Zoo

It is hard to believe that the summer is winding down. We only have one week left until school starts up. I feel a little overwhelmed with everything going on for us, but excited as well.

For those who do not know, Mike and I struggled to start a family for nearly 8 years before we were told Grayson was on the way. We were thrilled last summer when we found out we were expecting after only 2 rounds of clomid (a pill fertility drug) to help me ovulate. Unfortunately, we ended up losing that pregnancy, and have been going through fertility treatments ever since. This month, we have returned to our fertility specialist to start more aggressive treatment. So I have a lot of appointments, and lots of hormones running through my body.

Mike has been on mandatory "extended scheduling" (overtime) because they are super busy at work. He has been working 60-70 hours a week, and while the paychecks are amazing, it makes for one tired daddy. We are just happy that his schedule starts at 5 am, so he is still home in time for dinner and a little time with Grayson before his bedtime.

Grayson is growing up way to fast. He has amazed me with how much his vocabulary has grown. He comes up with some of the funnest little games as well. He loves to run, dance, and he is super social. He loves animals and we have spent a lot of time at the zoo, making good use of our annual pass. We also are going to take him to the fair (on family day when no smoking is allowed) for him to see all those animals.

Speaking of the zoo, we went today and did the butterfly exhibit, as well as other fun stuff.

Hoping to find some more fun things to do this week before school starts!