July 5, 2009

She Loves the Click Click Click

Lucky for me this little girl loves the sound of the camera, and once it starts firing she stares right down the barrel, and I get this...



Holy Wow!

All the Love in the Universe ~ Me

116 comments:

KC July 5, 2009 9:54 AM  

I still can't get over the hair. She's just so precious. Loving those HUGE eyes.

Mrs OMG Pregnant July 5, 2009 9:55 AM  

She's so precious, and what a bonus for a photographer!

Carrie July 5, 2009 9:55 AM  

What a beautiful, warm and fuzzy picture. I can almost smell that yummy baby smell through the computer.

Alyssa July 5, 2009 9:57 AM  

Holy wow is right. She's gorgeous, I bet you're getting some amazing shots of her...congrats again.

jess July 5, 2009 9:59 AM  

She is so so so gorgeous, hard to believe it was her all that time in that beautiful belly of Cole's! Can't wait for some LB&Tessa shots! now that would just be too adorable!

Andrea Knapp July 5, 2009 10:00 AM  

GORGEOUS photograph! Very pretty eyes and oh that hair! :-)

Petra a.k.a The Wise (*Young*) Mommy July 5, 2009 10:00 AM  

Holy wow is right! Incredible picture!

Kymberli July 5, 2009 10:01 AM  

She's stunning, and looks a lot like you, I think.

Kris Teixeira July 5, 2009 10:15 AM  

that hair is gorgeous!!!! and her eyes and...oh well just everything is beautiful about her :)!! Just wait until the smiles start, you think your in heaven now..:)

L.R. M-J July 5, 2009 10:23 AM  

Trés Belle! If the eyes are the windows to the soul...look out!

Jess July 5, 2009 10:36 AM  

*dies from cuteness*

Amy July 5, 2009 10:48 AM  

oh, my! she is absolutely beautiful. Those eyes!

TwoBusy July 5, 2009 10:54 AM  

Jesus, dude. She's gorgeous.

Not The Rockefellers July 5, 2009 11:02 AM  

Simply beautiful...but I am not surprised about that :)

Peace - Rene

Sandi July 5, 2009 11:02 AM  

She is way too pretty to be a newborn. She looks so wise. She is one of the most beautiful babies I have ever seen.

Theresa July 5, 2009 11:03 AM  

She is beautiful. Big eyes! And that hair!! Love the hair.

Laura O. July 5, 2009 11:03 AM  

Wow, you can actually see she looks like you! Very cute baby. Congratulations to you, Cole and LB!

Maybe the belly series helped her get used to the camera, like those babies who heard Beethoven in the womb and come out playing piano.

Cio July 5, 2009 11:06 AM  

She's breathtaking.

Eternally Distracted July 5, 2009 11:08 AM  

Gorgeous! Congratulations to you

Christine--RHP July 5, 2009 11:13 AM  

Love that deep stare from the cosmos....
she's just beautiful, and she's got a strong presence--we can all see that!

Ritz July 5, 2009 11:21 AM  

She is beautiful.....congrats!

Anonymous July 5, 2009 11:28 AM  

eeeeverybody must be saying this, but: she looks a lot like Cole =)
and about "the end to the birth story", you said you will tell us about the labor, and Cole. please. hahah =)

greetings from Brazil,
congratulations to your family!

Samara

Renee July 5, 2009 11:29 AM  

Wow, indeed! So beautiful!

Lawton July 5, 2009 11:35 AM  

Gorgeous.

Robyn July 5, 2009 11:45 AM  

shes lovely!
congratulations-

Lea July 5, 2009 11:53 AM  

Hi Tessa, I like your haircut already :)

ariana July 5, 2009 12:00 PM  

<3

Mariselle July 5, 2009 12:03 PM  

oh wow is right! beautiful beautiful BELLA!

Daffodil Campbell July 5, 2009 12:13 PM  

Hel-LOOOO Tessa !
Oh my, she is super sweet. And very serious. That is what I call a leveled gaze.

Epic cuteness.

You are so screwed.

Keeper of the Skies Wife July 5, 2009 12:18 PM  

She. Is. Precious!

kristin July 5, 2009 12:23 PM  

she is BEAUTIFUL! her hair and eyes, stunning. congrats to you both.

