Weeks 13 and 14...

Well - weeks 13 and 14 are now complete! I can't believe how fast the time is flying by. Even though I am always anxious to see what she will do next or how she will grow and change - I also ask her every day to stop growing-up already! I know I will miss this little baby stage when it is over. Stella is absolutely the most beautiful, funny, adorable baby ever!

Last week we went to the East Coast and took her with us. I can't bear to leave her behind just yet. She had her first plane ride...and got to see her first baseball game - at Fenway Park (Boston Redsox) - a memorable experience for sure. She and I only stayed about 4 innings and then she was ready for bed!.. then we took her to NYC. I'm not kidding when I tell you that we could hardly even get anywhere because so many people (mostly ladies) were stopping us to oggle over Stella! Of course it never gets old hearing how cute she is - but by the end it was getting almost rediculous! :)

She has become a lot more vocal over the last week or two. She's learning to use her voice a lot more and she has the cutest little high voice. She's doing a lot of cooing and talking. She looks like she thinks she is really telling you something when she talks! She's growing a little chubbier now - getting some little rolls on her legs finally. She's still wearing 0 - 3 month size clothes - but I think pretty soon she'll be able to move into some of her 3 - 6 month sizes. (I hope so - because all her 0 - 3 month clothes are very summery!).

We've started taking a morning walk in the stroller. When she gets up around 6 am, it is cool enough that we can take her outside. She loves her walks - she is quiet the whole time and just looks around at everything.

Here are some recent pictures of her.

Spencer, do you remember, we bought this outfit when you were here? Well, finally it fits!

Stella being held by her cousin, Sam. Her cousins can't get enough of her!

Stella's other cousin, Luke. He is exactly a year older than Stella. At this birthday party, he was trying to give her hugs and kisses the whole time! :)

Stella and her best friend, Junior watching Baby Einstein.

Here she is also watching Baby Einstein - she has figured out the TV and is obsessed! Anytime it is on, she cranes her neck around to try to see it! Funny!

Here she is sticking her tongue out at the camera (as usual!), at the Redsox game in Boston. Dad was telling her all about the plays. I don't think she was listening...LOL.

Stella and Dad at the Redsox game.

Stella on her first plane ride. The plane wasn't too full - so she got her own seat. She slept on her beanie-bed almost the whole way! She looks pretty tired in this picture! :)