Stellas first Easter!

Easter Egg Hunt!

Ava and Stella are pals, I love this pic!

The cutest little Easter Bunny!

Easter family photo...this is after Brent ran from our house to his parents' house...23 miles!

7 months!

Stella does not need The Dew...she has endless energy, and loves pulling herself up on anything!

Some friends dug up their daffodils and I got to plant the bulbs in my flowerbed, which gave us a plethora of flowers. Stella has been eye-balling all the pretty flowers lately, and finally she got to touch them (and of course try to eat them)

The "cocky" stand, look one-arm!!

The most adorable smile

Meal time....messy awesome

Cheese!

6 months!

Stella is the best crawler!

Stella and her boys!

We love this little romper!

She loves daddy's guitar

This is where stella takes the best naps... Brent has learned this well...

She loves feet--She bit her little friend Audrey's sock right off her foot!
Since this is a historical blog, I had to document the big hair change...Stella had no problem recognizing me, I was honestly worried!

She likes REAL food, not particularly green stuff... carrots, squash, sweet potatoes...She wants to hold the spoon though... not so good
Stella's Stats

Weight: 18 lbs. 2 oz. 90%

Height: 26.5 in 90%

Head circ: 17 in 85%

We are proud to see her height and weight balance out... She is a growing girl! Just before her 6 month birthday she crawled!! I love this girl so much, every day is a fun little adventure. She makes everybody smile around her, @ church she is the entertainment if you get the pleasure of sitting behind us. She comes to pilates with me and shows my clients how to move! Being Stella's mom is the most amazing blessing!

stella videos

just some cute pics!

Cousin time!! Jana came to visit, megan and ryan are living in Utah temporarily, we just need Elsie!! Stella likes all the commotion!

Stella can scoot backward across the floor, still hasn't figured the forward part out... but sitting up on her own now!!

Stellas first "Peep," she loves sucking on it! Thanks Sara and Garett!

Stella swinging on Lola and Ava's swing-set! As you can tell she is just thrilled...


Stella looks so good in pink, I just couldn't resist....

I dramatically changed my hair color....I thought Stella may not recognize me, but she didn't seem to notice

4 months!!

We were lucky to get a visit from mom and dad. They gave Brent and I an evening out....it had been 4 months, we forgot how nice it was to watch a movie @ the theatre!! We also took mom and dad to an excellent peruvian restaurant for dad's birthday. Thanks for coming!!

Dad has a pal!

Hi dad!!

Check out that grip! One of Stella's latest accomplishments is grabbing and holding. She loves this little toy, and in particular it's antennae. (she loves sucking on it, sometimes it gags her...)

Stella loves this finger, always sucking on it. Recently however she has found her thumb!!

Stella and Zellie, the difference that 4 months can make!!

We made a visit to see our new little friend, Stella got to try on her cute fluffy booties. Thanx Miranda!! I think she found them on etsy...


Stella wears snowsuits while she naps in her swing in the cold basement while I run...we also have started to go outside in the jogging stroller, we love it!!

Stellas Stats @ 4 month appointment!

Weight: 15 lbs, 15 oz 95%

Height: 24.5 in. 75%

Head Circ: 16.5 in 80%

As you can see she is thriving!! Her latest accomplishments include...

*first bite of cereal, she seemed to like it but prefers nursing

*drooling, she wets through her bibs and clothes!! Are teeth coming soon?

*crawling backward, not forward yet (she can push herself anywhere)

*supported standing

*grabbing, holding

*sitting up, but not very reliable

*laughing

*going to sleep on her own! (we did a crash course on the crying it out method and it worked, she was setting her own bedtime for awhile, 1 am just wasn't working out for us!!) Still not sleeping all the through the night, but I can deal with one feeding!