Seven month update

I can sit all by myself - without falling over!I laugh hysterically at Mama!


I sit around naked in the living room!

Did I mention that I'm seven months old??

Two months gone by... here's some pics for you

Mommy's been REALLY busy with work and all, but click my pictures for a look at my last two months. Lots of stuff in the past couple months, including Christmas, my baptism, and my two bottom teeth! (Oh, and Mom wants me to add that she barely has any time to upload photos anymore, let alone edit them, so these are not as pretty as she would like!)

Baby + sick = not so hot.

Yes, I got the flu shot. Yes, I even got the H1N1 shot. Yes, I have hand santizer EVERYWHERE I go at school, and use it often, along with washing my hands every time I see a sink, because elementary children don't realize they just sneezed and then touched your stuff.

And I still got sick. Not just a cold, but a bug.

Now, I don't get sick often. Maybe a little cold here and there, usually sinus infections in the winter. Headaches. THIS is my worst nightmare.

And then you add a baby to the mix.

Yes folks, it gets doubly harder when you have a little one to care for on top of yourself. I should have had a clue last night when I went upstairs to feed Stella and I was shivering in a 70-degree room. (Yeah, I know it was 70 because we have the temperature-telling monitor; I had a huge fear of either her cooking to death, or freezing to death.)

I woke up feeling. like. poo. I was shivering all. day.long - up until I woke up from a major nap with a fever and now I can't stop sweating. All I have eaten today are 2 scrambled eggs (probably a bad idea, but earlier I thought I was just dehydrated and hungry, since I ate dinner early and didn't drink a ton of water in the evening), a cup of broth, a couple small glasses of OJ, a couple sips of water, and a couple glasses of bubble-less ginger ale.

I am currently eating a big cup of homemade chicken soup that my husband threw together for me. He. Is. Awesome. Hands down. He didn't tell me to suck it up, he totally took care of me all day. He let me nap; if I was awake and Stella was hungry, he brought her to me so I could feed her, and somewhere in there he found time to chope wood and keep the fire burning AND make chicken soup out of leftover cacciatore and a handful of pantry items (end of the week = nothing to eat until I go to the store tomorrow or Monday). He even took it upon himself to decide when Stella was tired and even put her to sleep for the night.

Honey, I LOVE YOU!!

Here's hoping I feel better tomorrow. Let's pray it was a short-term bug.

Merry Christmas!!

Four months old!!

Here I am again!! I have been having a hard time sleeping through the night again - I am starting to roll and I think I wake myself up! I started rice cereal this week, too - I had a hard time eating with a spoon at first, but I really like it now!

I can bear weight on my legs, hold my head steady; I smile, laugh, and coo; I can also grasp my toys for a short time. AND I can almost roll over from my back to tummy!! Watch out, Mom and Dad!!

Happy Belated Thanksgiving.

Better late than never....
From my two favorite turkeys!

I'm three!

Months, that is.

It's been busy around here! I got to see lots of people this month, including all of Mama's friends from Stamford. I also visited with Pappa's friend and their new baby, Layne. We walked across the bridge together! This month I started laughing at the silly things Mama and Pappa do, and I am so strong that I can pull the toys on my bouncy seat so they play music. I'm sleeping much better for naps, but only when I'm swaddled.

Oh, and Mama started work, so that's why she's not writing - she has no time!!

--Stella