LIVING LIFE TO ITS FULLEST: Brysin turns 5!!!

Better late than never right? Warning: incredibly emotional momma post :-) So up until this year birthdays have been an absolute BLAST for my sweet Mr. Brysin. For some reason i'm having a much harder time with the fact that my first born is 5 than I ever thought I would. Not necessarily the age but that he will officially be a kindergartner in just a couple months. It's really really hard to grasp that concept. The weeks leading up to his birthday I couldn't stop thinking about the years that lead up to this one. Beginning with the moment I found out I was pregnant and calling David with such an excitement I literally thought I was going to burst. I was definitely one of the lucky few who had no morning sickness and had a pretty easy going laid back pregnancy. Then on the morning of June 11, 2005 it set in. I was going to be a mommy! I was scheduled for an induction and after some negotiating was finally able to get all settled into Brysin's birth place. Apparently my pregnancy was so easy so that I could be well rested for what was to come. After 17 hours of long hard labor and a failed epidural (which was probably why the 17 hours seemed like an ETERNITY) I was blessed with a beatiful baby boy. Brysin Tae Gallegos born June 12, 2005 at 12:56 am. Weighing in at 8 pounds 2 onces and 22 inches long he was the most georgeous baby I had ever laid eyes on. Ya maybe i'm biased since i'm his mommy but boy did David and I ever do an amazing job. He was absolutely perfect in every way. I couldn't stop crying for sometime whenever I would look at him because I was so overwhelemed such an intense feeling of happiness it was unreal (and mostly due to the dramatic change in hormones) I was/am eternally grateful to you, Brysin, for making me a mommy. So now the THAT part's out of the way maybe I can suck up the tears and finish haha. Through the past 5 years I have watched Brysin become such a wonderful big boy, big brother, teacher, student, adventurer, sports enthusiast, and most importantly he is such a wonderful son. When getting to know Brysin you will learn the following things:
- LOVES SPORTS! This kid was born to play ball whether it be soccer, baseball, football... you name it he's there!
- serious daddy's boy
- kind hearted and full of energy
- shy at first but quick to show off any skills he's got hiding up his sleeve
- WONDERFUL big brother
- full of jokes
- usually the "tattle-tail" in any given situation hehe
- a rugged boy through and through

Sportin his new Iron Man costume!