Adelynn's First Ponytail

...well, kind of! I got sick of her bangs always being in her eyes, so I bought some itty bitty rubber bands today. She refuses to leave bows in her hair when she's playing, but this seemed to work pretty well. Plus, she looks so stinking cute!

And for fun...her favorite place in the house, because this is where she gets food!

Adelynn update

For those who don't know already, Adelynn was recently diagnosed with Turner's Syndrome. It is a genetic disease that occurs only in girls. Basically, part or all of her secondary chromosome is missing. It will affect her growth (but with Tim and I as her parents, we really weren't expecting her to be all that tall!) There is an increased risk of congenital heart and kidney defects. She will be on growth hormones from about age 7 - 14 to hopefully get her to the low end of average height. She will also be on estrogen therapy from puberty to menopause. She most likely doesn't have any functioning eggs, but if her heart checks out ok, she may be able to carry a pregnancy with a donor egg. She is at a higher risk for type 2 diabetes, hearing loss, vision problems and osteoporosis. She had her kidney ultrasound yesterday, and she does have 2 functioning kidneys. We will meet with her geneticist in September, as well as her cardiologist. She will probably have an EKG done in early October. We will keep you updated on her progress and what we find out. I just want to thank our wonderful families for all the love and support we have received. I don't know what I'd do without you! (especially my wonderful aunts and uncles - I love you all so much!)

10 months!

Miss Adelynn turned 10 months old on Friday. I can't believe she is almost a year old. She's really cruising around now, I'm sure she will be walking soon! She starts daycare again tomorrow, and I'm sure she will catch on when she sees the other babies walking. It is getting very difficult to get a picture of her these days, she was too preoccupied with eating the sign to look at us! Here's what we were able to get!

Here she is practicing her walking skills

Who is this big girl??

Adelynn has been very busy lately. Within the last week she has started crawling with her tummy off the floor, cruising along the couch, and is getting her second tooth. She will be walking soon, I'm sure. If you happen to see my baby, please return her ASAP!

She crawls!


She cruises on the furniture...


She reads (well...she chews on books!)


She tries very hard to stand up on her own...



It is exhausting being a baby!