Jeremy and Kathleen July 5, 2009 12:34 PM  

I'm pretty sure my ovaries just dropped an egg. Adorable.

Your Ill-fitting Overcoat July 5, 2009 12:39 PM  

Her hair is INCREDIBLE!!!! And those eyes! SWOON.

mrs boo radley July 5, 2009 12:51 PM  

What a beautiful baby! Squishy.

Melanie D July 5, 2009 12:51 PM  

amazing shot! She is beautiful!

amandanbo July 5, 2009 1:01 PM  

such a little doll! she is such a beautiful baby!

H McLeod July 5, 2009 1:02 PM  

so beautiful. congratulations and enjoy the ride. i am 10 months into mine and loving every minute of my little girls journey. we are so blessed.

a cat with fins July 5, 2009 1:02 PM  

she is so, so, so, so cute!

Gracie July 5, 2009 1:07 PM  

Look at those big gazing eyes....she's so beautiful.
So, what are you doing tomorrow for the maternity series? Will we get "week 1" of Tessa in the header instead?

Chris in NY July 5, 2009 1:09 PM  

Can you believe how much she's already changed since the first pics you posted?!?! Every day brings a "new face"!

SweetPeaSurry July 5, 2009 1:23 PM  

Oh ... what a fabu photo! Tessa is adorable!

brightest blessings!

Amber July 5, 2009 1:49 PM  

Her baby blues are gorgeous, and so intense...I bet Cole can't wait to be able to play with all that hair :) You guys make perfect little babies.

Pop and Ice July 5, 2009 1:55 PM  

It's good Tessa responds to the clicky clicks as she's going to have a lot of them coming her way!

She's adorable, too, but you already know that!

carly July 5, 2009 2:24 PM  

she probably loves it because of the maternity series. little babies can hear it through womb!
also might remind her of mama's heart beat too.

these pictures are flawless.
amazing.

John-Anthony July 5, 2009 2:25 PM  

holy wow

Casey M. July 5, 2009 2:35 PM  

What a beautiful baby. And all that hair...adorable!

beXter July 5, 2009 2:37 PM  

jeez, she is perfect.


i forgot to ask, does she have a middle name?

Sarah @ BecomingSarah.com July 5, 2009 2:39 PM  

Oh, those eyes!! What a beauty!

Miss M July 5, 2009 3:06 PM  

She has so much more hair than my little guy!! Adorable!

Karen July 5, 2009 3:15 PM  

She is just beautiful and I love all that hair! So cool that she loves the camera.

bernthis July 5, 2009 3:28 PM  

Please believe me when I say this, I honest would not if I didn't mean it but your little girl is gorgeous. I know lots of people say that to tall babies but I honestly don't. I'm of the "I don't like to lie so I just stay silent" type.

Mazel Tove

dylan July 5, 2009 3:31 PM  

everything, not about this picture but about this baby, is beautiful.

Anonymous July 5, 2009 3:37 PM  

Congratulations on the new baby!!! She's GORGEOUS!!!!!
My best wishes for Nicole, LB, Tessa and you!
And a HUGE hug all the way from Mexico!

jb July 5, 2009 3:43 PM  

She is sooooooo gorgeous!

JB xo

Vodka Mom July 5, 2009 4:05 PM  

wow. She's amazing. Just don't hand her the car keys. No matter how much she bats those GORGEOUS peepers.

Marinka July 5, 2009 4:08 PM  

oh my goodness, I just got an ovary ache.

Vern July 5, 2009 4:11 PM  

Little girls wrap around your heart strings forever. I know, I have two! Enjoy every precious moment!

Emily July 5, 2009 4:23 PM  

So beautiful. Just gorgeous.... -e

Elly July 5, 2009 4:33 PM  

Holy Wow indeed! <3 :)

Martha July 5, 2009 4:53 PM  

She looks like you, but with her Momma's eyes, I think! A precious picture.

imajoy27 July 5, 2009 5:06 PM  

She has got beautiful eyes! Nice picture, she looks alot like both of her parents =)

Mufasa! July 5, 2009 5:10 PM  

She looks like she will be one of those people you would tell that they "have an old soul"(:

Anonymous July 5, 2009 5:24 PM  

oh my god...i am so jealous....there are no words...other than,
lucky lucky you guys!
peace, maria

Francine July 5, 2009 5:33 PM  

ha! I had a full head of hair when I was born, too. I think it looks so cool. Get yourself a shotgun cause the boys are gonna be callin. She's a beauty!

crissy July 5, 2009 5:40 PM  

Be still my heart, that is amazing and precious. You have yourself a stunningly beautiful baby girl (but you already knew that)..

