2/3/09

"Little Baby Sister" Tessa

Late Thursday night, our newest daughter, Tessa Joy, was born!  She weighed 8 lbs 5.5 oz and was 19 inches long.  We came home on Saturday, and have since all been recovering from some sort of illness - me a fever/cold thing, and Rayna, Luke and Dan a stomach bug.  Luckily the bug lasted only about 24 hours, and I dare say that everyone is now on the mend!

Me holding Tessa shortly after she was born... looking to answer the question my mom keeps wondering... will she look like me, or be another Dan clone?!  It's still hard to say, but I think she looks more like me, and definitely has darker hair than the other two.  Either way, she's stinkin' cute!
But I also see a little Luke in her in this picture!


Dark hair!
Luke on Sunday - cashed out on the living room floor sick with his tummy ache.

Rayna and her "little baby sister" Tessa.  She doesn't talk about her without saying this whole phrase.  Rayna wants to hold her a lot, and thinks she's "so cute."

So far she's been easy and mellow... she makes lots of squeaks and we haven't heard her cry a whole lot yet!  I'll keep my fingers crossed that she'll be easy going and flexible.  Ask me in a few weeks.  :)
We have fallen instantly in love with this little girl, and feel blessed to now be a family of 5!

6 comments:

Toby and Rebecca said...

Welcome to the blog baby Tessa!! You are sooo sweet! Dibs on holding you as soon as your mom and dad (and bib brother and big sister) will allow me to! I love your sweet little ladybug outfit and am loving the dark hair!

Well done Kellie and Dan! Kellie, I hope you are getting a chance to follow Luke's lead and get some rest:) Lots of love- let us know if you need anything!

TYLERS said...

She soo cute and has great skin, much darker then your other two. Can't wait to meet her!

Brandi said...

She's beautiful! I'm glad you're all feeling better. :)

Davies Family said...

What sweet pictures! So sorry you guys have been sick, but glad you're feeling better!

Juan and Emily said...

She is beautiful Kellie!! Congrats!!

-Emily

Kirsten said...

Congrats and welcome to the world of 3! The first picture I saw of Tessa, I thought, "I think she looks more like Kellie." So there you have it... one person out in the blog world thinks you have your own little look alike.