Ipad fun

I came across these pictures that Benjamin and I took when we were messing around with his mom’s Ipad back in March.

The one of Stella is kind of creepy, but it still cracks me up every time I see it:

You guessed it….more Stella!

Stella has continued to grow and change over the past month. I can’t believe how fast she has grown. She is 8 weeks now. She weighs 12 pounds 9 ounces and is 24.41 inches. She went to the doctor yesterday and got a clean bill of health. We were so happy about that. When she was born the doctor noticed that she had a “hip click” and at one month her hip was a little lax still. So last Friday she got an ultra sound on her hip to rule out any problems like hip dysplasia. I was so nervous that she would have to be in a big uncomfortable brace (that’s how they treat hip dysplasia) for the next four months. We were so happy to hear that her hips are strong and normal!

And can you guess who we were rooting for during March madness?

Stella’s reaction when Ohio State lost:

Benjamin has been studying at a library close to our house. The library is also located right in front of a park with a nice walking trail. So, Stella and I have met Benjamin to bring him some food and go on a walk. Stella really enjoys going on adventures.

Stella has also been smiling a lot lately. We have had a hard time getting a picture of her cute grin. This is as close as we got:

But I did manage to  get a couple smiles on video:

 

Stella loves napping on her belly during the day. I only let her nap that way when I am right next to her. She still struggles to take consistent naps during the day, but she is a great sleeper at night. She goes right down in her crib and sleeps between 6 and 8 hours. Then she wakes up to eat as usually sleeps until around 7 in the morning.

We were happy to have some visitors. My co-worker from the shoe store I used to work at came over and made us dinner. His grandparents lived in Italy, so he cooked us his family’s Italian tomato sauce and pasta. It was delicious! We love Ron. He was such a great friend to me at the shoe store. He is a podiatrist and he made me orthotics, gave Benjamin a bunch of really nice shoes that he wasn’t wearing anymore, and was always helping me out at the store. He lives across the street from us and we enjoyed having him over.

My other old co-worker, Shelly, paid us a visit. Shelly is probably one of my most favorite people in the world. She was such a good friend to me at the shoe store. She got Stella the cutest little outfits and the bouncy chair that we can’t live with out. Stella was pretty crabby when Shelly was visiting, but we still loved getting to see her.

Life is good!

Glamor Shots

We took some more glamor shots of our little Stella. I feel a little like Cam on Modern Family, always dressing up my daughter in crazy outfits and taking pictures of her.

 

My sister in-law Kylie made this beautiful crocheted yellow blanket for Stella.

One of Benjamin’s teachers at school made the cute hat and booties for her.

And my friend and one of Benjamin’s classmates, Joanna, made this adorable flower headband for her.

Ok, now let take a silly one:

I have to give all the credit to Benjamin for this photo shoot. I was actually in the shower while he (with the help of his mother) set it all up and got Stella calmed down and sleeping so sweetly. He took all the pictures and was so patient. Oh, and don’t worry, we had a space heater making the room nice and toasty before undressing her.