2.23.2011

Tres

Let's just assume that you can all just come and check the blog on-or-around the 20th of every month...that seems to be the trend around here. That way I can at least feel good about posting Tenley's "monthly" stats. And, as is tradition: we have some aunts in AZ, MI and UT County that always hound me for new blog posts ;) (Am I the only person who feels like if I live in SLC, the drive to Utah County feels like it is in a completely different state?)

I can't tell you how full our lives are with this sweet little princess in it. We are a little obsessed with her, I will tell you that. Tenley and I drop Brandon off at school every day, and yesterday the blanket was covering her carseat so that Brandon couldn't see in the window when he was leaving the car. He opened the side door and said, "Babe, you have to uncover her every day so I can look in and see her before I walk to class." You see? We are that obsessed that we just want to even glance at her one last time before we leave. Can't.blame.the.guy.

And, since this blog has turned into a tribute to our baby (hey, just be glad it's turned into anything besides dust)...here we go again:

Still trying to figure out the trick of getting a big smile caught on camera.
Smile fail, Take 2.
Just another cute picture of her "fieldgoal" sleeping position. She is such a great sleeper, she goes down at 8pm, sleeps until 4am, then after a quick meal, she goes back to sleep until 8am. Even when she wakes at night, she hardly cries. We call her our little "kitten" because she rarely cries, instead she "meows" and "purrs" like a little kitty. It is as if she is saying, "Uhm, excuse me? I hate to be a bother, but I am just in my crib and I would like for you to come get me so I can eat. No need to rush, I'm fine here...just come on in at your leisure."
Sweet baby girl at 3 months old. We don't have a Dr checkup until her 4 month appointment, so I'll just assume she weighs about 10 lbs and is about 30" long...okay, not really..but we swear she is as long as some average 1 year olds.
So my sister tipped me off on buying this baby sling...one day after T's nap, I thought I would try it out...turns out, she loved it so much she fell back asleep for 40 minutes. This picture makes me look like I'm multi-tasking. Hold a baby and a phone at the same time? Don't mind if I do!
Proof that she fell right back to sleep.
Brandon has "music time" with her every night after school. She LOVES music, and she sings and coos along while he sings. It is adorable, and if Blogger would let me upload the video of this, I would.
One of my friends is letting us borrow some of her daughter's "snow suits". I had to walk to the church one night with Tenley in the stroller and thought this would keep her warm. I was wrong. She.was.ticked.
Big Girl in her Bumbo Chair
This is her, "Feel free to check my pants" face


Are you still reading this? If so, thanks...look forward to her 4 month update on-or-around March 23rd ;)

17 comments:

lyndsey said...

omGGGG that girl is getting more adorable by the second!! can't wait to see her again & squeeze her chubby cheeks. yay for you blogging again!

Tiffany and Mike said...

Ok, I know people always write LOL when they didn't even laugh out loud...but I LOL'ed a total of three times during this post. ESPECIALLY the "you can check my pants" face!

She is SO CUTE. I feel like all of a sudden she has chubby little cheeks, gotta love em'!

And wow, 8 to 8, you are wonderwoman. Please teach me to have the willpower to put M down at 8, I really try but it always turns into 9...thirty...

Oh and I almost sent you the "please blog" text today, you must have known.

The Mid Life Guru said...

Fabulous post. She is one little cutie.

Janae said...

I love it!! Chris and I were just giggling reading it together. FYI regarding the video posting, blogger can only upload a video under 100 MB which on our point and shoot equals to about 20 seconds so keep it around there and even then it'll take a good 5 minutes or so for the blog to upload. If it's longer than that, you might be able to try to upload it from an outside source such as Vimeo and then use the embed code. (check it out on my blog on McKinnley's first birthday blog post, I embedded the video of her that we had a videographer make) Keep up the good work, I love reading your blog!!!

Unknown said...

Yay! I love when you pop up on my sidebar saying you finally posted again:) Yes, I am on of those who waits and waits for your monthly blog post, so please don't keep your promise of around the 20th:) I LOVE HER!!! (and you:), but now you get how it is when your sisters are so excited to see you cuz they want to see your kids:) I need to kiss your cute little cheeks so please keep giving her kisses from Aunt Becca til I can finally to it in person! My favorite of all is the "you can check my pants" picture:) So funny! I'm still laughing;)

Unknown said...

Oops, obviously that was me and not Keith who posted these;)

Jenny said...

She is darling! I love her chubby little cheeks!

Allison said...

I hope that you continue to offer tribute to her every month! It is true, a baby takes over your lives and from then on, it is all about them....which is great! She is darling. I can see why you have to sneak one last look for the day!

Chay said...

Ok, she is adorable and so are you (skinny mama), you look great! She is getting so big and I LOVE the chubby cheeks!

DeeAura said...

Your blog and your life make me smile. :) I love it. I'll be back the next 20thish of every month.

Noelle said...

She is too cute! Just think, in no time at all she'll be big enough to be your personal bball cheerleader. After all, it is her mother, Jimmer/Erica, that is the baller - not me!! ;)

Ashley said...

She get's cuter every day. Thanks for the update :)
Love you!
p.s.... I kind of messed up no sugar this month, but I did great at working our, just not the one treat a week thing....opps!

Katie Kennington said...

What a sweet little girl you have! I love all her adorable hair bands and bows. Where do you get them all?? I feel like such a bad mother...I have two girls and we don't have any hair bands or big cute flowers.

Keep the cute pictures of you and your adorable family coming. We miss you guys.

Anonymous said...

She is adorable! It seems like I was holding her yesterday, she looks so much bigger already! I gotta say I especially love her colorful sweater tunic with her cute little pink leggings! I bet it is so fun to dress her up! One day I will have a baby girl, but until then, can I just play dress up with Tenley? Haha

Eric and Kassi said...

Wow she is adorable! I'm loving her cheeks! Molly has cheeks like that and I love to kiss them.

Loulou said...

Oh Erica! She is adorable! I'm so glad to see you are blogging again, I've been checking to see when you would add some pics of your little cutie! And don't worry...the whole "obsessed" thing is totally normal....it seems like that's all I ever blog about anymore is Kayla:)

Aaron and Kaime said...

Yes Erica she is adorable! I love reading about 'you' guys :)
You still working or you a stay at home mommy?