Friday, December 30, 2011
Another Milestone!
Stella has already accomplished a number of incredible feats during her short lifetime, i.e. growing a full head of hair before being born (seriously, who does that!?!) But, she never ceases to amaze. In between two blowouts this morning, Stella rolled over for the first time, from her back to her belly. According to babycenter.com, this doesn't usually happen until a baby is 5 or 6 months old. This latest accomplishment confirms my suspicion that Stella is somewhat of a baby prodigy. I've been holding off on dressing her in this Harvard outfit because I didn't want to seem too pretentious, you know, like one of "those" moms. But now that her genius is out in the open for everyone to see, I figure what the hell, right!?! I mean, it would only be ostentatious of me to dress her like a prodigy if it wasn't true... but CLEARLY it is. Anyway, I'm sorry to have to cut this post short, but I've got to drive Stella to her SAT prep course (her legs are too short to reach the pedals).
The Black Hills
We took Stella out to the Black Hills this week along with Cole's entire immediate family, plus Grandma and Grandpa Engel (Vickie's parents). The weather was great so we were able to get out and take quite a few pictures with Stella. Here are some of the pictures from our trip...
This is us in the Badlands. Cole drove us through the scenic Badlands Loop on our way out to the Hills - it was surprisingly really cool to see!
This is us in front of the famous 10 Saloon in Deadwood. They still have the chair that Wild Bill Hickock was sitting in when he was shot. I also enjoyed the Sex and the City slot machines inside, although I'm guessing those have no historical value.
This is us with Stella at Mt Rushmore. All the visitors were ooo-ing and ahhhh-ing over Stella more than the monument! :)
Here is Stella and her dad relaxing in our room at the cabin and reminiscing about that time Stella had a huge blowout at Mt Rushmore... a Black Hills blowout!
This is us in the Badlands. Cole drove us through the scenic Badlands Loop on our way out to the Hills - it was surprisingly really cool to see!
This is us in front of the famous 10 Saloon in Deadwood. They still have the chair that Wild Bill Hickock was sitting in when he was shot. I also enjoyed the Sex and the City slot machines inside, although I'm guessing those have no historical value.
This is us with Stella at Mt Rushmore. All the visitors were ooo-ing and ahhhh-ing over Stella more than the monument! :)
Here is Stella and her dad relaxing in our room at the cabin and reminiscing about that time Stella had a huge blowout at Mt Rushmore... a Black Hills blowout!
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Rock Chalk Jayhawk Go KU
Stella said her first words today. Not surprisingly, they were "Rock Chalk Jayhawk."
Ok, so maybe not. But I'm sure that those will be among her first words. Her dad will make sure of it.
Visitors
Over the last few months, Stella has had a lot of visitors. Here are a few pictures of some of the visitors we've had, and some of the visits we've made...
Papa Frank, Jackie, and Raegan came for a weekend to meet Stella for the first time. Raegan was very good at holding Stella, and walking with her and bouncing her to keep her happy.
Stella's cousin Bentley lives here in Sioux Falls so Stella gets to see her every once in awhile. This is Bentley and Stella at Papa's 60th birthday dinner at Luciano's. Bentley helped feed Stella and change her poopy diaper!
The weekend before Thanksgiving Stella and the boys were all in Coon Rapids visiting Grandma and Grandpa Prescott. It was so fun to have them all together. Here are a few pictures from their visit.
Stella is the 17th little munchkin on our cul-de-sac of eight houses. Our neighbor Sophie was so excited we were having a baby girl. She has made us a couple of really cute homemade cards, and loves to come visit Stella. One afternoon she brought her a gift and helped feed her a bottle.
Papa Frank, Jackie, and Raegan came for a weekend to meet Stella for the first time. Raegan was very good at holding Stella, and walking with her and bouncing her to keep her happy.
Stella's cousin Bentley lives here in Sioux Falls so Stella gets to see her every once in awhile. This is Bentley and Stella at Papa's 60th birthday dinner at Luciano's. Bentley helped feed Stella and change her poopy diaper!
Granny Wanny was in LeMars visiting Aunt Peggy so they came to Sioux Falls for an afternoon to have lunch with us and do some shopping. Despite what it looks like, Stella had lots of smiles for Granny, Peggy and Julie that afternoon.
The weekend before Thanksgiving Stella and the boys were all in Coon Rapids visiting Grandma and Grandpa Prescott. It was so fun to have them all together. Here are a few pictures from their visit.
Over Thanksgiving weekend, all of the boys came to visit Stella in Sioux Falls. We went to the lighted parade downtown, had a movie day, and took a limo bus tour to look at Christmas lights. Brody and Hank are especially fond of Stella. Hank even told Santa that he wants a Baby Stella at his house for Christmas.
Stella is the 17th little munchkin on our cul-de-sac of eight houses. Our neighbor Sophie was so excited we were having a baby girl. She has made us a couple of really cute homemade cards, and loves to come visit Stella. One afternoon she brought her a gift and helped feed her a bottle.
Grandma Pearl came to Sioux Falls for an eye appointment and got to meet Baby Stella for the first time over at Ken and Vickie's house. She loved Stella and, of course, could not get over her hair. She also said Stella is so good "because her mom is so good." Those were her exact words :)
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