We took a trip to Arizona the beginning of April and Tess loved her first plane ride. She slept most of the flight both ways and didn't annoy any of the other passengers. We were relieved that she was such a good baby! We've already started packing for the long flight to Hawaii the first week of April. I'm so excited to put Tess in the pool for the first time and watch her hang out in her little floater. It's going to be so fun!
In my last entry, I think I said that Tess would be crawling soon ... well, not yet. She doesn't seem very interested in crawling or scooting at all. It's funny because she can get to her tummy from a sitting position, she just doesn't feel like going anywhere. I strongly suspect that she's going to skip crawling altogether because she's been working on pulling herself up for the last week or so. Who knows what she's going to do! It's fun trying to figure it out, though.
She's doing great with her eating these days. She loves all her fruits and veggies, and eats about 8-9 tablespoons of cereal per day. The only food I've found that she doesn't like is the Chicken and Noodles baby food. I wonder if it's the texture that puts her off ... it's really awful. Other than that, she likes everything we've fed her. As far as "big people food" goes, she's tried: tortilla, corn chip, french fry, cheerios, cheese and juice. She loved the french fry (of course) but gagged horribly on the cheese. I think it stuck to the back of her throat or something. We'll wait a while before trying that one again!
Tess is still using her voice, but she doesn't chatter as much as I expected. Sometimes she surprises me and begins to mumble, but mostly she's a pretty quiet baby. I've heard her say some funny things that sound like actual words and they always make me laugh. Bub, dob, don (I love that one!) bop, dop, mop and mama are some of my favorites. The best thing that's happened in the last month is Tess learned to give kisses! She leans toward us with her mouth open and plants big, gummy, wet kisses on our cheeks — sometimes she gives extra love and gives them on our lips. It's so sweet, I could just melt every time she does it.
As you can see, Tess is growing and thriving. We're so blessed to have her and can't wait to see what she does next. Until then ... !
