Such an exciting month!

It is hard to believe but Tessa is now 2 months old. We have had an exciting month. We are filling this update with lots and lots of pictures. Her facial expressions are getting to be quite hilarious as you can see. These first shots were on her 2 month birthday.
We recently received a bouncer as a gift and are really enjoying it! Another great thing that happened this month is that she finally found a bottle she will "put up" with. Up until now, she has refused everything, even most pacifiers. But we are slowly working on developing the skill. This allows Mommy to relax a little. She was concerned for when it was time for her to go back to work.

She is growing very quickly. Here she looks quite large in Aunt Shelby's arms.

She still looks pretty small in Uncle Jake's arms though.
We are getting some tummy time now and it is helping her hold her head up.

We still love to take naps in Mommy and Daddy's bed.

Mimi came over and baby sat for a few hours while Mommy was at the doctor.
We are enjoying the outside fall weather and going on walks.

Here are some of the pictures that the photographer took of her at 5 weeks. Originally we agreed to let them come and take pics because they promised us a free 8x10. I somehow knew I wasn't going to be able to get only one.

How could I have resisted not buying these shots, right?

That is all for now. Month #3 is expected to be quite exciting as well!

Tessa's Expressions

Tessa is beginning to make some very precious facial expressions. We have learned that she loves laying on her back. We get the most out of her when she is laying on her changing table. After her clean diaper is put on, she will smile and coo at Mommy and Daddy. It is so wonderful to start seeing her acknowledge our faces and sounds.


We have also found that she likes to lay in her diaper without clothes on. This is something that her cousin Jack likes to do as well. Who needs clothes...right??? Enjoy!

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One exciting day!

Yesterday Tessa turned 1 month old. We can't believe our baby is already 1 month old. She is such a blessing to us and we are so thankful to her. Here she is on her 1 month birthday.

Tessa got a present on her 1 month birthday, her cousin Mia Leann! Mia was born at 12:07 AM on the 21st of September. We are so happy to have another little cousin. Congratulations Auntie Katie and Uncle Nick!

We spent the day Sunday waiting for our little cousin to arrive. Here is her cousins Calvin and Tessa, and aunties Emily and Reagan waiting for her arrival.
Here is Papa Kerger holding Tessa and Grandpa Berneburg holding Calvin.
Tessa did a lot of sleeping at the hospital. Grammy Kerger loves to hold little Tessa and is great at getting her to sleep!
Our family has been so blessed this year. We still have another baby and sister-in-law to welcome into the family in November. What a year!

Tessa's Two Week Photos

Tessa is now almost 4 weeks old. We can't believe how time is flying. On her two week birthday, we decided to take some shots of her. My father has a really nice camera, so we asked him to give it a try. We are very pleased with how the pictures turned out. Here are a few of our favorites. Now everyone seems to be requesting photo shoots with "Papa". I think we found him a new hobby :-)

Tessa's Hospital Pictures

Here are Tessa's hospital pictures. We recently received them in the mail and wanted to share these precious shots with everyone. She slept through the entire photo shoot. Our little girl is such a blessing to us!

Tessa's First Week

Here at the Turley house, we are still adjusting to having our little baby here. Adam and I are so surprised to see how easy of an adjustment it has been. She is such an amazing baby!




There is lots and lots of sleeping taking place. Which also is good because it is helping Mommy recovery from her surgery. Tessa has a special way of folding her hands when she sleeps. It is almost as if she is praying!

Daddy seems to be enjoying his time with his little girl!
We had our first bath this week. Mommy and Daddy learned a thing or two about bath time. Make sure you have something water proof underneath, or there may be an accident on Mommy and Daddy's bed. Oh well :-)

Even our animals are getting used to our new little one. They enjoy sleeping right next to her and check and sniff her constantly. Even our dogs seem to be getting protective over her.

I wonder what is in store for us next week?