9 month Stats, Nieces' Baptisms, Lunch with Good Friends

We finally got to the doctor tonight for Tessa's 9 month check up (at 9 1/2 months).

Weight: 22 pounds - 93rd percentile

Height: 29 inches - 95th percentile

Head: 18 inches - 90th percentile

I know I say it after every appointment, but I just cannot believe the difference between Tessa's stats and Kyri's stats. Can't believe we have a kid on the high end of the charts this time!

Tess did great at her appointment. The doctor even called her a showoff. Right on cue, as the doctor would ask if she was doing something yet, she would start doing it. So funny. She clapped for him, waved at him and said "I" while she waved (she does this all the time...I really think she's trying to say hi). He asked if she was babbling yet, and she broke into a whole story for him, smiling and shaking her arms up and down the whole time! Of course she cried briefly when she got her shots, but as soon as I picked her up she gave the nurse the biggest smile. The nurse burst out laughing. Tess had the whole office cracking up. She really loves being the life of the party!

Some other things Tessa has been up to...

* She is starting to put her arms up in the air when we say, "So big"

* She can cruise all over the furniture

* Her favorite thing to do is pull up on the furniture and steal things she's not supposed to have

* She can walk with the assistance of her push toys, but has yet to let go and try it on her own

* She is getting closer to being able to stand without holding on but only lasts for about a second before she chickens out and switches to a crawl.

* While she's still an excellent sleeper through the night, she is starting to put up a short fight before she falls asleep. It's like she is just not ready to go to bed yet and needs one last hug. So if I pick her up and snuggle her for a minute, she will then go right back to bed. While it's frustrating that I have to go back in there, I can't say I mind getting some snuggle time with my non-snuggly baby. She's normally on the move and doesn't have time for that kind of thing!

We are so blessed to have this smiley baby in our lives!

Last weekend was Gwyneth and Lillian's Baptism

Owen and Sweet Lillian

Gwyneth and her Godsister, Nancy

God Bless Gwyneth and Lillian!

Burritt Family Shot

Visit from the Riebe Girls...and Jake : )

Kyri loved having Emily, Madison, and Jillian over for lunch a few weekends ago. They all played so well together and had a blast.

This started out as a tea party but changed to a pizza party once lunch was delivered!

Even among all of the toys, these two preferred to do some reading.

This isn't the best shot, but I had to put it in because it was the only one I got of my two girls in their EIU gear. Since Both Beth and Jake are Eastern Alums, we thought they would appreciate Kyri and Tessa's EIU wear.

Fun Times in the Basement

Halloween Happenings

I was out of town last weekend (for Divya's baby shower), so Kyle and his parents took the girls "Business Trick-or-Treating" in Villa Park. It looks like they had a lot of fun, and Kyri came back with quite a bit of candy!

Since it was chilly, Tessa wore Kyri's old monkey costume to keep warm.

Kyle said everyone kept calling her a boy.

I guess that little monkey needed a bow! : )

Grandma B. and Kyri

Cutie pie!

Later that weekend, Kyri and Kyle created the perfect Jack-o-lantern.

She really loved the finished product!

I came home late Sunday night, just in time for Halloween on Monday. My mom brought the girls to my school for our class party in the afternoon.

Here's Minnie Mouse

Kyri instantly loved all the big kids at the party, and my students were great about including her in all of the games.

These girls doted on Kyri the whole afternoon.

Tessa and Auntie Chrissy

My sweet girls

Some more Minnie shots

Later that night, Aubry met us at Grandma Nancy's and Grandpa Mike's to go Trick-or-Treating.

T-Rex on a mission for candy

The t-rex and lady bug waiting patiently

Auntie Chrissy joined us

Aubs was the leader to each door, while Kyri slowly brought up the rear.

Every time someone would open a door, Tessa squealed at the top of her lungs.

She was saying trick-or-treat, too!

Minnie tried so hard to be part of the fun, but passed out for the last two houses. : )

The girls were so excited to knock on Grandpa's door to get candy, too!

Sampling some of the treats!

Mmmm...chocolate!

We found out that we should have let Kyri sample some chocolate before trick-or-treating because it gave her tons of energy. Maybe that would have sped things up as we walked from house to house! We'll remember that for next year!

Recap of the Week

We started off by going over to Kyle's Uncle Keith and Aunt Terri's house (The other Terri Burritt...obviously she spells her name wrong.) They served us some delicious lunch and let us take over their house with toys and babies all day.

Here are the three littlest Burritt girls

(A whole lot of cheeks in this picture!)

Tess and Gwyneth are already sharing their toys...or fighting over them?

Cutie Pie Gwyneth

Lillian was on a mission to get that bottle!

Jordyn had some great plans for the older cousins.

She helped them make Halloween necklaces.

And Jordyn took them outside to run around and explore.

Charlie and Kyri were rearranging their decorations.

Kyri kept saying that all of the spooky stuff was just "silly".

I think that's her way of reassuring herself that they're not real.

Then they found some piles of leaves!

Hmmm...not sure Charlie was too happy about Kyri decorating her with leaves.

I love this pic. So sweet.

We had so much fun, it was hard to say goodbye.

I had to throw this pic of Kyri in from last year, because Tessa wore this same outfit this year.

Here she is.

It cracks me up how different their body shapes are! Although they're two years apart in age, they're only one year apart in clothes sizes!

On Thursday, Kyri had her Halloween party at preschool. She decided she wanted to be a T-Rex, so we found this funny costume that she fell in love with. Since I had to work, I wasn't able to go to the party, but I snuck in for the last ten minutes on my lunch break.

She looked so adorable doing the alphabet dance with her tail flopping all around!

Later that night, my school hosted a family literacy night, and we invited Sue's Therapy Dog Club to come and read with the kids. Kyri got to come with us, and she loved being in charge of passing out the stickers to anyone who visited our station.

Here she is with Aunt Susie and Rookie!

Lots of fun Halloween activities still to come this weekend. Can't wait!

Tessa The Bulldozer

Our Tessa B has become a wild woman! Here's a video of her in action for those of you who haven't seen her in a while. I took it while Kyri and Kyle were napping when we were at the Lake last weekend. Tess and I were having some bonding time. She really cracks me up! I hope she keeps her sweet and silly personality!

Oh, yeah, and Kyri calls Tessa a bulldozer because she plows through everything! She has had LOTS of bumps and bruises lately!

Last Lake Visit of the Season

Since we had Monday off for Columbus Day, Kyle and I decided to take the girls up to the lake for one last time before it got too cold. We enjoyed a beautiful day on the boat, and Kyri got to try out her new princess fishing pole. She has been practicing casting in our basement for about a month and was very excited to use it for real at the lake. Unfortunately, she didn't get a single bite. Neither did Kyle or I or any of the other people we saw trying to fish. We tried from the shore, on different piers, and on the boat. It just wasn't a good day for fishing. Kyri didn't seem too discouraged, though. She still kept herself busy by playing with leaves and singing to herself. : )