Dear Brady,
Happy 4th Birthday!!! It is incredibly hard to believe that my
baby, my little Bray Bray, is now FOUR YEARS OLD. I call you my sweet baby and you promptly
remind me, “I’m not a baby!!!” And I say
you’ll ALWAYS be my baby but you will have nothing to do with it. You demand to be known you are a big
boy. And while celebrating your and
Blake’s birthdays each year at this age can be a little bitter sweet, as I long
to keep you little and mine for always, I seem to be having much less of the
bitter for this birthday of yours Brady, and much much more of the sweet. As I was putting together your birthday
slide show I watched old home movies and went through a bunch of pictures and it
is incredibly apparent Brady how far you’ve come these last few years. I feel less of the pains that a mommy often
feels watching her babies grow and those feelings are replaced instead with an
overwhelming sense of gratitude. As I
poured through the pictures and videos I was reminded how frail you once
were. Oh so frail…and now, I don’t
think anyone would ever guess looking at you, what you once went through. And that my love, makes your Daddy and I’s
hearts sing with joy. I am so incredibly thankful to see you grow,
to see how with each passing year you continue to thrive more and more.
As I was filling out a little questionnaire about you for
your teachers as you started school this year, one of the questions asked ‘What
three words best describe your child?’
And I think the word that stands out the most to your Daddy and I when
we think of you is JOYFUL. Brady, you
have such a zest for life. You are full
of joy always. That joy was also
incredibly apparent as we looked through old pictures and videos. Even when you were at your lowest low of your
health journey, the joy that resides in you was always there. I think at times that was what kept me from
breaking down some days. Your smile and
all of the happiness you exude is contagious.
It can quickly turn Daddy and I’s frowns upside down! It is one of my favorite things about you and
I pray you will always be that way.
Watching you grow this past year has been such a
blessing. You have grown of course in
height in weight which always makes me happy when it comes to you, but more
than that, you’ve grown so much in all areas of your life. You are gaining some more (much needed)
confidence. You are growing in what you
are learning. You are just able to do
more and more and say more and more and keep up with your big brother more and
more.
You still love Nilla Wafers and we still call you Cookie
Monster. Your biggest love of all though
is tacos. Tacos to you and your brother
is really a bean burrito. You are obsessed
with them, beans and sour cream. You
would eat them for every meal if I let you.
You love playing video games on the Wii and have gotten really good at
them. You love playing soccer at the
park, but your favorite I think is still hockey and you love playing in the
hallway at home. You have a wonderful
imagination and can entertain yourself endlessly at home playing with stuffed
animals and action figures. You love
Power Rangers and Ninja Turtles and have gotten pretty hooked on Scooby Doo as
of late. You love Blake more than anyone
in the world. The fact that the two of
you are best friends and get along so well the majority of the time makes me
the happiest. You are
a people pleaser, but more specifically you are a Blake pleaser. If Blake starts to pitch a fit because you
are getting your way instead of his way, you will immediately change your mind
and state you want to do what Blake wanted.
When he is at school you always say how much you miss Blake and it is
very sweet. Even though you are so close
I am so grateful you are now in school so you can have a chance to blossom on
your own. You have spent the last few
years as Blake’s sidekick and using Blake as your security blanket. I had a lot of anxiety about you starting
school. I did not think it would go well
and thought we’d have days of tears and I don’t want to go’s. But you always surprise me and amaze me
Brady. You didn’t shed a single tear and
you have made that transition seamlessly.
You love school. And I love
watching you interact with other kiddos your age and getting to learn so
much.
Brady, I love that you are such a sweet boy. Your heart is so big and loving. You tell those around you how much you love
them all day every day. I can’t get
enough of you. I attack you with hugs
and kisses all day long because you are just so delicious. You are silly and quirky and absolutely
adorable and it is so hard not to eat you up all day long. Being your momma is one of the biggest gifts
in my life. I am beyond grateful I am
able to spend my days with you and watch you grow and love witnessing the young
boy you are becoming. I pray you
continue to be healthy and happy and especially never lose the bright light you
have inside of you.
I can’t wait to see how you continue to grow this coming
year Brady. I hope you have an
incredibly special birthday and that you love being a big four year old boy.
Love you love you,
Momma
Brady 4 from brooke jones on Vimeo.
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