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! :)

Weeks 11 and 12...

Hello! Here are the latest and greatest pictures of little Stella. Don't you love her smile (above)? She has the best smile.

She turns three months old this week! Can you believe it! She went to the doctor two weeks ago; she is 10 lbs. 1 oz., 23 inches long. (Her height is in the 55%, her weight is in the 10%, her head circumference is in the 35% (all for her age). So, she's doing good in height, she just needs to keep gaining weight! :)

Here she is at our friend's house in Las Vegas.

Stella (right) with her friend Lulu (left) ready to hit the road.

This one is funny! It looks like she's pointing at her tongue.

Spencer, you gave her the outfit she's wearing in this picture! It's so cute and bright.

Nine and Ten Weeks Old!

Stella has been a busy girl over the past couple of weeks! We went on a family vacation with my family (Jenny) a couple weeks ago to California - then ended up going on another one with Cameron's family this past weekend (again to California!). This time we went to Disneyland and the beach - so I did get some pictures of her in those two places.







Overall, she's doing very well, as usual! She's starting to actually look chubby in the face and belly (her legs are still pretty skinny!). She had her first runny/stuffy nose last week - poor little thing...but it didn't develop into any real illness or anything so that is good. She is smiling a lot now and starting to laugh a little bit...she smiles the most when Cameron sings her little songs that he makes up! :) She sure is a pretty little girl!







Here are some pictures of the last 2 weeks - sorry that Cameron and I are in a lot of them (I'm sure you really want to see pictures of us! LOL) - I just didn't have that many of just the baby...So, here you go!

Stella and Cameron in Disneyland

Stella and Jenny at the beach -sorry it's sideways - I keep on rotating it, and for some reason it keeps going back sideways!! :(

Stella at the fireworks in Disneyland - they didn't even phase her!..she just kept right on sleeping.

Stella crashed out after the beach on the way back to the hotel.

Stella and I like to color coordinate our clothes! :) I know - cheesy! LOL.

Stella during her afternoon nap.

Seven and Eight Weeks Old!

Hi!

Okay, I have been really excited to post these pictures. I was going to do it last week, but we went to California for vacation and my Internet connection was so bad where we were staying, it didn't have the power to upload these pictures into the blog. So - the baby has now been on her first vacation. She did really well staying in hotel rooms, etc. She and I have a pretty routine schedule every day as far as her feedings and nap times go - so I was a little worried that she would get 'off' her schedule and be unhappy during the trip. But, she was such a good girl! She still ate when she was supposed to and then napped in her stroller if we were out. She hardly cried the whole trip.

We had these taken almost two weeks ago now - they turned out so beautiful! The baby gets bigger and more beautiful every day.

Six Weeks Old...

This last week Stella was six weeks old...and did it ever start to show! She is really holding up her head well now, she is beginning to be a lot more alert and seems to be absorbing everything she sees! She is looking people right in the eye now and smiles at them when they talk to her! It is so adorable.

She also slept through the night the last two nights (about 10:30 pm to 5:30 am), which is amazing...and so nice to get a full night's rest - although it's not like I really do because I still wake up just about every hour to check on her!...I know, I know, it makes me sound crazy. I'm sure I'll get over it soon...well, Cameron's getting a full night's rest anyway...then again, he always was! LOL!

Here are some pictures of the baby from the last week. We had the professional ones taken last Saturday and I was hoping they'd be back by the time I posted this, but no such luck. I should have them back by the end of this week - so they will be on next week's post!

Five Weeks Old!

This week, Stella (Payton!) is five weeks old. She seems to grow and change every day - and is getting more beautiful every day too...she is getting on a good feeding and sleeping schedule, now usually only waking up twice in the night to eat (11 pm and 3 am). She is an early riser, though - getting up for the day at 6 am - bright eyed and bushy tailed! :) She is beginning to fit into her Newborn and 0 - 3 month clothes a bit better now...and is now starting to love her bath! She kicks and coos a little bit in the warm water. It is very cute.

She was supposed to have her pictures taken this week (professionally). But the photographer, who we love and has done many other pictures for us, got sick and so we rescheduled for next week. I know those pictures will be amazing - I'm so excited.

In the mean time - here are a few pictures that have been taken recently of the baby...more to come soon!