New addition

First time for Whitlee to hold her new baby sister, Jaci Claire. She was so excited!

Doing well

Whitlee is thriving! She has done so well with her January Lip Revision surgery. Thanks for all the prayers:~)

Whitlee had her pictures done per our photographer Angela Crutcher

visit http://www.angelacrutcherphotography.com/ click on ENTER BLOG. You will need to scroll down or click on Client RESOURCES-below will say giving back to the community-click here. Jonathan's gift to see all of Whitlee's new pictures. Please note: you can see all of the previous pictures of her there. ENJOY!!!!!

Doing well. Talking a lot!!!!!

Hey there

Whitlee is doing so well. She still continues to get food items in an area of her palate that won't be repaired for a while. Well, not until K or 1st grade. Besides this she is on point or past it developmentally. She is such a treasure to us. Last year was a very tough year for all three of us. God sure has tested us and our FAITH. I can tell you that it has only made us stronger. I am thankful for that. Hope all is well for everyone. :~)

Our little girl is growing like a weed! She is so... funny. She is talking on her fake phone. She says "HI". Too cute!

Merry Christmas! We had some good times. Whitlee really enjoyed getting into everything! Hope everyone enjoyed their Christmas 2008 as well.

Ashlee and Whitlee

Whitlee throwing her new ball

" On dasher, on Dancer, on Prancer, on Broke Ear!" Haha, too funny!

update

here are some pics. see bottom Whitlee on the way to vandy for surgery 1st birthday party

yummy cake

after surgery

after surgery-sleeping

this summer at the zoo with nanny

all of us a few days before her passing

Sorry I haven't posted in a while. We have had a lot of things going on. My sweet Nanny passed away with thyroid cancer. Also, Whitlee had her palate surgery. YES, it went well. She is doing great. She doesn't yet know how to suck. We are working on that. Oh, how could I forget that we celebrated Whitlee's first birthday. Anyway, here are some pics.

On the farm

We went to Aunt Val's house to hang out last week. We decided to take some pics on the farm. We really should have rounded up some cows for the background. Maybe next time. We were going to get the big tractor out but I was too afraid Whitlee would fall off. Please enjoy these pics. We had a blast taking them! This is my favorite picture of Whitlee on this old Radio Flyer bike. I just love it!

Sitting on the wheel

" My first wreck. My Aunt Andrea is supposed to be watching me. Imagine this happening". I can't believe I caught this in action. Whitlee's first bike wreck. AWW!

"No shoes, no shirt, no problem. Hey, where is the Kenny concert"?

I love this one too!

Crawling everywhere!

Our little angel

"Cheese"

Hey girls!

"Abracadabra"!

"Look at me go"

Last week Whitlee started to crawl. She is everywhere and into everything. She chases Zella all of the time. It is too funny! She also has a tooth that came in last week.

Whitlee rocking the WRONG way on her caterpillar.

Whitlee has a couple of caterpillar rockers. She loves them. This one plays "Twinkle, twinkle,little...." When she sits on it, she tries to rock herself. That is great but she always rocks the wrong way. It is too cute! I can't help but laugh. I just wanted to share this. Enjoy! -Ashlee:~)

Hello everyone! Sorry that I haven't posted in a while. :~( Whitlee is doing so good! I sure love that I am blessed with the chance to see her grow everyday. We had a Plastics appt. a week or so ago. He's not satisfied with the way that her lip has turned out. He says that it could fill out on it's own, but if not, he wants to do a lip revision in May 09. We'll see. I wanted to share our little Whitabug with all of you. Please enjoy the pics. Hope to see you ALL soon! _Ashlee`,:>)
This little piggy....... Whitlee at the zoo playing at the toddler station.

At Grammy's House, beside the impatiens.

"Welcome to Hollywood. What's yo dream? Everybody comes to Hollywood......." Haha! Guess the movie :~)

Mommy and Whitabug at Drakes Creek July 4th Fest. Hanging out at Cousin Wayne's play area.

Watching the fireworks in amazement with mommy and daddy.

Whitlee is doing well. I was videoing her a week ago and she actually pulled up on the side of the crib to stand. THE FIRST time caught on camera. I can't believe it! She still has no interest in crawling. O.K with me. I am working on planning her first birthday party. It is an Autumn theme with lil pumpkin cakes. HOW FUN? Can but can't wait if you know what I mean. They grow too fast. -Ashlee

Having fun

Today Whitlee seems a bit better. She is definitely teething. Her high temps. have subsided. YEAH! I got a new camera for my birthday and I can't wait to use it on her :) -Ashlee

sick

Whitlee has had a little virus. :~( Diarrhea and fever 101.0-103.8. She has been very fussy. I'm sure that she will get back to her self soon.-Ashlee

hey

Here are some pictures. Also, I put a note at the bottom. We had fun taking these. I can't believe she kept the bracelet on!

Here is Whitlee with her cousins and PawPaw on the lawn mower. Whitlee and cousins

" What a little bloomer".

Whitlee is eating a little better now. She loves vegetables. I can only get her to eat bananas, no other fruit. :( Weird? I thought it was supposed to be the opposite? We visited the zoo for the first time recently. We have been three times this week. She loves it. I do too! Take care-Ashlee:~)

Hey there!

Two- three weeks post-op close-up

Whitlee LOVES bath time. I only get her out when she is completely wrinkled. Haha!

We don't always do bubbles.; however, she is so fascinated by them. Often, she tries to grab them or move them to find her feet.She tries to catch the water. It is too funny!Sorry. It has been some time since my last post. Whitlee is doing well. I am still working on her solid feedings. She will eat squash and chicken & broccoli from a baby food jar. I make everything else that she eats. I try different foods frequently. I pray that she will just decide to shovel down food ONE day? Seriously! I think she has gained a little weight after recovering from her surgery. YEAH!

I hope that everyone is doing well. C-ya -Ashlee:~)

Eating improved a little

As you all know, Whitlee has had some difficulty eating solids. It has been an ongoing issue. Even after she had her surgery, she didn't have an interest in food. After visits to the ped and getting some different food ideas, Whitlee is starting to come around. She may still need to meet with the feeding specialist. It depends on how the next month goes.
I'm certain she will eat better when she is ready. She does NOT like baby food. Now, I make all of her food. It works out great with Justin being in the produce business. I just wanted to let all of you know how she is doing. Take-care! -Ashlee:~)

Cousin over to visit

Baby Jaedyn came to visit Whitlee today. We had so much fun. I haven't laughed this much in a long time. -Ashlee:~)

Whitlee sitting beside Jaedyn. Whitlee holding Jaedyn. Haha!<>Jaedyn resting. Of course, Whitlee is sleeping.

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