Almost On the Run

Dear Marcus,

Just in the last few days, you have started "almost" walking.  You are so much more comfortable standing and getting up and down into that position and now you have started taking one or two steps before you sit down or fall into someone's arms.  It is so cute!  And you always smile, no matter what.  It's kind of hard sometimes because I try to tell Jordan to leave you alone, but you are constantly wanting to be right there with him.  And even if you take a shot to the face or hit your head, you always smile.  It's hard to make him stay away when you just want to be with him!

You are such a sweet guy and are such a blessing to our family.  I was worried about loving you as much as I do Jordan, but it is possible to love two little people so much and so equally.  You are perfect for our family and we are so thankful for you!

I love you!

Mom

 

Three Months Changes Everything!

Dear Marcus,

It has been a crazy three months and you have grown so much!  You are getting to be a big boy and you are such a sweetheart.  You are much more shy than Jordan was but once you warm up to somebody, you can't stop smiling at them.  You prefer to be with me or Dad, but you don't mind flirting and smiling at everyone else!  And you do fine if we do leave you with somebody you trust.

You are starting to learn how to walk.  You can stand up on your own and can scoot around the wall or the couch.  You just need to put all of the skills together and you will be running around here in no time! 

One of the hardest things for me right now is to watch your interactions with Jordan.  The problem is you love him too much!  You can be a little bit "up in his business" but he's a little rough with you any time you are near here.  I feel sorry for you, except for you keep going at him.  You love him so much that you can't stay away even if he's hit you or kicked you.  It's hard for me because in order to get anything done, I have to keep you separated!  But no matter how much I try, you guys always start playing together and then I have to watch him to make sure he doesn't hurt you.  You are getting so big, though.  It won't be long and you'll be able to take him!

In April, you got an eye infection and it was terrible.  It was so awful to see, even though you didn't act like it bothered you.  Your brother was sicker than you, but your eye was bad enough that you had to see the doctor too.  The day she prescribed antibiotics, she warned us that if they didn't work, we would have to put you in the hospital to make sure it didn't get into your brain.  It was a scary time for us, but thankfully you got better and in a couple of weeks, both of you were back to normal.  It makes me so sad when you are sick!

You haven't really said a whole lot yet.  You say "Mamama" a lot but there's only been a couple of times you looked at me when you said it.  Pretty soon, you will be saying all kinds of things!

Hopefully, I can do better at writing you!  You are growing so fast that it's hard to keep up. :)

I love you, buddy!

Mom