Four Quick Videos

1. From a long time ago, one of the first times Tessa ate cheerios.

2/3. From yesterday, Tessa in her bow and new white sandals.

4. Lou playing volleyball tonight.

And I'm pretty sure we'll have a walking video any day now...Tessa has been practicing lots, and can take 3-4 steps without crashing. I'm hoping to get Tim to help me videotape it tomorrow.

Weekend in CT and the Swim Club

We spent this past Fri/Sat in CT at Gran's house. Tessa had numerous opportunities to perfect her wave. She loves to wave, and will often do it 2, 3, 4, times in a row. And can be found waving at trees, lights, cars, anything really. She is so pleased with herself when she waves and we acknowledge it. Most of the time Tessa prefers to wave at Tim, no surprise there.

Sunday we all went to the pool. It was so nice to be outside! Tessa, of course, loved it! Tim and I were pleased that although there were a ton of people there it didn't feel crowded. We are very lucky the pool is so close to our house, about a 6 minute car ride. The short trip makes it great for quick dips in between naps.

Today I took Tessa back again and she had a good time going in the big pool and watching all the kids. Today was also Tessa's last gym class. She won't be taking a class this summer, but we hope to enroll her in the "Birds" class (10 - 19 month olds) in the fall.

The latest development from Tessa is her ability to climb. While Tim and I were making dinner tonight, Tessa was in her pen. Tim looked out in the living room at one point and found Tessa standing on top of her work bench (6+ inches off the floor). I went out picked her up and put her down on the floor. However I figured she'd get right back up, and of course she did. I got a quick picture, before I moved the work bench out of the pen, guess she can't play with it unless we are sitting there with her.

Her feet are on the blue surface...I am sure Tessa will continue to shock us with what she is capable of doing!

The "Wave"

Tessa Pictures and Videos

Lots of Pictures from April/May can be seen here: Pictures

Tessa "talks" to Jen at the dinner table...

9 Month Check Up

Tessa's Stats
Weight: 21 lbs 10 oz 90% (Dara's weight at 1.5 years, Tim's weight at 4 mos)
Height: 28 in 70% (Dara's height at 1, Tim's height at 6 mos)

There were no concerns, so we hopefully won't have to go back til the 1 year appt.

If Tessa keeps sleeping I'll upload some pictures...I've got lots!

Change in Travel Plans

We will be in CO June 17th thru June 22nd.

A Quick Update

Unfortunately Tessa caught a bug last week...we have told her time and again to stop kissing pigs! But after a few low-key days she seems to be feeling much better today. Here are a couple of pictures from the last week or so.

Tessa enjoying her first fruit salad with pineapples, blueberries, and raspberries
Look how tall she's getting!

What a cutie!

Reading a story with Uncle Dan

Two New Videos

Tessa loves to crawl around and pull herself up on just about anything. Its a lot of work to keep up with her and I'm hoping she doesn't learn to walk for at least a little while. Right now she does far too much wiggling to ever be able to keep her balance while walking...so I hope I've got some time!
The quick burst of summer has us wanting quite a few things that are in storage, so this weekend we plan to retrieve our bikes, lawn chairs, etc. And then I've got to decide on a bike seat/trailer for Tessa.

Frog Kiddie Pool

Tessa, of course, LOVED the pool. She had a good time splashing around, and trying to pick up the water. That was until she realized just how close the grass was, and all she wanted to do was pull the grass, and eat it. Then we pulled out the bubbles (thanks Nana!) and she was intrigued for quite some time.

Here are some of the pictures, to see all of them go here: Frog Pictures

Gorgeous Weekend

Tim, Tessa, and I got back late last night from CT. We went up for a few days to see Gran, (Tim had to go for work). The weather there was nice, but its perfect here in MD today.

Pictures from the past week or so can be seen here PICTURES

We've got Tessa's kiddie pool set up in the backyard, so hopefully they'll be some cute pictures later.

Playlist of Videos

Upcoming Confirmed Travel Plans

Boston
May 14th thru May 18th

Denver
Late on July 1st thru the morning of July 7th

We'd love to see you!

Growing Up Too Fast...

Tessa LOVES to try and stand up! I thought we'd have a little more time before this would happen. She is fascinated with the couches, and is thrilled with herself when she can pull herself up to standing. I of course am petrified, because she rarely holds on for long, before she goes crashing to the floor. So far no major bumps/bruises but I'm sure they're coming soon. The other new development is her "personality". Thats a really nice way of saying she is getting very opinionated and has no problem letting you know if she doesn't like whatever just happened. This usually happens right after she has crawled to something that she cannot have and I have to take it away. Or when she tries to eat the grass, we've spent a lot of time outside the last few days because the weather has been gorgeous!

Tessa's First BBQ

Checking out the swing...Pulling Dad's hair out

Family photo at the park
Hanging out with Alex

Florida Family Trip

You can see my pictures from Florida (as well as some from before we left).


And here are some videos from Tessa swimming in the pool.