Teagan Grace Tiltges

On September 4th 2011 at 12:31am we learned that something so small could impact our hearts and our lives in the biggest way possible. We welcomed Teagan Grace Tiltges into the world that morning and have absolutely loved getting to know her the past 2 weeks. She was born at 7lbs 13oz and 21 inches long. She is long and lean with big hands and feet and soft whispering blonde hair. She is absolutely perfect in our eyes and although I never had any true pregnancy dreams, she would have blown away anything I could have possibly dreamt up! She was born to Eric Clapton's "Wonderful Tonight" and in the song Clapton sings "I feel wonderful because I see the love light in your eyes. And the wonder of it all is that you just don't realize how much I love you." Yep, that pretty much sums up how we felt as we were meeting Teagan!

Our favorite times thus far is when she makes eye contact with us and it seems like the world outside of that moment stops. Her face tells a story and her squirming legs and arms just add to the narration. She definitely takes after mom and dad both since she loves to eat and seems to be a busy body except at night (fingers crossed!). We just love to watch her whether she be resting peacefully, actively watching the surroundings, vigorously feeding or wiggling around.

Her birthday was extra special since both sets of grandparents could be in the waiting room to hear the good news of Teagan's arrival! They were accompanied by Tiltges aunts and uncles. She came a week late (due date of August 27, 2011) so the waiting room was anxious and overjoyed to hear the news from Rick even in the wee hours of the morning! The nurses got a kick out of their enthusiasm. Cousin Ryker and Teagan are exactly 4 months apart!

I must also mention that the song following her birth (randomly selected by Pandora on the iPad) was Joe Cocker's version of "With a Little Help from my Friends" (written by Paul McCartney). This song used to remind me of my crush on Kevin Arnold from "The Wonder Years" but now will bring me back to those first few minutes in the labor and delivery room we spent with Teagan. We would soon be surrounded by family and friends that would shower our new family with love. We had already fallen madly in love by the time Cocker sang "Would you believe in a love at first sight? Yes, I'm certain that it happens all the time"

What an amazing journey we have been through since the early days of pregnancy into the early weeks of parenthood. Rick and I feel like we are so fortunate to have our daughter in our arms and we can say with huge smiling faces that life as we know it will never be the same!

So much more to come! Until then...

XO,

EAT