The World According to Brady...

Time for a few Brady stories. He keeps us on our toes and laughing all the time. You never ever know what is going to come out of that little mouth. :o

We always ask Brady what he learned in Bible class after it is over. Wednesday he replied, "Jesus was washing his friends feet. But Peter said don't wash my feet. Then Jesus said you better let me wash your feet."

 

Brady asked me last week why I was walking like a penguin. He proceeded to laugh hysterically afterwards.

 

The other night Brady said, "When I grow up big, I am gonna smoke just like my Papa!"- That one didn't go over so well. Apparently he spent the next day telling Papa how yucky smoking is and it is what is making him cough all the time.

Brady asked me if we had diapers for the baby, I told him we had some. Brady quickly said, "Diapers- check!" 

He said after seeing a Chuck-E-Cheese commercial the other day, "when my baby is born, Poppi and Sue Sue are taking me to Chuck-E-Cheese and they will let me ride the cars ride".  He totally made that up.

We met my friend Brandi last week for dinner while Caleb went to a concert. Brady sat as close as humanly possible to Brandi during dinner. He looked at her and said, "My daddy told my mommy my game was at the school with the rocket ship, but when we got there no one was there. Then my mommy cried and cried and called daddy and told him to tell us where the ballgame was. Then daddy told us where to go and we made it to the game. " Unfortunately this was a very accurate account of our trip to one of Brady's games one Saturday morning. He has started telling everything!!!

That is all for now. I am sure there is more, but it so hard to remember everything. Especially since he talks non stop all day long.

It's true what they say...

Kids say the darnedest things.

Brady says the craziest, most funny stuff. I blows my mind what pops out of his little mouth.

We were at a devotional/get together/ dinner with friends from church this past Saturday and we began talking about all the things kids say.

Someone asked if I wrote it all down and I said it is on my blog.

Then I realized it had been a while since I had done a post about stuff Brady has said.

Not good.

It is too precious to forget.

So, here it goes.

For your entertainment and my documentation...

• Last night, Brady woke up screaming with a fever of 102. I scooped up that big boy around my swollen, pregnant belly and put him in our bed. Caleb calmed him while I got him some medicine and some ice water. Brady began to talk, and talk, and talk. He talked without taking a breath for about 30 minutes. Caleb began to laugh and Brady looked at him as serious as anything and said, "Don't waugh at me, I am sick!".

• The other day Brady was playing outside when he suddenly ran over to me and said, "My daddy built our house on Jesus Christ." Then said, " Did you know Jesus Christ it the rock?"

• One day we were all watching t.v. when out of the blue, Brady said, "Oh my Gosh! Did you see that baby in that there picture."     Who talks like that?

• When we were at my moms house a few weeks ago, Brady woke up screaming. We had been to the zoo that day and apparently he had a bad dream about the snakes. (If you remember, he chose a snake as his toy from the gift shop) He was shaking and mumbling something about a giant snake. When I finally got him calmed down, he said, "That giant snake at the zoo broke through the glass, just like on Harry Potter!" He has nightmares/night terrors on nights when he is overly tired. It is really scary until you get him calmed down and to acknowledge you

• We have 3( yes not 1, but 3) imaginary baby crocodiles that live with us. I decided I needed a blizzard from DQ after church one Wednesday night, so I drove thru and got one. After ordering but before getting to the window Brady started talking about the baby crocodiles. As I pulled up to the window to pick up and pay, Brady yelled, "Mom, WAIT!" I asked why and he continued to tell me how I crashed into the baby crocodiles while they were getting their milkshakes. Really! By the way, I did not pretend to let the baby crocodiles get their milkshakes. I am all about promoting creativity, but I draw the line somewhere.

That is really all I can remember right now. I need to do a post like this once a week.

Here is how Brady spent the better part of his day today. I believe his fever broke during nap time and he has seemed much better since.  Hoping for a fever free night!

Two's aren't always Terrible

Here are a few things I have discovered from Brady over the past week or so...

