10 months with Stella

Now that stella is crawling everywhere, she and hudson have moments when they actually play well together. Hudson loves having Stella in the train with him, and she loves crawling in and out just as much as he does. The hard part is them crawling over each other to get out the same exit...but it works for most of the time. ;)

Hudson has taken to asking me to take pictures of things these days, when he feels like he does something that needs to be recorded. He and Andy were both sitting with a blanket and a stuffed animal, staged by Hudson himself. Once he sat down he immediately told me to get the camera and take a picture of him and Daddy. So funny!

This is another Hudson orchestrated photo - he was getting out of the bath and stella was prepping to get in, so he suggested I take a picture of both of them naked. Stella currently loves holding on to the bathtub like this, so i just had Hudson stand with her for the pic. Not much padding on either kid, but the buns are my favorite!! This was how we wrapped up our Thanksgiving Day here in Denver. The turkey turned out good, we had beautiful weather, and you can't complain when you "end" a day like this!

Our Stella is 10 months old!! Hard to believe we are two months from having a one year old. Time has definitely gone faster with her than it felt like with Hudson. They both keep us quite busy, and Stella has taken off with her crawling and getting into things! By the end of the work week i'm fully ready for a couple days to relax, clean, and bond with these kiddos!

A few things about our sweet girl:
1. She loves her solid foods! She's still eating between 26-34 ounces of milk a day (usually), and now has three meals a day plus snacks also! She loves any finger food she can feed herself, so i'm always trying to introduce something else. It's funny though because she almost doesn't like the spoon as much because she'd rather feed herself! So far she loves her fruits, green beans for sure, and though she makes a funny face with things like hummus, she still eats it! She still has her days of small eating, and she is by no means a big eater, but she's enjoying all her new options!

2. Crawling - well she was a few months later than Hudson in the crawling department, but she has taken off! She's working on stairs right now, and though she likes crawling she also loves walking! She loves when you hold her hands so she can use those feet - so we are wondering if she will be crawling by her first birthday?? Maybe by Auntie Abbie's wedding in February! Either way, it's fun to watch her get herself around, even though everything needs to be babyproofed again!

3. Stella typically sleeps from about 7/7:30 - 5:30/6:00. She goes to be very easily, but ideally we would love for her to sleep until about 6-6:30! Hudson often wakes up at this time too, so we think we may be doomed to have early risers.

Our little princess is getting better and better at letting us know what she does and doesn't want - and she really only cries when she's hurt, so that's great! She loves to be where brother is, and still likes to look around an observe rather than be part of the show (unlike her brother). She doesn't take great to strangers, but if mommy is holding her she can usually do ok. She is doing great at daycare, and now loves to play peek-a-boo, patty cake, and just loves clapping and dancing in general. I've found her playing the tamborine quite a few times at daycare! So maybe she'll be a little dancing musician?

She is a wonderful balance with our boy, and though she's not the biggest snuggler, she will give you hugs and kisses if you ask, and when she's tired or hurt, mommy is the comfort winner. Which is fine by me!