Video: our little roller

New tricks

Stella's uncovering all kinds of new tricks these days. Over the weekend she learned to: roll like a tumbleweed (she can go from one end of our bed to the other end in no time!), take off her diaper ("uh oh" all right!), and sleep on her belly (once she's exhausted from her roller derby time). After all of this activity I thought she could use a massage, so I took her to a massage meetup with my mom's group. Here's a photo of all the 8-month olds post-rubdown.

Photos from Friday's Dogwood Arts Festival

We all came out for Dad's gig Friday at the Dogwood Arts Festival. 80,000 attendees were expected over the weekend and the Dark Hollow Band was fantastic. Nice work, Dad!

Video: loving her toothbrush time

She just did what?

Another surprise...I had Stella on my lap last night after her dinner and she decided to pull herself up to standing! We caught the 3rd & 4th times on Rob's phone.

She's not where I put her!

Today I really had that first moment of...Hey now, she's not where I put her! Stella learned today to scoot backwards on her belly. Here's a photo of her handiwork. Just a few minutes before this was taken she was playing with that bumblebee!

Easter in TN (and some updates)

Several folks have pointed out that I'm not posting as often as I used to. I'm glad you noticed! Mostly, that's because Stella's grandparents (and one great) are now on Facebook, but it's also because she sleeps less during the day and keeps me busier. Plus, the weather's SO NICE!

Anyway...since I last posted, Stella got her first two teeth! That's right, two at once popped right through. She was a little fussier than usual but still slept through the night for the most part, so I'm hoping she'll handle them all this well.

Since Rob's studying hard for Exam 8, Jess, Stella and I got out of his hair for the weekend and spent Easter in TN. We took quite a few pictures and here are some of the best. It was a great time, but Stella was *really* glad to see her crib last night. :)