Cardiologist Appt

Since Drew was not acting like his usual self on the 4th of July and a few days after that, I decided that he needed to get in to see Dr. Orie. I was thinking the worst and fearing that maybe we would need to have the 3rd surgery sooner or that maybe he had a leaky valve. All sorts of things were running through my mind when he was excessively tired and not his wild child self. His Cardiologists office is wonderful and got him right in. He had an echo done (Drew was not to pleased about the echo) and the function of his heart remains the same. So at this point that is good. They wanted to get and EKG on him, but he REFUSED! He was not the most cooperative patient. Dr. Orie said that he was just an active toddler and his body was letting him know that he needed to slow down. He said that if his body is telling him to sleep or rest than it is OK. We will just watch and see what Drew needs and if he needs to slow down then we will make sure he does. Dr. Orie did let us know that Drew will probably get a pacemaker put in during his 3rd surgery.
Everyday is a new adventure or worry with Drew. He sure keeps us on our toes!

4th of July

Our family went to a friend's house for a great 4th of July party. Drew was kinda miserable because he just could not decide what to do with himself. He really wanted to run around and play with the other kids, but he seems to get tired more easily now. He enjoyed eating and swinging on the swings, but we decided it would be best to get him home early and tuck him in for the night. Papa as Drew calls my Dad was his babysitter for the rest of the night. That was the best part of the night for Drew, just spending one-on-one time with his Papa!

What a scholar

Drew loves to "read" everything. Now he has decided to read the newspaper. Maybe he is advanced!

"The Chief"

Drew definitely thinks he is in charge all the time, but riding in the sheriff's car at the kiddie amusement park definitely makes him look in charge!

Ronald McDonald House

For Drew's birthday we asked friends and family to help bring in items from the Ronald McDonald wish list. I also asked the wonderful faculty that I work with at my elementary school to join in our cause. Between our family, friends, and my colleagues we had a whole car load of food, cleaning supplies, everyday items, and gift cards to give. It really felt great to give something back to the house that supports us while we spend time at the hospital for our son.
Drew was pretty excited to see all of the wish list items too! Check out the picture.

Let him eat cake

Drew loves cake. He ate two Elmo cupcakes at his party and then continued to eat one more later that night. I know we really gave in to him on this one, but he will only turn 2 once in his life. I think the cupcakes were his favorite part of having a birthday party!

He made it to 2!

I can't believe Drew is 2 years old. Where does the time go? I look back at the last two years of his life and I thank God everyday that he is strong, healthy (in every way but the heart), and a determined child. He keep us on our toes, but makes us laugh everyday. If you would have asked Brian or I two years ago what Drew's future looked like, I don't think we would have said it was going to be this good. He continues to amaze us in every way. I know that we do not know what the future holds for Drew, but I hope that in 10 more years we can look back and say, wow, it has continued to be so good!