Happy Birthday, UNCLE B!!

Hope you have a good day!

One Month Old!!

It's hard to believe that Little Tessa has been in our lives for a whole month today!! It feels like just yesterday that I was still pregnant, but then again, it seems like Tessa has been a part of our family forever. Time flies!

Some updates on Tessa...

She is following in her big sister's footsteps and had to start reflux medicine at about 2 1/2 weeks old. The medicine made her a little more comfortable, but she has still been crying and wiggling around a lot after eating and anytime we lay her on her back. We went to her 1 month check up yesterday and the Dr. decided to double her dosage, so we'll see if that helps her. Just with the first dose of it last night she slept much more soundly and actually in her bassinet! For the past few weeks, she had only been sleeping in her boppy pillow or in my arms, which means I haven't really been sleeping! So, I don't know if it was the medicine already working last night or if it was just a coincidence. I'm hoping for many more nights of sound sleeping!

Tessa's 1 month weight is 7 lbs 9 oz. She didn't gain as much weight as I had hoped this month, but the doctor thinks that giving her more of the medicine will increase her appetite. She measured 21 inches in length, which put her in the 40th percentile!! That's great to us because with Kyri we never got above the 20th!

Tessa is starting to make eye contact with us now, so that's exciting. We've heard a few cute sounds that we think were different than the normal cries we usually hear from her! She is very active and scoots all around the bed when we're changing her diaper, so we definitely have to keep an eye on her. She also loves to hold our fingers and her pacifier when it's in her mouth. We look forward to more and more interactions with our Tessa B.!

Poor Kyri Joan has had a bit of the flu this week. Her fever broke Wednesday night and now we're just waiting for her stomach to get back to normal so her appetite comes back. She has been really great, though. She's been patient with me when I'm feeding Tessa and has been playing independently quite a bit. It is so cute to see her reading to herself or playing pretend with her toys all on her own when I walk past her bedroom. I've tried to capture some of these moments on video, but she catches me every time and stops doing what she was doing!

These first few pictures below are of Grandma Nancy's and my first attempt at a photo shoot with Tessa. My mom found this cute picture of a baby wrapped up in a bow, so we tried to recreate the scene. Tessa was not as cooperative as Kyri used to be for these kinds of shoots. Hopefully she will get used to them as she gets older, because my mom and I like to play!!

Here is the pose we were going for, but Tessa kept turning her head away from the camera!

She also preferred to be stretched out rather than all tucked up!

Here she was trying to roll herself over while screaming!

This one was a little closer but you can tell she's about to wiggle out of position.

This shot was as close as we could get. Her face doesn't look too happy, though!

Here she is sleeping in her favorite Boppy pillow

The sisters playing together

I love how they're holding hands.

Here's a shot I got of Kyri playing with her friends in her room. She cracks me up!

And this isn't the best pic of Tessa, but her outfit is so cute, so I had to post it.

Two More Burritt Girls!!

Yesterday, Owen and Donna added two more girls to the family! Can you even believe that there are now 5 girl cousins on the Burritt side? The funny thing is that before we started having kids we were told that Burritts only have boys! Ha! Between us and Owen and Donna, we proved that wrong...5 times! These cousins will have so much fun growing up together. I see lots of tea parties and sleepovers in the future!

Donna and the newest additions are doing great, and Owen and Charlie are very proud! We are so excited to have these two beautiful girls in our family!

Gwyneth Austin

(My personal opinion is that she has Owen's head shape and lips!)

Lillian Janice

(I think her round face and tiny lips look more like Donna's!)

Getting Out of the House!

After being trapped in the house for almost two weeks, the weather finally allowed us to get out a little bit. My pain from the surgery is pretty much gone now, and it felt so nice to leave the bedroom and venture out into the world. I felt human again!

Tessa getting to know her friends in the swing (with her "Cutest Baby Sister" shirt on)

All bundled up to go on a family walk in the new double stroller (It worked great!)

