Wednesday, November 7, 2012
6 months
It's been six months since I became a mom of four. Three months since I agonized through eight hours of two of them in surgery. And 24 hours since someone asked me if my twins had been conjoined. Apparently that's the only reason she could think they might be wearing helmets.
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Things I Love
Right now I have so much to love. Here are just a few.
This guy. Nate makes me laugh so much, and he gives the best snuggles ever. I love the way he turns his head to the side and looks at me out of the corner of his eye when he has something important to say.
This guy. Luke makes me smile, and he gives the best hugs ever. I love the way he loves everything he does, is starting to not want to give me all the details, and is such a wonderful big brother to Nate.
These guys. I haven't had the chance to meet them yet, and this picture is very old, but I'm so excited about holding my newest boys, seeing them with eachother, and seeing them grow older and closer to their big brothers.
Our little family, especially the guy holding Nate. I can't describe how lucky I feel to have Travis. He's everything we could ask for in a husband, a daddy, and a friend. And he's kinda cute.
That's all for now. Hopefully it will be 13 days before I can talk about how much I love Jack and Connor.
This guy. Nate makes me laugh so much, and he gives the best snuggles ever. I love the way he turns his head to the side and looks at me out of the corner of his eye when he has something important to say.
This guy. Luke makes me smile, and he gives the best hugs ever. I love the way he loves everything he does, is starting to not want to give me all the details, and is such a wonderful big brother to Nate.
These guys. I haven't had the chance to meet them yet, and this picture is very old, but I'm so excited about holding my newest boys, seeing them with eachother, and seeing them grow older and closer to their big brothers.
Our little family, especially the guy holding Nate. I can't describe how lucky I feel to have Travis. He's everything we could ask for in a husband, a daddy, and a friend. And he's kinda cute.
That's all for now. Hopefully it will be 13 days before I can talk about how much I love Jack and Connor.
Monday, December 20, 2010
Time-Wasting
Why do I accept assignments the night before I'm heading out of town? And why do I do everything in my power to do something other than work on the computer? Because I am a certifiable closet procrastinator. Tonight I've checked out Pioneer Woman, Bake at 350, and other more embarassing sites that may or may not have pictures of Robert Pattinson. But my kids are cute.
Shock of the Season: Nate is scared of Santa. Luckily I can tell Santa what Nate wants (toys for ages 3 and up, a bookshelf). But Luke had a great time talking to him. He told him he wanted three things. Santa asked what those three things might be.
1. A Pillow Pet. What kind? A dolphin. Luke makes me pretty proud. After he sent his letter to Santa asking for a Shamu Pillow Pet, one of Santa's helpers called me to tell me the only one she could find was on eBay for about $90, but there were some dolphins at Kroger for $19.99. Santa's helper wanted to know if Luke would be OK with a dolphin since it's really hard to find and make the Shamu Pillow Pet. Luke said that would be awesome.
2. Lego Racers. Thank you commercials. Luke will be able to build a car then stomp on a thingy that makes the car zoom. Hopefully Santa can find more than one so there can really be a race.
3. Star Wars and Batman books. So easy, and so great.
In other news, Travis and I had much fun in Hawaii. It was beautiful, relaxing, beautiful, relaxing, and so much fun. Many hapless and exciting adventures were had. Travis had a bit of memory loss after Rob and Ebi's wedding, but that's to be expected. I fell off a bike, got sick off the side of a boat, and got stung on the bottom of my toe by a bee while I was walking on the beach. Fun things that start with a B were not agreeing with me. But I LOVED the luau. (LH represent!) And I secretly loved that Travis called me Wahini and sang a Hawaiinized version of "Devil Woman" to me the whole trip.
Dude, check out the crazy house we saw this weekend. Luke loved it, and Nate loved dancing to the music of the live band. And we all loved riding in a two-horse open carriage while singing about a one-horse open sleigh.
Monday, November 22, 2010
Before and After
Something amazing has happened. I've aged several years overnight. I went with Daddy and Luke to get a haircut last weekend, and now I'm an old toddler. Mommy is shocked, to say the least. She keeps asking where her baby went and where his curls went. Heavy stuff. For those of you who liked the old me, here's a shot to remember me by. For those of you ready for the new era, here's a shot of me now.
The rumors of an ER visit are true. I had a nasty cough and my doctor recommended Mommy and Daddy take me to get my lungs checked out. I'm OK, but Mommy and I got an extended period of bonding time. Mommy is eternally grateful to Aunt Jenny, Miss Alison, and Miss April for taking care of Luke and her. And she likes Daddy, too. To prove how well I'm doing, check out the swagger in my step. I'm a young Adonis.