• He wants a baby brother named Spider as soon as possible.
• He is not a fan of learning the ABC's. He can sing the song, but when I get out the puzzle pieces to play with or quiz him on, he pretends to be asleep. Snores and every thing!
• He wants to be Buzz Lightyear for Halloween and has requested I be Jessie and Caleb be Woody from Toy Story.
• He responds very well to punishments involving removing his movies. He has gone straight back to no accidents. Confused? See Here.
• Boy LOVES to dance. ALL. THE. TIME. (already knew this one, but has been more confirmed.)
• He is just the sweetest little big boy and I love him more and more every day!

He keeps us entertained and we are loving this stage of life. The two's have challenges, but overall I wouldn't label them terrible. Not even a little. Caleb told me the other day, he just wanted to freeze Brady right now, just like this. So sweet! We don't know what we would do with out him.

Rules were made to Follow...

Brady is a rule follower.

I can relate, because I am also a rule follower.

I have a friend who is not a rule follower, but a rule breaker. We joke that in Kindergarten she was the girl eating the glue and I was the one telling her no, no glue to paper, paper to paper. Every one knows you aren't supposed to eat paper.

It is funny, but it is real life.

 She embarrasses me a lot, not in a bad way. In a this is a really quite, nice restaurant and we shouldn't be laughing this loud kind of way.

Don't get me wrong, she is a good person, my friend, and I love her. We are just different when it comes to this. It was actually through this friend that I realized how much of a rule follower I am.

I like to color inside the lines of life. I like to play by the rules and win by the rules. I like to use maps and directions.

I can't help it. It is just my nature. 

It was no surprise to me that this tiny, little human that acts so much like me is also a rule follower.

We recently converted Brady's bed into a toddler bed. He transitioned really well, almost too well. Meaning, he will not get out of that bed. In fact, he will cry in the mornings until someone comes in and gives permission to get up.

It is has become comical!

We also often tell Brady to keep certain toys in his room. There are some toys we don't want on the hard wood or drug out all over the house, etc. However, Brady wants to be as close to us when he is playing.

His solution...

Move the toy as close to the door as possible. He isn't breaking the rules.

He does this all the time, but doesn't cross that line.(I see in the picture his horse has crossed onto the hardwood a little. I think he may have gotten off and moved it back to the carpet.) It is so funny!

I love my little rule follower and his creativity!

What is in your pocket?

This morning we went to the park.

Brady LOVES the park.

 He ran and played for a while, about an 1.5-2 hours.

We came home when his hair was more wet than dry, we ran out of water, and I was literally dripping sweat down my leg.

I know, Gross, but true.

I attempted a picture at the park, but Brady wanted to take a picture of me.

I let him.

This is it.

 Impressed?

Yeah didn't think so. Maybe this will impress.

We came home, had lunch, and Brady took a nap.

As soon as he woke up, he started talking about food for his animals.

He named off all his stuffed animals and said he had their food in his pocket.

Being the great mom that I am, I played along nodding and discussing how great of a care taker he is.

Until...

I realized there was actually something in his pocket.

Had I actually been a great mom, I am certain I would have noticed his pocket buldging before this point.

I felt around on the outside, because, honestly, I was a little scared of what was in there. I mean, I had no idea how long it had been in there.

Finally, I braved it and reached in the pocket.

It was hard, dirty, and rough. At first I thought it was some sort of food he stashed in his pocket.

Then I pulled it out.

Here is what I saw.

Wood chips from the park.

He and this other boy were pretending to feed the "horses" and I guess he thought his stuffed animals at home would like to be in on that action. He stuffed some in his pocket and must have forgotten until he woke from his nap.

I told ya, boy loves the park.

Can't bring your friends to the park, bring the park to your friends.

My Crazy, Funny Boy

Brady has been a little mischievous and entertaining recently.

The other day he was supposed to be washing his hands. When I went to see what he was doing, this is where I found him, just hanging out on the vanity.

 I grabbed my camera(it was really close by) to snap a picture and he took a picture of me with his "camera" also. That is what he is doing below.

He also poured out a large bottle of bubbles in his room, but I didn't get a picture of that mess. I didn't stay very calm during that incident.  

He was playing with a sock puppet the other day and I snapped this picture. I think it is so cute. It was just a sweet moment and the picture shows exactly how I remember it. He named it cat and I believe he was pretend talking for cat at this very moment. Cat went every where with us this particular day and ate all of Brady's food.

