First Captured Smiles

Tessa is a smiler...hope that means she'll continue to be a happy baby. She started smiling from almost the get-go. I know, I know...babies don't actually smile until around 6 weeks...before then it's just gas, or totally random. But not this little lady. Her first smiles were around 2 WEEKS. Totally surprised me and my first thought was, just a coincidence or something. But within days Jared also had her smiling and my mom verified it as well! She sure is a cutie!

April 13th, 2010

First smile on camera

She is the happiest first thing in the morning, so this morning when I heard her waking, I ran down to grab the camera so I could capture some of this sweetness!

April 21, 2010

THREE WEEKS

Three blasted weeks. And 2 days.

That's how long it took for Tessa's umblical cord stump to completely fall off.

2 weeks too long for me; I hate those things. But finally it's GONE.

And she's my first kid to NOT have an "outie"

First Bottle - April 13, 2010

2 1/2 Weeks

I gave Tessa her first bottle tonight and she did pretty good. I was hoping that Jared would be home to do it, but no such luck. So I went ahead. It took her about 30 seconds to figure it out and then she was fine...for a bit. Then she spit it out and it took about 5 minutes for her to take it again. But she finished it up like a pro :)

And based on the picture if you think I'm just making all this up, she really did take her first bottle. Jared got home just as she was finishing so I made him quickly take a picture...but most the milk was already gone!

New Born Photos

4.9.10

Thanks Liz. I love them.

Two Weeks

Tessa had her 2 week appointment today. My these first two weeks have flown by! My biggest concern going into her check-up was her weight. She throws up at least once a day and I was wondering if she had put on any weight at all. Good news, and relief for this mama, she is growing!2 Week Stats:
Weight - 7 lbs, 4 oz (20%)
Height - 19 inches (8.75%)
Head Circumference - 13.75 inches (27%)

She is small, but 20 percentile for her weight makes her our "biggest" baby yet. But her birth weight was the lowest of the 3. I don't think Mia or Gavin made it above 20% for their weight until they were almost a year. We'll see if she continues on this track.
We are all loving this little girl. Gavin can't get enough of her. He is always wanting to give her kisses and loves :) So cute! As you can see from these pictures, she is very alert. When we gave her her first bath at one week, the water from the sink was running and she was totally trying to look around and find out what the noise was.

Tessa's First Week - Mom's Favorites

Some hospital visitors....

Meeting big sister Mia for the first time Aunt Alissa and cousin PowellSuch a sweetie!

Loves from Daddy

First Bath - March 31, 2010

We waited for Grandma Hastings to arrive to give Tessa her first bath. Her hair had already been washed (due to much too frequent vomiting - usually in the middle of the night), but she hadn't had the first bath! I don't think she enjoyed it.

Coming Home

Mom and Tessa came home from the hospital on Saturday, March 27th after spending 2 days at the hospital.

All dressed and ready to go home Tessa didn't even make a peep when I put her in her car seat for the first time. She is so tiny though that even with the belts as tight as they would go, they were still a little loose.Mom and Tessa ready to get out of there!
We got home and soon were welcomed by Mia and Gavin, who were soooo excited. This was Gavin's first time officially meeting Tessa. He was so cute and couldn't get enough of his little sister.Yeah for a new sister!

Sweet sistersAll THREE of my children...all smiling and happy (this may never happen again. At least not for 20 years!)