Monday, May 05, 2008

Nine!!


I want time to slow down, you are growing up so very fast.
I remember the day I had you and how scared I was for you and how hard so many people prayed for you.
I remember waiting 7 days before I could touch your skin through the little hole in the NICU bed.
I remember the pure joy of the day we got to bring you home, the first of many times you would beat the odds given to you by medical doctors.
I remember that we use to sign language I love you to each other but you loved to be a little stinker and instead of saying I love you and pointing to me you would point to the chair and then laugh and laugh. Yes you started out young giving Mom a hard time.
You will probably never know how many times I have to turn my head and bite the inside of my jaw so I don't laugh out loud at you (because it shouldn't be funny but it usually is so funny). You make me laugh, your dimpled smile makes my day brighter.
I admire your strength, you are so strong and you face problems that would bring adults to their knees, but not you. Of course you will face just about anything if a prize is offered at the end!
You are my boy and I love you so much! To the moon and back and back and back...




10 comments:

Tarun said...

Hi,

Loved reading the posts ... enjoyed the blog page on a whole.
Keep on blogging.


Hope to read more.

Ciao

Unknown said...

Awe that is so sweet. Happy Birthday Braden

Stephanie said...

Ahh..you made me cry! HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRADEN!

BarnGoddess said...

happy b-day!!!!

golly, he is growing up so fast.

I always say that about mine too, especially after looking at photos

Shane H. said...

What a touching post! Happy birthday Brae!!

CFC Flames '04 said...

How sweet!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRADEN!!!!

Has he seen his room yet?

Kelly

Stacey said...

they do capture our hearts from the beginning! i hope he has a great day!

Shannon said...

Happy, happy birthday sweet boy! What a beautiful post.

kel said...

I called Braden in here to show him all the Happy Birthday's he thought that was pretty cool!

Jody said...

Aww they really do grow up so fast. I hope he had a wonderful Birthday!!!