Dear Brady,
Happy Third Birthday my Bray-bray, doodle, boo boo, cookie
monster. This last year has flown by in
a blink of an eye. It really does feel
like yesterday I was sitting down writing your second birthday letter. You have continued to be the biggest sunshine
in our lives. You are full of joy. Its infectious and even when I am in no mood
to smile, your zest for life inevitably brings me back to what is most
important…my family, my boys, and the corners of my mouth start to rise. This past year has by far been my favorite
year with you. We had one hospital stay
right after your second birthday. That
was a horrible, horrible few days that we had.
BUT, aside from that, you have been oh so healthy. The stress level worrying about you has been
significantly less this past year…what a blessing. You’ve been flourishing and growing; albeit
slowly, but growing none the less. Oh,
how I wish you could just really start packing on the pounds. BUT, I will take healthy and happy over that
stuff any day. The hell we’ve gone
through in your short life Brady, with your health… the many sick days, the many
tests, the many doctor visits, the hospital stays, the sleepless nights… as
long as we can have that behind us, I know the rest with your weight will come
in time. You are the biggest love. You dish out kisses and hugs and snuggles and
I love you’s to everyone in our family often.
Your cuteness is ridiculous. You
are the cutest ever. I want to squeeze
you all day every day because I just can’t stand the cute you are!! You adore your big brother. You love to echo everything he says. And you love to do everything he does. And he adores you right back. You also have a very independent streak. Every so often you insist on doing things on
your own or playing the game YOU want to play.
You can be quite the stubborn one, but most often you are my easy going
guy. You can throw a tantrum from time
to time, but you have definitely not had the typical terrible two’s phase. You have become extremely attached to me and
your dad. And you alternate between only
wanting me to help you with stuff or only wanting your dad. You become very stubborn and won’t let any
one…not an aunt, uncle, grandma, papa, help you or hold you. It can be frustrating at times, but I know
it’s a phase. Everything you’ve gone
through, all the poking and prodding, I don’t blame you for wanting your mom
and dad close. I’m happy to soak up this
time with you. In a minute you’ll be
saying my kisses are gross and to stop trying to hold your hand. So now, while you want everything in this
world to do with your momma, I am more than happy to be there for you
baby.
You still have a love affair with nilla wafers. Something that started when you were about a
year old. You must have nilla wafers as
soon as you wake up every morning as an appetizer to breakfast. You have started calling yourself cookie
monster, which is quite comical. You
love beans. You want them at every meal. You definitely love to eat.
You love coloring and painting. You love playing with cars and trucks. You love playing Mario Cart and boxing on the
Wii. Its also quite comical because you
are an absolute rock star on the boxing game.
No one in our family can beat you, not even your daddy, who is a video
game expert. And he seriously tries. And he seriously gets frustrated when he
loses time after time against you. So
does your brother.
Brady, I can’t imagine our family without you. You bring endless joy and love to your entire
family. Watching you grow, especially
this past year as you’ve really started to learn and develop is one of the best
things in life. I can’t wait to see what
this coming year as a big three year old has in store for you. Remember always how much I love you. Your daddy and I always say, “I love you love
you” to each other because one just doesn’t seem enough. So, Brady, I love you love you!! I hope you have the best birthday.
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