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As most of you know, I made Addie's blog private.
If you know anyone who would like access please email me their email address.
My email is andreajyates@hotmail.com.

Also blogging is not very exciting if no one is reading or commenting.
I am not asking for a comment from everyone on every picture
but please just post something so that I know who is keeping up.

And who knows I might add your picture!!!

Fourth of July

We went to the hometown of Mansfield for the 4th of July
We saw many friends and family.
This slideshow is just a few.
Somehow we missed a few pictures of Addie with everyone but these should do:

Pediatrician Visit

On Tuesday, July 2nd, we went to the pediatrician. Pediatrician is a new term for me. As a first time mom, I often use the word veterinarian instead and sometimes gynecologist. Obviously very different doctors.

However, it was time for Adalynn's 6 month shots. We weren't behind the clinic just couldn't get us in. So she was actually 7 months and 1 week. She continues to be perfectly healthy but her percentiles are a little scattered on the growth chart.

Height/Length 26 inches 33rd percentile (I knew she was short)

Weight 17lbs 7.5oz 57th percentile

Head Circum 45cm 93rd percentile (she has Jeremy's head)
This is her in her cute outfit to go the pediatrician. I am not sure I feel she needs to look cute to go there because they make us take off all her clothes!

My new milestones:
I can roll everywhere to get what I want
I can put my binks in my mouth all by myself
I am eating 4 oz of cereal and 6 oz of fruits and veggies
I can suck through a straw
I can hold my cup
I sit up independently
I am starting to use a pincer grasp (Donna: that means thumb and pointer finger)
I eat everything but peaches
I hate mashed potatoes (I throw them up)
I have one tooth and the other is about to break the skin
I can transfer toys back and forth from hand to hand
I look for objects when I lose them or drop them
I am kinda sleeping good at night most nights 9 to 3 or 4ish
I have moved to size 3 diapers as well
I can sit up well enough to sit in the shopping cart and high chair when we are out

this is all I can think of right now.

Mommy's Job!

As most of you have seen on the news my school is at risk for consolidation. This is very complicated for me. I have a contract so I am guaranteed a job. The only problem is I am not sure where. Decatur or Gentry? You see I am actually employed at Gentry but work at Decatur. So if Decatur gets consolidated somewhere else, I won't be there.

You all know that I love my school and my kids so please pray for me that this will all work for the best interest of everyone involved.

The Zoo comes to an End!!!

Sleeping baby. The zoo is a very exciting place. She was able to take about a 10 minute nap before some screaming children woke her up.

Our child is very spoiled and we realize that. BUT, Dr. Harmon says nothing before the age of 9 months spoils a child? We visited the gift shop and there was a wall full of stuffed animals. As the paranoid parents that we are, we are looking for one that is somewhat baby proof. They have one ---- a lion with a rattle so I lean over to look at it and Addie grabs this Tiger and stuffs it in her mouth.

Later, Jeremy says to Addie, "What is this Tiger's name?"
Addie looks right at Jeremy and says, "GEE"
So this is Gee the Tiger and we all love her a lot and our happy to have her in our family.

Summer Learning

Here we are learning about monkeys. There was a cute baby monkey and mommy in front of us. Then we saw a hurt monkey, a monkey peeing and two monkeys participating in intercourse! It was very educational in the monkey area that day!














Here is Addie with Daddy learning about rhinos. The rhino made a big mess in the mud and was having a hard time standing up. It had stormed the night before and was cloudy this morning so all the animals felt great and were out and about.

Ready for the Zoo!

Here is Addie in her zebra print hat and her Wild Thing zebra onesie ready for the zoo!!!


















This is my new favorite picture of Addie. She was staring at flamingos!













This is the first animal Addie saw at the zoo. I swear the lady said it was called a "blue tailed skank" ????