Hi

Last month we took Stella to the doctor and she weighed in at 27lbs and 2f 8.5ins!  I had forgot to note her stats but we swear in a month she has grown so much bigger. Maybe it is just she is doing big stuff like
* throwing away garbage on her own
* going to sleep so much better
*pulling down her own diaper and with my help, pulling it up too. She pulls front, I pull back!
* blowing her nose and in some case doing it herself
* still talking more about poop and peepee, every once in awhile telling us she has to go then as you start to go to the toilet she runs off in the opposite direction. I think we'll have to bump up the Elmo stickers incentive.
* she heard me say the word "yucky" yesterday and this morning saw the same cup and repeated it.
* funnies thing, she learned somewhere how to cross her arms and now she plays some music on her piano and then crosses her arm. If I wasn't sure we didn't get the cable channel, I'd swear she saw a Run DMC video on MTV and is copying it. It is hilarious. Will post pics as soon as I capture it.

P.S. Wednesday is our 1st modeling gig. Not really but I'm calling it that. Stellas getting her photos taken by a professional photographer for possible future ads and labels for my new company I got a job at a month ago. It is called Earth Mama Angel Baby. My job is going very well. My official title, "Customer Care Mama" and I've found the software, processes, etc. easy and I really enjoy everyone I work with but the biggest challenge is trying to stop being so formal and professional! Crazy isn't it?! I am constantly trying to be more conversationalist than professional - you don't realize how much you are "Yes Ma'am, No Sir"ing it till you work 8 hrs a day trying to be like you're talking to your BFF over a latte. It is a challenge I'm surely up to and want to consider all of the wonderful opportunities here. I've accepted it might just take a few hot seconds. They are patient and understanding as many of them have come from the corporate world and make the leap too!

At park - dressed warm for a few slides.

She loves hanging and gymnastics has made her even more fearless!

Love the colors of this picture.  Such joy playing!

Here is what you get when you ask her to smile!

Our little drummer, she figured out this double drum scenario :)