What a time Braden has had

Well Braden has been super busy this past week. Gramy and Grandbob from Memphis came up for about 5 days and WOW what a great time we had. My family came up we all had dinner and just talked and laughed it was great. Braden got some great early birthday gifts from them and we had a good time playing with them. Amy and I got some shopping time on Sunday and Wednesday which was nice. And Steve and his dad, Bob, had a few days to play as well. We got to spend Valentine's together and that was really nice we had dinner at the Tortilla Factory in Plano. Clara joined us and we all had a really good time. The left on Thursday and we tried to get back to NORMAL. RIGHT!!! Normal who knows what that is.

Thursday night Jonathan had a play in Denton, so Braden went to stay with my friend Kim so that i would have free time to go and see the play in peace. Jonathan did great the kids were all so cute and Braden had a great time with Kim. The pictures below will show of his time with her. She says he was "a perfect angel" but we will just have to take her word on that.

Thanks for checking in on us.

The Pictures are in

Steve and I took Braden to get his first studio pictures. He was not happy he thought he was at the Dr. So his face is red and you can see he was crying but I think he is too cute for words. Hope you enjoy them.

Here we go

Well February is a very special month at our house. Braden will be 2 at the end of the month. Can anyone believe that WOW 2!!!! We are so happy he is doing so great and we are just amazed every day. This month so farhas been good for him. He had a small cold but we are over that now and just in time for visitors. Gramy and Grandbob from Tennessee are coming the 9th!! We are very excited to see them and for them see how well Braden is doing. We are going to have a great time with them and hope that we can get some new pictures up from the time we spend with them.
Braden has a few Dr. appointments coming up nothing big just check-ups, Synagis and stuff like that. The Big appointment will be on March 22. We go for his CT-Scan and we will see how well we did this past year. We can not wait for Dr. Weprin to see him. So keep this little guy in your prayers and hope for a good report that day!

Thanks for checking up on us.

Braden at his best.....EATING

Here are a few pictures of Braden eating. We were iced in so we cooked all weekend and as you can see from the photo's he ate everything!!!! We had red beans and rice, corn on the cob, cornbread, green beans, and of course sugar cookies.

Happy New Year & Happy BIrthday Steve

Happy 2007 to everyone.!! We start another year and hoping that everyone has a great one. We are hoping for little to no Drama this year. But what a great year we are going to have. Braden will be 2 this year! Steve and I are going on 3 years of being married and so far everyone is doing great in our family. So bring it on 2007 we are ready for you.

I would like to ask that you all all say a pray for my grandfather who lives in Hereford, my mom's dad. He fell on new years day and had to have surgery the next day. He is doing much better but still has a long recovery ahead of him. Thanks so much.


Happy Birthday to Steve. Steve is all of 3?! Like i am going to say. But we wish him a great and happy birthday from all of his family who love him so much.

Here is a picture of Kim, Santa & Myself right before we delivered present to the babies at Parkland Hospital in Dallas!! We went on Christmas Eve Morning and we had a great time.

The Holidays

Everything started out great! My Uncle from Florida came to spend Christmas with us and his kids that live in Plano. We had a nice lunch on Saturday with him and enjoyed having him at our home. Clara moved in with us for the weekend since all of the fun was at our house. We got up early Sunday where Clara, Braden and I drove to Denton. My friend Kim and I went to Parkland hospital to give out presents to babies that were in the hospital. It was very nice to give back. Steve and I did it last year but he had to work so Kim went with me. We have pictures and will post them once i get all the Holiday ones set and ready to post.

