:: Stella’s Stats ::
15 lbs 11 oz {33%} 27 inches {80%}
(almost exactly the size her sister was at this exact age)
My little Stelly-Belly is such a little sweetie!
She is getting so interactive and it’s so much fun.
She giggles at anything Harlo says or does.
She loves Itty and the Cat and especially loves pulling on their hair/whiskers.
She absolutely adores her Daddy, but prefers Mama to be around, too.
She’ll mostly still let anyone hold her, but a few times she’s cried when someone takes her.
She had her appointment with Dr. M today and was such a big girl!
{except she didn’t love when Dr. M looked in her eyes, ears, nose}
She barely even cried for shots. Just a few little whines and as soon as they were over, so was she!
Dr. M still thinks she looks just like her Dad and Harlo… I need to bring my baby picture in so he can see that I actually had something to do with this one! šŸ˜‰
She is such a busy little bee!
Constantly grabbing, pulling, tearing, eating, drooling, kicking, swiping, poking, touching EVERYTHING.
Harlo has to remind her often, “Stell… we don’t pull hair.” in her sweetest, highest, nicest voice.
She is super ticklish on her legs and under her chin and up her back.
She’ll giggle and giggle and when she gets tired of giggling she’ll shriek.
She is always talking and squealing to herself.
Harlo always plays a game with her in the car that if Stella is not looking Harlo says, “Stella!” to get her attention, when she looks over, Harlo says “Stella, smile?” and Stel will grin and squeal and kick and they’ll both giggle together. It’s the cutest. thing. ever! I love hearing them interact with eachother.
She’s still sleeping really well, but is down to only 1-2 naps a day.. usually just 1!
If we’re home in the morning, she’ll go down for a little 1 hour nap at around 10 and then go back down around 2.. if we’re not home she’ll usually just stay up until 1:30 or 2. Her afternoon naps are usually 3-4 hours long, but sometimes shorter depending.
She’ll still sleep in her carseat if she’s super tired, but definitely likes her crib the best.
She doesn’t really fall asleep anywhere anymore like she used to which is kinda a bummer.
She will if she’s tired enough, though.
She loves when I sing to her.
She throws fits and arches her back.
When she cries she just spits; gasp, spit, gasp, spit.
It’s the cutest thing ever.
She still does her pouty lip when she’s not happy about something.
She likes her bumbo chair and is still eating good in that.
The busier she gets the more of a struggle it is though so we might need to boot her pretty soon to the regular high chair.
A few weeks ago my babysitter that we have for Harlo had to go back to school, so I decided it was probably time to quit and stay home. For a few weeks while we were getting someone else to replace me I was taking both girls to work. It was next to impossible. Harlo does pretty good watching movies, coloring, reading, playing with toys/Uncle Richard. But Stella got so busy all the sudden and she actually started being the difficult one. She always wants to be held and then she’s a wild woman grabbing at everything.
It’s bittersweet to quit, but today is my first full day home and it has been so nice! I love to not be distracted at all and just be able to focus on my girls. I think Stella was getting a little sick of that place, day in and day out. Even though Harlo was only being watched for a few hours a day, I can’t imagine leaving her anymore. I’m so glad to be able to stay home again. We’ll all miss Uncle Richard a lot, but I know he’ll still be around. He’s definitely part of the family now. Harlo still asks to go see “Uncle Rishurd” all the time. Don’t think that will stop anytime soon.
Still no teeth, they come up and down all the time. Dr. Marsden says that can be normal and it looks like they’ll pop up quite soon. Let’s hope so.
She loves, LOVES to eat. She’s loved pretty much everything she’s tried. Wasn’t a huge fan of avocado, but still ate the whole bowl. I think sweet potatoes are the top contender right now though.
She is such a mess when she eats, mainly because she has to suck on her fingers in between every single bite. She end up with it EVERYWHERE. I need to come up with a better bib situation for her. Possibly a wet suit? I’m still brain storming.
Aaaaaaahhhhh…
Mmmmmm…
Fingers and sweet potatoes.. my fave!

We sure love you, little StellyBell!