One month, two month... Red fish, blue fish?

My sweet girl is 2 months, already! Sometimes, I think time is flying by - other times it seems as if sweet baby girl has been with us all along. Well, it may be hard to believe but before Stella was 2 months old she was only one month old. lol. I am clearly still adjusting to motherhood! Last month I had semi-prepared a post for her one month but I, then, ended up saving it as a draft and forgetting about it before finishing it. :-/ Oops! So today is really
a two part post - month one and then month two. I'll keep it short though!

One Month!!

We've had lots of "firsts" during Stella's first 30 days here. She's had her first doctor's visit, first bath, first outing, first time to church and on and on. So today I won't ramble as much as normal. Instead I'll let the pictures do the talking. :)

On the trip home... 8/18/2013

 First documented smile... even if she was asleep. :) 8/19/2013

 First trip out of the house after coming home. 8/19/2013 We had to take her to the lab at the hospital to have her bilirubin count checked. She's still a little jaundice in this picture.

 First manicure. 8/19/2013. Given by Uncle Tom!

First parcels of mail 8/23/13

First NFL game

First time to church!

First sling/wrap experience!

Here are a some pics I got with my Nikon at 1 week.

 

And here are some at one month

Miscellaneous pics taken on my phone throughout her fist month.

Full and content :)

First time to church! 9/8/2013

Play time

Just chillin...

Hangin with daddy...

Two weeks

Month Two!!

Stella's second month was one filled with lots of excitement. She took two road trips - and was SO GOOD. Her very first road trip was to my hometown, Knoxville. We stayed with my parents so she got lots of granddaddy and grandmama time. One afternoon we took her downtown to my old work place and she met some old friends - big day! :)

The very next weekend was our good friends, Cory and Daniel's wedding in Memphis, TN! Woot, woot! I was super nervous about everything - how she'd do at the actual wedding, how she'd sleep, how she'd handle all the different people, etc, etc, etc! Little miss thing did soooo good. I was proud. She was passed around and didn't cry and she slept the longest she's ever slept one of the nights in the hotel -  hours! It was great. :)

Here are some quick facts about sweet Stella: (from her 2 month checkup)

Weight: 11lbs, 4oz

Length: ok, so I'm really mad because I can't find where the nurse wrote it down :( but she is LONG - she's in the 79th percentile for length/height

Favorite thing (besides being held lol): Outside! She loves it! Also, she enjoys her swing/rocker quite a bit lately. 

Dislikes: Tummy time :( I try for a few minutes a couple times a day, but she does NOT like it haha

Sleeping: around 5.5-6 hours at night with several naps throughout the day

Eating: I've had a hard time nursing so have been mostly pumping recently - she is eating from 4-5 oz every 3-4 hours.

Overall, I think Stella is doing so good and Danny and I are too. :) Here are some pictures from this month.

This cozy little outfit was a gift from our sweet friend, Heather... thanks again, girl! We love it!

 Tummy time... got a few before she got mad about it :)

  Lifting her head a little. (she can lift it a lot more than this though) I'm sure every mom thinks this... BUT SHE IS SO STRONG!! lol

And... that didn't last long. I told ya! She does NOT like tummy time haha.

Happy fall, ya'll!!

That little stool with her name on it is one of the most unique gifts Stella has received. The letters come out like a block puzzle - SO CUTE! Thanks to our dear friends Bill and Grace for that.

A few weeks ago we were lucky enough to have Great Uncle Mike and Great Aunt Donna come with the girls to meet Stella. Zilphia and Katera (Danny's cousins) LOVED Stella. It was super precious!

Look at this sweet face!!

And this little thang :)

 On our trip back home to Knoxville, Stella got to finally meet her beautiful great grandmother, Vi Hayes (my maternal grandmother). She fed her a bottle, burped her and everything. It was such a special time. We are SO blessed with such wonderful family!

Isn't she lovely?!