9 Month Well Baby Appointment

Today was Tessa's well baby appointment. She did great! She weighs 18lbs 10oz (36%) and was 29 1/2 inches long (93%). She is LONG and SLIM! I can't remember off the top of my head (ha) what her head circ. was but I know it was in the 56th percentile. Pediatrician basically told me my daughter was perfect :-) She was happy with all of her milestones and had no concerns! I am happy to report that the ped is happy with how Tessa's tear duct has been getting better so Tessa doesn't need the surgery for it! I am so happy because I was not really to see Tessa be put under for a surgery all ready! It was scheduled for next Tuesday but I get to cancel it! She said we will revisit the tear duct at her 12 month appt and see if it gets even better! Right now its not a huge concern. Tessa did master waving while she was at her appointment. She wouldn't stop waving at her ped! It was soooo funny! While we were waiting in the waiting room after her appointment she was waving to EVERYONE! She sure knows how to draw attention to her!

One thing that happened today at her appointment that I was NOT prepared for was her getting some blood drawn. Casey has a rare blood clotting deficiency called Factor VII. Tessa's Ped hadn't even heard of that Factor deficiency before. She had to do some quick research and decided to have Tessa's blood drawn to run some tests. HOW TRAUMATIC!!!! I am still not recovered. They had me sit in the blood draw chair with Tessa on my lap. I then had to wrap my arms around her one arm and hold her snug so she couldn't move. The vampire...I mean blood draw dude...then wrapped that tape stuff tightly around her arm and had to find a vein...took him forever and he ended up having to switch arms. Finally he found one and they took THREE vials of blood out of her...THREE! I felt like they were draining her!!! She was literally SCREAMING and was bright red and kept tooting! I could tell she was just stressed out! I felt so bad...I was just shaking because I was so upset for her! Poor thing! Never again...next time she has to get blood drawn I am going to send Casey back to go with her! I just can't do it! BUT Since Casey HATES needles and getting blood drawn he would probably pass out...so its all on me...bummer.
After we left the appointment Tessa was asleep by the time we hit the road. She was EXHAUSTED. Her appointment was at 3pm which is right in the MIDDLE of nap time...and do you think I could get her to nap before her appointment...NEVER! :-) She came home and slept about 45 minutes...the rest of the evening was pretty rough. She was super crabby and just tired. She thankfully went to bed a little early tonight...hopefully that wont backfire on me in the morning.

And no update can be complete without some pictures!
Enjoy...

tessa after her appointment. she looked so cute with her little bandage from getting blood drawn. i had to snap a picture before removing it.

i just can't get enough of these daddy/daughter guitar pictures. tessa loves it when he plays his guitar!  it is a special bond they share!

tessa cheesing it up! yeah...about the scratches...thats what i get when i put off cutting her nails. they got cut that night.

love love love her. i will never get enough of her smiles...

these pictures just crack me up. she is just so much fun.

all smiles...most of the time :-)

skyping with nana! tessa loves it when we skype with nana. she gets really excited when my mom sings to her!

Until Next Time...

Big News!

As I'm sitting here completely stopped in morning traffic I figured I would update my blog with some exciting news!

My Tessa can wave bye-bye! It was the cutest thing ever!!!! But also made me realize she is pretty much saying "see ya mom I don't need you". Atleast I still get the big ol grin and hug when I pick her up!

She is getting soooo big sooooo fast!

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Cold Weather Cuteness!

Yesterday cold weather in the morning caught us off guard and led is on a search for a winter hat! I knew we had one around the house somewhere! I found it and put it on her and she just looked too cute for words! I had to snap a couple cute pictures! Next we will be on a hunt for a winter jacket and gloves! We may not be a fan of super cold weather...but Tessa sure will look cute dressing for it!

really...does it even get any cuter than this?! I am so in love with her and her cheeks!!!

crawling around rocking the winter hat!

"wow mom...this hat is suuuuuper soft and comfy! I'm just gonna nap for a bit"

9 Month Pictures

Since Tessa was born I have always tried to get a good monthly picture of her sitting upright. It has gotten SO difficult as she gets older! She rarely sits still and has so much energy. Definitely keeps us on our toes!
Here are a couple pictures of us trying to get a 9 month picture!

as always...wanting the camera cord!

no attention span :-) wants to play with her toys!

so i try holding her feet while casey snaps some pictures...still no luck.

and then as always the cats come into the picture...

i know she is thinking "fine mom i'll look at you but only with my tongue hanging out!"

her tongue is always out these days...im sure its because she is feeling her teeth!!!

awww she loves me :-) i don't think i could ever get enough snuggles from her! she just melts my heart!

Missing Pacifiers

We were looking for Tessa's pacifiers and we couldn't find them ANYWHERE! How could we misplace so many pacifiers!?!?

Mystery solved: They were all on the floor near Tessa's crib!!!!!!!

We have found one or two there before but we must always pick them up. This time they just piled up!

Now we know where to look first if all the pacifiers are missing!
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Shoes!

Tessa rarely has shoes on...no real reason for them yet. This weekend is was kind of cold out so I decided to put some shoes on her while we went to the store so she wouldn't be cold. Tessa did not understand what on earth they were! She kept trying to eat them! 

Here are a couple of pics!

ready to go shopping...

wait mom..what are these things on my feet?

do i eat them? hmmm....interesting...

And just because she is too stinkin' cute...

 I LOVE HER!!!!!!

Daddy/Daughter time!

Tessa loves it when Casey plays his guitar for her. It is the cutest thing ever.
Here are a couple pics from their music fest this morning!

Messy Tessy!

One of Tessa's little nicknames is Messy Tessy...last night at dinner she definitely lived up to her nickname!

When I was feeding her her babyfood she would NOT let me feed her at all so I just dumped it on her tray and let her go all out...and all out she went. I am still getting used to this whole messy baby thing.

Funny Tessa!

Tessa and I recorded a video for my mom today and it is just the cutest ever and I had to share!

New Layout!

I updated the layout of my blog today! I think it looks super cute!!!!