Chart watching

I know there are a lot of us out there watching a cparticular chart this month. I just have to say everything is crossed and all my prayers are going out to this special person.

HAPPY HAPPY BIRTHDAY BABY

Can you believe he is a one year old?? Where does the time go. Unfortunately he woke up to his birthday morning with vomit in his crib and diareah. Not a very nice gift. He was in good spirits though. I just love him so much and WOW did he change our lives.

It was just a year ago that I was in the hospital nervous that his labor would take as long as Jacob's had. I really should not have worried. He was sucha  quick easy labor and delivery and I think it would have been even quicker if I had rusted my bodies signals and believed that my labor had progresses that quickly. He was such a delight and a relatively easy baby compared to Jacob. It has been amazing to watch my boys interact and Danny is just in awe of his big brother and Jacob looks out for his baby.  Danny has kept us laughing with his sweet smile and his very distinct facial expressions. He's a sweet baby and  I love him more and more each and every day. Happy Birthday Love.

This time last year.....

I was an only child.

Man was my world turned upside in a matter of a day.

Thanks mom.

Thanks mom for making me feel bad last week when I talked to you on the phone and I said I was going to have to look for a paid sitter for Fridays. You got real quiet and then started to sob, hysterically. Thanks mom for begging for another opportunity to watch the kids and coming down last week. Thanks mom for saying you would be reliable. Thanks mom for not being able to come down again this week and making me take another half day at work. Thanks mom...you are so unreliable and I'm going to have to find someone else for the kids.

A year in the Life....Day ???

So I lost track of what day I am on and I know I missed some, but life has a way of getting away from me sometimes. I adore this picture of my boys. Danny is 10 months old and is quite the handful. He and his brother Jacob are quite the tag team of destruction.

I'm learning to appreciate these moments more when they are happening than when I look back at them. I'll have to remmeber to expand on that later.

3 Deaths in 2 weeks.

Sometimes life just hands you a bouquet of farts.
We lost 2 family friends, both elderly gentlemen over the past few days. I will be going to the wake after work and the funeral tomorrow.

A Year in the Life....Day 6 and Day 7

Take a good look at that eye. This was Danny on Valentine's Day. Like the black eye and the large bruise on his forehead??...yup, my boy is accident prone.  I can't keep him down he climbs everything!!

See what I mean. And this is nothing. He climbs on the dining room chairs and insists on holding the backs and throwing his weight so the rock up on two legs. I know he's going to flip. I keep yelling a  stern no and pulling him down. I've tried distraction, etc. Jacob was the same way, he just didn't bruise as easily.

And for me calling him the Human Hoover, his ribs sure do stick out. That boy can eat anything.

A year in the LIfe...Day Four and Five

So you get a double feature tonight because I was so tired last night I went to bed at 8:40 (fell asleep around 10:00). This is unheard of for me, I usually go to bed around midnight. Anyway, my fatigue meant no postings last night.

This is Danny on his first Thanksgiving which puts him about 8 months old. Look at that boy chow!! And he hasn't slowed down. I have never seen a child eat so much or be as hungry as Danny is. I call him my Human Hoover.

And this picture I just adore of Danny. I love the entire series from this portrait sitting at Penny's. I love his ivory skin and rosy cheeks.

A year in the LIfe...Day Three

Ethan and his boy.

See how Danny snarls up his face? He still does this.

A year in the life - Day two

Here are my two favorite little men.

You know, I am not even sure on the age here, but I think it was that 1st month (maybe 2nd). I know I have posted this picture before (and rest assured I am supporting Danny in the water). I just love how seet and tender Jacob is being with Danny . I said Danny was staring at Jacob in awe and wonder, but Ethan says it's terror. I don't think so.

A year in the life...Day One

So I thought I would reflect a little upon Danny's past year and share a few of my favorite pics along the way. One picture/day.

Here we are meeting each other and getting to know one another on Daniel Stone's first day of life. He was such a precious creature and although he was just like his brother in size he immediately showed his uniqueness with an arrival totally unlike that of Jacob's.  I love how sweet this picture is. I was so relaxed and comfortable with Danny, completely different than my first time mom experience with Jacob. I knew how to hold Danny, soothe him sing softly to him and enjoy him.

Countdown to a YEAR!!

Only 20 days until Danny turns 1!! Can you believe it? I can't. It seems to be flying by. Not only is Danny walking, but he's practically running and is most definately climbing everything in site! The other night the phone rang and I turned my back, when I turned around Danny had scaled the dining room chair, walked across the table and was standing on the tray of his highchair. He is

just

like his older brother. I think Danny is so intelligent and just thrives when he interacts with Jacob. However, he has mastered the younger sibling whine. The two of them pick on each other and tolerate it fairly well until I walk in the room, then Danny just bursts into big ol crocodile tears as if he is getting pummeled by his big bro. He definately works the sympathy card.
I am curious how big he is going to be when I take him to the pediatrician in 2 weeks. I think he may be bigger than Jacob was at this point. Based on the clothing I am putting him in, I would have to say he is defiantely bigger. We will see.