BakerGirl July 5, 2009 6:44 PM  

Amazing! She is so perfect!

CelticCastOn July 5, 2009 7:39 PM  

and a model was born!!!
She's absolutely gorgeous!!!

sara berry July 5, 2009 7:41 PM  

I know that she is only a few days old but she looks SO SMART. You have to figure that the amount of work Cole put into listening to her body (the signals she got from Tessa in the womb) taught this girl to communicate and expect reciprocation...you can just see it in those big beautiful eyes.
Congratulations again, she is gorgeous and is so blessed to have such a loving family.

christina July 5, 2009 8:19 PM  

i'm sorry but i'm pretty sure she's one of the most beautiful babies i have EVER seen. i thought newborns were supposed to be red and strange-looking!!! come on!! what's going on!?! :-) congratulations!!!

Anonymous July 5, 2009 8:40 PM  

She looks like her brother! Congrats!

Anonymous July 5, 2009 8:42 PM  

She looks like her brother! Congrats!

Lili July 5, 2009 9:21 PM  

What a great picture- she is adorable!

Zane July 5, 2009 9:31 PM  

beautiful and gorgeous. you two kids do great work making babies.

@eloh July 5, 2009 10:01 PM  

Such a beautiful baby, I hope she gets to keep her hair.

Liberty London Girl July 5, 2009 10:06 PM  

She's so beautiful! I wish you all so many congratulations and all tyhe good wishes in the world. LLGxx

Ash July 5, 2009 10:08 PM  

I hope things go well with LB this week! He'll grow to be the best big brother! BTW the picture of Cole you have in the my family section is so eerily the same as this one of Tessa! Congrats to all of you!

MaNiC MoMMy™ July 5, 2009 10:24 PM  

Oh my God--she is absolutely gorgeous! I always wanted a baby with a full head of hair!

coleface July 5, 2009 10:26 PM  

Umm... Just so you know, all of that clicking is bad for her ears. Also in the picture it looks like she is sitting unattended, you know she could fall and seriously be injured.

She is beautiful!!!

Leigh July 5, 2009 11:42 PM  

What baby looks that amazingly plugged-in to the world at that incredibly early age?!?! She is intense! And, HELLO, like the most photogenic person I've ever seen! I think all those weeks of amazing belly photoshoots by papa must have been priming her in-utero for her closeup ;)
Waaay awesome.

Amy Smith July 5, 2009 11:45 PM  

Oh my goodness, she is beauuutiful!!! And I've seen a lot of newborns in my day ;) She's gorgeous, congratulations!! Oh what I wouldn't give to get my camera on her ;)

Madge July 5, 2009 11:53 PM  

so so beautiful

smiles4u July 5, 2009 11:54 PM  

Holy wow is right! She is perfect! She eats up the camera just like her mommy and big brother.

Betsy July 6, 2009 12:23 AM  

This cat is DELICIOUS.

jtw* July 6, 2009 12:27 AM  

ahh. she must've gotten used to the sounds of the camera through your pregnancy weekly photos of cole!! :) she is 1000% adorable and i'm so happy to hear she (and you/cole/lb) are all doing well.

Stephanie July 6, 2009 12:27 AM  

She looks like papa!

Patricia July 6, 2009 12:45 AM  

I think she looks like you and Cole. Tessa is simply adorable!

Lawton July 6, 2009 12:58 AM  

I cannot stop coming back here to look at this kid.

Laura July 6, 2009 1:29 AM  

Congrats to you all and for making such a beautiful family. She is lucky to join you. Can't wait to see more pics. She is gorgeous sweetie...

bk July 6, 2009 4:22 AM  

she is just beautiful!
I started following your blog around week 20 and i just have to say it has been awesome seeing you guys come from there to here and seeing your darling little girl!
Congratulations and all the blessings your way!

