wAiTiNg

First off-   Tes is asleep in my arms = pure bliss!! I am really Really blessed to have such a sweet thing in my life! I'm starting to get worried cause I can't lay her down when she's awake, simply because I never do. Why would I? I Love cuddling her! I just worry about the damage its causing in my arms because it proves that I wont be able to hold here forever!!

Next-   We got an informal job offer! Woot! But informal being the key word... hence the waiting title. I'm waiting for Mitch to come home so we can talk about it, so we can start planning a trip to the temple, so we can plan a trip to California, so we can start making money, so we can keep on keeping on!!!

Finally-   Tes is waking up.. I know it’s soon she has really got the cap napping thing down! I’m super excited to see where life takes us next. Super excited to spend time watching college ball with my man! We’re doing alright! J

Spring is in the air!

Things are going goood! Still haven't landed a dream job, BUT its sunny outside! I haven't lost any lbs from my not so loyal running, BUT we took Tes for a walk outside yay! And Tessa isn't sleeping much due to her teething, BUT she is sitting for minutes at a time, and can roll over both ways! Yes things are good. Thanks for all the prayers on our behalf.
Just one funny story and then I'll put up some pictures!! :)

We went in to get a family picture taken and the photographer told us to kiss Tessa on the cheeks. You couldn't tell that she was smiling because her chubby cheeks smooshed her lips together! After which Mitch put his finger in her mouth to measure how thick they are and according to his finger measurement her cheeks and 3 inches deep! Oh yeah chubby baby!

Unfortunately pictures are a little expensive so I didn’t buy that one to share..

PiCtUrEs

Hubbys moving face!                                  Saying goodbye to Kelsey and Cousins

 Wyoming was actually really pretty to drive through...

 Looking for work

Doing what we do all day.. just chilling.

 Showing off her fat rolls!!! :)

Holding her bottle by herself at 4 months!!!

 You may of heard of the blizzard we had out east...

Here are the men shoveling the driveway.

Playing like the kids we still are..

We burried each other in the snow!

Tessa went out for a second so we could get a family pic,

but the wind was too much for her.. even just for a second.

And here she is in her favorite little jacket from her aunt back in Idaho!

Love you all!

a new start

SORRY MOM!! I'm not very good at writing....

So here is a catch up..

We are now living in Chicago! We left the Iceburg a couple weeks ago (after complaining about the snow covered roads) drove for 3 days, and settled into yet another tundra. I'm not sure what we were thinking. Florida probably would have made a little more sense... except I'm a little scared of the alligators..

It was really impromptu. We were planning on moving to Boise for work, but didn't feel good about it and decided a fresh start would be best. I can now say that I HATE moving! But Tessa was a champ through most of it.. here she is sitting on the counter the day I decided it was time to pack the kitchen. (she always pulls one of her legs into the chair and slouches gangster style!)

The drive was probably the worst part.. aside from cleaning the apartment! Me and Tes were in the car while the husband drove the moving truck. I wish it wasn't SO unsafe for 4 month olds to sit facing forwards in the car, it makes it Way to hard to help keep the binky in. By 6 the first night she was completely sick of her car seat and we still had two hours to drive. Thank goodness I have wonderful in-laws who were willing to meet us half way so I could sit next to Tessa the last day and a half of driving! THANK YOU!


So we made it safe and sound, and now have half way unpacked. We plan on only living with the in-laws just as long as it takes us to get into a place of our own. Unfortunately that means we need to find work. I can't believe how hard it is to find a job! My man sits on his laptop all day it seems applying and networking.. and FINALLY yesterday we got our first reply.. saying that there were no openings but we are on the top of the list for when one opens up.. at least its a start!

About me. Since the husbands been busy looking for work, and its FREEZING outside I've had plenty of time to get homesick. Don't get me wrong I'm doing okay. Just wanted to let you know I've thought about it. I'm trying to keep busy I started running again today, and I watch the bachelor each week! :)

Tessa is getting HUGE! She got her first bowl of rice just over a week ago.. and let me just tell you she has her mouth open wanting more the second I take the spoon out of her mouth. Its cute, but I swear she is already plumping up the little oinker! Last Tuesday she rolled over for the first time from her tummy to her back :) and you better believe we are now working on the back to the front. Her daddy has become some kind of drill master! Last night when me and daddy had a night on the town she not only held the bottle by herself but grandma said she was pulling it in and out of her mouth feeding herself! :) What else.. she just seems so smart. She tries to play the piano with grandma. When you hand her something she holds it close to her like its all she ever wanted. She practically has a SIX PACK ;) ..when she's laying down (on the floor or in your arms) she lifts her head and neck up (sometimes even her shoulders a little) when she wants to sit up. And she LOVES watching basketball and football, if the T.V is behind her she tips her head straight back so she can see behind her! :) SO CUTE!

Life is pretty good! And don't worry I'll post more pictures of Tessa when I get onto my computer.. hopefully soon! If someone sends me a text to remind me it'll be soon.. ;)

A little early...

So my Mans friend had his birthday yesterday, and I was allowed to have my Christmas present early!! It’s a new camera and I Love love love it! Here is some of the fun!!!

We went sledding, Tessas first time hence the need for the camera.. Except I was too chicken to bring it up on the hill = no actual sledding pictures + it was like 20 degrees so Tessa stayed super bundled up the whole time!

