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Blake Still is a "Bean"…










…a jumping Bean, that is!

Dawn and Chris went on a 5-day vacation, so we took care of Blake. Since my arms could not handle the 15 lbs 12 oz of constant jumping up-and-down, we bought him a jumperoo. He loved it…spending over 30 minutes at a time non-stop jumping until he fell asleep right in it! Blake also had his 4 month check-up the day before Dawn & Chris left, so I got to start him on rice cereal (Dawn got to give him his first feeding). What a mess!

We also have a piano virtuoso on our hands (Larry, note what he is playing…you gave this keyboard to Shannon when she was little).

We had a great time with him, but I now understand why grandparents like to send the kids home…their bodies need to recoup!

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Our "Grand-den" and Go Bears!!!!



Since Blake has been spending so much time here (we love it!) we decided to convert his mommy’s old bedroom into a room for him. We originally set up Shannon’s old crib, but then decided it was a little too worn so we invested in a new one. In order to be fair to any future grandchildren we are not calling it Blake’s room, it’s the “Grand-den”.

I’ve also attached a current picture of Blake…very close up. Looks as though he will have hazel eyes like his daddy and his reddish hair is starting to turn brown, also like his daddy. He still has a round, very round face like his mommy (and grandpa).

Hope everyone is doing well! Haven’t had any personal news on here for a while…where is everyone? Watching the Bears, I hope!!!

Love,
GrandMar

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Yes It Has…



…been way too long, so here are a couple of our Christmas photos:

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Wonderful World of Winter


A beautiful day at Steve and Mary Fall’s on Friday the first. We had 12″ of snow which started last night and as of about 10:00 am the first day of Dec it is still snowing. I don’t have a name for my snowblower (as Gary has), but it still does the trick. Seems the last two times I have gone to a concert we have been hit by a snowfall. Last year was on the way to a Hot Tuna show. This year we were coming home from Bob Seger. Not really a fan of his, but had some friends who wanted to go and we tagged along. I will say though I was quite impressed. If you like him I suggest going to his show. It was good.

Anyway, here is my first attempt at attaching a picture. Actually, I guess if you wanted to get picky you could say my second as I tried earlier this year to attach a picture of my trip to Mesquite, but since the picture was deleted from the computer I couldn’t do it. At least this time I know the picture is here as I just downloaded it from the camera.

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Ronnie’s Riotous Raucous!

After a fabulous feast at Lou Malnatti’s (sorry Shannon) we continued to party at my house amidst the destruction/construction of our kitchen. Most of the evening was spent trying to take a picture of the six of us (guess I better learn how to use the delay). Who could ask for a better 48th birthday, right Ron?

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"Is That What My Nose Will Look Like?"

Grandpa finally got to hold his grandson. Steve had to go to London before Blake came home and never got to hold him. Here they are together…Steve straight from the airport after an overnight flight, so he looks a little tired. Blake, as you can see, is more concerned with the size of that nose!

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He’s Home!



All is well and Blake came home last night! I finally got a photo of Mommy & Daddy holding their son!!

GrandMar

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Give Him a Moustache…





…and he looks just like Grandpa! Unfortunately Blake is not coming home with Dawn tonight. She should be discharged about 8 PM, but they want to keep Blake a little longer. The good news is that the respirator was removed yesterday and the IV today. He’s still in the Special Care Unit and is only hooked up to heart, pulse and temperature monitors. Yesterday he had trouble keeping down food, but that seems OK today.

We’ll keep you all posted!

GrandMar

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Welcome to the World…Blake Christian Kaczynski


After a pretty rough delivery (3 1/2 hours pushing) Blake Christian was born around 7 PM last night (inducing began at 10:30 the night before) . There were a few complications…waste in the fluids, umbilical cord in a knot, and low heart rate due to the stress of being in the birth canal so long. There were 3 pediatricians present who decided to keep the baby in the Special Care Unit, hopefully just for last night. It’s hard to see his face in the attached picture due to all the tubes, but we think he looks just like Dawn. Hopefully I’ll be able to post a better picture tonight.

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Baby Bean’s Last Night Inside!


Well, Baby Bean just doesn’t want to budge. So, Dawn will be going to the hospital at 10:30 tonight (Wednesday) to be induced. She had an ultra-sound yesterday and the baby appears to be about 9 lbs. That’s big enough to come on out! The process should take 24-36 hours. Hopefully I will be posting his picture tomorrow night (or Friday morning)!

Here’s a picture of Dawn from Sunday (Granddad’s birthday). She looks even bigger (definitely lower) than last week’s picture, don’t you think?!