Our Little RockSTAR...: January 2009

Thursday, January 29, 2009

Exton Field Trip

This past Monday, I drove out to Exton to visit the girls at my old office. We had lunch together & they got to meet Stella. It was a lot of fun. I had missed them all so much!

While we were there, Lauren was nice enough to treat Stella to some fun new baby things, including this silly fru-fru pink headband...

It's the first of its kind to make its way into her wardrobe...and sure made for a fun photo op!

Thanks, Auntie Lauren:)

A few things...

* 20 weeks *

...I've learned as a new mom. . .

* That a 12-pound person can easily generate more laundry in a week than Rob & I combined.

* That becoming a Mom has practically eliminated the desire to shop for clothes for myself in favor of baby girl dresses, itty bitty jeans & pint-sized Converse.

* That a person can throw up on me 10 times a day & I'll still happily kiss her goodnight.

* That bald really IS beautiful.

* That watching Rob play guitar to another girl makes me REALLY happy:)

* That barely an hour after putting her down at night, I just miss her SO MUCH.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

19 Weeks

Stella was born on a Thursday...

Today, we celebrate her 19th week:)

Is this hat not the silliest?! LOL

Stella's New Hobby

Ever since discovering her feet last weekend, she has been obsessed!

In the bath...at diaper changes...pretty much whenever she has the opportunity, she goes for them:)

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Dear Stella,

It's been AGES since I last wrote you a letter...and you are napping like a good little bean at the moment...so I thought I would take advantage of this time & type out a few thoughts...

First off...you're wonderful. Please don't ever forget it. You have the sweetest smile, the silliest laugh & the biggest, most beautiful eyes. You have won your Dad & I over a zillion times already...and it's only been 4 months. We are in trouble & we know it;-)

Speaking of those EYES...they are what everyone seems to notice & comment on whenever we are out with you. They are almost always wide open & looking allllll around...so I guess they're hard to miss. You are very alert & interested in everyone & everything around you.

You like bright lights & colors & music. Sometimes you get mesmerized looking up at the ceiling fan in our bedroom:) You love bathtime & sucking your thumb. Actually...lately you've taken to sucking on ALL of your fingers and sometimes even your whole hand! Dr. Trotsky told us last Thursday at your appointment that you would soon be discovering your feet & trying to "eat" those, too! Well...it was Sunday night when it finally happened! You were in the bathtub when you starting pulling them up to your mouth. Daddy & I couldn't help but smile...laugh...and run for the camcorder:) Ever since then, you've been grabbing them at almost every diaper change.

As of last week's appointment, you were 25 1/4 inches long & weighed 12 lbs., 14 ounces. It won't be long before you'll have doubled your birth weight:) I imagine you'll have hit that 14 pound mark by your 6-month appointment in March. Daddy & I always try to guess what your weight will be before every appointment...but we are almost always wrong;-)

Ah well...I can see you starting to squirm on the video monitor so I'm thinking it won't be long before its time for a diaper change & nursing session...

So with that...I'm off.

Thanks for being a happy baby...wonderful sleeper...a natural at nursing from the start...and most of all...for choosing me to be your mom:)

I am so lucky to know you.

...xoxo...

Monday, January 12, 2009

Stella & Luke

Dawn & Mark came over for a visit last night & so Stella and Luke had another chance to get to know each other better:)

I took this cutie pie pic of the babes & their Dads...but never got around to getting them to take one of Dawn & I with our respective spawn.

Darn it. Next time for sure!

These 2 were a riot together. How funny are their matching Chuck Taylors?!

Luke didn't waste any time grabbing Stella's hand to hold...LOL

Luke's expression in this one is priceless.

And what's with Stella's hand on his leg? LOL

I'm not sure what exactly is happening here but I can't look at this one for too long without bursting into laughter.

It's storytime, guys! Time to read about The Fuzzy Bee:)

Yup. That pretty much sums up my girl right there:)

Silly little sweet potato!

Now she's all prim & proper, hands folded in her lap!

It was only a matter of time before they decided that they'd had enough of our little impromptu photo shoot...

...and only another second or 2 till the sheer misery set in...LMAO

E-A-G-L-E-S

I'm not a exactly a huge football fan or anything...but its hard to not jump onto the bandwagon (at least a little) when everyone around you is on it having a grand 'ol time...

...and what better way than to dress my favorite munchkin in Eagles wear?!