Sunday evening, MoMo, PoPo, Connie, Chris, Jackson, Jonathan, My Uncle and a good friend of the family all came over for dinner. We had brisket tacos with all the trimmings and our home made tamales!YUM YUM YUM!!!!!!! We had chips and dips and shrimps bites and fruit and lots of sweets. We ate so much that I think we were all looking like good old Saint Nick! We finally got the house quite and clean and it was time for the kids to get ready for Santa. A little after 11:00 p.m. we got all the gift out and we slept until 4:00 when Jonathan woke up from a coughing spell and saw Santa had come. Well after that it was a battle to get him back to bed. The excitement was to much for him. Braden decided around 6:45 that the whole house needed to wake up and we did. We got everyone up and focused and then it was present time. The kids had the best time paper was everywhere. Santa knew they were good boys they got tons of stuff. Braden was very happy and will look very cute in all his new Longhorn clothes! We got all that paper cleaned up and time to get ready for breakfast, we had fruit and tamales. Everyone got showered and time to get ready for lunch.

After we got everything going it was time to rest and wait for the turkey to get done. WELL little did we know, my sink and my washer flooded my KITCHEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was a mess we had towels everywhere and everyone was cleaning. We got it cleaned up and got it where we could continue with our day but it was still a mess. We had to wait till the next day to get a machine to help us fix it . So no kitchen sink, no dishwasher and no washer!! everything was having to sit, and for those who know me that was not easy to do. So we all laughed about it and moved on. Braden hit Connie in the face almost knocking her out, she has bump on her left side of her face. SORRY!!! Braden then had a nose bleed and at that point we all said ok what ever else happens we will just roll with it. Thankfully nothing else happened. Tuesday my dad my uncle and my cousin Joey from Waco came and FIXED MY KITCHEN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am back in working order. While they were fixing it i got all my Christmas decoration put up got all the presents where they needed to be so that when it was fixed i could clean that kitchen. THANK GOODNESS. It was like a ray of light shinning on me and I could finally clean. I was so happy i think i cried a little bit. So may house is back in order and no problems so far. Thanks Dad for always having just what we need you are the BEST!!!!!!

My nieces are in town for the week so we will be spending time with them. New Years Eve falls on work night for Steve so i am sure we will be in bed by 9:30 or so. So to everyone thank you so much for a great year and for keeping out little Braden in your thoughts. Thanks for reading about our little life in Texas. This year has been great for my whole family we have had so many blessings and hope that you have too. Wishing you all a great and happy 2007!!!!
Love
Steve, Annie and Braden Bunger

My Buddy

Landon needs your prayers. Jan is a friend of my mommy's and Landon is her grandson. He is in the hospital and can use some extra prayers. My mommy says that he had a rough night and that he is not eating and was not breathing for a while. Mommy says that she understands how his mommy feels. So please if Landon's mommy is crying like mine please pray for her too. If you want to know about him please visit his blog at http://www.babysites.com/sites/landonjax/default.asp

Landon and his mommy, Stephanie, she sent me my first build a bear when i was at Baylor his name is "fighter!"

Holidays

Braden went to get his next round of Synagis today. Steve took him and then they were going to do some stuff afterwards. A nice daddy day too the weather is going to be great here. I am sure they will have a great time.

Last night we had our daycare party, and what a great time we had. It is so much fun to get together and sit and talk and not rush out the door to try to be on time for work. The boys all get great gifts and we had great food and just a great time.

We are going to have a few busy weekends from now till after the first of the year. We have a few parties and a Graduation party for our friend Courtney!! We are so proud of her.

So if we do not post for a while know that we are ok and that Braden is good. And if you know us call us or come by and see us. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year!!!!
Love to you all
Steve, Annie & Braden Bunger!!!!

Enjoy the following pictures!

Bunger Home

If you notice the bottom of the tree is a little bare. Well we put the stuff at the bottom that Braden could get and not hurt himself with. Next year I am sure it will look the same but more of the tree will be bare, since he will be taller.

Bunger Home

This is kinda blurry but you can see what little decorating we did.

Let me think?

Daddy I do not like this?

HEY

Why am I in the bath so much? How come i never you see you in here?

I'm out of here

That's it I've had it I am out of here.

Happy Birthday Jackson

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday to you

Happy birthday dear JACKSON

Happy birthday to you

We love you very much

Jackson is 10 years old today. Thank God for miracles!!!!!!!!

