Pumpkin Patch

I don't know how I've never been to a pumpkin patch before but this was my first time and definitely not my last. It was so fun and I'm still amazed at how many pumpkins there were. Tessa was long over due for a nap so it was hard to get good pictures of her, weird, but we were able to get a few of her.

We went with our really good friends and Cor's mom to the pumpkin patch. It's so fun when all of the little kids are together and to watch them play. Lauren is a little more than a year older than Tess and Parker is three weeks younger than Tess. I'm so glad all of these cute little kids are so close in age so Tessa has friends to play with. 

Indiana Trip

Cor's brother Greg got a job teaching at Indiana University this fall. Cory's favorite football team, Mizzou, was scheduled to play there so we thought it would be the perfect time to go and see Greg and go to the game. We had so much fun while we were up there with him. Cory and I had our second date night since Tessa was born, we were long overdue for a night out with just the two of us. We are so grateful that Greg watched her for the night so we could go to the football game, which they won!

Greg took us on a tour of IU's campus and it was really neat. The campus is HUGE and had so many cool old buildings and a lot of open green space. I have seen frat houses before but not like they had at IU. Most of the houses looked like mansions. It was so fun to be back in a college town again, I forgot how much I love being in a college atmosphere.

We stayed with Greg for two nights at his brand new apartment. His old apartment in Chicago it was really small, but his new apartment was so nice. I'm actually jealous of how big and open his kitchen and living room are. Cor and Greg went to the local Farmers Market on Saturday while I stayed back with Tess. They said there were a lot of local farmers there and live music. I'm sad I missed it but Tessa is no fun when she misses her nap. She has a hard time sleeping when she is out in public because she loves to look around at everyone. I wonder where she got that from? haha

 

 

7 Months

Tessa is now 7 months old and growing like a weed. She is seriously the best baby and is so fun to be around. I feel like this month she has changed so much and became so much more active than she was before. I wish I could keep her this little forever, she is growing way too fast!!!

Fun things about Tess:
-She started crawling one week after she turned six months, way too soon!!!
-She loves to chew on our nose and on our water bottles
-She loves when I sing "twinkle twinkle little star" to her at night
-She loves to give us kisses
-If things are in her way she crawls over them and usually gets high centered haha
-She loves to crawl through the bottom of her jumper and then onto the end table to play with our pictures
-She has been doing a fake cough lately which is so funny
-She is still a great sleeper. We put her down between 7 and 8 and she usually wakes up around 7:30
-She pulls herself up on things and walks along side of the couch
-When she is going places where she shouldn't and we go get her she laughs and crawls faster
-She loves Baxter and loves to play with him
-The only food that she hasn't liked is avocado
-She is still is size three diapers
-She is wearing 6-9 months but they are still a little big on her
-Mom still pumps every five hours but I still have to supplement her because I don't produce enough for this little chunk
-She eats oatmeal morning and night
-She usually eats fruit for breakfast and than veggies for dinner
-I make smoothies in the mornings and she loves when I give her some
-She is starting to get a little stranger anxiety but not bad
-She loves to fall asleep sucking on her blanky
-Still make her cute little sucking noise when she is tired or hungry
-Tess LOVES her Daddy. When he get home from work she gets so excited
-She says 'Da Dadda" all the time and only says "Momma" when she is really tired
-She loves to stand at the front door and look outside
-When we are out she loves to watch everyone around her
-Still sleeping in her bouncer but we are working on getting her out
-Because she is so active we have to put in her in her jumper or pack n play a lot which she doesn't like anymore
-Her hair is starting to get longer and its finally over her little ears

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