Ten things we've learned about Tennyson...

1.  She is the most adorable thing on the face of this planet.  I mean, come on.

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2.  Speaking of adorable, she has two itty bitty dimples that show up quite often and immediately melt your heart.

3.  She loves to have her hands up by her face.  In every ultrasound we saw she had her little hands up on her cheeks, or trying to suck a thumb, or both!  Well, that has translated into the outside world.  It is pretty cute, but also makes for trouble sleeping and feeding cause she keeps bopping herself in the face.  This problem obviously calls for some tight swaddling, but her 5 lb, 12 oz frame packs quite a bunch and she's busted out of every swaddle we put her in so far.  Perhaps we need to get better at swaddling, or perhaps we need a baby straight-jacket.  Time will tell.

4. She HATES being changed.  Have you seen the pictures of this girl's closet?  That's right ladies, be envious. All those clothes and this little one would prefer to stay in whatever she is currently in, thank you very much!

5. She HATES being wet.  What's that, Tennyson, your little diaper line turned blue 3 seconds ago?  Thanks for letting us know!  Oh, and that hating being changed thing certainly goes for diapers as well.  It's a good thing that number 1 up there is still in play.

6.  All of that hating has led us to learn another thing about Tenny.  The girl can sing!  What a set of pipes!  Small baby does not equal small crying.  However, it is the most adorable cry in the entire world and when that little bottom lip starts to quiver daddy starts promising Tenny anything she could ever want.  Ever.

7.  She is a super good feeder, and she wants more, and she wants it now.  But baby, mommy's milk is still coming in.  "I don't care, give me more."  Tennyson will go for 20-30 minute stretches and has been latching on very well.  No complaints from this department, except mommy is a bit sore from hour-long feeding marathons.  The nursery folks suggested a pacifier until the milk starts to flow, and Tenny approves.

8.  She is a healthy little nugget.  The pediatrician has had nothing but rave reviews so far and she has passed all of the tests in nursery.  Her APGAR (for those in the know, wink wink) was 9/10, but that was only because her color was a little off.  Anyway, like all good parents I'm going to blame someone else for her academic shortcomings and say the nurse needs to get her eyes checked.

9.  All of those foot rubs that mommy requested and received for the past 9 months do not translate to baby.    DO NOT touch my feet, says Tennyson.  But they're so cute!  No.  But just look how tiny and soft!  No.  But we need to check your blood sugar!  No.  But...

10.  She is a rotten thief, and I don't think either of us are ever going to get our hearts back.