10 Months

You would think since she has had a bow on pretty much everyday of her life that she would keep them on but nope she refused to have one on during this picture.  She's a little stinker but we love her so much!!

Fun things about Tess:
-She is getting so opinionated. If she doesn't get what she wants or we take something away from her she starts crying until she finds something else she wants.
-Every night after we eat we start the tub while she is still in her high chair and as soon as she hears the water she gets so excited and starts kicking her legs and flailing her arms.
- She has a little crab and block letter that she loves to play with while she is in the tub
-We had to put her pack n play in front of our TV because she gets into baskets in the tv console and also likes to play with the xbox power button. She now has figured out how to push the pack n play out of the way so that she can get to everything
-She LOVES to get into the kitchen drawers and pull everything out
-I can't do any laundry while she is around because she pulls them out as soon as I put them in a basket
-She is a really big Momma's girl
-She loves to tighten up her muscles and make grunting noises
-She loves to be on Daddy's shoulders and be chased around the house
-When she gets caught doing something bad she starts shaking her arms and tries to get away really fast
-If she is going after something that she shouldn't and you see her, she'll look at you, squeal and go as fast as she can to beat you there.
-She walks with her motorcycle all around the house while she laughs and babbles
-She's always making funny faces
-She loves to put blankets and other things in front of her face and play peek a boo
-She has taken a couple steps while standing in between Cory and I
-When she's in our room she goes directly for Baxter's food and when she gets busted she hurries over to chew on Daddy's papers
-She HATES being in her car seat while we are in stores. She likes to sit in the cart and look at everyone
-She loves to help us unload the dishwasher haha
-Another tooth came through and one more is almost out
-STILL chewing on everything
-Points her finger like a gun
-Waves "bye bye"
-She loves to give kisses
-She crawls around making noises all day long
-She climbs on everything
-She is starting to copy us
-She loves to chew on anything but her favorite is paper
-She is starting dance when music comes on
-If Cory and I are wrestling she starts crying because she thinks we are hurting each other
-I had to move the pictures that were under an end table in our living room because she just wanted to climb on it
-She likes to take her diapers out on by one and throw them on the floor
-She has three teeth and her fourth tooth is almost through

Happy Thanksging

I have so many things in life that I am thankful for but the thing that I am most grateful for is the Gospel. Because of the gospel and our Savoir Jesus Christ, I am able to be with my family for eternity. I'm so grateful for a husband that has a strong testimony of the gospel and who constantly influences me to be a better person. He has truly made me a better person and makes me realize the things that really matter in life. This has been one of the best years of my life because we got to share it with our sweet baby girl. She has brought Cory and I so much happiness and joy. Of course there are days that are long and exhausting but there is nothing better in this life than being a wife to my very best friend, and a mom to our sweet girl.
I had to work on Thanksgiving so Cory's family was so sweet and had it on Friday so that I could be there. It's always hard not to be with my family on holidays but it's nice that we were able to go over to his parents for Thanksgiving. My best friend, Karem, and her family joined us on Thanksgiving because they weren't going to either of their parents house. It was such a fun day and I'm so glad I was able to spend it with family and friends.

9 Months

Tessa in now 9 months old. It's hard to believe that in just a few short months this little one will be a year old. Cory and I were looking at pictures of her the other day and we can't believe how much she has changed and how big she has gotten. Since we see her all the time it's hard to see how much she has changed until we look at pictures. I miss my little tiny baby but this wild girl is so fun and definitely keeps us on our toes.

Fun things about Tess:
-She still talks like popeye
-She LOVES food!! No matter what we are eating she wants it in her mouth
-Everything still goes into her mouth, so annoying haha!
-Her favorite thing to do, besides eat, is be in the tub
-She wants Mommy most of the time but still loves Daddy
-She wakes up at 7 and goes down for a nap about 7:30 or 8 and sleeps for a couple hours
-She loves her sippy cup
-She loves to make messes all over the house
-We had to move Baxy's food into our room because she would try to eat it as soon as she saw it
-She got a new little bike that she pushes all over the place
-Still wearing 6-9 and some 12 months
-She loves to look at herself in the mirror and on my phone
-She now weighs 18.5 (51%) and she is 62% in height. She is growing like a weed!!
-She was only saying Momma when she was sad but now she is starting to say it all the time
-She is still saying dad all the time
-She is starting to babble a lot more
-In the mornings I bring her in our bed to drink her bottle and after she is done she loves to play peek a boo with Baxy
-She hasn't started to walk but she does love to walk behind her bike, along the couch, and pulls herself up on anything she can
-Her nicknames are, Tess, Tessy, Munchie, Munchkin and Chunk