We woke up in an “H” this morning.

Ankur was pushed all the way to the edge of the bed on his side.

I was pushed all the way to the edge of the bed on my side.

And Ishu slept – sideways – in between us. With his head on my side, his feet on Ankur’s side.

An “H.”

Thank GOD we invested in a King-sized mattress when we moved to Chicago. (If you’re curious, here’s a post I wrote about our sleeping situation.

Yesterday was a fun-filled day with a spontaneous surprise(ish).

Bhanu Mamu came to visit us!

During breakfast, I showed Ishu pictures of when he first met his Bhanu Mamu.

In between bites of his avocado toast, he’d say, “Mo, mo, Mamu.” Asking me to show him more pictures of Bhanu.

By the time we saw Mamu in person, Ishu was prepared. Also, Bhanu is so good about not rushing in and demanding attention and playfulness. He keeps his distance, waiting for kids to warm up to him and then jumps in.

It’s real smart. You would think I’d learn from that. But, alas, I just want to smush all the kids right away.

Anyway, we dropped his stuff off at the apartment and then walked to the Navy Pier.

It was such a beautiful day out. We lucked out with the weather. Mid-70s yesterday and today.

Then we walked from the pier to the Riverwalk. If we had more time, we’d probably stop to hang out at one of the many places there. But with only 30 hours here, we had to be efficient!

We were on our way to Hannah’s Bretzel to grab a sandwich. But on our walk there, we saw this fun patio at Jojo’s Shake Bar and knew we needed to eat there instead. Ishu was excited to see all the pumpkins and it kept him entertained the whole time we were there.

After lunch, we went home and both the boys napped while I got some work done. When Ankur got home, we walked back to the Navy Pier to get some deep dish pizza for dinner.

We decided to go with Giordano’s. Ankur and I have NOT done enough research in the area of deep dish. We’ve only tried the two big ones (Giordano’s and Lou Malnati’s). But, doesn’t matter. Cause Bhanu really enjoyed it. I guess you can’t go wrong with either one.

Now, we’ve got a full day ahead of us with beautiful weather.

This was just the teaser trip.

Now that he’s been here for a little bit, he’s going to want to come back for a lot bit. That’s my hunch.

And, well, we’re here for a while. So he has time. (That goes for the rest of you, fam. COME VISIT).

Hope you all have a great day!