Tessa's Blessing

Tessa was given a name and a blessing on March 28, 2010 by her daddy! She looked absolutely beautiful. She was a little angel and slept through the whole thing-she never made a peep! I am so thankful to be married to such a great man who holds the priesthood and was able to bless our daughter. He gave her a beautiful blessing....
Papa got to our house a little early and held Tess while we finished getting ready. I think he's smitten with his first granddaughter... what do you think?

My three handsome little men...

All four of my beautiful kids... (I love how Talen is sitting- it cracks me up!)

Mommy and Daddy with our little princess...

Our whole family.... I don't think I got the memo that I was supposed to wear white :)

After a long day she was exhausted but she did great- what a little angel!

After the blessing we had a luncheon at our house. We are so thankful to be surrounded by so many good friends and our awesome families. Tessa is one lucky little girl to have so many people who love her. We're so thankful that everyone was able to take some time out of their busy lives to spend some time with us on Tessa's special day. Thanks everyone!

Recent Visitors & More...

Tessa just had her 4 week doctor's appointment yesterday. She weighed 8 lb 14 oz. and was 21" long. She's getting so big! I wish I could just freeze time and make her stay this little for a long time. It's hard because I can't wait to see how she'll look and act when she's bigger but I really don't want her to grow up too fast. Kids tend to do that you know! We have been spoiled with visitors since Tess was born. My parents came up from Utah- Grandpa Kevin and Grandma Marianne. It was fun to spend some time together even though it was a quick trip!
I love this picture of my dad and Tessa...

The grandparents with all four kids...

I just love this picture of Ed and Tessa. It is still so funny when I hear Ed say things like "Hi my little princess" or "Hi, pretty girl". I am sad though because her first "real" smile was at Ed yesterday. I have been trying so hard to get her to smile at me for days and Ed talked to her and she grinned at him...TWICE! No fair- I do the hard work all day and he gets all the rewards!

Look how big she's getting!

I love her so much! She has been so much fun to have in our home!

This is one of her most favorite places to be... on her daddy's chest!

Talen is still completely in awe with his baby sister! He still kisses her at least 50 times a day. I thought the novelty of a new baby would wear off but they all still fight over holding her and kiss her tons.

She looks comfy doesn't she??? Poor girl!

I seriously can't get enough of this little girl!

Great Grandma Bev holding Tess and playing a Nintendo D.S. game with Talen

My Aunt Judy and Uncle Mark came up to visit from Utah for the weekend. We had so much fun just enjoying the company. Aunt Judy is like my second mom and my kids call her Grammy Judy so it's always fun when they visit.

I thought this picture was precious!

The whole gang minus Ed- darn it- somebody had to take the picture!

So cute!

I can't believe that a month has already come and gone since Tessa has come into our lives. I just have one question- how come a month of pregnancy never goes as fast? I am afraid that I'll blink and she'll be 5 or 10. I feel so blessed to have 4 such beautiful, sweet kids. They are my light and my life and I am thankful to be their mom! Now- if only I could figure out a way to keep them small for just a little bit longer!

Talen's Pictures...

We had Talen's pictures taken when we did Tessa's. I feel like a bad mom- I haven't had professional pictures taken of him since he was 2 1/2... Yikes! But these are so cute they make up for it (crossing fingers). What a handsome little man I have!

Think he's gonna be a lady's man when he grows up or what?

Tessa's New Born Pics... Love Them!!!

We had Tessa's pictures taken when she was a week old. I think they turned out so cute!! She's a pretty cute baby if I do say so myself :) There were just too many cute ones to choose from so here's some of my favorites....

How cute are these pictures????

Spoiled Girl...

This baby of ours isn't loved at all- can you tell? She has been so much fun to have in our home. We all adore her and can't get enough of her! Her brothers constantly want to hold her! We actually have to set a timer so that they can each get equal amounts of time holding her. Tess had her two week check up yesterday and she is exactly back to her birth weight at 7 lb. 10 oz. I thought she would be a little bigger but we're happy she's gained weight and is doing well. She has a cyst on her gums that has to be removed when she's about 8 weeks old. I am NOT looking forward to that at all! She will have to go the hospital to go under general anesthesia and we are working with a great ENT (ear, nose, throat) doctor who will do the surgery. Poor baby- they said the hardest thing about the procedure will be her i.v. and the anesthesia- not the actual procedure itself. Still- as a mom you never want to see your baby have to go through anything like that! I am still crossing my fingers that she'll get Tray's skin coloring!
I love this picture! We're now pretty sure that Tessa will have blue eyes like her big brother Tegen. Although I don't think they'll be as light blue they are a deeper darker blue almost like charcoal grey. They're gorgeous though!

Okay- I don't look so hot here but I had to throw one of me in here too!

She's gonna be a daddy's girl....

Wow- she actually got to lay on the floor without being mauled for a minute ;)

Talen is still the most obsessed with her. The poor girl gets smothered in kisses by her big brother Talen all day.

She's so cute and so much fun! We are all thrilled to have her here with us! She is still a perfect little baby too. She still doesn't cry and most nights she will do a 4 to 5 hour stretch before waking up to eat. She is definitely a precious gift straight from Heaven and I am enjoying each and every moment with her!