From: Blaine Anderson Hummel
To: InTheBuilding@googlegroups.com
Subject: Sorry about the mess

News travels fast, so by now I assume you’ve all heard about the baby that was born in the building elevator two days ago. I’m here to tell you that there’s more to the story! The woman in question is an old friend of me and my husband Kurt, and she cannot keep the baby for a variety of reasons, so we have decided to adopt him. Perhaps he will be the first resident of the building to actually have been born in the building! (Unless somebody has had a homebirth here, in which case we could form a club.)

This has all happened on very short notice, and we will be bringing the baby home from the hospital tomorrow. Kurt of course wants to create a nursery that reflects his impeccable style, but these things take time. In the interim, we want to ask if anyone could lend us some baby essentials for about a month: a crib, crib-size mattress and fitted sheets, changing table, and stroller. If you have spares of any of these items taking up space in your apartment, please let me know as soon as possible.

Thank you,

Blaine

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To: Blaine Anderson Hummel
From: Patty Jenkins
Subject: Re: Sorry about the mess

Congratulations on your new baby! We have a crib that we use when our granddaughter visits, but she won’t be here again until the end of June, so you’re welcome to borrow it until then if you’d like. Complete with mattress and sheets! The sheets are pink with butterflies, hope that’s ok?

Best wishes,

Patty

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To: Blaine Anderson Hummel
From: Ben Kramer
Subject: Re: Sorry about the mess

Our youngest just moved out of his crib to a big-boy bed a few weeks ago. You can have our crib and mattress to keep if you want, but we already gave the sheets to Goodwill. Crib is from Ikea.

Good luck,

Ben

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To: Blaine Anderson Hummel
From: Courtney Mathis
Subject: Re: Sorry about the mess

I don’t have anything to offer, but I wanted to say congratulations on your new baby!!!

Courtney

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To: Blaine Anderson Hummel
From: Jennifer Partridge
Subject: Re: Sorry about the mess

Oh m goodness, what a story! We have an Graco stroller that you can use with infant if you have Graco car seat to snap into it but we don’t have the car seat any more, so you’d have to find that part somewhere else. We’ve been using in toddler mode since Jayden outgrew infant seat, but he’s big enough now we mainly use umbrella stroller instead.

Let me knoe,

Jennifer

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To: Blaine Anderson Hummel
From: Cathy Livingston
Subject: Re: Sorry about the mess

That poor child. I’ll pray for him.

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To: Anna Anderson; James Anderson
From: Blaine Anderson Hummel
Subject: Phone Call

Hi Mom and Dad,

I have news to share. What is a good time to call this week, when both of you will be home?

Love,

Blaine

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To: Blaine Anderson Hummel
From: Anna Anderson
Subject: Re: Phone Call

This sounds big and important. What is it? Are you getting a divorce? Have you turned straight? :)

Love,

Mom

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To: Anna Anderson
From: Blaine Anderson Hummel
Subject: Re: Re: Phone Call

That’s not funny.

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To: Blaine Anderson Hummel
From: Anna Anderson
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Phone Call

I put a smiley face! I was just joking! Sorry if my tone of voice didn’t come through over e-mail! :)

Mom

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To: Anna Anderson
From: Blaine Anderson Hummel
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Phone Call

I don’t care how many smiley faces you put, it’s never going to be funny.

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To: Blaine Anderson Hummel
From: Anna Anderson
Subject: Re: Re: Re: Re: Re: Phone Call

Sorry for my failed attempt at humor. It’s just, you know how much I’ve always wanted grandkids, and it’s starting to look like Cooper will never settle down, and you’re no hope either. It makes me sad so I tried to laugh about it. Sorry.

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To: Blaine Anderson Hummel
CC: Anna Anderson
From: James Anderson
Subject: Re: Phone Call

Blaine,

We have dinner reservations and tickets to the symphony this evening. How about tomorrow night around 7:30?

JWA

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To: James Anderson
CC: Anna Anderson
From: Blaine Anderson Hummel
Subject: Re: Re: Phone Call

Tomorrow at 7:30, good.

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To: Debbie Waters; Greg Waters
CC: Kurt Hummel
From: Blaine Anderson Hummel
Subject: We’re doing it!

Dear Debbie and Greg,

We decided to adopt the baby! I really don’t think we would have realized this was the best decision for us without your excellent advice. It was so fortunate that we met you in that waiting room. Can we thank you in person? We’d love to have you two, and your daughter and her family if they’d like to come, over for dessert and coffee sometime before you leave town. Maybe in two weeks or so? Let us know when is a good time, and we would be thrilled to see you again.

All the best! I hope your new grandbaby is doing well!

Blaine

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To: Blaine Anderson Hummel
CC: Kurt Hummel; Greg Waters
From: Debbie Waters
Subject: Re: We’re doing it!

Dear Blaine and Kurt,

We are so happy to hear this! Congratulations! We’d love to see you again. I’ll send another e-mail to work out the details after Jennifer and the babies are home.

Best,

Debbie