We've got a Thumb Sucker on our hands.

Stella was never interested in taking a pacifier but every now & again we would notice her sucking her thumb. I have written in my notes that the very first time we caught her doing it was at only 4 days old!!

It has steadily become a regular habit for her...mostly when she's tired & almost always when we lay her down for a nap or for the night.

Its so gosh darn cute that I can hardly stand it:)

more Christmas goodness

We took Stella to the mall on Sunday & she fell in LOVE with the giant Christmas tree they had there! She was fascinated by all of the colors & lights:)

We may take her back there this coming weekend to see it again and maybe...just maybe...even pay a visit to Santa this time!

LOTS of LOVE for the BEAN

Stella has had so many visitors & lunch dates...

Not even 3 months old..and already a social butterfly:)

Here is a sampling of some of the people that she's met so far...

...Great Great Aunt Virginia...

...Sarah and Maya...

...cousins Dylan & J...

...Mona...

...cousins Angela & Anne Marie...

..."Uncle Ryan"...

...Great Great Uncle Robert...

... "Uncle M" & Cindy...

...Rachie...

..."Auntie Nat"...

...Mike & Shannon...

Getting into the Christmas Spirit:)

Stella has been having a lot of fun helping me decorate for Christmas this year:)

This weekend, we will work on the tree!

*12 weeks*

Stella turned 12 weeks old yesterday & I'm a day late posting this pic.

Oops.

Anyhow, here's the little one at 84 days;-)

::extreme close-up::

If you know Rob at all, this picture is concrete evidence that our baby girl truly does have her Daddy's eyes:)

...xoxo...

Stella & LuLu

I know that a lot of people were worried about how Stella would adjust to living with 2 dogs...but I think this photo speaks for itself.

Quite seriously...she owns those beagles!

'Tis the Season!

Today is the 25th of November, which makes us only 1 month away from Stella's 1st Christmas!

To celebrate, I dressed her in red velvet & took her picture:)

Shortly after these photos were taken, she dribbled spit-up all down the front of her dress.

It was on her all of 5 minutes.

LOL

I can't stop photographing this child.

...xoxo...

Tutu Thursday

Stella turned 10 weeks old today & I decided to take this silly photo of her.

Someday she will either love me or hate me for it.

LOL

Height/Weight Update

So Rob & I took Stella to her 2-month pediatrician's appointment last week & guess what?

She has grown s'more:)

She is up to 11 pounds & 23 1/2 inches!!

She also got her first round of immunizations & she and I BOTH cried.

I think I cried more though.

Poor baby...

I just couldn't take her lying there, all sweet & chipper...not knowing what was about to happen...and then BOOM.

Those evil nurses. LOL

9 1/2 weeks

She's really starting to look like her Dad, I think:)

P.S. It's official. I'm OBSESSED with baby hats;-)

S'more New Pix

...a visit from Auntie Sarah...

...baby's first jeans...

Happy 2-Month Birthday, Baby:)

...xoxo...

Pumping Pays Off;-)

Stella is nearly 2 months old now & so we finally decided to try giving her expressed breast milk from a bottle. She was a bit apprehensive at first...but she ended up taking to it like the little champ that she is!

Here is a photo from the first time that her Daddy got to feed her:)

just Stella:)

Stella's 1st Party!

The 1st party we got to take Stella to was a Halloween one at Mark & Dawn's. She got to meet their little boy, Luke, for the first time. They didn't seem all that interested in each other just yet...but I imagine that they'll be buddies before long;-)

*Happy Halloween*

I know that I'm a little late with my Halloween wishes...but alas...'tis the life of a new mom........always running just a wee bit behind;-)

Stella was too little to fit into any of the costumes that I found for her & so she spent much of her 1st Halloween in her holiday-inspired onesies. She looked super cute in them though...I must admit. Orange is a good color for her!

Stella's 1st Family Meal:)

Stella enjoys people so much. Its so wonderful to see her smiling & reacting to everyone who is so excited to be around her:)