I have been great…well good…at keeping up with pictures on Tenley’s blog but have neglected writing about all of her accomplishments and changes. This blog isn’t only for those who don’t get to spend each day with her but also as a journal for me to look back and reflect on her journey as a Covert. So today…no pictures…just words (hopefully). Let’s start with the most exciting new. Get prepared…it’s BIG! Can you guess? I am waiting……Okay, I’ll let you in on a little, I mean HUGE secret! Tenley is ours forever and always (well except for the fact we haven’t gone to court) but who is counting that! On November 20, 2010, Tenley’s birthfather’s rights were officially terminated and neither the birthmother or father can take her from our home! Now that is BIG news! Brian and I couldn’t be happier!
Now here is the rambling part…so much to say and it is going to be all over the place…prepare yourself…Count to three…take a deep breath…GO!
Tenley has changed so much. She is just such a delight. She is always happy and smiling. She sleeps through the night (without her swaddle now as of December 2010). She giggles when you take her shirts off which is just the funniest thing to watch. Daddy still calls her his little TV buff because she loves watching shows…especially Wow! Wow! Wubbsy! She is eating rice and is about to start trying veggies in her diet. Tenley has her first TOOTH! It is on her bottom right and is fully through the skin…we are just waiting for it to pop all the way up. She loves to hear stories that have animal noises in them. She giggles each time. Her favorite story is “Does a Cow Say Boo”. Tenley still loves her pacifier and chewing on her fingers. Her new interest is her blanket bear. It is sooo soft and cuddly. She also loves her glow seahorse that plays soothing music. Tenley doesn’t like to be cuddled to sleep. Just lay her in her crib in the positioner and she does most of the work herself. She goes to bed at 7 and wakes up at 7! She loves bath time. She kicks the water and makes cooing noises. She especially loves being pampered after with lotion and powder. She always smells so yummy after a bath. I am running out of thoughts…give me a moment to think….
Oh yes…she has the funniest hair: patches her and there and everywhere. Last doctors visit she was 13 pounds 2.6 ounces and 24 and 1/4 inches long. She also has a funny toe that sticks up….kinda strange…but hey we all are different! Maybe her webbed toes will make her a better swimmer than her mommy!
Tenley goes to day care with all her new little friends. There names are Jada, Emma, Ethan, Kayla, Alysa, Carl and Alanna. Tenley has loved Mrs. Summer since the day she arrived. She has fit right in! My favorite thing is how the little kids fight over holding her when I come to pick her up. It is too cute! I also love that Alanna calls her Tenny! So Sweet!
Tenley already has Daddy wrapped around her little finger. He is always saying to her that “we have the best baby ever. How did we get so lucky? Saying how much he loves her and kissing her with his rough scruffy face, which she hates!
Oh…and my two favorite things…
1. She knows I am mommy!
2. She loves to put her hand gently on my mouth at night to feel my breath on her as I sing her “This old man”. Melts my heart!
So that is the quick catch up of life in our family of Three! We feel so blessed to have Tenley in our lives. She is our little miracle!
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