Welcome home, Fenway!

 

Yup, we named him Fenway.  Did I ever doubt that Matt would get his way on this one?  Anyway, the first couple of days we brought him home were sheer bliss.  He was soooo cuddly and cute.  He never made a peep, and at night he didn't even cry in his kennel.  Oh how a couple days can change things.  He now has let his inner puppy out.  He has discovered his voice, although still quiet, he likes to growl and bark while he plays.  He's also quite rough when he plays, he's constantly attacking our feet and pant legs while we walk.  He wants to chew on EVERYTHING and potty training, that's a whole other store completely.  He still is tons of fun and still so cute.  The boys love playing with him, as do Matt and I, he's definitely full of energy and spunk.  We love having him as a new addition to the fam!  All 2 pounds of him!

  

               

He's getting older...which means so am I!

  Happy 7th Birthday Brayden!!!

I cannot believe how quickly they grow, and how fast time flies.  It seems like yesterday that I was bringing him home from the hospital with his dark curly hair and his yellow jaundice skin.  No more curls and only pink skin left.  He's growing into an amazing person.

Here are 7 of my fondest memories...so far:

1.  Of course, the day you were born, and the first time I was able to finally hold you in my arms.

2.  The day we were driving in the car, when you were 3 years old, and you looked out the window at a man walking in an empty field wearing overalls and said, "Hey look mom, there's old McDonald!"  You've always said some of the funniest things.

3.  I love how you used to suck your thumb.  You always looked so cute doing it.  But I loved even more when we took you to the dentist for the first time, and he told you that you couldn't suck your thumb anymore because it was ruining your teeth, and all the other bad things it was causing, and you stopped just like that.

4.  I love how cuddly you were when you were little and you still are.  I love our Brayden and mommy times together, and when daddy is out of town how you still like sleeping in bed with me.

5.  I love how you sing songs with me in the car.  You have always learned the lyrics so easily, starting from the moment you learned to talk.

6.  I've loved all our intellectual talks while driving in the car about continents, cities, states, Greeley, clouds, tornadoes, rain, water, calories, just to name a few.  Believe me the list goes on and on and on.  Sometimes I find that you are just too smart for your own good.

7.  I love how much you love me and want to take care of me.  The day of the tornado when I finally got to pick you up from school and your teacher told me how worried you were about me, and how you had said, "I really hope my mom is okay.  I just love her sooo much and I don't want anything bad to happen to her."

 

You are the BEST, kiddo and I wish you a Happy Birthday!