Tessa Joy - 5 Months

weight: 14 lbs 8 oz

height: 26 inches

nicknames: tess, baby, tessa munch, munchie

hates: carrots, poop diapers, nap time, when i blow raspberries on her belly (it scares her and she cries)

loves: avocado, sitting on her own to play, trying to crawl, sophie the giraffe, drinking out of a glass (dad's in particular), grabbing her feet.

milestones: sat by herself for the first time on sept 1st (and can do it like a champ now), started solid food on sept 2nd, got her first cold on sept 4th, officially packed away her 3 month clothes on sept 7th and got out her 6 month clothes.

tessa joy, 

you are the most beautiful baby in the whole world. you have really blown us away this last month. we cannot believe how fast you are learning and growing! you went from not being able to sit at all to sitting completely on your own to play. you are much happier sitting while playing. you are also quite the talker. your vocabulary sounds are developing and i swear i heard you say "mama" once. one of our favorite things to do at night is try to get you to laugh. you smile a lot, but you are one tough cookie to get to laugh. once we get you to laugh though you can't stop. i pray you will continue to laugh throughout life baby. you have such a sweet disposition and it has only gotten sweeter as you get older. especially at night when you are ready for bed. those cuddles are your mom's favorite as you fall asleep with your head on her shoulder after feeding. you had a rough last month with sleeping at night (4 month sleep regression is no joke), but when you turned 5 months it's almost as if we turned a corner. one of our favorite things is going in to get you when you wake up in the morning. those smiles and squeals of delight you give us are like none other. we love starting our morning off with your sweetness. we are so blessed to call you ours baby and we love you so much!

love, 
mom and dad

Tessa Joy - 4 Months

weight: 13 pounds 8oz (36 percentile)

height: 24.5 inches (52 percentile)

nicknames: tess, baby, squeaky, squeakers, munch, munchie crunch, tessla

hates: tummy time, getting jimmies on after her bath, when people get too close to her face

loves: being outside, being held, screeching and screaming, chewing on everything, sucking her thumb

milestones: rolled over for the first time on her own on 7/26, tries to sit up on her own, had her first belly laugh on 8/11, can hold objects and move them from hand to hand, transitioned into her own room when we moved on 7/18

tessa joy,

you have grown and changed to much this last month baby. i cannot believe how fast time is going. your motor skills have really come along this month and you are grabbing everything in sight. you are also enjoying playing with your toys. you rolled over for the first time all by yourself on july 26th. since then you do it every so often. you've gone from tummy to back (assisted) and back to tummy (all on your own). you also had your first belly laugh this month on august 11th. the six month old little boy we started watching in august got that out of you. it was so adorable. dad was sad he missed it, but we are sure it is only the beginning of how you will continue to express all your joy you have. i pray you will always have that joy and find the positives in life baby. You got your first virus on august 9th and it broke our hearts. you were extra tired and your voice sounded like you smoked 4 packs a day. you went to bed at 4:45pm that day and slept until 9am the next day (with two feedings in there). you were still the sweetest thing though. i hope you'll always let us cuddle you when you're sick. we love everything about you baby.

love,
mom and dad