Thursday, December 25, 2014

FaLaLaLaLa 2014













Tessa Faith // Five Months

Five Month Update...

folling across the floor (too soon, too soon!)
first baby food- pears, and first table food- a banana
lots of giggles when she's tickled
celebrated her first Thanksgiving





Saturday, November 29, 2014

Thanksgiving 2014








Tessa Faith // Four Months

Height - 24 inches (23rd percentile)
Weight - 14 lb. 9 oz. (53rd percentile)
HC - 16.5 inches (81st percentile)

A few firsts - Halloween, snow, virus (yuck!), foods- a rice cracker
Always has her eyes on Salem
Rolling over from back to belly 
Talking a lot. A lot. 





Saturday, October 18, 2014

Tessa Faith // Three Months

Giggles
Started day care with Miss Debbie
Loves playing with her teddy blanket
Sleeps like a champ!
Went to the pumpkin patch and the Horse Park for the first time






Tuesday, September 30, 2014

The End of Maternity Leave


The end is here! 

This chapter of staying home with my sweet, new baby has come to a close as I return to work tomorrow. To jazz things up a bit this time around, we opted to keep Salem home as well and even Colin for a few weeks before he started Kindergarten. It was very FULL maternity leave but SO, SO good! We potty-trained, sleep-trained, went to the zoo about 4 times (maybe 5, I lost count), read 'Panda Bear, Panda Bear' about 100 times, and I drank more coffee in the last 10 weeks than any human probably should. 

Of course I enjoyed the time with my new little girl but I have to say what I enjoyed most about my time off was getting to know Salem a little bit more. He has been a challenging one from the start and this time with him was just what we needed. 



He can be needy but he is truly sweet and loves his little sister so fiercely! He's demanding but always the first to show concern when someone is upset. 


He takes awhile to wake up after naps and in the morning but the cuddling is so worth it. And once he puts his mind to something (like potty-training, luckily), there's no turning back! 


But, most importantly, he loves his Mama, his Dad, his Colin, and his Tessa more than anything in the world. He's a good one, that kid. And we are lucky enough to call him 'ours' :)

Tessa Faith // Two Months

Height: 23.5 inches, 82nd percentile
Weight: 12 lb. 14 oz., 76th percentile
HC: 15.75 inches, 87th percentile

{SHE'S HUGE. The pediatrician even mentioned not to worry if she doesn't roll over very much because 'she's a big girl'!}

Tessa Faith - Two Months:


Has started 'cooing' and flashing her big, blue eyes (it may just be my imagination, but her 'coo's sound so much sweeter than the boys')
The eyes. I hope they stay that blue forever.
Started sucking her thumb! Neither of the boys did that so we are pretty smitten for now.
Not a fan of nighttime car rides. Girl likes to be in her crib AT bedtime.
Went on her first overnight trip with mom and dad to Columbus, Ohio for Chris' birthday celebration (she shopped all day and slept through dinner - amazing!)




Wednesday, August 27, 2014

Tessa Faith // One Month

ONE MONTH

Okay, technically six weeks. She is the third baby so lets just accept it for what it is, shall we?

Weight: 10 lb. 10 oz., 79th percentile (compared to Salem, she's huge!)
Height: 21.5 inches, 60th percentile
Head: 15 inches, 87th percentile

Loves eating, bath time, and her brothers (can't wait to hear the giggles)
Wore her first bathing suit! And then was confused for a boy. It was navy blue but come on!
Rolled over twice from belly to back
Already makes a mean grumpy face (check out picture no. 2)







Saturday, August 23, 2014

Grandpa Came to Visit

Grandpa came to visit us and meet sweet Tessa. We had a lot of fun spending time together as a family!

Looking back through some old pictures, I found some pictures of Chris and Salem in the exact same moment as Grandpa and Salem:

{August 24, 2013}




Look at how little he was! What a difference a year makes :)

{August 1, 2014}



And also, Salem is still a pain to feed.

Friday, August 22, 2014

Tessa Faith // Newborn Photos

Miss Anna made a visit to our home to photograph our {growing} family. Tessa was just four days old in these pictures but already you can see how much she has her brothers affections!