Three years ago (the end of January) my sweet Justice Shalom was born!  He definitely exhibits the traits Don and I prayed over him when we selected his name!  This post was originally going to go up on his b-day, but I couldn’t locate the USB cable to download my pics

Justice is still as active today as he was the day he was born.  He came out of the womb with amazing neck control, first rolled over when he was one month old, and was walking by the time he turned 10 months.  J never really liked to be held as a baby, unless you were facing him outward to see all the action going on around him.  He still is not a big fan of being held, unless he’s climbing in his daddy’s big, strong arms or in his mommy’s comforting arms after an injury.  J loves climbing, fake falling, playing football, building and “fixing” things (especially after he has written out his plan in his notebook or verbally shared it with someone) and digging in dirt with his trucks and shovels. Justice also LOVES to sing and make music!  He makes up his own songs, which generally have “Hallelujah Jesus” in them somewhere.  Don and I are trying to teach him to sing instead of just scream… but Justice thinks the louder the better, so this lesson is not getting through his cute little head.  Justice also loves to play his guitar and drums.  He has told us he wants to sing at church and help people lift their hands to Jesus.  I think this is wonderful and melts my heart!

Justice also has a very sweet and tender side to his personality.  He was born to be a big brother!  He comforts Eli when he’s upset and he loves to pray for people when they are sick or feeling bad.  Justice frequently tries to get his baby sister, “Abigirl,” to kick from the womb.  He’ll lay his hands on my tummy and say, “Abigirl kicked me!”  Justice also loves my parents (his Baba and Papaw) and hates missing a day without seeing them or talking to them on the phone.  I could go on and on and on about this special little guy.  Instead, I will leave you with some pictures of him from his birthday.