Sweetness

Dear Marcus,

You are growing up too fast!  The days are flying by.  It's hard to believe you are almost two months old.  So sad!  But you are such a sweet boy, so I am trying to cherish every moment.  You have these beautiful blue eyes and you love to gaze at things, including my face.  I could hold you all day, but unluckily for both of us, things have to get done so you have to gaze at your toys instead.  It doesn't seem to bother you as much as it bothers me!

You are starting to coo and to smile.  I feel like you're going to have a serous sense of humor.  You don't smile a lot but your eyes are always happy.  You are going to be silly!

You are a tough little guy.  I knew you would have to be with your crazy older brother.  You've taken a few shots to the head and just kind of blinked and moved on.  You'll be as big as him soon enough and can take him on!

I am looking forward to your next appointment next week.  It will be fun to see how much you've grown.  You are HUGE!  Your legs are getting chunky, which is just too cute!  You still have that big full head of hair...the question is, will it be blonde, brown, or red like your Pappa?

You are a sweet blessing to our family little man and I'm looking forward to seeing you grow in wisdom, stature, and in favor with God and with man.

I love you!

Mom

 

One Month Already

Dear Marcus,

The goal of these letters is that I write them every week, but for some reason, having two little boys has made that harder!  Now that you are a little bigger, I'm starting to get the hang of this and will try to do it more often.  It seems like you change every day!  You are getting a little chunky and staying awake for longer periods of time.  I am constantly amazed at how laid back you are!  You will sit and look at a toy or the back of the couch for long stretches of time!  Sometimes I feel guilty because I use that to my advantage and get things done instead of holding you.  But don't worry, I sneak in plenty of snuggle times with you.

Your Grammy and Pappa are here, so it is fun to let them do things with you.  They both enjoy feeding you bottles and talking to you.  You try to talk back and just look at them for long periods of time.  The thing we laugh about the most with you is your burps!  It is so funny to hear such a loud and obnoxious belch come out of such a sweet, tiny boy.  Jordan even answers the question "What does Marcus say?" with "Burp, burp". 

Being flexible is nice because we can get out and enjoy activities as a family.  The other evening we took Jordan to Mardel to buy him his first Bible.  You just tagged along and didn't make a peep!  It won't be long and we will be taking you to buy a Bible.  I hope you understand what a blessing it is for us to have God's Word in our language.  There are many around the world who do not or are not allowed to have a Bible.

Little man, you are such a blessing to our family.  I could not love you more.  I am so looking forward to watching you grow up, but at the same time I am trying to savor every day I have with you.  You are precious!

I love you!

Mom