Addy has also discovered that she can do a few other things that will elicit great responses from mommy and daddy. First we shake our head "no no" and mommy and daddy go all crazy and laugh and start shaking their head back at me. Yes we do this and we do laugh , because even though we are sure she does not know what it means she seems to do it at just the opportune moment. Not even with just us, with her doctors and therapists too. Secondly she has learned to clap her hands together, which makes mommy and daddy mimic and do the same and scream "yeah". It is so amazing how we revert back to children as we watch our own children grow and discover things before our very eyes. It really is quite cute to watch her clap. She still is lacking full use of her left side and though she can get her hand part way over to the middle to clap, once the left meets the right hand it stays sedentary and the right one does all the work. Just adorable and she is so proud of herself, her little smile just melts your heart.
So with the appearance of her first tooth we have introduced some more chewable food to Addy, which she seems to love. She still gives us a little gag and shudder now and then but she is managing to get things down well. Her favourite treat are the Baby Mum cookies. You can just tell she feels like such a big girl eating these now, its funny after days of sitting and staring at us eat, she now looks at us like "hey are you gonna give me one of my big girl cookies or what?" We have also introduced a sippy cup with water, but she has not quite got the concept that she has to draw the water out, but that is okay she has fun with a new toy at the table.
Addy also had her followup appointments with her pediatrician and the NICU Developmental Followup clinic. Both the doctors and therapists seemed pleased with Addison's progression, weight and development. The physiotherapists advised that they did see some asymmetry still 
going on with Addy's body, meaning she was utilizing the right side of her body more than her left, but they advised that it was definitley harder to find this time than it had been at her last appointment. They advised us to just keep doing what we were doing and perhaps the appearance of this will be even less visible at our next visit. Lets cross our fingers.We have continued to have some great fall weather and we have been taking full advantage of it. The weekend of September 18th, I had a great Reunion weekend with a my "Vintage" girlfriends from my highschool days up at our cottage. It was so much fun and we reminisced about the good ole days and talked till the wee
hours of the morning about our lives now. (Okay we may have danced a bit too) Addy was again the queen of the day and got to meet all the girls who have been supporting us and reading about her daily. They were all so happy to meet her and it was so wonderful to share some time with people and celebrate Addy's being!! This feels right and this is what having a new little baby should feel like, all the proud moments you get to share with others and have them revel in your little baby's cuteness. Not that 
we didnt have that during her first months of life, I guess it was just celebrated differently. Thanks girls it really was a great time and thank you for including Addy too. Cannot wait to do it again next year!!!This past weekend the three of us took a nice Sunday drive up to Sparta and Winter Wheat, just outside of St. Thomas. The fall colors were beautiful and we got some great fall shots outside. This is our favourite time of year and fitting that Addy came into the world during the fall season. Here are some great shots of Addison outside at Winter Wheat. This is such a great place to visit. The neat little outbuildings and art over the property really gives this place so much character. Addy loved it and I am sure it will be a place we return to visit with her again and again.
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