Another answered prayer

Dear Friends,

I'm extremely pleased to report two major legislative victories for the March of Dimes, babies, families, and all Americans.
Early in the morning on December 9th, Congress approved the PREEMIE Act (S. 707). The bill will now be sent to President Bush for his signature. This bill would not have passed without the hard work of volunteers and staff across the nation who reached out to their Senators and Congressional Representatives through personal visits, telephone calls, letters and emails urging swift approval of this initiative that sets the stage for increased federal support of prematurity related research and education.
Congress also approved a bill to extend temporarily federal support of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), thereby avoiding a funding shortfall projected to impact 17 states, putting over 600,000 infants and children at risk of losing their health insurance.
The volunteer efforts of the March of Dimes have again proven successful in meeting the health needs of America's infants and children. Let's savor these significant legislative victories and also get ready for next year's agenda -- funding for the PREEMIE Act and long term reauthorization of SCHIP.

Regards,

Dr. Jennifer L. Howse

President March of Dimes

Happy Birthday MoMo

Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday to you
Happy birthday dear MoMo
Happy birthday to you

We love you very much
Love your Husband your kids and grandkids

November

November is National Premature month. So please log on to the March of Dimes web site see how you can help or donate to this great cause. November 14th is premature day so wear pink and blue show support of Braden and all his NICU friends. This is a story that I heard this morning on Kidd Kraddick in the Morning about a women describing life with a special needs baby.

WELCOME TO HOLLAND

by Emily Perl Kingsley.
c1987 by Emily Perl Kingsley. All rights reserved

I am often asked to describe the experience of raising a child with a disability - to try to help people who have not shared that unique experience to understand it, to imagine how it would feel. It's like this......
When you're going to have a baby, it's like planning a fabulous vacation trip - to Italy. You buy a bunch of guide books and make your wonderful plans. The Coliseum. The Michelangelo David. The gondolas in Venice. You may learn some handy phrases in Italian. It's all very exciting.
After months of eager anticipation, the day finally arrives. You pack your bags and off you go. Several hours later, the plane lands. The stewardess comes in and says, "Welcome to Holland."
"Holland?!?" you say. "What do you mean Holland?? I signed up for Italy! I'm supposed to be in Italy. All my life I've dreamed of going to Italy."
But there's been a change in the flight plan. They've landed in Holland and there you must stay.
The important thing is that they haven't taken you to a horrible, disgusting, filthy place, full of pestilence, famine and disease. It's just a different place.
So you must go out and buy new guide books. And you must learn a whole new language. And you will meet a whole new group of people you would never have met.
It's just a different place. It's slower-paced than Italy, less flashy than Italy. But after you've been there for a while and you catch your breath, you look around.... and you begin to notice that Holland has windmills....and Holland has tulips. Holland even has Rembrandts.
But everyone you know is busy coming and going from Italy... and they're all bragging about what a wonderful time they had there. And for the rest of your life, you will say "Yes, that's where I was supposed to go. That's what I had planned."
And the pain of that will never, ever, ever, ever go away... because the loss of that dream is a very very significant loss.
But... if you spend your life mourning the fact that you didn't get to Italy, you may never be free to enjoy the very special, the very lovely things ... about Holland.

To learn more go to http://www.journeyofhearts.org/jofh/kirstimd/holland.htm

Halloween Party

Here are a few pictures of us at the Halloween Party we had at Aunt Clara's. Hope you like them.

Weekend

Well this weekend was a very calm weekend for us. Friday night a cold front moved in and we stayed in and stayed warmed. Saturday was Jonathan's birthday. HAPPY BIRTHDAY JONATHAN he is 8 years old! He had a soccer game that morning and then we had a family lunch that the menu was planned by Jonathan himself. YUMMY....... We watched football, HOOK EM HORNS, and the kids played outside it was a great day.

Sunday was a very cold day Braden and I did not leave the house all day. It was very nice. Braden is teething pretty bad and not in the best of moods these days. We did get some pictures over the weekend and I will post them soon.

Thanks for checking in on us.

