Play time

Part of our routine involves playing from about 9:30/10:00 to 12:00/1:00. Jeanna practices rolling over, kicking her mobile, baby blanket games and wrestling her stuffed animals. We also usually read a book.
pic. 1- Where's Jeanna? There she is!
pic. 2- Is she getting ready to crawl?
pic. 3- pit stop

Aren't I cute?

Jeanna and I spent a quiet day at home. Not much to say about these pics except, "How adorable!"

Happy Thanksgiving

Hope everyone enjoyed their Thanksgiving with family and friends. I kinda felt bad that we all had a great meal on Thursday but Jeanna missed out on her first Thanksgiving. So... Ken and I decided to give her a little rice cereal. I'm not sure if she liked it much, as she spit most of it out, however, she didn't pull away when we offered her additional bites.
pic. 1- Jeanna pulls Kelley's (Ken's sister) finger. Don't fall for it Jeanna!
pic. 2- Ken offers Jeanna her first bites of cereal.
Pic. 3- Jeanna commandeers the spoon. Not sure what she means by that.

Just hanging out

pic. 1- Jeanna and Alex enjoy his favorite past time- TV!
pic. 2- Tony holds Jeanna Thanksgiving morning
pic. 3- Who's having more fun here?

Jeanna and Lamby

pic. 1- Jeanna and Lamby share a secret
pic. 2- When you hang out with a true friend, no words are needed
pic. 3- Who's trying to pull this rattle out of my hand!

Hola!

Jeanna hangs out with some Spanish speaking friends.
Pic. 1- Mrs. Gamboa (Luisa's mom) visits from Atlanta.
Pic. 2- Sophia, Luisa's daughter loves babies. She even helped to change Jeanna's diaper.

More Green Blanket

I know it seems strange, but she really likes it. I'm so proud.

Jeanna hangs out

Last Friday Jeanna and I went down to visit Aunt Kimmy. On Sat. we did a bunch of shopping, but didn't forget to show our support for the bucks. On Sunday we hung out at home most of the day. Hope everyone had a great weekend.
pic. 1- Jeanna and Aunt Kim sport matching attire
pic. 2- Jeanna, Mom and Alex sport matching attire
pic. 3- Most parents hope their children learn to love what they value. Here Jeanna discovers the magic that is Green Blanket! Okay, so it's more like Grey Rag now, but its power to soothe small children is still strong.

Jeanna and her busy day

Jeanna is a very busy baby
pic. 1- Jeanna get bundled up for her power walk
pic. 2- Jeanna make music with her rattle
pic. 3- Jeanna shows her purple elephant who's boss

The gifted and talented Misiak-Kacsh children

The VonTrapps have nothing on us. Jeanna seems to be growing by leaps and bounds and the boys are letting out their creative spirits.
pic.1- Jeanna pushes up to her elbows. THis girl is going to the 2020 olympics.
pic.2 - Jeanna wrestles with a lamb. I think the lamb won.
pic.3 - The boys' school had a fundraiser at Barnes and Noble which included performances by the choir and a poetry slam. Tony sang absolutely beautifully and even had a speaking part in the song "If I had a million dollars". Alex read a poem for the slam. THey're awesome.

Quiet weekend at home

We had a quiet weekend, just hanging around the house. Hope everyone is well.
pic. 1- Jeanna just looks like an angel when she's asleep
pic. 2- Here she is trying to stuff her whole fist into her mouth. She's actually accomplished this a couple times. Go Jeanna!
pic. 3- She doesn't like it much on her stomach, but she's really starting to use her arms to lift her chest. I'm so proud!

Naked Baby!

What is it about naked babies? They're so cute!
pic. 1- Jeanna loves to have her clothes changed in the morning
pic. 2- She's working on pushing herself up. Today she was actually resting on her elbows with her head at about 50 degrees
pic. 3- I know this picture is dark, but she had such a sweet expression

She's growing up

Mommy's little girl is growing up. Jeanna has been holding her head up a lot better lately. She's also making all sorts of new sounds like: Ohh, eeeee, ahgoo, aheeee. As you can tell, she is very advanced.
Pic. 1- Jeanna gives mixed reviews on her first encounter with the bouncy chair
Pic. 2- What a cutie!
Pic. 3- She's starting to like her Bumpo chair. Thanks Mrs. Rich!

Jeanna's Baptized

Here are some pictures of Jeanna on her big day. Check out her dress. My grandma sewed it by hand from her own wedding vail. My mom and her 2 sisters wore it as well as all their kids (including me). Jeanna is the ninth child to wear it.
pic. 1- 4 generations of Cieslukowski women pose in their church clothes
pic. 2- Auntie Angie tries to cheer Jeanna up after a hectic morning
pic. 3- Aunt Annie plays with her god child
pic. 4- Jeanna takes finally goes to sleep in a laundry basket at the end of a long day

Jeanna meets her aunties Kelly & Cara

On Thursday evening, I visited Kelly & Tom at their home in Bexely. Cara was there and we ate a fabulous meal prepared by Kelly of Chicken, spinach and procciuto (spell) rolls, brussel sprouts and pasta. I had a great time. Thanks Kelly.
pic. 1- Cara holds her niece. Watch that pacifier!
pic. 2- After dinner, Kelly played with and held Jeanna the rest of hte evening. She had the magic touch, as Jeanna fell asleep in her arms. And no, there wasn't any alcohol involved.
pic. 3- I'm not the only one with a new little baby. Here Cara holds her precious toy fox terrior, Lucy Bell.

Jeanna gets acquainted with the family

pic. 1- Jeanna seems to relax instantly when resting on her grandma's chest
pic. 2- Jeanna and great-grandma cuddle
pic. 3- Great grandma & grandpa enjoyed spending the day with the newest addition to the family