April | 2010 | A walk with the Woods

Tessa Emme Wood

Posted by Mayke in Family, Tessa on April 24, 2010

Okay, I know, she’s almost 4 months old, but better late than never…

Tessa was born Saturday January 9 at 7.29 am. She weighed 6 lbs 13 oz and was 19 inches tall. The C-Section went as planned and it was a great experience. The spinal wasn’t a big deal (I have to admit I was kind of scared of it). Hearing Tessa’s cry after she came into this world was the best sound ever. Her heartbeat was a little too fast so she spent most of the morning in the nursery. They did some X-rays and blood tests, but it turned out to be some fluid in her lungs. She was brought to our room a little before noon. It was the best feeling to be able to hold her. We weren’t able to hold Malena until she was at Primary Hospital and I didn’t see her until 2 days after she was born, so to hold Tessa was an amazing feeling. She looked so tiny. Early afternoon we got our first visitors, Will and my parents. Will was extremely proud and happy. It was great to have my parents here (my dad was able to stay for a week and my mom stayed for 4 weeks after Tessa was born. We stayed 3 nights in the hospital and went home Tuesday.

Tessa has been doing really well at home. She started sleeping long hours through the night almost from the get-go. There have only been a few nights that I would like to forget, so we feel really lucky. Will is a great big brother and gives Tessa kisses all the time. We have to keep an eye on him at all times because he likes to pick Tessa up and walk around with her (a little scary). But he does really well.

Below are Tessa’s stats from birth, her 2 week appointment and her 2-month appointment.

	Weight	%	Length	%	Head circumf	%
At birth	6 lbs 13 oz		19 inches		13.5
2-weeks old	7 lbs 5 oz	20.66	20 inches	40.72	14.2	55.36
2-months old	10 lbs 7 oz	40.62	22 inches	35.33	15.2	53.79