The faces of Braden

Braden

Well not much has been going with the Braden. He has had his first Synagis shot and a flu shot, so we are ready to battle this fall and winter. Lets hope we hit no major problems. Braden is getting ready for Halloween and we are excited about the weather finally cooling off. It has been so hot that we love this cool weather.

Steve, Aunt Clara and I are going to help at a Golf tournament that our friends The Lee's are putting on and all the money raised goes to March of Dimes. A good cause and we are excited about helping out. We have another event in November that we are going to help with and a few more along the way. The Walk America is set for April 21st 2007 so everyone mark your calendars and get ready to WALK!!!!

Hope you like the pictures of Braden. His Lion King P.J.'s are a Palmer Lee special and Braden just loves them, he looks very cute in them as well. The Halloween shirt is just us getting Braden into theme for the up coming holiday. He will probably go to a few of our friends houses on the street and then just help us pass out candy. We will be going to Aunt Clara's Halloween party we always have a great time there.

Uncle Chris had a birthday Oct. 1st and we had a great time celebrating with him. Aunt Connie is feeling much better and back to her self so Braden is going over for a sleep over tonight. GOOD LUCK CONNIE.

That is all for now thanks for checking in on us and we will post again soon.

GOOGLE

please log onto http://www.marchofdimes.com/forms/signPetition.asp

sign up and make people aware of the battle that Braden and his other NICU friends have been through.
thanks

Home Sweet Home

Connie is home and can not be better. She is going to have to take it easy for while but she will recover faster at home. Thanks to everyone who helped us last week, who prayed and who came to see her and sent flowers. That really means a lot to my family and we can not thank you enough.

This weekend was busy but nice. We had some family time, Grandbob came in for a quick visit on his was way to San Antonio. It was great to see him but would have liked to have more time with him and Gramy if she could have come. We love to see them but sometime wished Memphis was just next door.

RSV season is just around the corner and Steve and I are taking advantage of the fact that we can still go out with Braden. Once Oct. starts our fun days out will come to a halt. It is hard on us but we will make it for Braden we will battle this and move on. Once this season is over in April or May we will be done with RSV and can kinda have normal falls and winters.

Other then that not much more to report Braden is growing like a weed. He has a mouth full of teeth just waiting to pop out, that makes for a fussy Braden. He is so much fun we love to see him learn new things and learn to say new words. That is the best feeling ever.

Have a great week and we will post again soon. Thanks

Note for Braden

I wanted you all to say a little pray for my aunt Connie. She has been in the hospital since Wednesday. my mom says she is tired of that place and I can not blame her. So please aunt Connie come home soon I am ready for another sleep over!!

Love Braden

the faces of Braden

He's ready for his close up

Such a big boy

Hook em' Horns!!

A quick note....

Just wanted to get a few things out there today......

Amber Parks a good friend of ours, John's mom, is having surgery today please wish her a well and a speedy recovery.

Please continue to keep Audrey in your prayers. She has been in the hospital for over a week had a surgery done and now the waiting game. This family really needs some prayers and Braden's followers are the best at it. To see more on her please see her web page at http://jennmillerblog.spaces.live.com/

Jenn please call if you need anything!!!

Hope you like the pictures below!

The group

Here we all are with our boys. Jackie, Tristan, Chanda, Sam, Amber, John, me & Braden. Those boys steal that picutre.

Birthday boy

Tristan was the last of the daycare boys to turn one. So no more babies they are all big boys!!!

Sam

This is sam, Braden's daycare buddy, at Tristans birthday party. We tried to get him to smile for us, he has the cutest smile, but he was not up for it at the time.

John

This is John, Braden's day care buddy, at Tristan's first birthday party. These boys have all grown so much.

PaPa time

This is Gary, a.k.a. PaPa he takes care of Braden everyday with his wife Shirley. We were at Tristan's first birthday and Braden had to take control of him. He stayed like that for about 20 minutes. That is his favorite place to be.

Cool

Braden loving the cool breeze we got over the weekend. He is so tall you can see in this picture. Love the PJ's?

