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My husband has been on the road a lot recently.  This week is no exception.  But this week is quite different:  Grandpa is here.  He drove up to keep us company in Dustin’s absence.  This has made both Jaden and I very, very happy.  Jaden wakes up each morning and every afternoon and asks for “da.”  After I tell him that dad is at work, the very next thing he says is “ba”?  To which I answer “yup, he is downstairs.”  It has been a life-saver having him here.  Another adult to talk with over meals.  Someone to help entertain the wee one.  An adult to discuss politics with at any turn (we share a passion for this topic.)  I could go on and on.  It has been great.

It takes Jaden a while to warm up to other adults.  But slowly he is sitting closer to grandpa during story time.  He is reaching for grandpa’s hand over my hand in parking lots.  He is stealing grandpa’s food instead of mine during meal times.  This is bonding at its best.

To top all of this off, grandpa pulled off a miracle during nap time yesterday.  He broke out a drill, sanding block, bolt, hot glue gun and some plastic and FIXED the garbage can on the garbage truck.  He claimed all he did was think “What would MacGyver do?”  Nice.

This has been a very special week indeed.