J-Bird is EIGHT! (This is a LONG post of pics)

A short life in review with many more years to come. (With a lot of prayer of grace from God above!)

 2009---ZERO TO ONE!

Going in to have me a baby! Water broke! Nana came
to watch Zach. Ryan backed into her car as
 we were leaving for the hospital!

After eight hours of walking the halls, determined to have a VBAC,
J-Bird started stressing. I was tired. C-Section number 2! They
actually let Ryan take pics of his birth. I cried. With a C-Section
they put a sheet where the Mommy can't see. This way I got to see little boy welcomed into the world!

Obe Wan weighted 6.1. J-Bird was HUGE! Within five days
J-Bird would be down to 5.7 and slammed back into the hospital.
He was labeled "Failure to Thrive." Wichita Sister spent
two nights up at the hospital with us AND she was PG and
was sleeping on a cot. God Bless Family.

J-Bird came into the world on April 9th at 9 something
in the morning!

Proud Daddy. He was so afraid he wouldn't be able to love another child the way he did Zach. J-Bird would make sure that wasn't a problem. He seems to win over EVERYONE he meets! 

Nana meets grandbaby number two! 

Wichita Brother and Sister greet J-Bird!

Mimi & Papa were there within minutes of
J-Bird's arrival! Do you see the grin on
that Papa's face? Man he loves those boys!

Ms. Music Teacher has come to the
hospital every time one of my babies came along!
She can tell you many stories about me....

Obe Wan meets J-Bird! Obe Wan was 23 months old when his
life changed forever! All he wanted to do was poke baby's nose and yell NOSE!
Hence why Prince Charming is grabbing his hand. 

J-Bird was so sick. This is him sleeping through
the night because he didn't want to eat. So small. 

Our first pumpkin patch visit. We have never
missed a year of going to the patch! 

Ah. A moment when they liked each other. 10 months

YEAH! We are almost one! February 2008. The Wichita
siblings bought me an ENORMOUS stuffed animal
with each boy. I put them next to the animal every month.
It was fun to see how they grew next to the animal.

Dumping leaves on his brothers head! Fall 2007

Valley Falls Cousins.They adore their cousins!

He didn't like the stroller---at all.

YEAR ONE

 YEAR TWO

YEAR THREE

A little bitty cowboy. He refused to wear the
Dinosaur costume I spent HOURS sewing.
He did love Barney, so the dinosaur was the
perfect costume! 

I couldn't believe he fell asleep. This kid
never sleeps! Apparently the Trick or Treating
did him in! 

 YEAR FOUR

To Inifinity and Beyond! Buzz Lightyear
for Halloween

Joint Bday Party at CowTown. These two
loved being cowboys!

Yeeew-Yah!

Family of Four at Garden of Gods

Man! We love Chick Fil A! Yummy!

Cave of the Winds in CO

Reading time with their Daddy

Chilling with the bro

A ham.

YEAR FIVE

He has always LOVED stuffed animals! (I loathe them!)

Easter Attitude

Derby Cousin enjoying an Easter Egg Hunt at Nanas!

Turning Six---in Mrs. Cooper's Kindergarten class

 YEAR SIX

YEAR SEVEN

Derby Cousins at Rock River Rapids!

Cheers. Josh wrote in his 2nd grade journal that his best friend
is his Dad, followed by Johnathan and Shailey. 

This was last summer, 2014. Can you believe
how much they have grown? WOW. 

J-Bird loves the ocean! He especially
loves any reason to talk about his buns.
He let us know where the sand was
after this adventure!

Mr. G-Q. Man, I love this guy.

So Blessed by this guy! I pray for many more years. CHEERS TO EIGHT!