72 months of Brendan

Brendan.  My highly energetic, never sits down, dramatic boy.  How did you get to be 6?  Yesterday we brought you home from the hospital.  I'm sure of it.  All 4lbs of teeny tiny baby.

March 1, 2006 (home after 31 days)

We are lucky because we got extra time with you...10 extra weeks to be precise.  You decided that January 30th (which is also your great grandma's birthday) was the perfect day to be born.  Why be born in April?  What happened in April that year?  Who knows.  You wanted to be here when the Superbowl was in town (which took place a few days after your were born) and when it was cold and snowy.  You were simply to impatient to wait.  We were told to expect a baby that was most likely not breathing on his own to be whisked away to the NICU. Ha!  You came out with your eyes wide open and crying as loud as your little lungs would let you.  Our perfect preemie.

Now 6 years later you are in kindergarten.  You get on a bus each morning and go to your school a mile away.  You are learning and growing right before my eyes.  You come home and tell me about lunch and recess (your favorite parts of school) and are eager to do your homework (we shall see how long this lasts for!).

You love any and all sports.  You love the Detroit Tigers, Pistons, and Lions.  You love the University of Michigan and tell me often how much you do not like the Buckeyes.  You would play sports all day if you could because your feet are never still.  You need to be moving, running, jumping, or playing.

You love nature, being outside, and birds.  We saw a bald eagle at Grandma's house last May and ever since then you have wanted to know more about birds.  We spent a lot of the summer visiting different nature centers and kept track of all the new birds we found.  You can identify many birds by sight and some by just their call.  Your favorites are blue jays, bald eagles, wood ducks, geese, great egrets and robins.

You love reading, numbers, games, and Wii.  We often play Bingo, Yahtzee, and have Wii competitions.  You love to win and we have to catch you sometimes because you can get pretty sneaky!

You told me tonight your favorite part of being 5 was going to school.  I know some of your other favorites are playing with daddy, Lila, soccer, milk, Kung Fu Panda, sports, pens, and snuggling with mommy.


I'm excited to see who you are at 6.  Each year you seem to have something you LOVE and I'm curious to see what being 6 will bring.  Thank you Brendan for making us crazy and filling our home with so much (loud) love.

Happy Birthday Brendan!

We love you