Messy Marvin

Spoon Fed

Pictures

Twins twins

Roly Poly

More pictures

Holding Hands

Supplies

At a can a day... we need to have plenty on hand!

Swingers

Noah Playing

Danica Babbling

Staredown

4th of July

Noah and Danica ready to head to their first 4th of July fireworks show in Iowa Falls. Notice her matching toenail polish. They did really good at the show - both staring at the sky the whole time.

Twins, twins and more twins

Carrie's sisters Crystal and Cathy


My dad and uncle holding Noah and a cranky Danica

Squirmy Wormy

Danica likes to squirm in her sleep

Baptism Gifts

Gift blankets from Auntie Crystal's neighbors

Baptism

Noah and Danica's baptism, June 28, 2009.

3 month pictures

Chubby thighs

Baby Camouflage

Smiley

Sleeping Angels

Someone's bigger!

Bottle Duty

Just part of our daily preparations. By having 14 bottles ready, you're not washing bottles all day!

More pictures

Dueling Babies

Video of Danica

Danica giving her Indian war cry

Video of Noah

Noah being goofy

Bath Time

Nursery Pictures

We finally got the names hung up that Carrie and her mom made. I think they turned out pretty cool!

Superman Pose

One of these things

Is not like the others... see if you can figure out which one!

Size comparison

Baby Shower

Pictures from a baby shower held by my sisters April 25th.

Update

Wow, it's been a while since I've put anything on here. I guess that alone says how busy it has been around the house. It seems that if one isn't awake, the other one is. We still don't have the sleeping thing down perfectly yet... we still pretty much spend every night in the living room, Carrie on the couch and me in the recliner. Hopefully soon as they keep getting bigger they will start to sleep better at night. It is hard to believe that they turned 8 weeks old this past Wednesday, but as big as they are getting, it makes it seem real. We don't know for sure what they weigh, they were last weighed about 2 weeks ago and Danica was 7 lb 5 oz., and Noah was 8 lbs 4 oz. I would guess him to be pushing 10 pounds now, and she is in the 8 range somewhere. He definitely seems more than 2 pounds heaver than her. He is starting to wear 0-3 month clothes now, and she isn't going to be in newborn much longer.

Artistic Photos

Carrie's and my attempt at being artistic photographers.

Tessau Twins

I think I mentioned before that Noah and Danica were the fourth set of Tessau twins. I thought I would take a moment to post pictures of the other sets. I will go oldest to youngest. (Sorry Dad!)


Roy and Ray Tessau
Parents - Emil & Emmi Tessau


Matt and Brian Tessau
Parents - Craig & Linda Tessau


Nathan and Nicholas Tessau (Noah in the middle)
Parents - Eric and Angela Tessau


Noah and Danica Tessau
Parents - Geoff & Carrie Tessau

One month old!

Well, it sure doesn't seem possible, but as of 5:11 and 5:12 p.m. today, the twins are a month old. I can definitely tell that they have grown, they seem so much bigger holding them now. They are both out of their preemie clothes, and wearing Newborn now. I don't think it will be too long before Noah will be too big for NB and into 0-3 month, and I'm sure Danica won't be far behind that. We have a couple weeks worth of NB diapers yet though, so hopefully they don't outgrow them before they used up!

April 15th

Well, today is April 15th. This day has many meanings for us right now. Most see it as tax day - which reminds us that next year at this time, we get to claim two extra deductions! But for us, today is sort of bittersweet. April 15th was the original due date for the twins - so they are officially full term today. They are also 4 weeks old today, which is just impossible to believe. But one year ago today, we had a miscarriage. I remember the emotional roller coaster were on at that time. We had just found out we were pregnant about 5 weeks or so prior, and had just told our family by giving them Easter eggs with pacifiers and booties in them, and had just begun to accept the fact that, after 3 years of complications and trying, we were finally pregnant. In fact, we had just bought a pack of diapers the night before. Carrie was following a website which said how big the fetus was each week, and at the time of the miscarriage, it was the size of bean. I was calling it lil' bean whenever I asked Carrie how she was feeling.
After learning about the miscarriage the next day, we began to feel like we were never going to get pregnant. We went through a bit of a depression for a month or so, trying to cope with the loss of the baby we didn't get to meet. Carrie bought a memories bracelet, and had the inscription read "Lil' Bean".
Now, a year later, we are doubly blessed with our beautiful twins. As my sister said, God gave us one baby for this pregnancy, and one for the one we lost. Finding out that our due date for the twins was the same day as our miscarriage was odd. It did emphasis to us that God does everything for a reason. If we didn't have the miscarriage, we never would have had the twins. It is with keeping this in mind that we remember that we need to put our trust in God, and know that he has a plan. Lil' Bean is in heaven watching over the twins, and some day we will get to meet the child that God called home before we had a chance to know him/her.

RIP Lil' Bean

Happy Easter!!

Carrie's Boys

Stare down

Tuckered Out

3 Weeks Old

Sorry it's been a week since any updates... it has been a busy time as you might imagine. We are starting to get a system down with this whole parenting thing. Carrie and I do a bottle assembly line twice a day, getting 6 bottles ready by putting in a drop-in liner and 3 oz. of water, then getting 6 servings of formula measured out into those little formula storage containers with the separate compartments. This helps out a lot when you have a baby in your arms and need to get a bottle ready, you can pretty much do it one-handed.
Danica is still not the greatest sleeper - wanting to be held for the most part. We try to avoid starting that habit, but some nights we just want to sleep so I end up laying in the recliner with her asleep on my chest.
I will try to get some more pictures uploaded soon.

Papa and Nana Nimerichter

2 weeks ago

It seems impossible to believe that it has been two weeks since Carrie called me to tell me that the babies were coming that day. It didn't help that one of those two weeks were spent living in the hospital, but it still doesn't seem right to think that the twins are already two weeks old. Before I know it, they will be a month old and soon after that we will be having a birthday party.

Mommy and Daddy

Noah and Danica pictures

I said no cameras!!

Just Hangin' Out

Carrie & the twins

Basket o' baby

1st Doctor's Appointment

Noah and Danica had their first checkup today... Everything went well - they are both gaining some weight. Danica is up to 4 lbs 7oz, and Noah is at 5 lbs 7 oz (he lost some weight in NICU). In the pictures they are bundled up ready to go in their hoodies, Carrie's mom posing with Noah, and Danica on the scale.

Grandpa and Grandma T.

This was actually the first time that Grandpa and Grandma T. were able to hold the twins, since the night they were born when they came over they were under a heat lamp to help them get acclimated to the room temperature.

First day home

So far - so good. We made it through the night pretty well. Noah got a bit fussy for a while, I think it was a bit of circumcision discomfort. Eventually we made it through the night, and they have been sleeping most of the day. Bailey the dog and Stashy the cat have left them alone. Bailey doesn't even know they are here really, and Stashy just sits on the back of the chair to peek into the bassinet. Kind of a boring update I know, but there hasn't been that much happening really.

First encounter with Bailey

He started out a bit curious, but in the end he didn't really care. I'm sure that will change once he realizes he won't command quite the amount of attention as before.

We're Home!!!

Packed up and ready to go!!