But no worries I've been taking plenty of other pictures!

Thanks for the camera sweetheart!!

Here we go!

A little of whats been going on..

I've been thinking a lot lately about the many things I've already learned  as a mom. Here are just a few. 

1. No matter how many naps you get through out the day and night, nothing beats a good eight hours of sleep... or even 6 hours for that matter.
2. You can't ever get enough of holding your own child.
3. It doesn't matter how  many times you're told, they grow up faster than you'll ever believe.
4. The pacifier is a gift sent from above!
5. People say that the sound of a heart beat is comforting to a baby, yet the sound of my baby's heart beat is very comforting to me as well.
6. Moms can't help but worry sometimes!

Wahoo! My husband and I won a free 30 min. photo shoot, and it was super cold and snowing during our session! Man was I worried our pictures were going to suck.. but as you can see they turned out way un-sucky!

And we were able to get Tessa blessed the first of the month. It was absolutely beautiful! :) Yes I cried... but give me a break, my friend even told me she didn't cry when her daughter was blessed but she couldn't stop the water works during Tessa's!

Here she is with most of her cousins! Soo cute!

Well things are going  good! I'm trying to enjoy every min. I have with Tess before I have to go back to work. I'm so blessed to have all this time off and know my job is just there waiting for me! Life's so sweet!

So it begins...

So I'm new to this whole "blog" thing. Two years ago I was told I needed to start one, because it is what ALL married people do. But I avoided starting because I figured there couldn't possibly be that much to write about. After all my husband worked, I was working and going to school and this allowed very little time for any type of adventure at all.

Now I have a little 6 week old baby and my adventures are just beginning.

Here is my first real adventure story.. or novel..

Tessa's much anticipated due date was September 25, 2010. I soon realized that like all people, all pregnancy's are different. We joked a lot that I was going to have a midget, due to my small bump. I didn't start really showing to the point people could tell I was pregnant till I was nearly 30 weeks. This picture was taken 6 days before she came into the world and my friend Crystal (who took the picture) was telling me to push out my tummy.

On September 12th I was sitting at church when I suddenly realized that the weird cramping sensations I was experiencing were probably contractions. Because of what I was taught in my birthing class I lost all interest in the Old Testament and starting watching the clock. These uncomfortable sensations were coming every 5 min! FREAK! I realized how unready I was to have a baby. Thankfully they gradually became further apart!

Monday (the 13th)  the inconsistency continued and I began to relax. The first of Oct or maybe the end of Sep is what I pictured. Tuesday (the 14th) morning I thought about organizing her room (so that it would look a little less like an office) or maybe try and put her crib together... but who was I kidding! Instead I pulled out some scrape book paper and mod-podge and started crafting. Come 4 I realized I needed to start getting ready for work at 5, and at 4:30 my contractions (I'd been ignoring all day) seemed really close. But everyone knows that with your first baby you're going to be in labor for atleast 12 hours. So I go to work at 5, I'm off by 10.. I go home have Mitch rub my back some... that is if the contractions magically continue. So I actually do go to work and my coworker looks a little worried when I tell her I'm having contractions, and there close together but I don't know how close cause I'm choosing not to watch the clock.

Just before 5:30 the nightmare happens! My water brakes (just a leak) but when you're talking to some girls about what kind of clothes they are shopping for, it is pretty awful. I quickly excused myself and ran to the bathroom. And then the contractions really hit me. I took care of business and got back on the sales floor. After all, I was in the middle of helping pick out clothes. The only problem is that I can't even talk to the girls, the contractions were so painful I could barely keep from doubling over. This is when I let my coworkers know that "I think my water broke..." and obviously they didn't want me on the sales floor and couldn't believe that I "think" my water broke! I gladly went in the back and sent a text to my husband letting him know the news, and finally started  facing reality that somehow deep inside me I knew that she was coming... and coming soon.

So just before 6 a worried looking coworker drove me to the hospital where I sheepishly tried to act like I knew what I was doing. Wishing we had preregistered!!! I felt really stupid trying to hide my pain, and tell the people at the counter that I thought my water broke and that I had no idea what I was supposed to do or where I was supposed to go... Ugh! The ladies saw through my see-through mask, and showed me into a room where they drilled me with questions, had me change into a robe and saw that I was dilated to a 4. FOR REAL! I couldn't believe i was only at a 4, my body was telling me to push her out.. but I kept that to myself because I knew the answer was a big fat no.

Then they walked me to my delivery room where I used the bathroom and just after I got situated in the bed the nurse asked if I wanted her to check the dilation. I did, so she did and I was to a 7. Awesome! Except I failed to mention that my dear husband was not there yet.. he unfortunately was working an hour and fifteen min away and had to find someone to cover him at work before he could leave... oh yeah. Thank goodness he knows how to drive fast.. and was safe!

I really don't know what time my midwife showed up.. but I was so glad to see her and hear her tell me it was ok to push! Bless her heart! Mitch finally got there at 7:15 and held me until 8:35 when my little angel was born.( and not a min too late!) 6.6 lbs and 17 3/4 inches long!

Surreal is the best word for it all. I was defiantly blessed with extra strength that night and to have her come so fast with no problems.. what else could I ever ask for! :)

And look how big she has already gotten!!! Bitter Sweet!