Tegan Marie

Just had a few pictures of my little sweetie pie! She is such a joy to have in our lives, she makes us so complete!

Tegan Update!

Today Tegan had her 4 month check up and shots! Her appointments are always a bitter sweet thing to both Zach and I! We both get so excited to hear how big she has gotten and love hearing how well she is doing in growth and development but we absolutely hate when we have to put her through the pain of shots. It breaks my heart hearing those pitiful cries but I know it is to her best benefit. Tegan is growing so fast and getting sooo big!!! She is now up to 13lbs 13oz and measures in at 24.5 inches long! That is a weight gain of 2lbs 11oz and a height difference of 2 1/2 inches since her 2 month appointment!!! Dr Shah was very impressed with her growth and giggled at how big she has gotten!!! Her little personality shines through so much, it is hard not to giggle at her and all she does! She did well with her shots, she didn't cry as much as last time. We had to go to babies r us for diapers and formula on the way home and she was talking her little babbles at the top of her lungs! Everybody had to come over and see the little face behind the loud voice lol we got so many compliments on how adorable and how happy she was. No one believed that she had just gotten 3 shots only 10 minutes before stepping foot in the store!!!

Enjoy the pictures and videos of our little miracle!!! I FINALLY got her blowing raspberries on the camera! That little stinker would stop every time I tried to record her and I finally got her! She is soo funny! Zach also recorded a video of her and I playing before bedtime so ignore me in my pj's!!! We were firing at daddy,for some reason she LOVES it and will smile and giggle over it for as long as my arms are strong enough to keep doing it!

donkey ball!!!

Last night Zachary stayed home with Tegan so I could go watch my dad play in a game of Donkey ball. This was the first time our county has done such a thing, I had no idea what to expect!!! It was a fund raiser for our town to raise money for the the fire works and festivities for our let freedom ring celebration on the July 4th week. Zach and I were supposed to go together to watch the ball game and my mom was going to watch Tegan but seems how Zach wasn't feeling well he stayed home with Tegan. It was only my 4th time away from Tegan so it killed me!!! I had a blast, it was hilarious!!! Of course the donkey my dad got was one of the little mean ones that wouldn't let anyone ride him lol and if you got close he would buck you! haha. The best part of the night was that aunt susie arrived!!!! While at the game I started feeling a bit crampy, not to mention I woke up yesterday morning totally annoyed by everything lol. I got home last night and settled into my pj's then really started hurting then bam aunt susie knocked on my door!!! YAY! I am SOOO excited! No birth control for me! I hope that I continue to start on my own so I dont have to go on meds to regulate me, the thought of birth control just makes my stomach turn.

Here are a few pics and a video of my night. Of course I have to add a few of Tegan too!!!!







my little slobber box

My little giggle box

This morning Tegan was playing with Zach and I and she laughed her heart out for a good ten minutes!! Im not sue who laughed more out of the three of us! She sure knows how to brighten the day!!!

We didnt make it to her 4 month appointment because I had Zach in the emergency room all day. Tegan spent the day at grandma and grandpas house. Zach is ok, he has diverticulitis and is on two antibiotics and vicodin for pain. We moved her appointment to this friday :) I will update when we get home.

Here are some new pictures of Tegan. I made her a big fluffy tutu and some pillowcase dresses, they will be perfect for this summer!! She is LOVING tummy time now, I love watching her lift her head up and look around.












here are two funny pictures to make you laugh. Tegan and her evil face lmao and her blowing raspberries(her fav thing to do. haha

oh where oh where??

oh where oh where is aunt susie at, oh where oh where can she be? I pray that she comes on her on, please god no medicine for me!!!

I am now cd 36 and still no aunt susie ( I have called it aunt susie since I was younger, period, ragg, aunt flow..they all sounded gross to me haha). I was hoping that when I started on my own on feb 14th that it would mark a new beginning for me, yet here I wait. I want so badly to start on my own without the help of meds!!! I hoped so badly that having Tegan would regulate my body and make me normal, but it looks like infertility is going to follow along beside me.

