Brayden is 10!!
Where did all of the time go?
This is a picture of him dressed up for Halloween (he was a doctor). He is generally too wiggly to get pictures of, so we take what we can get! Yesterday (his birthday) he woke up with a hole in his smile. He has lost one of his top, front teeth and the other is loose. He is NOT THRILLED!! It is really irritating to him that his mouth feels funny. Now he doesn't want to eat.........back to that battle again. Oh well. He did eat some BBQ chips before school today. We are always trying to fatten-up the poor boy.
Yesterday his bus driver was surprised to learn that he is 10. She thought he was turning 6 or 7. It is hard to believe that there is only a bit less than 3 years between Brayden and Spencer. Brayden will always be my 'little guy'.
We are so BLESSED to have him in our family. I can't imagine life without him. He can melt hearts like no other person out there. He snuggles up to you and you just want to spend the day with him......everything else is so trivial.
I am so THANKFUL that we had no hospital trips this year.....that is an amazing record for us. His seizures have been more under control. I don't dare say that out loud, but hopefully typing it won't bring out the bad luck.
We have a special Spirit in our home because of Brayden. For FHE, the other day, we talked about what it is like to feel the Spirit. One of the kids mentioned that they didn't know what it was like to feel the Spirit.......I was a bit concerned........until Earl and I talked to them about it. Our basic conclusion...we feel the Spirit so much in our home that when the kids feel it elsewhere, it just feels 'normal'. We reminded them that what they are used to feeling IS the Spirit. Now we just have to help everyone remember that...and not take it for granted.
Brayden is our constant reminder that we are an eternal family. He is my personal motivation to LIVE BETTER, DO BETTER, BE BETTER. I want to make it where I need to be to truly know his as the incredible person that he is. I look forward to one day hearing his sweet voice and having a conversation with him about all the he knows. His physical body may not be normal, but his spirit is perfect and miraculous. I want to be like Brayden. He is my hero.
Where did all of the time go?
This is a picture of him dressed up for Halloween (he was a doctor). He is generally too wiggly to get pictures of, so we take what we can get! Yesterday (his birthday) he woke up with a hole in his smile. He has lost one of his top, front teeth and the other is loose. He is NOT THRILLED!! It is really irritating to him that his mouth feels funny. Now he doesn't want to eat.........back to that battle again. Oh well. He did eat some BBQ chips before school today. We are always trying to fatten-up the poor boy.
Yesterday his bus driver was surprised to learn that he is 10. She thought he was turning 6 or 7. It is hard to believe that there is only a bit less than 3 years between Brayden and Spencer. Brayden will always be my 'little guy'.
We are so BLESSED to have him in our family. I can't imagine life without him. He can melt hearts like no other person out there. He snuggles up to you and you just want to spend the day with him......everything else is so trivial.
I am so THANKFUL that we had no hospital trips this year.....that is an amazing record for us. His seizures have been more under control. I don't dare say that out loud, but hopefully typing it won't bring out the bad luck.
We have a special Spirit in our home because of Brayden. For FHE, the other day, we talked about what it is like to feel the Spirit. One of the kids mentioned that they didn't know what it was like to feel the Spirit.......I was a bit concerned........until Earl and I talked to them about it. Our basic conclusion...we feel the Spirit so much in our home that when the kids feel it elsewhere, it just feels 'normal'. We reminded them that what they are used to feeling IS the Spirit. Now we just have to help everyone remember that...and not take it for granted.
Brayden is our constant reminder that we are an eternal family. He is my personal motivation to LIVE BETTER, DO BETTER, BE BETTER. I want to make it where I need to be to truly know his as the incredible person that he is. I look forward to one day hearing his sweet voice and having a conversation with him about all the he knows. His physical body may not be normal, but his spirit is perfect and miraculous. I want to be like Brayden. He is my hero.
6 comments:
He is wonderful and I love him so much!
Wow, I can't believe he's 10! Brayden is such a sweetheart! I miss seeing him taking walks down the hall during primary. That last paragraph had me in tears. You really are lucky to have him in your family! Give him a big hug for me!
YEAH BRAYDEN!!!! I can't believe he is 10 either!!! Mikayla turned 10 in July and we felt the same way! Everyone mistaked her for being so much younger also!!! I loved your post and it reminded me how blessed I am to have Mikayla in my life!!! And don't worry...Mikayla's food of choice for breakfast...Cheez-its! I think we go through a Costco box every week! :) If BBQ chips are the only thing he'll eat...I say LET HIM!!! :) P.S. LOVE YOUR BLOG!!!!
Happy Birthday Brayden!!
Happy Birthday to Brayden! Teri, you are such an incredible woman -and this boy is a testiment to the faith God has in you. :)
This post melt my heart. Thank you for sharing! And that is a good way of putting it- we are use to feeling the spirit. Never thought of it that way!
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