Happy Easter!

Here we are, we made it to Stella's second Easter! She is so much bigger, and she has changed a million times since last Easter. All for the better :) She got an Easter basket it was a little lamb, with some peeps, a chocolate duck, some candy covered pretzels a fuzzy sheep and a rubber duck.


Eye Malfunction!



She is signing "More", she loves candy!





Looking gorgeous in her Easter Dress!



Hanging out with her cousin Ellie!


Here are a couple good pictures from a trip to the park!



Stella & Daddy sliding!



She just loves the slide!

She has a new phrase she likes to say, hard to describe, Booka, Booka, Booka! lol I have no clue what it means, but it's so cute! She is the best thing ever & I love her more than any words could describe. We had a fantastic Easter, so thankful for our Lord who died for our sins!

Slides are Fun!

We walked to George Rogers Park a few nights ago and Stella got to go down some small slides. She loved it! She hasn't been too thrilled with the swings at the park lately, so I am glad she at least likes the slide! Got some good video of that.



She is saying more words and doing new stuff every day! She is very good at signing "more", and I am working on a few other signs too! She has done the sign for please a couple times, and she picked up on "all done" really quick too. I have a video of her signing more, will try to get it up soon. She had her first stomach virus last week, she was throwing up starting at 2 a.m. all the way til 11 a.m. the next day. She did a LOT of sleeping. Then Jack caught it, then Jeff, then me & mom. I will have to post more later, can't remember what else I wanted to write!

Wish I knew!

Stella is so awesome, she is babbling so much lately. Except she really means what she is saying, even though it's not English. She will also talk and point her finger with a really serious look on her face. I really want to know what she is saying! A couple nights ago she was in the bath tub and she started doing something with the water. She would put both hands under water and pull them out and look at them. Then she'd clap them together, she did that over and over. Almost like she was trying to pick the water up, but when she clapped them it was like she was trying to get the water off.... I have no clue, but I wish I did! She is so smart and inquisitive! She also has more teeth coming in next to the top two! Here is a shot from yesterday, she was being extra super sweet & adorable!

Yippie!

Stella is officially walking now! Yay! I am so proud, she even decided to do it in front of Grandma & Grandpa too! She is so thoughtful! :) Before, she had taken 3 steps by herself but never more than once. Last night she took 4 or 5 steps to me, and then did it at least 5 more times! I was too caught up in the moment to get video. It also sounded like she referred to me as "Mama" yesterday too, which was almost better than the walking!!! She is the most spectacular thing ever. We have also weaned from all the formula, and all bottles except for the bedtime bottle. That one is going to be a B*TCH! She is doing really well drinking the Vitamin D milk from her cups though! She is also doing good eating the "adult" food too. Mostly the Gerber Graduates meals. She still loves bananas, and she now loves mandarin oranges too! Except she calls them "Buh" (Banana) Here is a good picture of her new teeth!

Teeth!

Ok, so the teeth are on their way! She now has the top two in, about 1/4 of the way and now she is getting at least one more top one. At least it's not going to be 3 months in between the next ones like it was last time! Here are some pictures of my darling!

Playing Air Guitar :)

At cousin Natalie's 1st Birthday Party!

With her most favorite food, Baa (Bananas)

Right after she fed herself the first time!

Going Potty like a big girl! At the Zoo!

Wow, you are much smaller than a gorilla!

Right after she unscrewed the shampoo bottle and spilled it on the floor!

She is scary advanced sometimes!

ABCD???

This was from a while ago, the end of February, but I think she sounds like she is trying to sing with the toy!

Walking

Well, no official walking yet. She has been standing without holding onto anything for about 3 weeks now. She has taken a step a few times, so that is a big deal! She did it for the first time on 3/8/11. She is just really nervous about falling I think. Plus, she is such a pro at crawling! She has also had her 1st top tooth break through. That was on 3/12, but it is still just barely through, the top left tooth. She is such a big girl now, she is not a baby anymore. Not just because of her birthday, she just seems like a toddler now. *Sigh* She is amazing!