Fun with the Fleet

This morning we took Drew to the nearby Town Hall for an exciting adventure looking at dump truck, backhoes, tractors, fire engines and all sorts of the town's fleet vehicles. Drew had a great time looking and touching the "big trucks" and even got to sit in the driver's seat of a few! We ran into our friends Kelly and Andy and their boys and Drew had a good time running around with the big boys. It was a very hot but fun way to start our Saturday.

Driving one of the smaller tractors

Standing in the snow plow...not sure how often this baby sees action here!

The BIG tractor/mower...this was a hit!

Drew's first (and hopefully LAST) time in the backseat of a police car!

Drew loved the big fire engine

Such a big boy!

Playing around with "big" Drew, Kyle and Adam

More Cuteness

So I forgot another of my favorite "Drew-isms" when I posted yesterday. Drew has mastered saying goodbye, especially to Daddy in the mornings. His whole line is "Bye-bye Daddy! See you 'morrow!" (The time concept is lost on him at this point and he got the tomorrow part from saying goodnight to his trains.) Well, yesterday as I was trying to convince him to leave Nana's house and come home with me, I told him I was going to leave without him. He looked up from the train table and, with a completely straight face, said "Bye-bye Mommy. See you 'morrow! Ok!" You see where I stand in his life...I don't rank with Thomas or Nana!


Just a cute photo of Drew and Maddie from the other night!

Help 'ou

One of Drew's most adorable sayings is "Help 'ou Mommy" (or whoever). This can mean "I want to help you" or "I need your help." Either way, you can't turn him down - it's too cute! When Daddy was prepping the walls in the hallway for painting last week, Drew wanted to help him. So Daddy was smart and gave him a rag to wipe down the wall after he sanded it. Drew thought he was big stuff and had a great time!

That's up really high!


"I got it!" (another favorite saying)


Gordon helped too!

New Beds...

We are working towards the transition to a big-boy bed and hope to have his room ready over Labor Day weekend sometime. He has been very interested in the prospect since mommy and daddy got their new bed last weekend. However, I think he might be disappointed at the size difference when it comes down to it!

This is our new bed and bedding. Note the new wall color behind the bed - Daddy was smart and painted that wall before the big, heavy bed was delivered and in the way! (Ignore the curtain...leftovers from previous owner and I'm so far behind in decorating that I haven't replaced them!)

Drew enjoying cereal, milk and Saturday morning cartoons in "Daddy's Bed"

Updated - Photos and New Stories of Drew!

Lunch at Nana's


Playing trains at Nana's...always with the sunglasses...

Drew is currently asking questions and then answering them in the affirmative for himself. For example, I hear (daily) "Go to Nana's house? Ok!" The other day we pulled into a shopping center for Patrick to pick something up at a golf store (which happens to be next to a Hobby Town that Drew has visited once) and as soon as we pulled into a parking spot Drew said "Go see trains? Choo choo! Ok!" How do you deny a kid after that?

Thomas the Tank Engine has become firmly embedded in our lives, even though we had hopped it would be a while before it took hold. Drew will stand and play for hours - at Nana's he has a nice train table but at our house it's just on the coffee table in the playroom. He doesn't seem to mind! No matter how big you build the track and how intricate you make it, he will always ask for "mo' crack" - which luckily does mean "track"! His favorite train is Gordon, followed closely by Toby and he has to say goodnight to his trains at home every night before bed (currently that's just Gordon, Thomas and Percy...I don't know how long it will take when he has more!)

Baby Brother Update

Well...baby brother is still very big. We went for an ultrasound and check up today and he is measuring at 5 lb 11 oz (up from 4 lb 5 oz 2 weeks ago) and a little over 35 weeks. I am 32 weeks so we're still ahead of schedule. My doctor is hesitant to officially move my due date, but she has requested another ultrasound in 2 weeks to measure my fluid levels and 3 weeks to chart growth. Today my fluid was the same as last time so it did not increase which is positive. However, it did not decrease so we will continue to monitor and I get to continue being uncomfortable. Luckily I still have not swelled which is amazing in this heat! We got a couple of photos today but they aren't really good as his forehead was smashed against the placenta and he looks really odd!

I have some cute new photos of Drew I will get posted in the next day or so...check back!

Update on Grandaddy

Grandaddy had his heart cath today and all looks good for a 58-year old. He has two minor blockages along some branches but nothing in the main arteries or veins. He does need to lower his cholesterol to reduce the plaque buildup in the heart but the muscle itself looks great. They are going to work on controlling the missed beats with lifestyle changes (read: reduced stress, increased rest) and that along with the cholesterol reducing activities (diet, exercise, medication) should help matters. As for the bigger problem of the heart stopping on Saturday, they believe it is related to his propensity to pass out when needles are headed for him and that if he is not doing it at other times then a pacemaker is not needed. At this point he has had 4 different cardiologists look over his chart, including an electrophysiologist, so we think they are being thorough enough. He will stay in the hospital tonight and will hopefully be discharged tomorrow!

My Dad

My dad (Grandaddy) has been in the hospital since yesterday morning due to some heart problems. He will have a heart cath in the morning and is most likely going to get a pacemaker to remedy some missed beats he has been having. Prayers are appreciated for our family and especially for dad as he is not looking forward to these procedures.

BUG!

I have to share a little funny story about Drew. On Friday, Nana and Grandaddy came over to help us work on the house. Daddy and Grandaddy painted the stairs and hallway while Mommy and Nana worked on "purging" and keeping Drew occupied when he wasn't napping. Nana also cooked a fabulous dinner that included corn, green beans and tomatoes we got from a little old man who sells them out of his backyard. It was amazing.
While we were all sitting around eating, Drew started saying something repetitively but I wasn't paying enough attention to decipher it. I looked over and he was shying away from his plate and the word was getting louder and more emphatic. Finally, Nana realized he was saying "bug" while trying to get away from his plate. A little bean from the green beans had fallen into his "dip-dip" (ketchup) and he thought it was a bug in his food! He was starting to get a little stressed out that we weren't concerned! Once we figured it out, removed said bug and were all laughing uncontrollably, he decided it was funny too and started hamming it up. I thought I was never going to catch my breath. It was one of those "if I only had a video camera running right now I could win some money!" moments in life...

Baby Update

Patrick and I went today for another ultrasound and doctor visit to check on the baby. For those who haven't seen me recently...I'm rather large. Not swollen like I was with Drew, just all baby, all out in front. It turns out that, yes, he is a big boy...measuring 2-3 weeks ahead of schedule right now. His head is HUGE! It is measuring at 33 weeks 6 days and I am only 30 weeks 2 days. Isn't that encouraging?! Drew had (has) a big head, as do I and my dad, so it runs in the family! The baby is still within "normal" range on the little growth chart, but it does not look like we will make it to October 15 for sure!

On top of a big baby, I have an above average amount of amniotic fluid around the baby. It is not at a level to be concerned about, but we will have another ultrasound in 2 weeks to check it again. Not much they can actually do about it, but it will be watched. Patrick offered to pop me with a needle...I told him I am not a zit.

Here are a few of the ultrasound photos...they are scanned, so sorry for the quality!

And no, I'm not posting a photo of my big belly. Just use your imagination!