On the First Day of Christmas my true love gave to me Johnnie boy from the Cook Country.

Johnnie Mahonri Cook

June 3, 2012

From Mom and Dad

We remember the big head of hair. I remember that Jamie would always say he is a carbon of his Papa Steve. Then I saw him and she was right. 

He changed the dynamics of the Cook family after two older sisters.  He is a sweetie and goes along with his older sisters activities as they play with him. Give him a truck and he is in heaven. Well what a blessing to have a boy to help calm his sisters and what a great namesake he has special to Steve and Jamie. 

From his Momma

Johnnie boy is 18 months old. 
He was born with a full head of dark black hair. It was a unique attribute and has since grown much longer, blonder and curlier but his momma never wants to cut it. Not only was his hair the first thing she noticed about him but she fears his curls will e gone once it's cut. 

Steve and I have named all of our children after someone and we both loved the name johnnie and his brother johnnie whom he is named after. We hope johnnie boy lives up to his namesake. We also fell in love with mahonri from the scriptures. The brother of Jared. We thought that was a powerful name and also worthy of respect. 

I love the song Danny boy and have since changed it and sing johnnie boy in its place so now I sometimes refer to johnnies and johnnie boy. 

Johnnie boy loves his family. He loves to just be cuddled and hugged by everyone in his family. He loves to push anything and everything from cars to strollers to all sorts of toys. 

He doesn't say much of anything and we are actually taking him to an ear nose and throat doctor this month to see if we can help him with this. He could use some prayers. JOHNNIE responds well to commands which is why the concern might be his ears. 

He loves to smile. He also just loves to dance. That kid is something else. 

He was born 9 pounds 1 ounce and was in the nicu for a few days. He wanted to just grunt when he was born and it scared us all a little bit. 

He loves to scroll through pictures on his mommas phone. He will eat 6 pancakes shoved in his mouth if you let him and will continue to eat. 

He loves to squeeze his lips together and hold it like he is a fish or posing like on Zoolander. 

Johnnie also just loves to smile and laugh all the time. He has an infectious giggle. 

He has to be wherever his momma is. If momma is doing dishes, johnnies wants to be in the same room throwing dishes on the ground or going through the trash. 

He is a bundle of energy and love and we call him johnnie boy the baby of the world. What a beautiful blessing and miracle he is and he makes us all smile every day.