Theresa Rose was born on December 11, 2012 at 9:33pm, weighing in at 8 pounds 7 ounces, and measuring 20 inches long. Yes we missed the triple-12 birthday by a few hours, but 12/11/12 is just fine with us. With the delivery everything went smoothly (pain aside), and baby Tessie arrived in good time, for a total labor of just about 6 hours. We have been extremely happy with Mt. Auburn Hospital's care for all three births.
Here we are arriving at the hospital, straight from work. Still smiling!
The view of downtown Boston from our delivery room.
Somewhere in the middle of delivery, still smiling (barely).
Definitely smiling now after getting through the hard part with a healthy baby girl!
Tessie weighed in as the biggest of the girls at 8 lb 6.8 oz, but only just as Erin was 8 lb 6.4 oz.
Mom admiring her new addition!
Mom, Dad, and baby shortly after delivery.
Tessie's first bath!
Caroline and Erin came to meet their baby sister the next day after school. The baby was fun to see, but the special snack room where they got free ginger ale, that was the best!
Baby Tessie arriving home from the hospital, not quite 2 days old.
Grandma Joan holds her 8th grandchild for the first time (6th girl!!!)
Caroline holds her baby sister too!
Even Erin got in on the baby holding action!
And of course Grandpa Ed couldn't be left out either!
Tessie catching some zzzz's.
Catching some more zzzz's snuggled up close to Dad.
And more sleeping...this time with Mom.
We know it isn't a real smile, but it is still cute.
Erin is a happy girl, with crazy staticky hair!
Here is a look at Tessie's room: purple and yellow is the color scheme!
Clio always manages to identify the coziest sleeping spots, sleeping in various baby apparati over the course of the day!
Okay, now for a quiz. Identify the babies without scrolling up.
Caroline really likes her baby sister Tessie, and she is a great helper too!
We couldn't miss Erin's school play! Erin did a great job singing and acting the part of the snow hare in "Big Pine Tree".
And for the first time ever, the girls decided it was okay to go near Santa!
(Answer to quiz: Erin, Caroline, Tessie)
The girls meeting their little sister
