11/22/01: I had my 6 1/2 month checkup on Halloween. I weighed 17pounds, 14 ounces, so I'm still gaining weight well -- even though I'm the Spitup Queen of Prairie du Chien. I'm 26 inches long. I can't crawl, but I want to. I'm still easy-going, still happy. Mom & Dad are still busy. It's been a mellow autumn -- the temperatures today -- Thanksgiving Day -- were in the mid-50's. Wow. Makes it easy for a girl to go to the park and tire herself out these days.
9/5/01: I was getting fussier and fussier, nursing more and more often. Finally, one day, Mommy had had it! We went to the doctor to make sure that I was okay. As it turns out, my appetite appears to have outstripped mommy's ability to satisfy it alone. So now, while I'm still nursing, I'm also taking a bottle. I feel much better now. Boy, were mommy and daddy surprised at how much I could eat when I was allowed to really go for it! Now, my afternoon naps are solid -- and, once I'm put down for bed at 8:30 or so, I don't bother anybody until at least 8:00 the next morning. I also think that I'm back on the weight-gain train after kind of running in place for a while. We'll know the official numbers after my four-month checkup on 9/12/01, when I'll actually be almost 5 1/2 months old. (Hey daddy -- you were supposed to bring me into the doctor's at four months! How come you forgot?!)
7/29/01: I continue to grow and grow. I like taking baths, now that I've gotten used to it. I'm growing so fast that it probably won't be too long before I'm handing clothes down to Suzie, instead of the other way around. I'm still sleeping through the night and taking afternoon naps with my sister. I can hold my head up when mommy & daddy take me walking around. I don't just lie down in my crib any more; I roll around all over the place! Mommy used to worry and roll me around to be on my back again, but she figures by now that I know how to get on my back if I want to.
6/16/01: At my two-month checkup, I weighed 12 pounds 4 ounces, and was 23 inches long. I'm growing very quickly! I'm in the 75th-90th percentile for height and weight. Sister Suzie was at the other end of the scale. I'm also very mellow: most nights, I fall asleep around 9:30 and don't wake up again until 5:30! Then, I nurse and go back to sleep for another 4 hours or so. Mommy's also been training me to stay awake longer during the day, and to take a nap when Suzie does so she can get a break. So far, it seems to be working. Be sure to check out the latest pictures of me. (posted 6/16/01)
5/6/01: Mom and dad haven't been shy about moving me around. Mostly, all I do is sleep or cry -- so there haven't been a lot of photo opportunities yet. However, here's a few shots from the previous month.
4/30/01: I've been far too busy to update her webpage as fanatically as I did with Suzie's page -- apologies from the busy dad. A quick update to let everyone know what's up: Stella is a beautiful, healthy baby. She eats every four hours or so, and has been known to go more than 6 hours on the "first shift" of the night. She's putting on weight quickly; she had her birth weight back by day 5, and a week and a half later was up to 9 pounds six ounces. Mostly, she just eats and sleeps, or looks around at the world. She doesn't really cry unless there's something wrong, and there rarely is! Suzie is head-over-heels about her, and loves patting her head, stroking her tummy, holding her hand and kissing her cheek. Life is good.