Thursday afternoon Tessa went back to Dr. Natalie to get her ears checked again. She had been on the antibiotic for a week, and seemed to be doing better, so I was very much expecting to get good news. Unfortunately, she told us that her ears were still a mess, red and full of puss. Grrrrr. Poor Tess. Dr. Natalie suggested that we get her to a chiropractor because it didn't appear to be bacterial but it was her eustachian tubes that were malfunctioning. She did put her on another, stronger antibiotic, but she really didn't think it would help because she thought it was the tubes, not bacteria. So we made three visits to the chiropractor, being told each time her neck was swollen and out of place. We also went through the torturous experience of giving the medicine each night and morning. She hated it and would spit and gag and cough it out of her mouth every time, so I'm not even sure how much of it she took. I hated having to make her so upset, but I just kept telling myself that it was for her own good, and she needed it to get better.
On Saturday, February 27th, Tessa turned 9 months old! That seems like such a big number. I never imagined she would ever get this big. She is 3/4 of a year old and to think that we'll be celebrating her birthday in 3 short months is unbelievable. This month, we had a great time celebrating Daddy's birthday, and having Tessa's first Valentine's Day! I will also always look back at this month and remember this drawn out sickness that she had. I am just so thankful that she is finally better. Tessa experienced so many new foods and new expressions this month. Not to mention that her smile changed drastically when she got her first tooth! I treasure every day and every moment that I get to spend with my sweet girl. I wish she would slow down and stay a baby forever. I love this stage of her life. I love how she laughs at silly things David and I do and how she is starting to be silly herself. She has a real little personality now and it's just incredible. What a sweet baby girl, I can't wait to see what happens in the next month of your life! I love you!
Sunday, February 28th, we went to church, then we went down to Grandpa Wayne and Grandma Vicki's house to spend the day. It had been a long time since we had been down there since Tessa, Jack and Cole had all been sick. While we were there, I was really practicing with her to pull herself. She could do it when she was holding my hands, but I had a hard time telling how much I was really helping her to pull and how much she was doing on her own. I was trying to find something that was the perfect height for her to practice on, and we found a drawer that slid out from under one of Grandma's living room chairs. After several tries that ended with a squishy baby bottom bouncing on the carpet, she finally did it, she pulled herself up to stand! I was so proud of her! I always say that she has a lot of weight to pull around so it's hard for her to do some things, and I could really see yesterday that she has to use a lot of strength to get herself up, but my big girl did it. Yeah for you Tessa! I put some pictures on here of her pulling up, but these were taken at our house a few days later.
We have had so much fun watching Tessa's first tooth pop through and drop farther and farther down. I like to call it her "snaggle tooth" since it was just one tooth that had come through and it was on top. We thought her other tooth on top looked like it would be ready too, but we thought that for so long about the first tooth that we weren't sure when it was going to come in. Tuesday, March 2, it made it's first appearance. Tessa's second tooth popped through. It is her left, top center tooth. Hopefully, it will soon cut all the way through and start dropping down to match the other one. We're hoping that since both of them are through that she'll get a little relief for a while before we fight the next teeth coming through, which probably won't be long.
Then, she crawled. Yesterday, on March 3rd, I was down at my mom and dad's house for the afternoon to spend some time while the brakes were getting fixed on my car. Alissa and I just relaxed with the kids and spent some time together. Tessa was in the living room playing with Jack and Cole. She always gets up on her hands and knees and rocks back and forth, then she'll catapult herself forward and flop on her tummy. We were watching her play and all of a sudden, she just scooted her knee forward, then slid her hand forward and she did her first crawl! She fell, then creeped the rest of the way. A few minutes later, she got up and did it a couple of times, then fell and creeped again. She has started doing it now and I'm sure she'll only get better and better at it and do it more and more. I'm so proud of her for all of the progress she's making and all the milestones she's reaching. What a big girl!
Last, but not least. We went back to see Dr. Natalie for another check up on her ears and to do her 9 month wellness visit. Hallelujah!!!! Her ears looked great! Dr. Natalie and I were both thrilled! I'm so glad that hear ears are cleared up and since that tooth is now through, she'll hopefully be able to start feeling better and getting more rest and relaxation. Everything else looked great for her wellness check. She was 23 lb. 8 oz. and 29.5 in. long. My girl is growing more and more every day! I love you Tessa Charlotte!!
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