Baby Acne?

So the past week(ish) Tessa face has gotten really broke out. Zach asked me about it and I told him that babies get acne and it's normal. Today when we got up and moving he asked why her acne was spreading all over her head and neck... weird. Then I got to thinking about how Mom gave Rachel, who was also an August baby, heat rash because she wrapped her up all the time thinking she was cold. Well... I'm pretty sure it's heat rash. Poor kid. Here I am thinking she likes to be really warm and cuddled and I give her a heat rash... nice huh? So the lesson learned here, use cotton blankets and don't let her sweat!

Just born...

The flowers that Zach gave me after Tessa was born. He is such a sweetie!

Bringing Tessa Home...

We got to bring Tessa home from the hospital on August 13th, 2010 at about 8am.

Tessa's first bath at home...

Mom Times TWO in TWO days...

Not quite sure how to feel tonight as I lay here next to my little Brooklyn and we watch cartoons and just relax. Soon there will be three of us sitting here (trying to) watching cartoons and cuddling. Am I going to be sufficient enough to be a mom of two? How will I handle it when they both need me right that minute? Will I be patient enough? Will they love each other? Will Brooklyn be mad at me for bringing home a new baby?

So many questions.

Don't get me wrong, I am VERY excited to meet my new little one, just nervous about all the unknowns. I can't wait to see her little face, hold her close to me, dress her, bathe her, wake up and have one on one mommy time at odd hours in the night.

Wish us luck as we welcome our newest addition

TESSA JAMES GROVE

in two days!!

29 weeks....

Well today we had another doctor appointment and everything went well. The baby is measuring where she should be (the doctor said she weighs about 2lbs and 5oz) and we are still set for August 18th. The doctor told me to keep on taking iron supplements and to increase the amount I have been taking, yuck. The best part about our visit today was that Brooklyn was actually interested in watching the ultrasound and would point things out that she could see. At one point baby sister had her head turned and so all we could see was her ear and Brooklyn picked up on it really fast. She also identified baby sister's nose. The doctor said (when he was measuring her head) that it looks like this baby will also have a bunch of hair when she is born. So weird the things we can see with these 3D ultrasounds, I love it.

The Bump has arrived...

It's official, the baby bump is visible! This week was the first week that everyone else could really tell that I am pregnant. It was so funny to hear different things like "wow, you are already showing" or "Oh, you look pregnant" or "You're pregnant?" It's funny how people say things with out thinking and then the look on their face afterwards that says "I want to shove my foot in my moiuth right now." Anyhow, I am looking and fe
eling pregnant! This week has been especially fun for everyone around me (family). This little girl is a kicker and they have been able to feel her. So far she has kicked for Jamie the most, but maybe that's just because she and I had a quite moment and she was very patient. Yesterday morning as Zach and I laid in bed she started kicking so I rolled over and put my belly in his back and he actually could feel it. Very cool. At times I can even see my belly move. This is probably the best part of the pregnancy.

On another note I am starting to feel more energetic at times and have even been able to get by with out naps on my days off (Zach still thinks it's weird that I need extra sleep just because I'm pregnant). I have been getting a lot of house work done and it's felt nice to feel productive again. I have decided that every day I have off I am going to do one thing, cleaning wise, that I wouldn't do on a normal cleaning day. This past week I got the coat closet cleaned up, the pantry organized, went through baby clothes, and had one slacker day. I have also, however, managed to stay on top of my laundry!!!!!

One of these days here soon I will post a picture of the baby bump for you all to enjoy!

Hooray for Wednesday it will mark week 24!

Official Ultrasound...

Just some interesting facts about our "Target Ultrasound" that we had today...

• Yes, it's still a girl ;)
• She weighs approximately 12 oz
• We got to "see" all 4 chambers of her heart
• The technician said that her brain looks wonderful and her head is nice and round
  
• She had an air bubble in her tummy (the technician said that means she must be swallowing the amniotic fluid. According to my parent magazine this is a good thing because it helps to start developing their digestive tract.)
• She is measuring a little bit small which means my due date might get pushed back a week
  
• We got to see her tiny little feet and hands
  
• She likes to keep her hands by her face (In most of the 3D pics her hand was flat on her forehead)
• I think she looks a lot like Brooklyn so far!

It was a really good visit this time. It was so cool to see all the things we saw and get pictures of it all. It;s amazing how far along technology has come. I am very thankful that every thing checked out to be okay, I am a worrier. Can't wait until she's here!