Brady spent Saturday night hanging out with his Papa(Caleb's dad). I let him choose his outfit for the night. Brady decided on overalls, his blue and green stripped shirt, sandals, and bunny ears. He also insisted he take daddy and baby monkey.  Caleb's parents got a huge laugh out of Brady with his bunny ears walking in. It was pretty funny.

When we went to pick him up he was playing his little heart out with Papa. He was playing with an old, cordless phone. Think Zack Morris. Caleb asked Brady what he was doing with that phone. Brady immediately said, "just texting!"

We all lost it. 

He has a huge imagination and keeps things interesting around our house. I know there is more, but that is all I can remember right now from this weekend.

Fuzzy Fuzzy!!!

Brady seems to really be enjoying our new arrangement. He is so funny. I could laugh with him forever!

Over the past couple days, he has started calling me fuzzy fuzzy. I have no idea why, but he will walk up to me with a tractor and say, "I got your tractor, fuzzy fuzzy!" or "follow me, fuzzy fuzzy!"  It is so funny. I asked him why he was calling me that and he said, "just because!"

Yesterday was my birthday, so Brady looked for my cake all day. He kept saying, "I need to blow out the candles and make a wish." He didn't understand why I didn't make myself a cake. It was my birthday after all. He was so so so excited when Caleb brought this home.

 

I thought I would do a little 10 question interview with him and post the answers. I have seen this done before on a few other blogs and it is always so cute. It is also something I can do at random times and look back and see how his answers change.  I just made up my questions and typed the answers exactly as he gave them.

So here it goes...

1. What is your name?                      Brady James Barrett

2. How old are you?                           2

3. Where do you live?                      In my house

4. What is your favorite color?         Blue

5. What is your favorite animal?        Zebras

6. What makes you happy?               Zebras and Giraffes

7. What makes you sad?                   Lions

8. What is your favorite toy?             Trains

9. What is your favorite food?           Pizza

10. What is your favorite song?         Uh oh, Uh oh       (Stuck Like Glue, Sugarland)

I  told him today he looked so cute. He looked right at me and said, "yep and handsome too."

Oh my! What a mess! We may need to work on being humble.

Imagination!

Monday I let Brady play with play-dough while I cleaned the house.

I rarely let him because it is messy and I, frankly, don't want to clean up the mess it makes.

But on days when we are at home all day, I try to let him do some things he doesn't regularly get to do, mess or no mess.

I took a minute to break and watch him play. It soothes the soul to watch that him. He has a great imagination and plays so well by himself.

Let me tell you what I saw and I am sure you will agree...

 He made a "turtle" out of the play-dough.

Then sat it on the floor.

He stood over it for a minute, then yelled, "RUN, RUN, RUN!!!".

He stood back and said, "Oooh, Pwetty, workfires!" 

He saw me watching and said, "stay back, it hot."(he even held his hand up to hold me back)

 Then slowly walked back to the "turtle" and picked it up with two fingers very carefully.

Then, dropped it on purpose, said "ouch", picked it up again and said, "Mommy, it's hot!"

I love that little boy more than he will ever know. I laughed all day and couldn't wait to share it with Caleb!!!

Silly Boy

Brady is so funny! He keeps us laughing all the time!

You really never know what that kid is going to say, as with all kids.

Sometimes (most times) he isn't trying to be funny, but it is anyway.

You want some examples?

Okay, I will share some.

FYI: Brady potties sitting down because he isn't quite big enough to stand yet.

Caleb was taking him to the bathroom one morning and said, "Boy, I am gonna have to teach you to potty standing up." Brady replied, "No, I potty like Mommy!"

On Saturday we took Brady to see Sesame Street Live. During the car ride home I was asking Brady about the show. He kept answering every question with "I don't know". I finally told him he couldn't answer anymore questions like that because it is rude. He replied, "I was just kiddin? What you talk'n bout?"

We have some family friends that just got back from an Alaskan cruise. They brought Brady back a t-shirt. One that says something about someone who loves me went to Alaska to get me a shirt and it has animals on it. Brady walks up to it, picks it up, and says "Oh I love dis. Mommy, see it, it has animals on it. I love dis!"



wearing said shirt during a little just dance action.



