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:)
She's really starting to look like her Dad, I think:)
P.S. It's official. I'm OBSESSED with baby hats;-)
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;-)
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 weighed 9 pounds, 4 ounces at her doctor's appointment last week & measured 22.5 inches long! My baby girl is getting so big so fast:)
...our carseat munchkin...
...stella with her pop...
...stella (engaged in a staring contest) with her pop...
Dearest Bean,
How exciting that you are finally among us! Do you love it here? You seem to:) You smile an awful lot for a teeny tiny baby...and even though my baby books say that any smiles noticed this early are more than likely a result of gas......I don't believe them;-)
Life has been great since you got here. Daddy stayed home from work with us for our first 2 weeks as a family & it was wonderful for the 3 of us to have all of that time to get to know each other:) He only just went back to work yesterday. It was a sad morning...but we ended up having a nice first day alone together, I must say:)
In spite of it being painful at times, breastfeeding has been going really well for us & its mostly because you are such a natural at it. Your pediatrician said so & so did the nice lactation consultant lady we met at the hospital. I am so proud of you...and of us for being such a good team:) You really do love to eat! You weighed 6 pounds, 10.5 oz. at your first doctor's appointment (at 5 days old)...and then you were already up to 7 pounds, 8.8 oz. at your second one (at 12 days old)!! You gained 14 oz. in 1 week! Dr. Trotsky was very impressed & said that I must have high octane milk! Daddy & I are still laughing over that one;-)
I'm also proud of you for being such a good sleeper so far:) You slept in your cradle swing for your first few nights home...but then we transitioned you over to your bassinet and you seem to love sleeping there now:) You generally sleep for 4-5 hour stretches before waking up, wanting to be fed. Some mornings I have to actually wake YOU up to feed you. I can't say I blame you, though. I love sleeping very much, too. Maybe you get it from me;-)
Well, my love...I suppose that's all for now. You are currently in a milk-induced sleep coma in your pack n' play bassinet...but these late morning naps aren't usually very long...so I'm going to run for now so that I can catch up on some email before you wake up...
I love you & will be in to check on you in a minute.
Thanks for being wonderful.
Love always,
Your Mom
