June

June started with a return to work for me to finish off my last month of residency, and a great get together with friends. Kyndra and Rachel came from Penn and MI respectively with their new babies Hayden and Ethan and we also got together with the local girls Christi, Claire, Erika and Ella.

The first night we got together at Rachel's house and Tim showed off his BBQ skills.
Erika brought their pack and play for Ella (little did they know all 4 kids could hang out in it.)
Here is Ella, Claire, Ethan (going for a nipple on Teagan's arm), and little miss T who could not be bothered with the photo shoot and slept through the whole thing. (Mommy and Daddy were smart enough not to try to wake her.)



A few days latter we met at Christi's house for pizza, and we tried to do a group photo of all the babies from oldest to youngest again. This turned out to be harder than we thought.

Here is the line up


The melt down started


Hayden and Teagan seem to be oblivious to their surroundings and are just hanging out.


As they all topple over Ella tries to no avail to console the crowd (It is amazing that they learn to console others at such a young age)



After we got all the babes settled down we decided it would be nice (and might be easier) to get a group photo will all the moms and babies together. Jon who was laying low while we took over his house was nice enough to take the group mug shot.



A few days later we celebrated Kim Fusco's B-day. Kim's accessory for the night was little miss Teagan and both seemed happy with this pairing.




Molly and Dave were there too to celebrate


Teagan was a social butterfly at the party and loved all the attention of getting passed around. Dave took a turn near the end of the night.



Vanessa was Teagan's baby sitter for the first 2 weeks while I was back at work and she did great. Teagan loved her and was sad to see her start work, but Teagan was lucky to have Kourtney come out from Utah to be her nanny.

Teagan and Vanessa



We celebrated Craig's first Father's Day on July 15th at our house. We were lucky enough to have Craig's parents bring over tons of fantastic food, Vanessa made us some sushi which in addition to tasting great was beautiful to look at. We made a onesie for Teagan in honor Craig.

Teagan sporting her new onesie. Daddy's "mini me"


Mehdi (a.k.a. Grandpa Max) enjoying a little Teagan time


Vanessa posing with Teagan and Bubba. Teagan's is Bubba's first great grandchild.


The Proud Pappa posing with his little one. (We put her name on the back, just in case the sleep deprivation got too bad for us to remember - hehe)
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In addition to Teagan looking like her daddy they can often be found sleeping in the same position. (Now I know I took this picture with our slow camera and she moved right as I took the picture, but use your imagination and her hand was on her head just like daddy.)


Other things that happened this month:
Teagan started to like her bouncy seat and staring at the moving monkey and frog.


My mom finished Teagan's crib set



We took our first trip to the pool. She has yet to go in the pool, she just enjoyed being outdoors and showing off her new sunglasses.



We took lots of pictures on 4/22/2008 (when Teagan turned 8 weeks old).
We took some new photos with our friend Tadpole to show how much bigger she is getting.


Teagan grinning ear to ear


She has "found" her hands and in addition to being able to bring her hands together she is starting to see if she can fit her whole hand in her mouth.


Jada watching over to make sure miss T is okay in her bouncy seat.


Teagan has found her tongue and loves to show it off


We attended the wedding reception of Tracy, one of Craig's friends from UB. Tracy and her husband Danny got married in Hawaii, and this was their reception for friends on the east coast. We had a great time afternoon and I think we found the most friendly neighborhood I have ever seen in America- it was delightful.

Tracy and Danny




This month, as stated earlier, Kourtney hailed from Utah to come and nanny for us. I think we were all a little nervous on Saturday the 14th when we went to the airport to pick her up and she caught an airplane out from Utah, but it has been wonderful. She is fully one of the family now. She is great with Teagan and helps out soo much around the house I don't know what we did without her.

our saving grace-Kourtney




Kourtney has a special nac getting Teagan to laugh and smile. She says it is because Teagan is so happy in the morning, but I think she is just gifted.
Here are some great photos that she took of our miss T during the day.












Our residency graduation ceremony was on Saturday June 28 at McCormick and Schmick's at Tyson's Corner. The food was great and we had a lot of fun. It was great to have Kourtney, Vanessa, Amy, Mehdi, Teagan and Craig all there to help me celebrate.

