Seeing as my youngest is about to be 18 months old, I find it only fitting to blog about his first birthday :0) We did a "small" get together.... LOL!! Yeah right! It is in Shadd tradition to have a big family party for any baby's first birthday. It is so wonderful to think that your baby has now turned into a toddler, but I think the celebration is more for the parents reaching the milestone of "YAY!!! You survived a year!!" Life with two has been busy, and Brayden is definitely our busy little child. It is hard to imagine life with out him. He had a blast at his party, especially with the cake eating. Mike and Debbi made another amazing basketball cake. Of course, banana flavor! Brayden LOVED it!!! Mike did a great job decorating... these boys seriously could not have gotten a better dada!!!
He only looks unhappy here because he doesn't have the cake in front of him, and he is wearing that hat. LOL!!!
It was so great that so many people came out to celebrate my little man... it was kind of like a family reunion!!!
As much as people talk about how Jacob and Brayden look exactly the same, their attitudes could not be more different. We always joke that Brayden is going to be our X-games competitor or be the one to always use the statement, "Yeah I can do that!" I have a feeling we are going to see the inside of the ER a few times with him. He just amazes me. He wants to do everything Jacob does, which makes for some interesting accidents when you have a 1 year old trying to be a 3 year old lol.
I should just do a post on Brayden's injuries, but others may not find that as funny as we do so I'll just list them... (One photo included... the cut on his eye which turned into a black eye)
1. Black eye... tripping over a toy at school and hitting the edge of the cabinet.
2. Fat lip x2... One was from running in the house with a hoola hoop and tripping over it and banging his face into the ground. The second was hilarious (sorry Brayden, but you didn't even cry) He decided he wanted to ride down the driveway in his little car. About two pushes down he thought "hmmm if I lift my feet I can go faster!" I saw it happening and just couldn't react fast enough and he slammed his face into the parked front bumper of the Vu. It looked like a cartoon. I went to pick him up and he cried because I picked him up LOL!!
3. Constant scraped knees and bruises because he falls ALL the time!!!
The funniest thing about Brayden is he is super goofy, super energetic, and he never cries from getting hurt. He is one of the toughest kids I have ever seen in my life. I am so proud of him!! Some of his accomplishments over the last 18 months are...
1. Walking at 10.5 months
2. First word was nana (for banana, which is still his favorite food. He can eat up to 3 a day)
3. He calls everyone who he loves Mama.... For a long time I thought I was special, but for him it is just a term of endearment.
4. He eats literally anything!!! He LOVES sushi, especially unagi.
5. He is one of the best cuddlers out there! As rowdy and crazy as he is, he always makes times for hugs and kisses. He will just randomly stop playing and come over and just lay on top of us and give a hug. It's the best feeling in the world.
Our world is totally different with Brayden, but I would not change one second of it! He has made us all better as a family. I love this little dude so much!!! Happy Birthday little man... sorry this post comes so late!!
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