Tessa at 5 months!

Our little girl is 5 months! It is hard to believe. The last few months have flown by, but we have enjoyed watching her grow. This last month has been very exciting. We were sad to see our Aunties Kam and Gentry leave, but we got a surprise visit from our Auntie Merri and cousin Baby Grace. It was a short visit, but we were so happy to see them.

Tessa is beginning to show an interest in people eating. We are hoping to start on some cereal soon. Here you can see she is also very determined to start sitting up. Daddy is close by just in case, but she actually does very well.

Here is a picture of Tessa as our little "Buddha Baby". Adam was getting her ready for bath time and took advantage of this Kodak moment.

Here our Auntie Merri let Mommy and Tessa borrow Gracie's Moby. We had never used one before and Tessa seemed to like how it held her up. We might have to invest in one of them soon :-)

She is doing really well holding herself up. She can almost roll over completely on her own, but still needs a little help from Mom and Dad.

While Merri and Gracie were visiting, a friend of ours came over to visit. She has a little baby that is only a few days younger then Tessa. Tessa seemed to catch his eyes. He seemed a little overwhelmed when put between 3 Kerger girls. Although, his expression remained the same throughout the photo shoot :-)

Here are the three Kerger kids with our 2009 babies. The three cousins got some photos taken together in matching outfits. The room was filled with giggles as the three of them sat together trying to stay upright.

Tessa got lots of loving from her Aunties!

She is also really taken to her Bumbo seat. She like to see around when Mommy is busy in the kitchen.

We hope you have enjoyed our 5 months photos. Stay tuned for more as she is getting bigger!

Love, Adam, Reagan and Tessa

Tessa's First Christmas

We had a very special Christmas this year with our little Tessa. We were able to spend lots of time with family and close friends as well. Christmas Eve we spent with the Kergers and we all enjoyed some wonderful holiday time together. Christmas day we were able to celebrate with Adam's mom and brother and we all really enjoyed seeing Tessa "slightly" interested in opening gifts. We look forward to next year when she will be a little older.This shot has got to be my new favorite photo oh her!

Here are some other Christmas shots of Tessa enjoying her new favorite holiday...just like Mommy!

We were also fortunate to have Adam's Dad and Stepmother out from Iowa to meet their new granddaughter. We enjoyed visiting with them. We also were able to take a generation photo with Tessa, Adam, Bruce and Great Grandpa Turley.

Here are a few photos that are so cute that we just had to share. We hope you enjoy them as much as we do. We hope everyone had a merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Three Wonderful Years

Today marks three wonderful years of marriage for Adam and I. We are so blessed that we were brought together. God has truly blessed our lives. We are thankful for each day we have together, and we look forward to the many more years we have and all that they will bring.

Christmastime and Tessa at 4 Months

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It is hard to imagine that Christmas is only a few days away. It was Christmas Eve 2008 that we were blessed with the knowledge of our little one on the way. We knew Christmas would never be the same!

We had so many photos this month that we put them all in a slide show. In this slide show you will see Uncles using Tessa as a Christmas ornament when our family went looking for a tree, cozy evenings by the fire, the makeshift stroller Adam put together using his office chair and her bouncer, our family evening out at Glendale Glitters were we got to bundle all the kiddos us, and lots of tummy time. You will also see pictures of Tessa's baby dedication. On December 20th, Adam and I brought her to be dedicated to the Lord. We are committed as parents to make sure that Tessa loves the Lord and is raised with Him in mind. This was a special moment for us and we were very happy to be able to have so much family there to support us.

Merry Christmas everyone and enjoy the photos! We look forward to our first Christmas morning as a family of 3!

Update: In a previous post we mentioned how our little niece Grace was being tested for Cystic Fibrosis. Well, she met with a specialist at UNC and the test showed that she is only a carrier. We are so thankful for these test results. Praise God!

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Prayer request

Please be in prayer for our little niece Gracie Morgan. Gracie will be 2 weeks old tomorrow and one of her newborn screening tests came back saying there was a good chance that she had Cystic Fibrosis. She is going in for more tests, and our family is fervently praying that the tests come back that she is only a carrier. We are praying for her parents that they would have the strength to handle whatever God puts in their path. We love you baby Gracie and can't wait to meet you!

Tessa Talk

Our sweet Tessa is adjusting well to the few hours mommy is gone for work. Each day it is harder to leave her but I know she is in good hands. Her aunties Raleigh, Gentry and Kamie have all been taking really good care of her while Grammy is visiting our new cousin Gracie in North Carolina.
I love watching her sleep. Here are a few cute shots of our little angel sleeping.
At Thanksgiving, we were blessed with spending lots of time with family and friends. Here we caught her on video finding her voice while our friend Carlos spoke to her in Spanish. Also some video of her Aunt Raleigh making her laugh. Tessa already loves her aunts and uncles so much, and they all have a special way of bringing out our joyful Tessa.

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