Tessa at 10 Months

Tessa has been a little fussy lately. When I looked in her mouth I discovered why. She is growing 6 teeth at one time! She grew her first two teeth when she was 4 months old but then didn't grow anymore. She is making up for the months in inactivity for sure. Her front top teeth are already surfaced and visible. The two teeth on either side are just barely making appearances as well as her two bottom teeth next to the middle ones. Poor girl! 

Other than teeth (and being sick the last few days) life in Tessa world is great. It seems that if she want to learn something new she can figure it out within a day. Crazy smart. Walking is one thing that takes a little more time, however. She is able to take a few steps on her own though.

She is also very good at mimicking sounds she hears. Sometimes it takes me a minute to figure out which sound she heard but she will always try to repeat it. She clicks her tongue, growls, and can say some letter sounds.

She thinks she can do everything her brothers do. She tries to use a hammer to pound on one of their toys, put puzzles together, read books, and even tries to walk down the stairs. It's kind of humorous when she tries to walk down the stairs because her legs are only slightly longer than the stairs.

Tessa tried her first lemon accidentally on December 20th. We were chatting with Juli, Susan, and their families and she just grabbed it off the table. She pulled some great faces but kept going back for more, so apparently she didn't mind it too much.

December 4th she learned to clap her hands....

...and climb down the stairs.

She loves her blanket and when she is ready to sleep she will pull it from her crib and snuggle on the floor.

And now for her official 10 month pictures:

I love this picture. It totally looks like someone posed her with her hand on her knee. Nope. That's all her.

Love the genuine joy captured in this picture.

 And the attitude in this one.

This girl brings so much joy to her family.

Trying to get a non-blurry standing picture of Tessa is really hard since she is always on the go. Either she is bending down to crawl or trying to walk.

Haha

Tessa walking! I was trying to get a picture of her standing and accidentally pushed the record button. Sure glad I did!

December 2015

I found Tessa sleeping like this one morning. It made me laugh.

We received a renewed Thanksgiving Point Membership as our Christmas gift from Jason's parents. We headed to the Curiosity Museum the first day it was renewed.

Bennett trying to make a basket while Cooper is cheering because he already did.

These glasses change your perspective and therefore make you miss the hoop.

And, of course, the boys had to crawl on the netted walk ways. It's their favorite part of the museum. This is Bennett.

Cooper checking out the tree.

The boys posing for me while I am trying to get Tessa's monthly pictures.

Cooper left, Bennett right

Tessa checking out the tree.

Found the boys watching a show like this one day.

Santa drives around Eagle Mountain on a firetruck every year. The boys don't really have a concept of who Santa is but they sure do love firetrucks! Plus they received some super hard taffy candy.

Bennett showing me his bag of candy while Cooper watches the firetruck drive off.

Everytime they hear a firetruck now they want to go outside and watch it.

Jason's Christmas work party was at Costco this year. Very strange but kind of fun.

And speaking of Costco, I tackled the task of a Costco run by myself with all three kids. We even had hotdogs for lunch. Bennett's hotdog didn't sit well with him and he threw it up shortly after finishing it. But I was able to miraculously catch it all in a wipe and throw it away in one smooth motion. No mess. It was a pretty lucky mom moment.

The boys have not been pronouncing their words as well as I felt they should be so we took them to get evaluated by the Alpine School District Early Childhood Assessment Center. Turns out, they are on the low end but still average. (22nd percentile). Nothing to worry about. We just need to emphasize pronunciation more at home. I have already noticed a big difference since they have turned three.

They both cooperated very well during the assessment and earned suckers. Bennett left, Cooper right.

I went to Temple Square with the YW for our activity one Tuesday night.

Bennett (left) and Cooper (right) still love their books. Now Tessa likes looking at books too because her brothers love it so much.

Tessa and Bennett playing a duet on the piano.

I love watching the boys play with Tessa. Here is Bennett again.

When Tessa is tired she is a snuggler. She definitely loves her blankets.

Bennett showing how he can roll his tongue.

Cooper doing a puzzle.

Tessa loves tags. The tags on her blankets are very worn because she is always playing with and sucking on them.

Bennett doing a puzzle.

The boys praying before bed. They look so cute kneeling together.

Selfie with Cooper!

The boys came up with this fun game all by themselves. It is so fun having twins that can play together!

Cooper is riding Bennett. Please note Cooper's sweet glow bracelet headband.

The boys have been climbing into bed with us a lot lately. When they are in bed with me, they snuggle up as close as they possibly can. It's really sweet but also rather claustrophobic. I woke up with two elbows in my neck one morning...

Cooper showing off "Daddy's Truck"

Thanks to the boys' new potty book: 

Bennett decided he wanted to sit on the toilet and read a book. He then asked me to shut the door too. 

Unfortunately, neither boy has ever actually used the toilet for it's true purpose. But we are getting closer... right?!

It has definitely been hot chocolate weather lately. And I am totally digging cinnamon on top. I highly recommend it! 

Tessa showing off her brother's sunglasses.

The snow is so beautiful. This is looking out of the boys' window.

Bennett (holding the cards) and Cooper (dropping the cards) made a fun game out of spreading a Skipbo deck all over the floor. Luckily this is the kids' deck so I am not too concerned about making sure all the cards are found.

Bennett (left) and Cooper (right) were playing a game with their dad called "find the monkey". They had to stand by this door while Jason hid the monkey in the front room for them to find.

Bennett was helping Tessa get more snacks... I think she has enough, buddy.

Tessa smiling for the camera.

Bennett (left) and Cooper (right) smiling for the camera.

Tessa loves chewing on oranges. She is holding two of them.

Tessa likes to pretend to do puzzles because her brothers love it so much.

Cooper playing with the tablet while I cut his hair.

I really feel like this picture needs to become a meme. I just can't think of anything clever to say. Sarah? You are good at that kind of thing.

Love my cute kids. Bennett, Tessa, Cooper

 I walked into the room and Bennett was sitting exactly like his dad. Too cute.