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Here's a big hello from me to everyone else. Okay, maybe not that big - only about eight pounds and four ounces worth. My name is Dolly Mae Flatt. I'm new around here. I was born on Wednesday, September 10, 2008 at 6:29 AM. I already told you how much I weigh, but I'll add that I'm 20.5" inches long. I'm doing well, but I seem to be hungry a lot, so I'm going to go get some food. Bye for now.

P.S. Check out some of the pictures my dad took of me:

Our family and the Meredith family had our pictures taken in the back yard. Here are the highlights.

The FlattsThe MeredithsEveryoneThe Scouts

UPDATE:
We looked up the laws, and Nevada Revised Statute 293 Section 270 prohibits the writing in of candidates on Nevada ballots. For more information, check out the documentary Hacking Democracy on YouTube (9 parts, each about 10 minutes long).

http://sos.state.nv.us/elections/resources/faq.asp
https://www.leg.state.nv.us/NRS/NRS-293.html#NRS293Sec270
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GzPXer7946E

Our letter to our family and friends:

I am writing to you, and "wasting" paper and a stamp, to let you know about something that is so important to me that I didn't want to tell you about it in an email. I want to let you know that I have decided to "throw away" my vote in 2008, and to ask you to look at a candidate who has "no chance" of winning. The candidate I am talking about is Ron Paul.

A little pre-holiday fireworks.

These pictures were provided by Eagle Scout Brad, who was prepared with a camera (Thanks, Brad):

Yes, that is Corrine's Suburban. No, nobody was hurt.

Tuesday, July 3rd, 2007, at about 4:30 pm

It was the first Tuesday of the month, which for our family means that Corrine had a La Leche League meeting to go to in the evening. Corrine came by where I was working to exchange vehicles and drop off the boys. She took off with the little truck, and left me with the Suburban and five hungry boys. I took a break from work to feed the boys and do an errand or two. Since it closes at 5pm, I decided to go to the Scouting Resource Center first, to exchange some hats and get some Merit Badge books.

William and I got a yeast infection this week, so we are trying our favorite remedies (and cutting back on the chocolate - sigh!). Gentian Violet is an old anti-fungal remedy that has one main (and somewhat funny) side effect; it turns everything purple. Learn more about Using Gentian Violet.

William is doing fantastic, eating and gaining well, and losing his orange color - he is now merely golden color. The boys and I are slow to get back into the full swing of our routine, and Jason has taken more time off work than he had planned, and is now starting to panic a bit about his backlog of work. All said, though, we just LOVE this new little boy; he fits in our family just perfectly.

William is finally eating better, about 1 out of 3 feeds are really great. I'm relieved, as he is a lovely pumpkin color, but is still just pooping mec. He should clear up once he starts pooping more breastmilk. He needs to get on the ball, since La Leche League is Tuesday evening; not that I want to put too much pressure on the little guy. I am still feeling great - not too sleep deprived yet.

The brothers are all doing fine, and loving their new little brother. It will be hard for all of us to get back into the school/work routine, with a too brief Christmas and New Baby holiday.

William Harvey Flatt arrived today, Thursday, December 29th at 4 minutes after midnight. He weighed 8 lbs 1 oz, and measured 20.5 inches long - our smallest baby, yet! Our homebirth was attended by my husband - Jason, my partner - Maggie, and my mom - Kathy.