My Eldest, Mr Brendan

We have 2 boys, and our eldest, Mr Brendan, turned 8 this past December. Finding out I was pregnant was a bit of a surprise to say the least! We were living in England at the time and I was suppose to be having surgery, routine questions led to congratulations your pregnant!

Brendan was born December 16th 2000 in Bebington, Wirral in England at 12:40pm. My due date was suppose to be 27th November, yes 19 days later he graced us with his entrance into the world! As a first pregnancy goes it was pretty smooth sailing, no morning sickness, hardly any heart burn, it was a breeze. Up until they finally took me in, 36 hours later, all the drugs you could possibly think of to ease the pain, and an emergency C-section, Brendan Matthew was born. He weighed 9lbs 1oz and was 24 inches in length, and a very quiet and calm baby, compared to all the others on the ward.
2 days after his birth, the doctors discovered that he had a hole in his heart, as first time parents Jon and I were freaked out and scared, but after his first appointment with the heart specialist we were some what put at ease. Through the years Brendan has been monitored and he now has to go about every 3 years for a check up, the hole has been closing on it's own and we have been very lucky that he has not needed surgery.


Brendan is our Computer, video game nut! If the boy could spend all day playing on his computer or video games he would! He is currently in 2nd grade and loves to play soccer, and is also a cub scout. He can be very emotional at times, but has a very caring nature about him. He is a great big brother, although the 5 year age gap does rear it's head sometimes!
For his age Brendan is very tall, and I have a hard time keeping up when it comes to buying pants, as my Mom says, stop putting him in the grow bag!
Brendan is alot like Jon in many ways, but Brendan has my temper, and has a shocking resemblance to my brother!
Oh and the boy has a mouth! and we haven't even reached the teenage years yet. Whether it is something that makes you laugh, which he does on a regular basis, or just out right attitude, Mr Brendan has a vibrant spirit that brightens up our day!