I know, you’ve all been asking, where is Tess??? Well our little family has been quite busy these last few weeks.

Mom is back at work full time, and Dad is working now too!!! Mom is certainly happy about that. Dad is busy around the clock working as a summer associate at a law firm here in New York. He says they’re working him to the bone — and they barely give him time to do all his work with all the lunches, drinks and dinner they participate in.

Meanwhile, back at the ranch things are moving right along for me. I’m 4 and a half months old now. I weighed in at 17 pounds this morning, and I’m still rolling front to back with no problem. Last night I slept seven hours straight.

And let’s see, what else? What? Oh, you want to know about the Giggle???? Silly me. Yes, I’m giggling. But I’m not one of those annoying girls that giggles at everything. You have to work for my giggle. So Mom and Dad have had a tough time predicting when my giggle fits will occur. So, as of yet, my giggle goes unrecorded.

If a Tess giggles alone in her crib, does she make a sound? One thing is for sure, when I’m happy I can’t control my smiles. I’m worried I’m going to break my cheeks if I smile any harder!

It hasn’t been all work for the Straws. Last weekend we took our first family road trip to New Hampshire and Maine. My Aunt Frances came to meet us in Concord New Hampshire, here I am with her at the hotel:

While in New Hampshire we visited my Grandpa Straw’s birthplace - New Castle. Here I am with Dad in front of the New Castle elementary school, where Grandpa Straw went when he was a boy!

Well that’s about it. I gotta run. This weekend we’re apartment hunting. We have to get more space so I can have my own room!!! I’m kind of scared about sleeping in my own room, but Mom says it will be alright. We’ll see.

xoxo
-Tess