I have to admit it...

Drew is an amazing dad.

He loves Grant with all of his heart... is never impatient with him... never yells at him... always loves him... and makes as much time as possible to play with him.

I wanted to give Drew the best Father's Day possible.

It started this morning... I got up with Grant at 5:15... got him back to sleep... then got up with him again just before 8am.

We brought Drew breakfast in bed and presents.

Spent the morning playing...

then... fishing.

We braved the swampy heat (it was SO hot here today) and headed out on Lake Fisher.

I figured that we would be out there for about an hour at best.  It really was so hot.  I'm six month's pregnant.  Grant is two, tired, hot and impatient.  I was determined to stick it out as long as possible... but sitting on that metal bench.... my hips were killing me.  Drew caught two fish.... and then I cried uncle.  Low and behold... we'd been out there for more than two and a half hours!!!!!  It was a wonderful time and we'll go back and fish there again.

We tried to go out for dinner but Grant's meltdown was just too much so we got dinner to go and came home.

I think he had a really good day... and I enjoyed it too.

Happy Father's Day Drew.

You're amazing.

The baby's room is primed and will be painted (hopefully) by the end of the week.

Making these HUGE changes to the house just make it painfully obvious the HUGE changes that are coming to our family. I'm getting excited and nervous. The name that we had picked out – we're both sort of iffy on now. Nothing feels exactly right the way that Grant's name did. It's frustrating.

It's hot and humid here – and there's NO wind. I don't want to go outside at all, ever.... and I want to turn our A/C to 68 degrees and sit naked under a vent. Grant, however, would spend all day every day outside. We set up his little splash pool... and our water is cold enough... if I put my feet in I can stand to be outside for a while. It's worth it – because Grant has such joy when he's outside. I've watched him over the past few days and realized how lucky I am that I have a child who is so filled with sheer joy. He's also so loving and kind. He loves to kiss us. He wants to be our 'special helper.' He talks to his baby brother... and talks about how “we go to mommy's doctor baby tummy out!” He has his whiney moments... he's still waking up before seven most mornings... but he's good natured and sweet at heart and I just feel so fortunate to have such a wonderful son. Grant, I hope someday you read this and you know that you are truly the joy of your mom and dad's lives. You make us smile and laugh and love and showing you the world is what our world is all about.

Top Chef Masters tonight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Can't wait!

A much much better day today here... and it's such a quandary.

I had a really restless night... didn't get really good sleep until between 7 and 9 am.

My fasting blood sugar was still a little bit high... but the rest of the day my numbers have been perfect.

Additionally, I've been entirely productive... including managing to plan out my menus for the week and get to the grocery store (with the minor snafu of forgetting to bring my coupons). The house is clean, my to-do list for today is complete... such a wonderful feeling.
Grant got to see a fire engine up close and personal today! It was parked at the grocery store... and he was beyond enthralled... and actually HUGGED the fire engine goodbye when we left. It was such a cute “little boy” moment... I wanted to capture it and bottle it and have it forever.

A picture will have to do.