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Cutie Baby

It's not often that I'm in the picture with Danny. Here's one from the weekend. It's a great reflection that I need to get my hair highlighted and spend a little more time in the sun...I think I'm whiter then my shirt! Otherwise, it's a cutie...and I'm loving my baby!

*After reviewing this photo, I look like a cast member of the HBO show, True Blood. Awesome.

Some Cute Pics

If you can click on this last picture so that it is larger, you will see Danny's big smile. It's like he thinks we're playing hide and seek.

Tick...Tick...Tick...

One month. In one month it will be two-years. TWO YEARS. Two years will have passed since we said hello and good-bye. I can hardly believe it. But I can believe it.

Sometimes I still can't believe that this even happened at all.

I often think about Angela and the impact she had on our lives. I mean, for a little angel that spent such a short time with us, she changed the course of our lives forever. Not only because of Danny, but because of what she taught us.

Sherman Family Camping 2009

We had a great time last weekend camping with the family. Danny had such a good time with his cousins. He must have thought he was King Shit by all the love and attention he received. He had a blast and enjoyed all of the squeezes.

Sweet Little Angel

This mini-yellow rose bush was sent to us by my cousins Mark & Maura after we lost Angela. It was actually part of a set of three, but this was the only one that made it. I think I over watered them. Anyhow, we planted this at our house because we wanted to keep it and remember. For Christmas 2007, my parents gave us the statue of the the Angel as another way to remember Angela. I've always kept them together. When we sold our house, we included in the contract, that we would be bringing our mini-yellow rose bush with us. And there "she" is, in full bloom, and thriving almost two-years later. We're not going to plant her again until we move into our new home. But I am looking forward to having a special garden where this little rose bush and special statue will reside. I look at this and smile. So peaceful and so sweet. I look forward to sharing this with Danny.

What's New...

We've been down and out with another round of colds and sinus infections. I was at the doctor today, and Dave is going tomorrow. Not only is daycare affecting Danny, we're taking a hit too. Fortunately, I've been armed with antibiotics and some allergy medicine, and I'm looking forward to feeling better. Hopefully, our immune system is building up so that when our next baby is in daycare, we won't get hit as hard. If it was physically possible to remove my sinus cavity and nose, it would have been done weeks ago.

I have a few new pictures of Danny. He is just moving and shaking these days. Still no teeth! Can you believe it? He's almost 36-weeks (or 8+ months) and he doesn't have teeth! You can see where they are red and swollen, but no white yet.

Mealtime is still a chore. It is an hour minimum. I almost have to starve him to get him to eat (ok. take one look at my kid and you know he's not starving). I wait as long as I can to feed him. This seems to make dinner go by a little quicker. He's a trickster though. He will open his mouth for a puff....but not so much for his veggies. I know when he's playing me. Not only will he budge for the puffs, but when I give him his bottle for a sip, he's ready to chug like a college kid at a keg party. He does have a few dinner favorites. Vegetable Risotto with cheese, Macaroni and cheese, and even turkey. Oh, and he loves bananas.

Last weekend we had another big milestone. Danny can officially put a puff in his mouth by himself. But only with his right hand. When he tries with his left, he squeezes it, turns his wrist the wrong way and ends up dropping it in his lap. Does this mean he's a righty? I for sure that he was going to be a lefty like his Dad was "supposed" to be (ask him about it some time...it's a good story).

He's almost holding his bottle by himself to. More so at night for his last feeding. He is not interested in the sippy cup at all. He thinks that the sippy part is perfect for teething though. We keep trying.

He's *almost* crawling. He army crawls, which is hilarious because he only uses the right side of his body (I think), and the other side is like a limp noodle.

He's been an excellent sleeper too. Of course, I've probably just jinxed this, but we've actually had to wake him up a few times...of course this is only during the week when we have zero opportunity to sleep in.

And he still loves his bath. He could sit there all day and splash. And honestly, I would let him if I didn't think he'd shrivel up into a prune. Last weekend, he surprised himself in the tub when he found his "bits". His face was priceless, he looked at me like, "huh", then continued splashing.

The house is coming along. Here is a link that I will just continue to add pictures to. I add the date to the bottom so that I can keep track of the progress. House Pictures

And now for a few pictures of Danny!

Here he is on a mission to get to the chair and suck on the fabric along the bottom.

Unfortunately, Danny takes after his Mom in the cankle department. Poor guy. Hopefully he'll grow out of it.

Do you see all of the drool?