Brayden-isms Part 5439487234

Mom- what the heckas are you doing?

Mom - is that a Mustang?
No buddy, it's a Dodge Charger.
A Dodge Charger? But cars don't need to be charged.

Mommy will you say another prayer?
I've already said 2 prayers, if you want another one then you need to say it.
I can't - I have the hiccups. I just get hiccups when Jesus talks to me.

Dropped him off at school yesterday and he was so proud of his muscles (b/c he was able to pull the paper towel out of the holder - it's the little things...) He walked around the classroom showing them to everyone, and one of the other boys said something to him about them. He told him "I can't show you my muscles. I can only show them to girls, not boys"
He is starting way too young....

Rubin just asked me what in the world "trans pheem" meant and that Brayden says it when he bowls a turkey in Wii bowling. It has apparently been driving him crazy for a while because he has no clue what Brayden is talking about and why he keeps saying this random word. I asked him what it meant and he said that it's when you get another turn. TENTH FRAME.

The things he says never cease to amaze me, and he always keeps me laughing. I'm sitting here watching him sleep on the couch next to me and he is such a big boy. I love this kid.

Where babies come from...

Was saying prayers with Brayden tonight, and thanked God for giving him to me. Brayden said - "God didn't give me to you. I was in your tummy. To make a boy, you get some dirt and squish it up really a lot. Then you push it in your belly really hard. Then you sneeze. You sneezed 2 times, so you have me and Cameron because you wanted a whole family"
Wow...he has a lot to learn. Love that kid!

Pets

Brayden: My fish is died.
Me: Does that make you sad? Or do you not really care?
B: I don't care.
Me: Why not?
B: I don't know. It was stinky. Now I just becided that I want a dog.
Me: Well dogs are a lot of work. You have to feed them and take them for walks, and if they poop in the house you have to clean it up. Maybe when you get older you can have one.
B: Yeah maybe when I'm 5........ Can I have a dog for my birthday?
Me: Um...you'll have to ask your daddy about that.
B: I think I can get one for my birthday. But it better not poop at my party. I want my party to smell fresh.

Brayden-isms

I really am going to get better about posting things on here - especially what we fondly refer to as "Brayden-isms". Not a day goes by that this child does not make me laugh out loud at something he says. He is seriously a little comedian.
Tonight at dinner:
B- Mommy, I'm full.
Me - Okay, that's fine, but no snacks. If you're full, then you aren't hungry anymore and won't need anything else to eat tonight.
B - Oh. Well, how about I'm done. Does that work for me to get snacks?

9 Month Update

So the weekly updates turned to monthly and now seem to be every 3 months. Oh well. I'm avoiding homework again.
Cameron's 9 month check up was yesterday and he is a giant. He is 20 lbs 8 oz and 31.5 inches, which is in the 96th percentile. I was curious and looked back at Brayden's chart, and he was about 2 lbs heavier and an inch taller at this age, but Cameron is definitely doing more. He is crawling, pulling up on furniture, giving high-5, and is very alert and all over the place. Yesterday he tried to stand up on his hands and feet on the kitchen floor and fell flat on his face. I'm sure he'll be walking by his 1st birthday. He has the most beautiful smile, the best laugh, and the biggest blue eyes, and he truly melts my heart. I love that little man.
I don't want to leave Brayden out. He is getting so smart. In the past month he has finally figured out how to play the Wii, and he can beat me at tennis and bowling if he really wants to. He has such a personality, and sometimes an attitude, but has the biggest heart and really just wants to be a good boy. We got his school portfolio to look at this week so we could decide if we wanted to do a conference or not. There was a note attached that they absolutely love having him in class and that he has such a willingness to learn. It's so nice to see that he is good for other people - now if I could just get him to be a perfect angel all the time...lol

Bedtime Prayers

Tonight we were saying bedtime prayers and this is somewhat how it went (I need to start recording what this kid says so I remember everything):
He first said his typical "Dear Jesus, thank you for my mom, thank you for my dad, and thank you for Cameron. Amen. Oh and I love you Jesus. Amen."
Last week in church they talked about the Phillipines and how the people there live in dangerous conditions, don't have clean water, etc., so we have been praying for them. Tonight we explained to Brayden that the kids there don't have toys to play with, and wouldn't he want to take some of the toys he doesn't play with anymore and send them to the kids there. He said, "No, I think I'll keep all of these toys." At first we were thinking that we had an extremely selfish child, but then he explained that he needed to keep his toys because they aren't "cool enough" for those kids so we should buy them new ones. Then he said that we should get them new houses and bring them to this town where it is not dangerous. Here is how the rest of the conversation with himself went:
"Hmm, but how would we get the house here? We could just build the house and pick it up and bring it here. But how would we carry it? I have an idea! A house truck! House trucks can fly. Well, maybe they can't, but helicopters can pick up things, so they can pick up house trucks! So we will build a house and put it on the house truck and the helicopter will bring it to this town and all the kids can live here and everyone will be safe"
If only it were that easy...

My Little Star

Brayden was "Star of the Week" at preschool this week!! Each day he got to bring something special to school to show the other kids. Monday he got to bring in pictures of himself to be put on the class bulletin board. Tuesday was his favorite book - he chose one that we read for the first time ever on Saturday night, but he loved it and said it was his new favorite (until next week). Wednesday he got to bring in a favorite CD or computer game. The only games we play are online (Webkinz, Disney.com, etc), and we don't really have a CD he listens to, so he took the Go Cubs Go song. Both of his teachers are die-hard Cardinals fans, so they absolutely loved having to smile and pretend to like it and not hurt his feelings :) Today he brought in his favorite toy, his remote control car that doesn't even work right.
Another fun part of being the Star is that he got to bring home the class monkey Bananas and take care of him this week. Brayden was so cute and did such a good job taking care of him. The other night we were walking into the garage in the dark and I heard him comforting Bananas and telling him that he would keep him safe. Soooo cute ;) He told me this morning on the way down the stairs and he was going to miss him so much. He has never really latched on to any of his stuffed animals - maybe we should get him a special one...
Here are some pictures of us at the park with Bananas yesterday.