First TOOTH!!!

Stella finally had a tooth break through!! She has not been sleeping as well through the night for the last week or so, partly because she's starting to sleep on her tummy and seems to get stuck and wake up, but we think part of it has been these teeth! So Saturday morning I was thrilled to find that little tooth poking through! Even though it was a rough weekend - Andy was out of town for a bachelor partry - it was a relief to have a tooth come through finally! A month and a half after Hudson got his first tooth, she's just telling us again that she is her own little person - and we wouldn't have it any other way.

She's also been getting a bit more interested in getting into the crawling position (sort of). She and Hudosn love to laugh together, and she's loving her FOODs more and more. Fruit is definitely favored over veggies, but she's having both and so far seems to dislike bananas and green beans more than anything. She'll eat a little of the green beans, but the face she makes when she tastes banana just plain is quite a sight. She's also figured out how to use a straw! I will upload the picture I took soon, but she is so adorable loving that water!!

time with Oma

We had a fun weekend/week with Oma this week! She came to help watch the kids while we worked, as daycare was closed this week! I'm sure she was exhausted at the end of the day, but we REALLY appreciated her help and company! Great way to celebrate his 3rd birthday!

 The best picture we could get of the three of them…and that was after about 10 minutes of trying to convince Hudson to come sit next to Oma for a picture. 

Summer days...

 Bath time upgrade! Stella loves to splash in her big girl bath!

Little miss smiles a lot…loves sitting out on the grass on these warm days!

Six Months

Stella is six months old!!
She had her check up yesterday. and I am thrilled to say that she gained 2.5 pounds the last two months! Here we have stats:

Six months;
Weight: 15 lbs (25%)
Height: 26.5 inches (75%)
Head:     (75%)

She is doing great!! She now has the green light to eat two meals a day in addition to her 28-36 ounces of milk a day. She is sleeping from about 8pm to 6am, then takes a morning and noontime nap for a few hours - so she has about 11-13 hours a day of sleep. She's developing beautifully, and though her laryngomalacia causes some challenges and she will still need to take her medication twice a day, we are SO happy with how she's doing!!

Passing on the legend

 Anyone who knows me knows I have been a Michael Jackson fan for a LONG time. My 18th birthday present from my parents was a drawing of Michael Jackson. Seriously. And I loved that thing. So it's only natural that my children will follow in my footsteps and love Michael Jackson as well. Maybe not to the degree that I do, but I'm proud to say that Hudson CAN identify a Michael Jackson song when he hears one, and that's pretty much good enough for me. 

Stella is now LOVING her sitting up time, and has mastered the skill! She also LOVES big brother, and the feeling is wonderfully mutual - except when Hudson gets a little too excited and one (or both) of them end up hurt. I think we can probably officially start calling Hudson a Sharknado. Not only does he love sharks (as seen in the picture), but he is most definitely like a tornado - bull in a china shop - taznmanian devil - etc. You get the point. And here he is crying at my side because he jumped off the chair and hit his head on the elliptical machine. He's fine. :)