Every day when we come home, Brady yells, "WE MADE IT!!!" as we turn onto out road.  Every day.

The other day I had a rough day(really, really rough) at work and was upset while talking to Caleb about it all. Brady came in, patted my shoulder, and said, "don't cry Mommy, you not a baby".

And lastly, Brady was taking a bath last night and said, "Mommy come look." (I had stepped out for a minute.) When I came in this is what I saw. Brady said, "look at my he-uh-met(helmet)!"

I adore this crazy, silly boy. I am so very thankful I have him around to make me smile every day!

VBS: Days 3 and 4

Wednesday:

Brady did not want his picture made before VBS. He wanted to watch whatever was on the t.v.

Sometimes he does this stuff just to make me crazy. It is possible I was late to work because of these pictures.

He managed to pull it together for me.

Yesterday his class was on Jonah and the big fish, but Brady has assured me that it was a whale and not a fish.

I picked him up, drove to my parents house, had dinner with them, gave Brady a bath and cleaned myself up a little, and we headed back to church for services(they do the whole VBS puppet thing on Wed night during VBS week instead of regular classes).

So the car was the only place to take our craft pic and this is the best I could get.

Brady had a major meltdown after the puppets were over last night. He kept mumbling something about the fish needing to be in water and he needed to see them more. (During some of the songs, the fish puppets show up) He was so worn out, we rushed home, and went straight to bed!

Thursday:

Caleb and Brady were playing/wrestling around on our bed when I was trying to get a picture before work.

I think Brady looks soooo big!

Today was about Noah and the ark, but Brady is super confused because his cousin is Noah. He kept correcting me that Noah is a baby and did not build a big boat. He is very interested in the rainbow that God made, though!

My MIL told me when I picked up Brady today that she had to sit with him and walk him to class today. She also said he fell asleep on the way home, so she woke him to go to the bathroom. He finished his business, got up, walked to the bed and laid down. She said he slept until 4!!!  VBS is over at 11. The best part is that he apparently was so out of it, he took off his underwear in his sleep and slept nude!

Poor Buddy! VBS is rough!

We had to do some grocery shopping after I picked him up so that is why he is eating fruit snacks. I always bribe him with snacks so I can put the groceries away in peace. It's a toss up between being one of my parental flaws or genius. Not sure.

Tomorrow is the last day. Caleb is off so he is returning for the end of VBS. I know they will have a big day together!

Big Bellies!

Brady and I finally felt so much better by Friday night and by Saturday morning we were both itching to get out of the house.

 My brothers were in town for the weekend so we caught up with them and my parents. Brady was so excited to see his uncles!!! He has started to remember them from trip to trip and gets really excited to see them. He talks about them all the time! Unfortunately, I did not take one single picture this weekend, so I don't have any to share.

We basically spent the rest of the weekend with family eating and just hanging out. Brady was so good and kept us all entertained. He is at such a fun age and is so sweet, as my brother Cameron said you never know what he is going to say next.

That is so true!

For example, I was getting in the shower the other day and Brady ran in and said, "I see Mommy's big belly!"

(Yeah real good for the self esteem, especially considering this was at the point of stomach virus 2011 that I had yet to keep any food down for 24 hours)

Caleb pulled Brady aside and said, "Brady, Mommy doesn't have a big belly."

 To which Brady replied, "yes she does, I see it!"

I am certain this comes from us saying things like where is your big belly or I see your big belly and not from he really thinks I  have a big belly, BUT  I  may consider beginning some sit-ups soon, just to be sure.

Happy Birthday, Brady style.

We have had several birthday parties recently so Brady has been singing, Happy Birthday pretty regularly. He has started singing it on his own in his spare time.

Whats that?

You want me to write out the lyrics for you!

Of Course!

Happy Birfday to you!

Happy Birfday to you!

Happy Birfday, dear God Brady (or childs name)

Happy Birfday to you!

I think we have our dear God prayer and Happy Birthday dear friend mixed up.

It amazes me how those little minds work.

Brady playing at a birthday party this past weekend.