Entertained

My kids are freakin' hilarious. They say the craziest things. Well, at least Danny does. Michael says: ball, doggy, NO, more, mama, Danny, and a handful of other words. What his words don't say, his smile or scowl does. He makes the best facial expressions.

Danny startled me the other day. After he stopped laughing, he said, "Mom, I scared the Be-Jesus out of you". Yes Danny, yes you did.

While driving past a biker on Eagle Road (very narrow country road), Danny yells, "He needs to move the heck over". That's great Dave. Just be glad he said "heck" and not the lovely vocabulary you use.

Some of his favorite things to say as of late are: "I'm serious mom. I'm not joking. I mean it. I really mean it. I'm not fibbing." When this string of words comes out of his mouth, know that whatever story he just told you, is a LIE.

His imagination is running WILD. Which I found adorable and terrifying all at the same time. Today, we are at Chapin Forest, and he said he saw a bear in the woods. Since we live in a city that had multiple black bear sitings in July, this was not a funny "story". He cracked himself up so bad. Then, he told me there were lions too. I explained that lions live in Africa, so he replied, "we'll take a helicopter".

Speaking of helicopters, every time he sees one, he makes sure we all know there is a helicopter and he says "PRAY!" and then he (tries) to do the sign of the cross. David has done this for years when he sees an ambulance, and it has rubbed off on me as well. Now when we see a fire truck, or an ambulance, or a helicopter, we do the sign of the cross, and we pray for the family that's impacted. But to Danny, this is not to be missed. This is a big shout out, like, you better "PRAY" or else. In August, we watched a UH Rainbows helicopter land at "Touch the Truck" in Willoughby Hills. This is the third year we have gone, and the third time I've made him PROMISE not to ever ride in one. God, the mere thought of it brings tears to my eyes. Our house is between a few hospitals, so I feel like life flight is always flying over. It warms my heart that every time Danny sees them, he yells, "PRAY! It's a rescue helicopter". God love him.

All day long, Danny says the most hilarious things, and I need to start writing them down. Because here I am, at 10pm, and now I can't think of them. UGH.

Puppy Love

The boys are in love, and so our we. Yesterday we met the newest addition to our family. He will be coming home at the end of September and I don't know who's more excited, me or the boys!

He is currently un-named. We have several ideas, including; Dexter, (Sherman) Tank, Lucky, Moose, Cracker, and some others that I'm drawing a blank on.

I know that craziness will soon be arriving at our house with this little guy, but amongst the chaos, I think there will be so much funny and many memories to be made!

Babies breath

Michael woke up at 11pm tonight just as I was about to put down my kindle and go to bed. The little guy is just a little gassy. So now, he is out cold, sleeping on my chest with his head on my shoulder, mouth open...and just breathing in this sweet way. Little gusts of breath keep hitting my cheek. I feel like my heart is going to explode. I know I should put him back in his crib, but I can't stop staring at him, and I truly just want to eat him up.

God gave me such beautiful little boys. Part of my heart wanting to explode is because Michael looks so much like Danny in this moment.

Time is moving too fast.

Random Thoughts.

Danny is just like David. Yesterday when leaving the grocery store, I didn't even have him buckled in his car seat before he said, "Mommy, you need to turn the air on". Then, driving past a closed Pet Store, he said, "Mommy, I need a dog. Today."

Such a bossy pants.

But then, he melts me all over again when he says, "I need a monster truck size kiss". Coming right up :)

Today he asked if I was going to visit Angela. "No Danny. She's in Heaven. I want to visit Angela someday, but I'd like to stay here with you for now." As sweet as that question is, which this was not the first time, sometimes it scares me...like he knows something I don't.

Michael started day care last week. Mr. Too Cute. He is doing well, which makes us happy. Today, a week later, was the first time he came home in the same outfit I sent him to school in. There is something about this boy that just screams, "BLOW OUT!".

Nothing too Exciting

I'm going to try and add a blurb about each boy on a regular basis. That way, I'm not holding myself to long entries....but I'm still capturing some of the funny stuff.

Danny

Danny talks about himself a little in third person. Everything is "Danny Shafer". Not just "Danny"...it's gotta be "Danny Shafer". He has learned his full name now, so this sometimes becomes "Danny David Shafer". We'll work on his proper name, Daniel. For now, "Danny David" is good enough.

Danny discovered our neighbors pond yesterday. We have been hoping to avoid this until he was much older (preferably 40). Ponds scare the be-Jesus out of me because you can't see the bottom, and little people are so drawn to them. We are hoping to have remedied the situation by telling him that there are hungry ALLIGATORS in there just waiting to snack on Danny Shafer. And that only Mommy and Daddy can outrun them. He believed us. Let's hope he really believes us....because he also saw a frog in the pond...and frogs are big entertainment. And now Danny knows how to unlock the deadbolts and sneak out of the house. Hence, my fear of ponds.

Michael

Michael is helping the pounds MELT off me this time. Too bad he can't melt them and tone/firm at the same time. He is a gassy kid. So we (ie. me) are doing are darnedest to try and reduce the gassiness. I think it hurts me more then him. Needless to say, I've been off all Dairy for almost two weeks and off all Soy for almost a week. After his doctors appointment yesterday, I'm going to avoid all green vegetables. You would be shocked to know how much food has Dairy or Soy in it, in some jacked up capacity.

He's gaining weight though...darn he is gaining some weight! He weighed in at 12lbs 15.5oz yesterday. An increase of over a 1.5lbs in less than two weeks. We'll take it!

Michael Alton Shafer

He is gorgeous. And we are in love. Danny is in heaven. He adores his baby brother.
Michael was born April 30th at 5:41pm. He weighed in at 7lbs 11oz and 21 inches.

This post is so overdue it's embarrassing. I haven't had time to write long entries, so I haven't written any. Now, I will just make a better effort to come out here daily and jot something down.

Two boys is so much fun. Michael is an excellent sleeper. He sleeps from 10pm to 8am and usually only wakes once to be fed.

His witching hours are from about 5pm until he crashes around 10pm. During that time he's fussy and just wants to be held. The bjorn is my best friend :)

In lieu of picking a few pictures, here is a link to two albums from when Michael was born. These are all of them...the good, the bad and the UNFLATTERING. So be kind, and enjoy :)

Album #1


Album #2

Child of My Heart

This photo is from the 2010 Child of My Heart Walk.

Sometimes when I look at him, his perfect little face and beautiful eyes, I can hardly believe he is mine. God love him.