On her 10-month 'birthday' today, Rob gave Stella some peanut butter. He's been counting down the days to this one, peanut butter being his favorite food and all. Sure enough, Stella loved it, complete with big smiles and happy noises.
HOWEVER, 10 minutes later we both noticed a rash on her cheek and chest. It went away in about an hour but needless to say, she will not be getting any more PB for a while! Hopefully it's just her age and not a sign of a serious nut/legume allergy, although from a bit of web research it could be either one. Hmmm.
Saturday, June 12, 2010
Monday, June 7, 2010
Video: Crawling!!
Yep, I go see a movie on a Sunday afternoon and what does Stella do in my absence? Crawls for the first time! Rob took this video on his phone. Atta girl!
Tuesday, June 1, 2010
Saturday, May 29, 2010
Video: donkey laugh
Shot some video this morning while Nana was here. First you'll see Stella's new donkey laugh and then a little of her practicing 'talking'.
Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Early Christmas presents
Stella got her Christmas wish early this year: Two Front Teeth! One made its appearance in Florida and the other one is just poking through now. Poor thing is having lots of trouble sleeping and keeps making biting sounds as she practices hitting top and bottom teeth together for the first time. Oh, and yes...she bit me tonight. Fun times.
In other news, I hired a part-time nanny to watch her 4 days a week, 2:30-5. Today was Egan's first day and she and Stella have really hit it off already. S loves her and I love having some time to focus on the job search. Egan loves Stella - everyone wins!
In other news, I hired a part-time nanny to watch her 4 days a week, 2:30-5. Today was Egan's first day and she and Stella have really hit it off already. S loves her and I love having some time to focus on the job search. Egan loves Stella - everyone wins!
Monday, May 17, 2010
Florida
Just back from a great week in Florida. The week was uneventful in a good way, and it was great to spend some time with Casey and Corinne. Stella basked in all of the family attention, as usual, and said her first word the day we left. "Bye bye" (with a little wave)!
Wednesday, April 21, 2010
Tuesday, April 20, 2010
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.
Saturday, April 17, 2010
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!
Thursday, April 15, 2010
Wednesday, April 14, 2010
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.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
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!
Monday, April 5, 2010
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. :)
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. :)
Saturday, March 20, 2010
Mom's Group event today
I feel so bad - it was my idea to do the 'babies on the couch' photo and just look what happened. Oh well, we had fun!
Wednesday, March 17, 2010
Someone thinks she's a big girl
Stella is still not crawling, but loves to stand! Her Daddy propped her up to stand on her own and I took some shots. I'd love to see this flip-book style. Hilarious!
Thursday, March 11, 2010
Sunday, February 28, 2010
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
6 month pediatrician visit and general updates
I know it's been a while since I posted anything other than photos/videos. Sorry!! Stella's awake a lot more during the day and I no longer have all of that leisure time I used to take for granted. :)
We're all doing really well. Stella's right on track - she enjoyed solid food, as you could see, and is babbling constantly and showing lots more personality. She's even taking music classes. Today she made up a game where she sucked Mommy's face for a while, then pulled back and squealed with delight. I thought it was hilarious as well until I looked in the mirror and saw a big old hickey on my cheek!
She had her 6-month pediatrician visit on Monday. Rob was off and he joined us. She hadn't gained any weight since last month (hard to believe so it's probably a clothing difference) and still weighed in at 17lbs 14oz (80%ile). She's 26" long (65%ile) and her head is 17.25" in circumference (90%tile). No teeth yet but we're keeping an eye out for one any day now.
In other big news - she's sitting up on her own really well now, so we were able to go to our first playdate on Tuesday. She was a little overwhelmed a cried a few times, but it's good for her to get used to other kids so we'll keep going when I can find the time.
The house is still a major work in progress. I finally decided on a sofa for the den and plan to order it tomorrow. Next up- painting, more window treatments, and then maybe we'll get around to hanging something on the walls. It could very well take us a year to get settled in here at the rate I'm going. The wrist injury hasn't helped matters but it seems to be getting a bit better with the brace and the cortisone shot last week.
That's the news from 479. If you're still reading, you must be related to me!
We're all doing really well. Stella's right on track - she enjoyed solid food, as you could see, and is babbling constantly and showing lots more personality. She's even taking music classes. Today she made up a game where she sucked Mommy's face for a while, then pulled back and squealed with delight. I thought it was hilarious as well until I looked in the mirror and saw a big old hickey on my cheek!
She had her 6-month pediatrician visit on Monday. Rob was off and he joined us. She hadn't gained any weight since last month (hard to believe so it's probably a clothing difference) and still weighed in at 17lbs 14oz (80%ile). She's 26" long (65%ile) and her head is 17.25" in circumference (90%tile). No teeth yet but we're keeping an eye out for one any day now.
In other big news - she's sitting up on her own really well now, so we were able to go to our first playdate on Tuesday. She was a little overwhelmed a cried a few times, but it's good for her to get used to other kids so we'll keep going when I can find the time.
The house is still a major work in progress. I finally decided on a sofa for the den and plan to order it tomorrow. Next up- painting, more window treatments, and then maybe we'll get around to hanging something on the walls. It could very well take us a year to get settled in here at the rate I'm going. The wrist injury hasn't helped matters but it seems to be getting a bit better with the brace and the cortisone shot last week.
That's the news from 479. If you're still reading, you must be related to me!
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Video: First solid food!
Happy 6-month birthday, Stella. Mama made you some southern sweet potatoes - baked and then pureed. Yum. Enjoy!
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