Grandpa Max and Teagan




A group photo -minus Vivian who snuck out before the photo op


My last day at work was Monday June 30th and that was also Teagan's 2 month visit to the doctor's office. She weighed in at 13 lbs and 6 oz and had increased from the 40% to the 95%. Her head circumference is still greater then the 99% at 43 cm and her length decreased from the 75% (21 inches at 2 weeks) to the 25% (22 inches at 2 months). She had to get her first full set of shots and that was very sad for mommy, but she did great.

My first week off work we visited Daddy on the 2nd during his coffee break.


Daddy helping her practice "walking"- she can already support her own weight


She needed a nice rest on Daddy after all that hard work

last week of maternity leave

Teagan turned 5 wks old this week and we celebrated with lunch at Tyson's with daddy, and some new photos with her buddy Tadpole the frog. I will try to take some consecutive pictures with Tadpole so everyone can see how much T is growing.

Teagan on the couch


T reaching for Tadpole


T and Tadpole best buds

Vanessa's Graduation

I have to start this with Teagan's one month photo because she was such a big girl and took her first plane trip this weekend. Her new tricks are that she has started to giggle. I have only seen it a handful of times, but it can make your whole day. She also has started to notice things around her. She spent some time on her play mat today looking and playing with the hanging toys.

One month old, and proud of it


Teagan's expression says it all: "Who is this crazy person that is always holding me." - that would be me



After getting some packing advice on how and what to pack from my sister (who is a pro of traveling with little ones) the flight down was a breeze and Teagan was great.

Proud picture of Teagan at the end of her first flight



We were greeted at the airport by Luis's smiling face. It has been almost a year since we have seen him and Stanley (way to long.) We had our first experience of putting Teagan's car seat into a new car and it didn't take too long, I was actually impressed with the speed considering how long it took me to get it into our car initially. When we went back to the house we got to meet Stanley and Luis's son Elliot for the first time. He was well worth the wait. He was absolutely a doll, is so social and has the best smile and infectious laugh.
Elliot


Luis got his first present from Teagan after holding her...some puke to compliment the design on his T-shirt.



After a change of clothes for everyone we had lunch and headed down to New College of Florida in Sarasota for the graduation ceremony.

Elliot with Luis


The new family photo: Elliot, Luis and Stanley


Amy under the graduation tent



Mom, Teagan and I at graduation (I was excited to see in the program another Teagan graduating in Vanessa's class)


The campus is gorgeous and right on the water. See for yourself how pretty the setting was. I can see why Vanessa had such a great time at school.





Vanessa looked gorgeous and was all smiles as she walked in the processional.



The speakers were good and then it was Vanessa's turn to get her diploma and walk across the stage.



After the ceremony we headed back to the house and Vanessa stayed on campus for her last night in the college dorm before packing up and heading back up to Virginia.

Everyone got a sample of upset Teagan as her mom forgot to bring a bottle for the ride home. With this whole new mom thing I learn something new everyday. The next morning the little ones were nice enough to sleep in a touch so we went for a late breakfast/lunch at Bob Evan and ate a feast.

The gang at Bob Evans


Elliot with his yummy cheerio container


Then we spent some time hanging out and getting some errands done. We got back to the house and after some naps and relaxing on their porch we were treated to a fantastic meal by the two chefs Stanley and Luis. We had crawfish chowder which was delicious, fried Yucca, and sausage on the grill.

Mom and Teagan on the porch relaxing in a rocking chair


After dinner Stanley and Amy bravely volunteered to watch Teagan and Elliott and the rest of us were off to try our luck at the Hard Rock Casino. We had some fun gambling and I must say that I did leave a winner. Vanessa, Amy and Keyvan left early Sunday morning for their drive back to VA, and on Sunday the rest of us went to the Tampa Zoo. Craig and I love going to the zoo on any trip and this was no exception.

Craig with Teagan at the zoo


At this Zoo you were able to feed the giraffes. I couldn't believe how close you could get so we had to take a picture.



We learned that the kids were probably a little too young to get the full enjoyment from the animals (Teagan 1 month and Elliot 15 months), but the adults had fun. We then went to Ybor city. We started with some appetizers at the Columbia restaurant a historic Cuban restaurant where the pretty setting rivals the great food, then we got to do some window shopping before heading home.

We had a great time and again had no trouble with Teagan on the flight home. As always I wish we had gotten to visit longer, but I must say arriving in Virginia with sunny 80 degree weather with a nice breeze made it easier for the trip to come to an end. Today we took a nap first (our flight left Tampa at 6 am), then we were able to go out for lunch and go to the driving range (Teagan's first trip to the driving range) for our 7 year anniversary.