Mark Thomas Johnson

Mark arrived on May 11th at 7:47 am, he was 8lbs 14 oz, and 20 1/2 inches long. He is a huge blessing for us since he is our first boy and was our surprise baby!  He is adorable of course and makes our family complete.  We named him Mark for many reasons.
1. We like the name and it's meaning - Warrior.  He is a warrior because we almost lost him during pregnancy, but he fought through it.
2. It is an anagram for our family,  Matthew, Andrea, Rachel, Kate
3.  And I had an uncle who passed away a few years ago, his name was Mark so it just makes it even more special to honor the Houghton family.  Now everyside of our family has a namesake.  

Rachel Dian is named after my mother
Kate Janet is named after Matthew's mother
Mark Thomas Johnson is a triple threat, he shares a Houghton first name, an Adams 2nd name (Matthews mom), and of course is the first JOHNSON (Matthew's dad) grandbaby that will carry on the name.

We have a very large family!  We have three babies in heaven that we lost during pregnancy, and three here with us.  That is 6 kids!  We are very blessed.