October Fun... Stella's 8 Months!

Stella Susan is 8 months old!  We've had such a fun month this month as she learned how to be such a confident crawler, even venturing in to the kitchen to check out Jack's food dish {not sure how we are going to baby proof that one!}.  She continues to develop such a fun personality - determined, curious, giggly, observant... 

Constant Drool!

Clapping for myself!

chasing after Jack!

Discovering myself in the mirror! 

We've had so much fun discovering those crispy things called leaves.... and attempting to put them in our mouth {shocking!}

We've brainwashed {I mean... introduced} her to our love of football cheering for the Badgers on Saturdays, and no choice of her daddy's, but the Pack on Sunday's.  I mean, she is the model for her Auntie's company!

Stella is a great eater... when it comes to everything being totally mashed up.  She has ZERO interest in anything with "chunks".  In fact, she makes the funniest faces anytime she puts rice puffs or anything in her mouth.  Cottage Cheese?  No thanks... Shredded Cheese? No thanks... Mashed up Kale+Mangos or Ground Turkey with Sweet Potatoes, YES PLEASE.  Go figure.  If she's anything like her Mom and Dad, that love for cheese will soon come.

One of my favorites!  So proud sitting like a big girl in the cart!

Feeding herself is fun!

On a run with Mom...

Hanging with Grandpa Jolly in the same wagon her Aunties drooled in.

Go pack go!

Another favorite...loving daddy time!

And a blog post in October wouldn't be complete without two things... Halloween and pumpkins!  

We ventured out to a pumpkin patch in Maple Grove to pick out our pumpkins... Stella looks clearly amused in the first picture!

And, but of course, HAPPY HALLOWEEN FROM OUR LITTLE TURTLE!  Thank you Grandma Lien for making my costume!  It was a hit.

total meltdown!

  

Ear Infection, Pink Eye...and

....CRAWLING!  

Yes, apparently it just takes a day home with daddy due to double ear infections, pink eye and a cold to make our lady stop rocking back and forth and scooting backwards, to full on crawling forward!

Here's a link to her big moment.
Stella Crawling!

Stella was so proud of herself she just wanted to laugh and laugh:

Stella laughs

Stella's 7 Months!

Yes, I am late on posting this...  but how is our sweet, drool nugget 7 months old?  

Still as happy and smiley as ever!  What a busy month its been.  From travel to the cottage, getting baptized, playing with those crinkly leaves outside for her first Fall, eating so many different foods {sweet potatoes, mangoes and pears are still her fav}, imitating sounds, drooling, and more drooling.  Its been a FUN MONTH!

 

We had such a fun month in September... hanging out at the cottage over Labor Day.

Here are a few pictures from Stella's baptism day!

Stella's 6 Months!

We had such a fun day putting on a tutu and celebrating Stella's six month birthday!  On top of being a smiling little lady she's had so much fun this month learning how to sit up, eat solid foods {sweet potatoes are her favorite}, make new friends at daycare, and babbling up a storm!

Still no teeth but those are sure to be coming soon with the amount of drooling!