In other news, Luke had his last day of soccer (doesn't he look excited about that trophy?) and his last day zoo school (doesn't he look concerned for that kangaroo?).
Tomorrow Luke and I are headed to stay with Mimi and Dandy for a week. A week! Mommy and Daddy will be in Maui for Uncle Rob's wedding, then hanging out on another Hawaiian island for a few more days.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Halloween
Luke here. Halloween was actually pretty awesome. I was Batman with a red bat, but I didn't talk all gravelly like Mommy tried to teach me. I wanted to be a nicer version of Batman. We headed to my friend Katie's house because her street is like the Mecca of trick-or-treating. I didn't really care about going to all the houses that had decorations and smoke and obviously lots of candy, I just wanted to be wherever Katie was.
Nate had a good time being Yoda. But can you figure out what Daddy was dressed as? Lots of people had trouble with this one. I'll give you a hint: It's something tasty and breakfasty.
Mommy really likes this picute of Nate enjoying a pre-trick-or-treating lollipop. We hope your Halloween was happy!
Sunday, October 31, 2010
Yoo Hoo
Yoo hoo, Mommy McShahan here. We've been MIA for way too long, and I think it's time to catch you guys up on what's been going on since we last posted. In May. Because I'm cyber lazy. And I promise, promise, promise to be better about not being so hermitish. So, without further ado ...
June
The first month of summer was mostly about water, and family, and getting sick. Luke and Nate had some awesome fun in swim lessons, then got some awesome pink eye, then did another stint of swim lessons, then got some fun ear infections, then headed to Wimberley with the Mimi and Dandy fam, then got some awesome ear infections, then headed to Granny and Pops's farm, then got some awesome ear infections. It was awesome.
July
August
In August we did lots of swimming and outside silliness, and Nate finally got baptized.
September
Wow. So much happened in September. Sea World. First day of school for Luke and Nate. First soccer game for Luke and Daddy. Luke's totally awesome early Star Wars birthday party.
June
The first month of summer was mostly about water, and family, and getting sick. Luke and Nate had some awesome fun in swim lessons, then got some awesome pink eye, then did another stint of swim lessons, then got some fun ear infections, then headed to Wimberley with the Mimi and Dandy fam, then got some awesome ear infections, then headed to Granny and Pops's farm, then got some awesome ear infections. It was awesome.
July
Nate turned 1! Need I say more? He also started walking a few weeks before his birthday. And we had lots of fun with my side of the family at Granny and Pops's place (even though there were still some evil summertime sick bugs lingering). We found Otis the kitty at Party City, and Luke went to some Rangers games with Daddy.
August
In August we did lots of swimming and outside silliness, and Nate finally got baptized.
September
Wow. So much happened in September. Sea World. First day of school for Luke and Nate. First soccer game for Luke and Daddy. Luke's totally awesome early Star Wars birthday party.
Wow! Luke turned 4! Nate started saying fun words like meow, ball, and bye bye. Luke, Nate, and Mommy flew to El Paso to spread the good cheer and digestive bugs of Dallas (and to see Uncle Rob and Aunt Ebi). Of course we took more baths and Daddy did some crazy stuff at soccer practice. And tonight we're headed out for Halloween! Pictures to come soon.
Monday, May 24, 2010
Back in the Saddle
End-of-school performance (sniff, sniff from Mommy).
Eating, Daddy-style.
Loving Giants of the Savannah at the Dallas Zoo.
Getting summer started.
Future great husbands.
Nate here. We've been trying to get Mommy/our personal assistant to post for a long time, but she's always got some "I'm really busy" or "I'm really tired" excuse at the ready. Well, no more. We are officially going to make it part of her job to keep the world informed of what's going on for Little McShahan(s).
May has been a very exciting month. Lots of trips to the zoo, museums in Fort Worth, and fun times playing with friends. Luke had his last day of school for the year, and Mommy's blown away by what a big boy he's become. I'm eating my weight in blueberries and refusing to let Mommy feed me. I'm also mastering the mess-making arts. Today I chunked a bar of soap that was in a drawer in a box into the toilet. I really like to play with Luke's toys, and he's designated a few I can play with. At our house, you can usually hear Luke running and singing some silly song he's made up, and the "slap, slap" of my hands as I crawl after him lightening fast.
Luke weighs 41 pounds and I weigh 31. I'm wearing 2T clothes now, and some of the shorts are, how you say, form-fitting? But I am a happy-go-lucky guy, and my brother and I love playing together. Oh, and I like to sign for more, but only if blueberries are on the menu.
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