March Of Dimes

Last night I attended a meeting for the March of Dimes Walk America and WOW it was great. It was nice to talk to people who have been through everything that Steve and I have and learn from them how they deal with it. It is a wonderful thing that now that we have all gone through this that now we are giving back and this walk is the best way to do that. So sometime soon you will all be getting something via email, fax, or US mail about our pledge to March of Dimes for "Braden's Team"!!

I met up with my friend Lisa Lee, her son Palmer was a Baylor Baby as well he is now 5 and half and doing great!! Lisa has been a great help to me and my family that doing this with her just feels right. Thanks Lisa!!!

Well I just wanted to share this information with you and a few pictures of Braden. Aunt Clara got this for Braden and we could not help but to take some pictures. We are very happy to say that RSV season is on the down hill and soon we will be out of this time of year. Braden has made it through so far like a champ. Lets all hope and pray that will stick with him for a few more months.

He looks like a big boy in this outfit.

What a year...Already!!!!

Well of course the year could not start out better then Braden doing absolutely perfect. That kid is something else and he has a new trick. He does this screaming thing where he will get a good scream from deep down inside and let it go. Then if you do it back he will continue with different sounds. It is very cute. He knows his bottle and pacifier too. He can put it in his mouth and he is trying to hold his bottle. We have introduced him to the sippy cup but have not mastered that yet. We are working on it. But WOW this kid is doing great and we can not be happier. We had a nice family weekend. Just hung out at home and spent time with Braden. It was really nice. He had a rough night last night he got his Synagis on Monday so that made him a little uneasy for the rest of the day and evening. But Steve is such a good man he took care of Braden pretty much most of the night so that I could get some rest since I had to be back at work today. Things are good and we hope that they continue.

on to other news......

My Mom, Braden's MoMo, Aurora Jackson was named the Parent Teacher Liaison of the Year for medium based schools districts for the State of Texas. She beat out several other people from all over the State. She will receive her official award at the State Convention later this month. We are so proud of her.

My nephew, Jonathan L. Havis won Soaring Eagle at his school. This is an award that the class votes on for the 6 weeks and Jonathan won. He was very happy and got his award at the school assembly last Thursday. Way to go JoJo!!!!

My sister Connie and her family, Christopher, Jackson and Jonathan we named Family of the Year for Denton County! They were nominated several months back and have had several interviews and found out today at a luncheon. They will be receiving an award tonight at the City Council Meeting here in Denton. We are so excited about that.

So see things are turing around for us. We are all determined to make this year better then last year and make it a positive one. Not that we are not thrilled to have Braden and we would do it again if it meant having a healthy baby but we are glad that this year is starting off right!!

Braden relaxing in our jacuzzi tub!! What a life he has.......



Connie, Christopher, Jackson & Jonathan Havis, Denton Counties Family of the Year!!!!!!

Get Well Amber!!

Our dear friend Amber Parks was released from the hospital late last night after a Tuesday morning procedure. Amber is John's mommy, Braden's buddy. We are happy to report that she is doing well and we pray for her recovery to progress quickly and healthy. Lots of love to you Amber.


Amber feeding Braden during one of our photo shoots!!

Home For The Holidays !!

The Bunger family had their first Holiday season at home. We kicked it off with Thanksgiving. We had Steve's mom, my parents, my brother and sister and ALOT of food. We had a smoked turkey and a baked turkey and all the sides anyone could ask for. We ate way to much but enjoyed every minute of it. Braden had Gerber Sweet potatoes, Greenbeans and some apple sauce. We then watched some football and called it a day. Then we were gearing up for Christmas. My sister Clara and I hit the stores at 6:00 a.m. WOW that was fun!!!!! We were so busy with Braden that before we knew it Christmas Eve was a week away. Steve and I got the house in order and were ready for guests. My WHOLE family came over for Christmas Eve. All 13 of us were here and did we have a good time. We had our homemade tamales, beans, rice, chips and hot sauce and of course dessert!! We played games with kids watched movies and then it was time to get ready for Santa. Trying to get 4 kids ranging from the age of 6 months to 9 years to sleep early so that Santa could come, is a Christmas wish that I think all parents would ask for. The night passed and Christmas morning came with Braden waking up first, then our nephew Jonathan. We took a few pictures before our living room was covered with paper and bows. Braden had a great time eating the paper. Oh how he did enjoy tearing up the paper. He got alot of nice presents. I am pretty sure that he has all the Baby Einstein clothes that are out now. We think he has hopes of becoming a firefighter, with his first big red fire truck. He is sure to be a LONGHORNS fan for life. Braden received many wonderful things and we received the best gift of all that we were together for the Holidays. Steve's mom came up and we all had lunch. It was very nice to have everyone under the same roof for Braden's 1st Christmas. We have a great family and we truly could not have asked for anything more then what we got. Family here and far but still in our hearts. New Years eve at our house was very calm. Steve and I had dinner with my parents, and then we went to bed. I did manage to wake up for a few minutes before midnight gave Steve a kiss then went to bed. My friend Amber told me that what ever you do the first day of the year is what you will be doing all year long. So I did laundry and cleaned house - GREAT!!! Steve took a nap and Braden well lets just say he needed to pamper quick!! So the way I see the Bunger family will be cleaning house, cleaning Braden, doing laundry and sleeping. If that is all we do in 2006 THANK GOD!!! 2005 was a hard year for us and we thank you all for supporting us. Braden was truly the one thing out of last year that makes the year great. We are blessed to have him and would not give that up for anything. We pray that 2006 will continue to bring us and you many blessings. So from the Bunger family we wish you all the best in 2006. And keep looking at Braden's blog, it's sure to be a great year.

Braden with his Gramy and Grandbob from Memphis, TN.













Braden with his MoMo and PoPo from Denton, TX.

Braden with Mom and Dad in McKinney, TX.

Happy Birthday Steve

Today is Steve's birthday!!! We had a very nice dinner with his mom on January 1st and will have lunch with my family sometime this weekend. Steve is a great husband but more then that he is a great Dad. So join me in wishing Steve a Happy Birthday....
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday to you
Happy Birthday DEAR STEVE Happy Birthday to you!!!
Lots of love Annie & Braden