Tessa Jae (3 Months)

This little blog started when Camdyn turned 3 months old

so I figured it would be a good time to pick it up again

since Tessa is the big 3 MO ;)

Life with little miss Tessa Jae has been 

pretty laid back, she really is such a chill baby

which is just what we needed.

She is the total opposite of Cam as a baby

physically & emotionally.

I cannot believe that I have one baby

who was so teeny tiny & one who

gives my arms the best workout

they've had in my life.

Weight: if I'm guesstimating correctly she 

should be about 13 lbs by now

(she was 12 lbs & some change at her 2 month checkup a couple of weeks ago)

Sitting pretty in the 75th percentile for weight & height.

Diet: She's been breastfeeding since day one & still going strong.

The first month we had a crazy experience with reflux

(like I'm talking spitting up basically everything she ate)

but she's seemed to grow out of it for the most part. 

HALLELUJAH.

On a side note, she cannot figure out

how to suck a pacifier. I'm still deciding

if it's a good thing or a bad thing.

Sleep: At night she'll go about 5 hours at a time, sometimes more & very few times less.

She sleeps in her rock and play right next to our bed which has

been a lifesaver for her reflux- I'm already getting anxiety

thinking about how I'm going to ever transfer her to her crib

& laying flat- AH.

She is usually only awake for at most an hour and a half at a time

& she'll start to get cranky.

Girl lets you know when she is BEAT.

She zonks out instantly in her swing for naps.

Unless, of course, big sister decides it's a good time

to sing "The Farmer in the Dell" at the top of her lungs while

running around chasing the cat.

Erbs Palsy Progress: She bent her arm to her face for the first

time a couple of weeks ago in her sleep. A couple days later

she started to do it while she was awake :)

We met with Dr Kozin, a specialist at Shriners Hospital

in Philly who told us that her outlook is very good

since she's improving the nerves were just stretched

& not torn (which could require surgery to repair)

We do therapy once a week with a physical therapist

 & do stretches with her throughout

the day at home.

Favs: her swing, nursing, watching me sing horribly, watching

big sister run around like a buffoon, car rides

Not so Favs: getting dressed, physical therapy, tummy time, 

probably watching me sing horribly, the second the car stops

We're Back!

Time to dust off our little piece of the internet

Life has been crazy, 

which is the only excuse I can make

for my lack of blogging about our

crazy life with a toddler.

Turns out house hunting & buying a home

take up a lot more time than I expected.

(kidding, kind of)

On July 20th, after 4 months of searching

we are officially homeowners & are SO EXCITED.

We got VERY lucky & found a home

in the town that we wanted, in an amazing

little neighborhood, in our price range

& all that needed to be done was some floor

staining & some wall painting.

(& some shrub pulling)

Oh, & there is a Target, Ulta, Starbucks

& Chick fil a walking distance from our house.

(That's what really sold me)

Before we could move in we wanted

to have the downstairs completely done

for the obvious reason that attempting

to paint with a toddler would probably = HELL.

So here are some before & afters of what we

have done so far.

Here is the listing pictures of the living room

which they were using as a dining room

Here is a before shot of the living room

once we were in the house:

during the process:

& after:

Here is the dining room from the listing pictures

which they were using as the formal living room:

The walls were an olive green color that

 made the room feel super small.

(I could not have ripped those curtains down quick enough)

Here is our dining room in the process:

& after the floors were stained

The staircase also got stained

but it's still a work in process

that should be finished up today (thanks boo!)

We move in on Saturday &

I will continue to post 

all about our process,

& of course, about life with
 this little nugget.

This is going to be fun!

The Coldest Winter There Ever Was

Seriously.

Guys, 8 degrees. EIGHT.

I don't mesh well with the winter weather

when it's in the 30's & 40's

but EIGHT damn degrees with

NEGATIVE wind chills.

You can forget about it.

We've basically been hibernating.

I think Cam's getting sick of it too.

Poor girl probably has the worst

cabin fever, I feel ya girl.

Dressing Cam up in all of her

 summer clothes has totally helped

us cope with this nonsense.

& we've been taking

a few trips to the mall to

run some of that energy off.

I must say I have one good

shopping buddy ;)

Those lopsided piggies.

So until the weather gets

above the single digits again

I'll be sitting home doing this

all day, every day.

Super Bowl Sunday

Since my Packers were booted out-

I didn't have much interest in the Super Bowl

this year, except for the apps of course.

I made this

marinated cheese

which was hands down everyone's fav.

I say omit the cheddar & just go

with cream cheese.

It's the best.

these

brie bites

&

the classic Frank's Red Hot

buffalo chicken dip because.. duh.

Cam had the perfect outfit filled

with Seahawks colors so we decided

to just route for them ;)

Baby chucks, I can't even.

She's starting to smile for the camera

rather than her usual grump face she gives

me whenever she knows I'm trying to take a selfie.

YAY!

Baby Gap Love

As far as Baby Gap goes I can only shop in store.

They seem to have WAY better prices

in store (more sales) & just like when

I'm shopping for myself I just need to 

see them in person, am I cray?

Anyway, I had some Gapcash so I 

decided to pop in today & they

happened to also be having an AMAZING

sale- like 50% off all sale items sale.

I got these four items & one more tee for only

$28 after using my Gapcash- winning!

Denim Dress  // Bird Tee

Like Tee // All I Want Is Everything Tee

Thisclose to getting these:

I Heart You Sleep Set // Floral Hi-Lo Sweater

Denim Jacket // Swim Suit

Currently.

There is a whole lotta this

mixed with some of this

because of these

& this guy

had to go work on the power lines

in Boston because of this

x10

Thank goodness for this

& Gigi only living 5 minutes away

because we might be hibernating here until

Daddy gets back home.

Or maybe until spring, who knows.

The Bow Rebel

Welp guys, it's official,

Cam's a bow hater.

The second I put one in,

she rips it right out.

I might be more sad than I 

should be about this.

I just want her to wear pretty,

sparkly bows every damn day.

 Here mom, youuuu can take this back.

Okay, you don't want it?

I'll just eat it & stare you straight

in the eyes while I do it.

Just for effect.

At least she lets me dress

her in humungous, furry vests.

We'll see how long that lasts, sigh.

Oh, & the fabulous,

purple, sparkly bow is

from JumpingandJellyBean

We'll try again tomorrow ;)