Stella Monroe :: 6 months ::

 It is SO hard to believe that it has been 1/2 a year since you were born! You apparently love to grow up as you won't stop and you seem to be doing things faster than your sibs ever did! Please slow down! 

You weigh 14 lb 10 oz and you are 25 3/4 inches tall! You are in the 50th percentage for both of those!

- You are wearing 3-6 months and will be for a while I bet! Size 1/2 shoes!

- You are in size 2 diapers!

- You sleep about 11- 11 1/2 hours at night.

- You nap about 3 times a day. Anywhere from 20 minutes to 2 hours!

- You nurse about every 3 hours, sometimes more in the evenings!

- You have started using a sippy cup and get the idea!

- Food wise, you just aren't into it. You like to put food in your mouth and like baby puffs. But baby food just isn't cutting it for ya! Practice, practice, practice.

- You biggest milestone was getting your first tooth just a few days before you were 6 months. Since then you have gotten another (bottom two front).

- You can scoot and roll - and will scoot anywhere except forward. You are also a spinning machine!

- You can get up on your hands and knees and rock!  You move your legs like crazy but can't figure out your arms yet! Which is JUST fine by me. Momma is NOT ready for another mobile child in the house.

- You sit great for minutes at a time! 

- No baby sounds yet!

- You have found your voice even more than before and can be quite loud!

- Your jumperoo is still is your best friend if you are in a good mood!

-  Speaking of moods - you are still a happy baby majority of the time. But lately you have wanted to be held 24/7 and if we dare think about setting you down, you cry or scream. The second we pick you up, all smiles. Stinker.

- You like sitting in your highchair and "eating" with us!

- You probably love your brother more than your sister at this point! He can make you laugh and smile the most! Though sister is a close second!

- You are constantly move and have strong little legs! You like to go.go.go.

- You've started reaching for people!

- You like to grab everything and put it directly in your mouth!

- You wake up super happy from naps and it is pretty easy to make you smile! Just smiling at you makes you smile!

- No stranger danger yet but out of everything, momma is your favorite. And I am just fine with that!

- Evenings are definitely your worst time of day! You think life can be pretty rough if we don't entertain you for every second!

- Your night time routine is to nurse and then top you off with a bottle! You normally go to bed awake, stick your thumb in your mouth, and away to night night land you go!

Happy 1/2 birthday sweet girl! We love you!

Stella Monroe's 3 month pictures

 I finally got around to editing Miss Stells 3/4 month pictures! She's been holding her head up well since about 2 months but I like waiting until closer to 4 months for these milestone shots because they just turn out better when they can do it really really well! I know she is mine but she is the cutest, most photogenic baby! I could take her picture all the time! :) Good thing she's cooperative!

And here she is... Miss Stella Monroe

Stella Monroe :: 3 months ::

Happy 3 months, sweet girl!

- You weigh around 12 1/2 -13 lbs.

- You are wearing size 0-3 and size 1 shoes

- You wear size 2 diapers!

- You are nursing every 2-3 hours during the day!

- You rarely sleep during the day - anywhere from 15 minutes to 2 hours if we are lucky!

- You sleep 10-11 hours at night. Normally from 930-730 - 8.

- You can roll from tummy to back, and back to tummy!

- You have started giggling a little more and it is super cute!

- Your smile is mommy's favorite!

- Your head and neck control is awesome and you will even sit unassisted for a few seconds!

- You love the swing and will nap the best there! Mommy also loves when you nap with me!

 Hard to believe that a 1/4th of your first year is over!! 

Stella Monroe :: 1 month ::

 Miss Stella - How in the world did I give birth to you a month ago? Times goes by so fast! You are such a good baby and quite the little sister to your bigs who love you oh.so.much.  I think we all want to kiss your chubby cheeks 100 times a day!

- 1 week and a day ago you weighed in at 9 lbs 7 oz so I'm going to guess you are close to the 10 lb mark now.

- You measured in at 20 inches

- You are wearing a mix of newborn and 3 months. 3 months is still a bit big, but the newborn stuff is pretty tight except for a thing or two. 

- You are wearing size 1 diapers

- You sleep really well and have only had a few rough nights. This past week you have slept about a 5-6 hour stretch and then another 3-4 hour stretch. Normally you get up around 3:30 and back to sleep by 4. 

- You sleep in your crib at night and we have been trying to get you to take at least 1 good nap in your bed. Today you slept for 2 1/2 hours in your crib.

- You are nursing about every 3-4 hours. 

- You actually take bottles easily and like the paci so far. Will you be our first kiddo to actually use one?

- Gross motor wise you are still rolling over. I'm not sure if I mentioned this before but around 9 or 10 days old she rolled over for the first time. Thinking it was just a fluke, sister has done it every day since just about. Once night she did it 6 times. So... while it seems crazy, I guess my baby is rolling over from tummy to back.  

- You have really good neck strength for a 1 month old when doing tummy time.

- You don't really track well or follow our voices well, but I'm sure that'll change soon!

- Around 2 weeks old you got baby acne and still have it!

- Hair wise - you still have light, light brown hair and blue eyes. I'm really hoping your blue eyes stay.

- We are still unsure who you look like. I see more Lyla in your than Cohen but daddy sees more Cohen.  As much as I DO NOT want you to grow up I am excited to see if you look like either of the two!

-You had a blocked tear duct when you were born but it cleared up around 3 weeks thankfully!

- Nicknames for you include Stelle Belle, smelly Stelly, punkers, chunky punky, sisterella, Stella baby and Stella girl!

I'm not really sure how I want to document your monthly pictures so I decided to do them 2 different ways! A chair picture like we did with the other two but then also of you in your crib. I LOVE your nursery so I want to document you growing up in there!

- You look so tiny in there!

Happy 1 month, baby girl!