Getting ready to go to the mall for the first time. Check out her cute shoes!

Kiddie Klub Lane

Since Kyle and Auntie Kay had off school, we decided to take the girls to this cute little play land for toddlers/preschoolers. Grandma Karen met up with us, too, to join in the fun. The cousins loved playing together, and I think we'll be visiting here again while I'm home on maternity leave. The place has a bunch of cute little play houses where the kids can play pretend and use their imaginations.

Kyri the Firewoman

Aubry the Cashier

Kyri the Bear

Cousins Busy at Work

These two loved this Alligator

They played on him for a really long time!

Tessa was wide awake and really wanted in on the action. She can't wait until she gets a little bigger so she can play, too!

Coloring is always a big hit.

The tower that Grandma Karen helped Kyri make.

Aubry served us lunch.

The girls loved hanging out at the Bait and Tackle Shop.

Look Uncle B and Grandpa Mike, we have our life jackets on and are ready to fish!

Aubs is a serious Fisherwoman

Oooooh, she's got a big one!

Kyri the Walrus

Tessa has been awake and alert much more often these days. Here is a video of her making lots of funny faces.

The Last Week and a Half

Well, we've settled in pretty well with our little Tessa home with us now. The first couple of days were a little tough because I was still in a lot of pain from my surgery. I'm feeling much better, now, though, and am loving being home with my two girls. Kyri seems to be reacting well to her new sister. Right now Tessa sleeps most of the day, so Kyri and I still get to spend a lot of time together. We'll see if that's still the case in a month or two when Tessa is awake and demanding more attention!

Tessa has been a good girl at night, too. We've only had one really fussy night. Otherwise, she tends to sleep for 3-4 hour stretches at a time. Then she gets up to eat and then goes right back to sleep. Sometimes I have to wake her to eat because she wants to just keep on sleeping through! Hope she continues to love her sleep in the future!

I've taken thousands of pictures over the past week, and I feel like Tessa looks different in all of them! We still cannot figure out who she looks like. I see a resemblance to Kyri in pictures, but in person, I don't think she looks like her at all. Who do you guys think she looks like?

Coming home from the hospital

Trying out her new crib

She sleeps best in her boppy pillow

Cousin Holly came for a visit! (Our first at-home visitor!)

First Bath (Big Sister helping)

Snuggled up

Grandma Nancy came to spend the day with us on Wednesday. Here she is reading to both girls.

Of course we had to try out some of her new bows.

She didn't seem to mind them too much. Hopefully she'll enjoy playing dress up as much as we do! : )

Watching some T.V.

Hanging out with Grandpa Larry (Looks like we're going to have another thumb sucker!)

Grabbing some attention from Grandma B.

Since we've been stuck inside, we've had to be creative with our time! : )

Tessa got a phone call

Bath Time at the Burritts'

Mary came for a visit

Had to get a pic of these cute ruffle pants

She looks so tiny in her swing!

Kyri got an early Valentine's present from Grandpa and Grandma B.

Matching Jammies (Tessa wasn't too into the photo shoot, but she kind of looks like she's laughing. I think she might have a dimple on her right cheek!)

Cousin Aubry's first time meeting Tessa. She came in the door yelling, "Baby Tessa". It was so cute!

K.J. and Aubs have missed each other a lot these past two weeks!

Coloring with Auntie Kay

These two were so funny Saturday night! I came into the room and they were just sitting there cracking themselves up!

This is how I found them the next time I came in...pretending to be asleep. Such imaginations they have!

Sisters

Cousins

My girls

Grandma Nancy feeding Tessa her first bottle.

Tessa posing with her new Valentine's Day gift and sporing her new festive bow!

Happy Valentine's Day to everyone. Ours was a little low key this year. Kyri and Daddy went on a date to the library, and Tessa and I just bonded at home. Kyle picked up some tasty cupcakes to celebrate, though!