Family Update

It has been very busy around here lately. I went to deer camp. It was fun, but came home a day early. I always enjoy going, but this year felt I needed to cut it a little short. Molly is doing well. Incision finally stopped bleeding, but she still has numbness in her fingers. I am a little worried about that. She is not getting as much sleep as she would like. Abby and Katie are continuing to adjust nicely to our new life. Katie is missing the attention a bit, but we try to reassure her. Brady is growing quickly. He loves to play football, baseball, golf, and basketball. At least in my mind he does. I will begin officiating basketball games again soon. I will have about 30 games or so. It takes me away from home a bit, but we need the extra cash right now. The trees are bare outside and the money won't grow again until spring.

I went to hunt last Thursday and came across this print. It was about the size of my hand. Black bear and cougars have a very similar print. The diffence is hard to distinguish sometimes. Bear will have 5 fingers and cougars 4. This print appeared to have 4, but after photographing it, taking it to the DNR, and going back to look again I concluded it was a bear. The 5th finger was hard to detect. Also, if you look close you will see small holes above the bear's fingers. That is his claw mark. You normally will not see a claw mark, but because he buried in the mud a little more than an inch it forced his claws into the mud a bit. Cougars nail are retracted so they would not leave that. I am relieved it is not a cougar. I had an encounter there in the past and don't want to relive it. On a side note that bear left a pile for me the next day right were I park. It is right where I walk in by the corn. I guess he is hanging around there. I also saw a bobcat last night. It is cool to be experiencing God's creation so close.

Filling out.

Happy, yet tired.

Tired.

Tiny feet.

What can I say.

So cool. God is GOOD!

Molly has been through a lot. I love seeing this picture because she tells me it was all worth it just by looking into her eyes.

He is tired, too.

Uncle Bill and Aunt Liz came for a visit. It is always nice to visit with them.

While we were visiting my aunt and uncle, Katie grabbed the camera and had a little fun. She does this slyly so that we won't take it from her. We will sometimes grab the camera to view photos and see some of her surprises. She either takes pictures of Macy or herself or in this case both. We thought this would be a cute one to share.

Fun times in no particular order

Rare when we can take a good picture with his eyes open. This was a cute one.

Katie and Abby enjoying bath time.

It's the great pumpkin Charlie Brown.

Tim and Brady watching first football game together.

Touchdown!!

Finished works of art.

Uncle Dave gets first and last chance to hold Brady.
(kidding of course)

Caleb's wife, Kristy, holds Brady.

and Caleb, too.

Yea, I'm THAT cute!

We are having a fun time with Brady. He is doing well, but still doesn't want to sleep at night. Abby and Katie can't get enough of him. I wonder if that will wear off. Flu is all over the place here in Cadillac. Many schools have closed. We are praying we can keep that out of this house. We have hand sanitizer everywhere. Anyway, we keep going!

Photos from the past few days.

A rare moment where his eyes are open.

Last day of gymnastics.

Cartwheel.

Balance beam.

Uneven bars.

Precious.

Up close look.

Aunt Kristine with Brady.

Homecoming!!

Nice and snug. Brady is headin home.

Actually I don't think he noticed, but Molly was very happy about it.

This is how he looked the whole way home.

Abby couldn't wait to get out of school. She has been full of anticipation for baby brothers homecoming.

Sleeping quarters.

Katie holds Brady. She loves to do this and ask to hold him all the time.

How adorable.

How adorable.

First Time for Everything

Happy Girls (and boy).

Temporary home.

First bath.

Kodak moment.

Brady is much happier being out of the tub.

First time I got to hold Brady.

He slept while I smiled.

Finally made it to the crib.


We brought Molly home today. She is happy to be home, but she still is very much in pain. Physically and emotionally.
Tonight I asked Katie if she was happy about that and she said "no". I said "you're not happy mommy's home" she said "we're not all together". Brady is still at Munson and she was very sad about that. She is such a loving person and only wants us all together. We are hopeful for Brady to come home Sunday or Monday.

A New Arrival.

The long wait (that went so fast) is finally over. Braeden Timothy Fekete was born on October 13th at 3:32PM. He was 7 pounds and 9 ounces. He was 21 inches long. Little Tiger is in good health. He is in the neo-natal ICU until he can eat on his own. It may be 2 or 3 days, but mom got to hold him for the first time today. She, although not feeling well, was glowing after that. Molly is recovering well and the pain is subsiding. She hopes to be discharged no later than Saturday. Enjoy some of the photos.

We took one final photo of the belly before we left for delivery.

After a 2 hour delay we were finally rolled into the surgical room.

"Hello world"

"Brrrrr...that is cold!!"

Peace and quiet.

So nice to be able to stretch out.

After about a 24 hour wait Mommy finally got to hold her son (can't wait for my turn).

It has been a long 2 days. I am tired. I am sick. I am happy.

The Baby Shower.

Molly and the girls enjoyed a recent baby shower. Sharon Denslow thought it was a great idea and she, along with Amy Junker, did a great job preparing it. It sounded like everyone had a wonderful time. Baby Tiger got lots of great gifts. He will be a welcome addition to our family.

Molly and girls look so pretty.

Looks like a cake, but you wouldn't want to bite into it. It is made of rolled diapers. It was pretty cool looking actually.

Amy, Molly, Sharon
Good friends.

The girls are so ready for Baby Tiger. They will be great big sisters.

A portion of the group seated here.

Pray for Molly. She is ready to be done with this pregnancy. She has gained so much water weight that it has pitched off some of the nerves in her arms and hands. She is in constant discomfort and has a hard time doing anything without pain. We are down to the last week. Hopefully we can go through with the delivery next Tuesday.