Ah, such is life I guess. Brad will be celebrating his 9th birthday next week, and as I was preparing things I can do ahead of time for it today, I was thinking back on how great these past 9 years with him have been.
If someone told me that only a year or two had passed, I think I'd believe that a lot sooner than NINE! Good grief, he's halfway to adulthood!
Gone is the baby crawled to the door when he heard Daddy's truck come home, calling "Da-doo!", and gone is the toddler who couldn't say his baby brother's name 'Zachy', so he said "Yacky".
Brad doesn't sing to himself in the bathtub, "Don't drink the water..." anymore, or run and hide from the bear in the 'Yodelling Veterinarian of the Alps' song on his Veggie Tales video.
He not gaga over Bob the Builder, or Rescue Hero's anymore, he'd much prefer Lego Star Wars or playing his DS.
He told me he'd teach me how to use Power Point if I wanted, and loves when I shake my head in awe at him that he can ride the dirt bike (with shifting!) totally by himself, and do flips on the trampoline.
He bikes to the store to buy candy and goes for sleep-overs to friends houses, and he totally has a sarcastic sense of humour. He doesn't sleep in matching pyjama's anymore, but opts for just the pants often. He's making his own food, and taking care of a pet ...
Gone is my baby, but in his place is a really cool kid that I'm so loving to get to know.
Here's a few pictures of my baby ... I'll post some of my 9 year old soon.
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