Daddy time

Bath time is daddy time for Braden . Steve and Braden have the best time and water seems to be everywhere when they are done. Sounds like to much fun for mom to be in there.

Bath time

That smile would melt anyone's heart!!

WHAT A DAY

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO AUNT CONNIE!!!!! She is ?? Today

Happy Grandparents Day to ALL of Braden's grandparents today!!! He is so blessed to have you all in his life!!!!

We celebrated the events last night with my family and steve's mom at our place. We had way to much food and a great soccer cake. YES a soccer cake.............Saturday was JoJo's 1st soccer game and they did a great job. They did not win but the whole team did a great job and the family was there to cheer to them on!!!!! WAY TO GO JOJO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Today we are taking Braden to the park with his cousins for the 1st time. IT will be very exciting to see him at the park. I will report all the good details later.

This weekend was a great time and we had many things to be thankful for. We look forward to many more wonderful weekends.

Check back for pictures!!!

The SUN

Braden was at the Carters outlet shop in Allen a few weeks ago with Aunt Clara, Mom & Dad and we got this pictures with the sun just peaking behind him. He does not look real happy with any of us.

Braden & Jonathan

Braden LOVES his cousin Jonathan that he can even call him by his nickname "JoJo", he started to say it one evening and has not stopped.

Braden & Jackson

Braden LOVES his cousin Jackson. Some people in the family think that Braden looks like Jackson when he was a baby.

Best place to be

Braden loves to snuggle up with his Uncle Chris.

Once again.......

Braden is 18 months today!!! Happy 18 months to my BIG BOY!!!!!
Happy Birthday to Braden's great grandfather in Hereford Texas!!!!!!!

School has started and the weather will hopefully change soon and fall will begin. Braden went to his lung doctor on Friday Aug. 25th and we got the news that Braden will have to have synagis again this fall/winter. He will have his first shot in Oct. and end sometime April or May. These shots will help to prevent RSV which we all know can be very bad for Braden. The Dr. feels that as well as Braden is doing one more round will keep him on the pace that he is now and not fall back any. So we will be doing the same stuff we did last winter. We will not be out as much with Braden, we will not take him to crowded place and NO SICK PEOPLE!! If you feel that you are sick please know that we will understand if you do not come over to visit. We have to do what is best for Braden. I was very upset to hear this news, I just cried over the fact that he was going to have to do that again. I know that he will not remember but I do and I think that he has been through so much what else can he go through. But my Braden is strong and he will get over this and we will move on and he will be fine. I on the other hand will smile and go on and then cry in the closet like every good Mom does, to show no fear.

We are very excited Braden's cousin Jonathan is playing soccer this year. He is on a team called the Rockets and there first game in sometime early September. So Braden will get to see at least a few games before RSV starts. Chris is helping the team get ready and hope that they have a great year.

The Miller Family in Frisco still needs prayers for Audrey. She was in the hospital last week and our hearts break for that family. Jenn please know that if you need anything call us. It takes special people to care for a special needs baby but it takes friends to take care of the parents. So call if you need us and we will be praying for you! To see more on the Miller family go to http://jennmillerblog.spaces.live.com/

Kedroski's Texas welcomes you back!!!

Landon Jax Crowley WELCOME !!! Landon is the grandson of my friend Jan Hill. He was born on Tuesday Aug. 22 8 pounds 4 ounces. Everyone is doing great and he is a doll. Lots of love to you!!!

Braden is talking up a storm some of his words are "WOW" "Uhh Ohh" "Wal-Mart" "Clara" "pamper" "Jo Jo" and "touchdown" now they are not that clear but you get the point of what he is saying. If you point to food or want him to eat if you say "MMMMM" he will say it too. I love to see him learn new things it just makes me smile every time.

We will post some pictures soon so check back!!!!

Too CUTE

Look at this boy I mean there is nothing but CUTE written all over that face.

Family of Year

The Havis Family in the parade!

HUGS

Grandpa Gary and Grandma Shirly wants hugs from Braden! So the driver of the truck stops so that Braden could go up to them and see them. Can we say "spoiled"!!!