons. I had this nagging feeling that I should take a prenancy test. After having a miscarriage in Febuary of 09, I was excited and scared to take a test.

Becca had been fussy that day and by the afternoon it was obvious she was very sick with fever and nausea. Because she had been in the hospital twice before with pnuemonia I took her on to the doctor that afternoon. The nurse mentioned that the flu was going around and they tested Becca for it. The dr came in and said that Becca had 2 strains of flu, not 1 but 2. Any child can get the flu, talented children have 2 kinds :) The Dr prescribed Tamiflu for all of us. I got the prescriptions filled and took her home. When I got home I did a google search to see if it was safe to Tamiflu while pregnant but I still did not have a test and had not said anything to anybody. When Jay got home he got on my laptop and saw where I had done the search. He asked me if I had something to tell him and I explained I wondered but did not have a test. He ran to town and got one and of course it was positive.

So March 1st of 2011 Becca got 2 types of flu and we found out we had a baby on the way. Now a year later we have a bouncing baby boy and life is good.