Caren July 6, 2009 6:01 AM  

She is lovely!

Stacey July 6, 2009 6:38 AM  

I started to read your blog after reading the glamour magazine website.
Congratulations on Tessa, her eyes are amazing in this photo.

MamaChristy July 6, 2009 9:14 AM  

Goodness but she is lovely. All that dark hard and those soulful, knowing eyes.

Lindsay Lebresco July 6, 2009 9:21 AM  

Congratulations! She's gorgeous. I look forward to watching her grow through your pictures.

Regan July 6, 2009 10:07 AM  

wow she is so alert and lovely... you are blessed.

Michelle July 6, 2009 10:20 AM  

She is just so beautiful, I don't know how you are able to get anything done at all! And with a head of hair like that and an instinctive love for the camera, this girl is clearly perfect for your family. And she looks like a perfect blend of the two of you.

She's just perfect. :-)

Nicole July 6, 2009 10:27 AM  

She looks like you, with Coles hair! She is a beautiful little girl.

Christine S. July 6, 2009 11:33 AM  

Tessa!!! You are so perfect and too adorable. Not surprising given the fact you have a gorgeous mom and an awesome dad.

Miss Grace July 6, 2009 12:21 PM  

That hair! Love her.

Eileen July 6, 2009 12:39 PM  

she melts my heart

Amanda Gibson July 6, 2009 1:08 PM  

Look at all that hair! She is just gorgeous!

kristy - where's my damn answer July 6, 2009 1:23 PM  

Those eyes are amazing :-D ... makes you wonder what she's thinking already.

Awesome photo.

Kristy

Shealyn's Mama: July 6, 2009 3:04 PM  

simply gorgeous, love her eyes

B July 6, 2009 3:19 PM  

how precious!

Janet July 6, 2009 6:52 PM  

OH man that is one beautiful baby. Holy crap. Bella.

ANA CLÁUDIA July 6, 2009 7:10 PM  

Parabéns! Ela é linda. E as fotos são tão perfeitas, que quase a sentimos.
Ana Cláudia
Ilha da Madeira - Portugal

leel July 6, 2009 8:27 PM  

holy wow is right! a true natural photographer's child!
i bet she smells like warm fluffy love and sunshine... awesome!

Anonymous July 6, 2009 10:28 PM  

Perfect. Congrats.

Nichole

♥ Braja July 6, 2009 10:31 PM  

Damn, that took a while but I'm here...
Ryan, your daughter is exquisite. I know you are aware of that :) But from a non-kinda-baby person, I tell you, I never write to people and tell 'em their child is exquisite unless he/she is...and this girl? The most beautiful baby I believe I've ever seen. And when I see photos of Cole post birth, there's a whole layer of beauty there that wasn't before...Tessa is her mothr's daughter...

thehighernest July 7, 2009 1:39 PM  

Look at all that hair!

Beautiful shot of a beautiful girl, again!

Christine July 7, 2009 6:53 PM  

she is sooo alert! I attribute that to homebirth. ours was the same. she also seems to be "smiling with her eyes" a la Tyra Banks. very cool. enjoy these times, they fly by..

http://sonandthecity.blogspot.com/

mrssoup July 7, 2009 7:49 PM  

So beautiful!!

My daughter was the same way. She is almost 6 months now and just LOVES the camera!

Anonymous July 8, 2009 11:03 AM  

look at those deep eyes! she just looks smart already :)

Chin Chin Vintage July 8, 2009 12:58 PM  

honestly, one of the most beautiful babies i have EVER seen.

Jaden Paige July 9, 2009 4:30 PM  

Oh. My. God. She is friggin perfect.

*sigh*

Katejamesnlilo July 10, 2009 12:02 PM  

Tangerine, Tangerine
Living reflection of a dream.

(Led Zepplin kept running through my mind when I read her name.) I've been reading your blog since the maternity series was mentioned on Glamour by Joanna. I was all caught up but then went on vacation for 5 days and when I came back she was born! She is stunning. CongratulationsRyanMarshall!

ellastica July 12, 2009 4:12 AM  

awe inspiring.

happy tangerine dreams!