This is why I love having grandkids. My Grandson John is playing with Grandma Politico (or The Lovely Wife), watch what happens when he realizes there is a camera on him.

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Smart Kid

So, my 11 month old grandson evidently wanted a bottle. How do I know this? Did he scream, kick and cry? No he went into the diaper bag and brought me a bottle liner and can of formula!

Amazing how much kids learn and how fast.

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I thought He'd Be Older

So, I told Santa what I want for Christmas. I always thought he'd be a little bit older. But I guess since he caters to kids, being young is an advantage.

For those who haven't figured it out, it's my Grandson John, or JR as he's know around here.

Grandchildren make you do silly things, like buy Christmas gifts that make noise and need batteries, even when the kid lives with you. I used to get a kick out of buying them for nieces and nephews, when I didn't have to hear them. Now I'm subjecting myself to that kind of noise.

I'm becoming fluent in jibberish, and relearning the joys of crawling around the living room floor. His knees crack a lot less when we do that, though. That stuff was a lot easier 20 years ago than it is today.

Hope everyone has a Merry Christmas, or if you celebrate something else, that it's happy.

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Congratulations!

Congratulations to my son Gary, and his wife Angela on the birth of their son, John Robert . He came into this world this morning at 9:49am weighing in at 5lbs 13 oz. Mom and baby are both doing fine, and I lost the "pass out pool" on Dad watching the c-section.

I guess, since I am now a grandfather, I'm officially "old", right :)

Like most children born into my family, he has a full head of hair, an iron grip, and a yell that can be heard for blocks. He'll need that yell to be heard over my family.

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