So proud!

Little miss Tegan makes me so proud!!! It seems as though once she hit that four month mark that she has become a totally new little girl!!! She is eating a table spoon of cereal every night like a big girl. She is sleeping through the night, from 6-6:30!! Tegan now loves to play and she squeals and blows spit bubbles while doing it!! For those that don't remember, we had MAJOR tummy time issues with Tegan. I haven't made her lay on her tummy for about two weeks now, I just couldn't see making her scream her heart out. Today I decided to give it a go and guess what?!?! She layed there and raised her head and shoulders off the floor and was looking all over! At one point she had her head, shoulders and legs off the floor and was rocking on her belly!!! I was soo proud of her!!! After a bit she does get mad so I will roll her back to her back for a little break. When on her back she bent her legs up and was grabbing her knees which is also a first!! She nearly rolled over(I know she can do it because she has done it once before) she will get her lower half rolled over and her upper half on its side, if only she would use a bit more force to roll over that arm of hers she would have had it!!! I can't believe how much she has changed is just one day!!! I swear I am not allowed to blink..if I do I WILL miss something!!

first bites

With today marking my little girls four month birthday I decided to take a shot at giving her some cereal. She has been a little piggy and never seems full enough with just formula even with the tsp of cereal I add to it, however I wanted to wait until the four month mark to try giving her solids. Today we decided to give it a try and found that SHE LOVED IT!!! I sort of had to pry the first bite in between her lips, once she realized that is was somthing yummy she turned into a little birdie opening her mouth and waiting for that spoon full of goodies! She opened her mouth like such a big girl and started kicking her legs with pure excitement! She ate her entire bowl of cereal which was about a full table spoon, then she ate a 4 ounce bottle and passed out for the night. She is such a little cutie pie! Here are the pics and video of her first bites of solid food!

new pics taken today in the blog below :) enjoy!!!

four month

Tegan Marie is four month old today!!!! Where has time gone??

a beautiful day at the park (TONS of pictures)

It was absolutely gorgeous here in Illinois today!! The sun was shinning and the air was a warm 60 degrees so we decided to take little miss on a walk down to the park for the first time! I remember back when Zach and I would take walks down the street to the park and dream of having a child of our own to push on the swings and slide down the slides with. It was such an amazing feeling seeing Tegan on the swings with daddy and knowing that we will be making many many trips to the park for years to come. I remember when I was a little girl my sister and I loved when mom or dad took us to the park. We would beg them and even sit at their feet struggling with all our might to put their shoes on for them so that they had no excuse but to take us up the street to play at the park together. It is amazing how doing things with your children can take you down memory lane at times. While looking at her and playing with her and such I can't help but remember some of the things I did as a child with my parents. Tegan loved being outside and playing with Zach and I. The sunshine and fresh air was a nice change for us all. She had so much fun that as soon as we got home she passed out in my arms!!! I, of course, have pictures of it all!!!!

It was a very busy weekend here for us!! On Saturday we had a wedding to attend. It was a bit chilly so Tegan didn't get to wear any of her dresses. Im glad I didn't even bother because she had to be changed before the reception into our backup outfit from the diaper bag thanks to her puking. yum! She was a very very good girl, I was shocked considering she missed two of her naps! On the way home we stopped at B&N for some coffee for Zach and Chai for me. Zach wanted to look for a new book and I naturally gravitated to the little kids corner where I found Tegan a taggie elephant which has become her new best friend!!! We didn't even make it back to the car and she was out for the night, poor little girl!!!

She will be four months old on thursday already!!! I just can't believe it!!! She is looking less and less baby like each day and more like a mini version of me (or so I have been told!) haha.

Be sure to check out the blog below for more pictures and a video of Tegan playing:)