Morning Glory

Tate is an early riser, and on weekend mornings when we don't have to get up we'll bring her into bed with us. She's at her happy, playful best in the mornings. See Lucy steal a kiss while Pa tries to get a little more sleep:

Someone has been doing his push-ups!
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Here's Famous and a happy Tate just after sunrise.

Tate is really into books, sometimes for reading but mostly for chewing.

Here the Tater is working through a bowl of red beans and rice and sausage.

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Does she like it? You bet she does!

Having a baby has tuned me in to blended foods. Red beans and rice blended smooth is delicious. Seriously!

We've been logging a few miles in Bill's old trailer. You-know-who goes straight to sleep:

It sure doesn't look comfortable to me but she is quite content.


She's a good baby. She's a keeper!

Dan, Anita, Ella, and Hanna are back in town on Friday (and my fridge is fixed) and Grammy gets here on Sunday. So exciting!

Kids are cool,

Sweet Potato and family

WEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!

Tate took Abby's swing for a test ride. Lot's of fun for Tate and Pa!

Baby the Cat and Tate the Baby have become friends, sort of. Tate is really into Baby, but Baby just tolerates Tate, to a degree. Here Tate tries to pet Baby's tail. Note the bare bottom.


Tate stalks Baby around the living room, but Baby is speedy enough to keep away if he wants to. We have seen Baby seek out Tate a time or two even though Tate is quite clumsy with the petting. Tate does some crawling when she wants to, but she still gets around mostly by scooting and sliding and shimmying on her belly. She's also babbling a really sweet "mamamama."

Here Tate, Baby, and Lucy are talking about the day's important events. We think they're planning global domination. Tate's got to get her diaper rash under control first.

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Nanny Dani sent Tate these bunny ears. As you can see, she likes them!

We took Tate for a ride in the trailer on Saturday. It was a bit chilly, but we dressed the Tater in her fleecy bunny suit and had a great time.

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Grammy comes out for a visit in 2 weeks. We can't wait!

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Until next time,

Sweet Potato and family

Hebrew National

Here's a happy Tate sitting in the big girl side of the tub:

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Blow this one up and that's about as close as you'll ever get to seeing the Tater's toof.
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She can't believe she just gave up that picture of her toof.

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Close up!

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Tate takes her sleep where she can find it:

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She sure is purty when she sleeps.

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Pretty ladies!

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Famous caught some spit-up on her foot:
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Lucy made quick work of that. Here's Lucy doing her mug shot:
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Here's Tate trying to sneak her way outside:
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Good livin' is a cold Tecate and a Hebrew National hot dog.

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Famous looks OK, but I'm not sure what Tate has going on in this pic.

I'll try to find out.

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Until next time,

Sweet Potato and family

Peas and Carrots

Tate's still not crawling, but she's getting close. Here she takes a lesson from Lucy:

She's got the Marine-style belly crawl working pretty well, and she can sit up by herself, but the full-on crawling is still elusive. She's also good at chewing on the sippy cup, but not so good at drinking from it.

We had our first parent-teacher conference at day care this week. What are they going to tell you about a not-quite-seven-month-old little girl? "We feel she's bright and has potential, but she can be disruptive in class and she has problems respecting authority." Not really. All they can really say is that her development is about where it should be for a 7 month old.
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Like peas and carrots!

Famous laughs, Tate's not so sure.


Not the camera again...


Jigglin' the fat!


Man-alive, she looks mean and mad in this pic. "I said cereal and milk, not cereal and formula! Get this off my high chair dammit!"


The jogger is still the sleep machine. Our friend Bill gave us the jogger, and he also just gave us his old bike trailer so the Tater can let Pa pull her around the neighborhood.


Tate's friend Abby knows how to mug for the camera (Aunt Lys is hiding behind her):



Abby showing us her granite chin:
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SHMITTER!
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TRUH!

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We ran into Michael last night. At the beer store, of course.

Until next time,

Sweet Potato and family