Tennysen and the Royal Wedding

I have been very excited about the Royal Wedding this week. Todd has been making all kinds of fun of me, but I couldn't wait to see THE DRESS! I wasn't about to get up at 4AM though, so I was taping the wedding on 2 channels so I wouldn't miss anything.

Tennysen has been sleeping great the last several weeks. She's been waking up to eat once during the night but then goes right back to sleep. However, last night, she woke up at 4AM to eat and would NOT go back to sleep. The ONLY explanation for that is that she wanted to watch to Royal Wedding, so we did.

Thank you to Todd for humoring me for this picture.

The dress did not disappoint. It was beautiful and timeless. Loved it!!

Happy Easter!

It's been a while since the last post. Our days have been pretty much the same...just watching Tennysen grow and change. I did go back to work last week. That was SOOOOOO hard! I woke up the Sunday of my last full week at home and I was so depressed. So I tried to enjoy every minute of that week with my sweet Tennysen. Then the next Sunday was the day before I actually went back to work. I cried a lot. Even though I was only working 2 days that week, it was still so sad for me. I feel like I'm going to miss out on so much. As it turns out, the anticipation of going back to work was much worse than actually going to work. The days went by fast and I knew Tennysen was in good hands: Todd kept her on Monday and our friend, Jacque, kept her on Tuesday. Jacque loves Tennysen so much...it's so sweet, and Tennysen loves Jacque, so I'm so glad she'll be watching Tennysen a couple of days a week when I go back full time. The other days our other friend, Katie, will be watching her. We are very blessed that she'll be with friends. If I had to take her to a daycare right away, I think I might die!

Tennysen is so big. She has her 2 month check-up this Thursday, so we'll find out how much she weighs then. She's really starting to interact with us. She'll hold our gaze for a long time. She smiles a ton. She's started making all kinds of noises which I LOVE. It's so fun watching her change, and it's all happening so fast!

She and Todd had like a 10 minute conversation last night at dinner. It was precious!

It's Tennysen's first Easter, and my parents and Keri came to town to celebrate. The Easter bunny (aka Aunt Keri and Great Grandma Verna and Grandma Pam) visited Tennysen and gave her some fun presents. She had the cutest little dress. It was fun to see her all dressed up and out of a onesie. I hope everyone had a great Easter. I hope you enjoy the pictures. We miss you all!!

No, Tennysen, I don't think you can be any cuter. 

Quality time for Todd and Tennysen.

Grandaddy and Tennysen

Todd and Tennysen in their Easter best. 

This picture needs some cropping (i.e, no flip flops!), but otherwise, our first family Easter picture. 

Chillaxin'

Tennysen is supervising me cooking dinner. 

I'm playing dress up with Tennysen. She was surprisingly cooperative. 

Tennysen's firsts

Well, it's been a few weeks of firsts for Tennysen since the last post. She's taken her first bottle of formula, been on her first road trip, stayed in her first hotel, spent the weekend with Grandaddy Mark and Grandma Millie, met a whole bunch of SC family and friends, had her first official bath in a bath tub, and tonight, she went to church for the first time. Here's some pictures to commemorate some of her firsts:

First time taking a bottle & the first time Todd got to feed her. 

First time meeting Aunt Laura.

First time meeting Ellie. She's only 6 months older. Hard to believe!!

First time meeting Great Grandma Verna.

First time meeting Great Grandaddy Thurman. He's so funny!!

First bath in the bath tub. Look at that belly!!

First time in her sweat pants.

First time her poopy diaper came out of the diaper and the first time she pooped all over Grandaddy.  She was waiting for me to get all the diaper changing supplies out. She was surprisingly happy though. 

First time Uncle Joseph held her. It only took him like 4 days!!

First time at Aunt Keri's apartment. This is such a cute picture!!