Doctor Appointment

So yesterday I took Jenna to her six month check up. Among other things, she got shots. Yuck! I feel so bad for her because I had to do all that too once upon a time. She actually did quite well this time. She's 27 1/4 inches long (still in the 95th percentile go figure!) and she's 14 lbs (just a little below the 25th percentile). One of the things that I asked the doctor about was this bruise that is on Jenna's right leg just below her hip. I couldn't figure out what was causing it. The other odd thing was that it wasn't fading or changing size. Apparently she has a Mongolian Spot. I guess back in the day, people got accused of child abuse because it does very much look like a bruise. Also, it is apparently prevalent among Mongolians, Asians, African-Americans and Native Americans. The doctor asked if there was anyone closely related that had that in their blood. Honestly, I think Kaleb and I might both have some Native American somewhere down the line but I wouldn't have thought it would produce something like that in Jenna! So, needless to say it should fade and disappear within a few years and is proof that I am not abusing my child! Other than that concern, she's doing great!

The 6 month mark!

Jenna has finally turned 6 months old and as recommended by the doctor, I've started feeding her some "solid food". Not sure if you can really count rice cereal as a solid food but it's definitely a start to some good stuff! She didn't seem to mind the food. She's still not sure how to exactly swallow it but she definitely doesn't spit it out or make weird faces. She's very easily distracted by her dad while she eats.

Christmas Morning!

Jenna woke up at 7:00 and for once didn't go back to sleep after breakfast! Towards the end of opening presents she just couldn't make it. From there we went to my mom's house and tried on the new hat that she got. She was very mad at me for putting it on her. It was a good day for our first family Christmas since Jenna was born. We enjoyed the spirit that accompanies Christmas.

Jenna and Kaleb

I know it's been a really long time since I've been on here, so I thought that I would post some pictures of Kaleb and Jenna. Most of these were taken on December 29th, 2008, right after Jenna's bath. Rub-a-dub-dub!! The exception would be Kaleb and Jenna falling asleep on the couch watching a movie.

Jenna is such an angel in our lives. We couldn't ask for a better daughter. Right now our favorite things that she does includes: putting her hands over her eyes when she's tired, laughing when we do something weird, her big smiles when she's supposed to be sleeping but thinks we're coming to save her and putting her feet clear up in the air. The other day she actually said mama (of course it probably wasn't meaningful) and she did a head stand. I walked in the room to see her on her head with her feet almost straight up in the air. We have a little gymnast!

More Pictures

I know that everyone wants to see more pictures so here they are. Some of these are of Jenna's Blessing. She was blessed on September 7, 2008. It was such a neat experience and a lot of her family was there. She looked so pretty. Just like a little princess. We had family over to the house for a light luncheon afterwards. Kaleb did such a great job. We are so lucky to have this angel in our life.

Baby Jenna

Jenna Lee Yates was finally born on July 20, 2008 at 5:55 PM. She weighed 7 lbs 6 oz and was 20 1/2 inches long. We were so thrilled to have our little girl finally here. Since then she has grown a bunch! We measured her and so far she's 3 inches longer! She's going to pass Kaleb and I up.

Train Day!!!

June 7th, 2008 Saturday

We decided to tag along and go on the new Front Runner Train that takes you to Ogden. It was so much fun to ride Trax and then get on the new train. Kaleb's parents, sisters (Chantelle, Kindra and Natalie) and niece and nephew (Kambria and Kaden) came too making it doubly fun! It's always nice to take a break from the chores and just get away!!