Brayden,
We can’t believe that
you are already turning two! These past two years have just flown by! Mommy and
Daddy want to thank you for all the smiles, joy, and happiness that you have
brought us over the past two years! Your smiles and laughter always seem to
brighten the room no matter what!
You have accomplished
so much during this past year. You can count to 12 and recognize your numbers visually too.
You can identify and say all of your ABC’s. You can identify all of your colors
and are starting to say some of them too, and you recognize most of your shapes
by sight. You now consistently say three to four words at a time (sometimes
more). You also recently started copying a lot of words (and phrases) that you
hear people say and have starting making more and more random observations.
You are a great eater
for the most part and will typically at least “try” anything that we put on
your plate! You still love your milk and also drink a ton of water. You love
pizza, cheese, yogurt, grapes, kiwi, blueberries, strawberries, cereal, breakfast bars, peanut
butter and jelly, tuna with crackers, spaghetti, macaroni and cheese, chicken
nuggets, chicken, salmon, anything with ketchup, pretzels, teddy grahams, cooked broccoli, raw broccoli
with a little bit of ranch dip, peas, corn, carrots, and anything that requires dipping
in sauce. Also as a treat, you love M&M’s, brownies, cookies, and ice
cream. Mommy’s sweet tooth, maybe?!
You love to play with anything that opens and closes. You also love to
play with your tools and “fix” your lawn mower (“no” as you call it) and your
train. You absolutely love playing outside, taking Bailey for walks, going to
the park, going for walks, playing on your swing set, setting up your pool and
slip n slide, checking up on our vegetable garden, and helping Mommy and Daddy
with outdoor chores. You love Bailey dog and KO (Uncle B’s dog) and tell Mommy
and Daddy that they are your best friends. You love to read books and you love
your blankies and sleep animals (right now they include: doggie, Clifford, KO,
teddy, Pooh, and soccer ball). Whinnie the Pooh is your absolute favorite movie!
We have four Whinnie the Pooh movies (the original movie, a Tigger movie, a
Piglet movie, and Lumpy – an elephant movie). You love them all and get so
excited when we let you watch them, which typically is for 20 minutes in the
morning and 20 minutes before bed. You newest love is also going "vroom vroom", aka, pretending to drive Mommy's car, Daddy's truck, Daddy's bike, and your toy steering wheels.
You love to play in
your kitchen helper (that Daddy built) while Mommy cooks and try to help;
however, you mostly end up playing with all of the utensils in the drawer. You
also love to go for long walks in the stroller with Mommy, running errands, and
getting out of the house. You are Daddy’s shadow and love to be around him,
play with him, and “help” him with anything that he is doing. You love to mow
the grass with Daddy and watch him work on his bike or do other house
project’s. You have mastered saying please “P-P-Please” and it is music to our
ears. We are still trying to get you to say “Thank You” instead of signing, but
that one is taking a little longer!
Brayden, we feel like
we can never take enough pictures or videos of you because you just learn,
grow, and change so quickly! There are several things we have videoed you doing
or saying just so we can always remember them even after you stop doing or
saying them! We also love how you reach out for our hands to pray
at meal time and always say “Amen”! Hearing your little voice say “Amen” brings
great joy to our hearts. Also, watching you try and close your eyes is pretty
hysterical too. It is more of a squint at this point, haha.
You are so
smart, funny, happy, kind, gentle, loving, and caring. We love
that you always want to give us huggos and kisses and we love the way you will
just run up to us and hug us out of nowhere. We also love the way you say “I love
you” and that when you are asked “how much you love Mommy and Daddy”
that your reply is “a whole bunch”!! You are full of life and energy! However,
you also have your stubborn and ornery moments, which have taught Mommy and
Daddy a lot of patients! But most of all, you have taught us how to love
unconditional!
By your next birthday,
you will be a big brother! We have started talking to you about
being a big brother, but you don’t fully understand yet. You do point to Mommy's belly when we ask you where the baby is. You also insisted that you were having
a baby sister (which did turn out to be correct)…and that here name is going to
be “Mommy”. We love it and know that you will make an amazing big brother! Brayden,
our desire is that you always remember that you are our "baby" too and that will
never change! We will continue to love you and care for you unconditionally no
matter what!
Brayden, please
continue to enjoy life every day, smile, laugh, and bring joy to those in your
life! You have always been a blessing in our life and are growing into such an
amazing little man! We love you “a whole
bunch” and that will never change!
Stats: Height - 35.75inches (85th percentile) / Weight - 29.9lbs (70th percentile) / Head - 57cm (90th percentile)
