Sunday, October 9, 2011

1 month

Stella is 1 month old today! The time seems to have flown & gone really slowly all at once. There have been challenges, but generally, she is the most wonderful little creature & quite easy as far as other mom's stories I've heard! We have found little tricks to help Stella settle (like putting her carry cot at an angle so that it's not so flat)... and we are managing to get a reasonable amount of sleep, all things considered!

Sometimes we are rewarded with a dazzling smile, but she's not smiling in direct response to anything we do yet - she just smiles and makes adorable noises to let us know she is happy and content :)

Here is a photographic update from the last few weeks:

Stella's Nanny is a pro baby-washer!

First trip to the beach [1 week old]

Breastfeeding is going really well! :)
Stella loves being carried in the wrap! [2 weeks old]
First experience of sun on her little bum!! :) [3.5 weeks old]
Stella & Daddy's hands
Stella bathing with Dad [4 weeks old]
Our happy little munchkin! 
Stella got held, kissed and butterfly kissed by a cherub:
the most beautiful 4-year old boy in the world, Fletcher Lowe
Stella at the beach in her jersey -
knitted by Great Grandmother Stella & finished by Aunt Marland
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8 comments:

  1. TammyOctober 11, 2011 at 12:22 AM

    Happy 1 month birthday Stella! Gina you look absolutely blooming! :) x

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  2. Gina RossOctober 30, 2011 at 7:35 AM

    Thanks so much Tammy! :) x

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  3. Divemaster GranDadNovember 1, 2011 at 4:32 AM

    Hi...I'm Tamlyn's dad, Steven. That beach is just down the road from me in Kommetjie, isn't it? :-)

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  4. Gina RossNovember 6, 2011 at 10:57 AM

    Hi Steven!
    Yes - It is Longbeach! :)

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  5. Divemaster GranDadNovember 9, 2011 at 12:34 AM

    Ok, now I have to ask....how do you know Tamlyn?

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  6. Gina RossNovember 16, 2011 at 1:05 AM

    We are in the same birth month group (August 2011) on babycenter.co.uk & both answered to a post about pregnancy blogs so we follow one another's blogs :)

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  7. Divemaster GranDadNovember 20, 2011 at 11:44 PM

    Ah...that explains it, then. Strange how the blogoshpere brings folks together, suddenly, and from all over, yet they can be just around the corner from each other and not know it until they read something or see a familiar photo... :-)

    Stella is looking lovely. Me, I can't wait to get over there sometime to meet LJ. I'm the only grandparent who hasn't had that privilege yet...{sniff}... :-)

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  8. Gina RossNovember 28, 2011 at 9:04 AM

    Well I hope you'll get to meet your granddaughter soon! They change so quickly..but at least there are blogs & there's Skype! :)

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