2.5 years old....already!

Sweet Boy Braxton,

Where do I begin? I honestly can't believe that you are 2.5 years old today. You have been such a wonderful joy for your daddy and me. In the 2.5 years that you have blessed our lives, we have already been through so much together. I will never forget pneumonia and bronchitis at 8 months old and having to give you nebulizer treatments every 4 hours. Trips to the cardiologist . You have such a big heart, but at the beginning it had irregular beats and a few holes needed to close - but it's perfect now!! Ear infection after ear infection that led to tubes in both ears at 14 months. And then the show stopper - a broken leg at 19 months. We still don't know how that one happened.


Here are a list of a few of your favorite things right now:


Television:
Dora
Diego
Cues Cues (Blues Clues)
Max and Ruby



Color:
Yellow is ssoo at the top of the list
Geen (yes, that's green) is following close behind



Movies:
Monster's Inc.
Jungle Book
Finding Nemo


Food:
ANYTHING that is not good for you
Nuggets
Pizza
Mac & Cheese
Peanut Butter and Jelly sandwiches
Hot dogs



You can tell me that green means go and red means stop. If I drive too fast, you tell me to slow down and if I don't the police are coming. Your favorite books are still Peter Rabbit and Santa Claus, but now we add in a new Dora book too. I love reading them to you because I will stop and you fill in the words. You are such a smart boy!! You have worn the same bead bracelet on your arm now for 2 weeks straight and I do mean straight, which means we play, shower and sleep with it on.

You count from 1-11 and then jump to 14. You actually count things on pages in a book and almost always get it right. You can sing your ABC's and sound absolutely adorable doing so. Every once in a while you might miss one or two - but you always remember to sing the part about "next time won't you sing with me!" I have got to get this on video along with our nightly prayers.

Speaking of prayers, the best part of my entire day is when I am tucking you in at night and turning out the lights I say "I love you goose" and you then say " I love you too mommy!" Every once in a while you will beat me and tell me first and it means even more to me then.

I absolutely love on weekend mornings how you crawl in the bed with us to hopefully go back to sleep if it's too early or to watch TV. You love to put your sweet little hands on my face or climb on top of me and kiss me. I love that when you find something that amazes you, you pull my arm to show me too! I love that when you are watching TV, you pat the couch and say sit mommy with me!

I tear up as I type this because you are growing up way too fast. You are one of the best things that could have ever happened to us and you will never know how much we love you - but we will sure try to show you.

I love you with all my heart goose!
Mommy