In the picture below Drew was relaxing with me on the couch on a weekend afternoon. He likes to be around Jana and me and will play by himself (often with lots of narration of what's going on).
The biggest news since my last post is that Drew is officially in his big boy bed! Yay! This picture was taken the night we set it up and as you can see, his headboard hadn't arrived yet. However, we got the railings up, got his bed all ready, and I don't think Drew even noticed that his bed was missing a headboard.
Drew immediately asked to get on the bed to try it out. We've got him trained so that to get in or out of bed he asks for our permission and then we help him out. I don't think he realizes yet that he can do it on his own!
We crept into Drew's room his first night in the big boy bed and took a picture of him sleeping. We ALWAYS go in and check on Drew once a night, but now it's even better than before because he's so accessible. We make sure to lean in for a kiss on his cheek and a quiet "Goodnight Drew." Other than spending time with him awake, our nightly check-in of Drew sleeping is the highlight of our day!
We were nervous about Drew falling out of bed or getting out on his own. Actually, the transition to the big boy bed was probably harder for Jana and me than it was for Drew! We moved Drew's monitor to the living room so that we could hear every move he made in bed, and when he got up, Drew discovered it. He had great fun listening to the monitor while one of us went into his bedroom and talked into the receiver. I'm not sure why he hadn't caught on to this before, but it was a big hit.
Our little percussionist loves to play the drums (or play the couch or the footstool or the floor). He'll use whatever lies around, and in this case he grabbed a spoon. 
Grandma Lynn made up a drumming song for Drew, and he was having fun showing off for us with his drum. Drew definitely enjoys basking in Jana's and my attention!
Were we back in Drew's room again checking on him another night? Why yes, we were! Jana and I thought it was pretty cute how he had both his teddy bear and alligator in his arms. When sleeping on his side, Drew loves to pull something close to his chest to snuggle. By the way, our cute little 2-year-old is filling out a pair of 4T pajamas here. He's almost outgrown them!!!
Drew was a big supporter of MSU during the NCAA tournament, although he didn't even seem to notice when they got beaten badly by Memphis. We were in Grand Rapids the day before Easter (a day that MSU played) and we made sure that everyone knew who Drew wanted to win.
Drew was having a lot of fun at Grandma Sue and Grandpa Bill's house playing with this barn toy. As you might guess, he does a great job of entertaining himself!
Drew also got in a little golf. Drew loves watching golf on TV and will ask me, "See golf on TV? See Tiger Woods?" He also recently picked up the word "Ogilvy," which is his form of Geoff Ogilvy. As much as I love golf, I'm bummed that right now Drew prefers watching golf over basketball. All Drew gets to watch on TV are sports with me, so he probably thinks that the only thing a TV shows is sports!
Jana has now reached 37 weeks with Kate, and we are ready for her arrival any time! Drew arrived at 37 1/2 weeks, so if he was any indication it won't be long. Also, we just saw the doctor and Jana is dilated to 4 cm! (at 10 cm you deliver) Jana is at the stage where she is ready to get Kate out, so we're hoping that we'll get to see Kate soon. People are still amazed at how small Jana's belly is and she's had people at work that have just noticed that she's pregnant. They're quite surprised when they find out that the baby is due in 3 weeks!!
Drew likes playing with my hats, and here he grabbed my LSSU hat. Go Lakers!
We've been getting some gifts for baby Kate, and our friend Nora thought to include a gift for Drew. He was so excited to get to open his own present!
Jana and I have been having a blast lately with Drew. His language is exploding and he's so much fun to be around. Both of us look forward to when Drew gets up in the morning and to seeing him in the evening. Now we are looking forward to adding Kate to our family and getting to know her too! Keep posted for a birth notice for Kate because it is coming soon!
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